Had a similar situation, got a 2009 DR650 cheap, the PO had a rock that punctured the crank case, and yes he had a skid plate on it, I tried having the case welded back up, but still was leaky. I found another case on Ebay and it's been running great since I swapped out cases. I've done some mods on it, GSXR muffler, updated jets, and so on. Enjoy your ride!
The bogging on these bikes comes from the very very lean factory setting of the carburetor. I have a 2022 and the first thing I had to do was flip the carb, drill out the mixture screw plug and turn the screw out about 2 1/4 turns (factory had it set at 1 turn out) then I had to remove the needle and shim it up with a 20-thousandths washer (can get a bag of them from Home Depot for like a dollar seventy-five). Now the bike runs beautiful, no bog, no delay, great power. There are videos on this and pics on this out on Google, everybody has to do it, the bikes come way too lean from the factory.
Thanks man I will definitely look into it. Just need to get it inspected and tagged so I can really take it out to see what it’s like. The mixture screw on mine has already been drilled out but the needle was not shimmed. I also heard of the air box mod and putting bigger jets in it which seems like a good idea.
@@MarleyJaxGarage Turning the mixture screw out helped a lot on mine, and the shim under the needle made an equal improvement. I put an aftermarket exhaust on and have not needed to re-jet, the bike runs real well with the just mixture screw and needle mod. Good luck with yours, you got a great deal.
Dude I was super impressed with your work, right up until you saw all that crap in the fuel line/petcock and didn't flush the tank and install an inline fuel filter! - now your nice clean carb is all full of crap too! Other than that, crazy good work lol. PS that main jet should be a 145
Lol thanks I guess? There is a inline fuel filter on these on the metal inlet to the carb. I have checked it a couple times and no debris in it so far. I definitely need to re-jet it in an upcoming video.
hey mate you done a fantastic job on the engine i watched all of it. I THINK EVERY DR650 OWNER SHOULD WATCH THIS. just so they can see whats in an engine. very very good i thought thankyou and safe riding mate.
@@theadventuringspirit83 you are definitely right, I just never thought my videos would make it that far. Thanks for the comment man I really like seeing where everyone is watching from.
Howsit, Great video, enjoyed the simple - precise explanation. Always fun watching fellow DR riders working on their bikes. PO did the needle, jet and airbox cut mod. He also jamed the air screw all the way in Can't screw it out, will have to mill it and work it out. Greetings from cool - Sunny South Africa.
Πολύ καλή δουλειά. Έχω ένα DR650 SE,2003Mod. Έχω πρόβλημα με τα φλας και δυστυχώς εδώ ω στην Πάτρα στην Ελλάδα δεν υπάρχει κανείς ηλεκτρολόγος που να ξέρει και θα προσπαθήσω μόνος μου να δω τι έχει
Good video… any chance you can tell me how to change the coils on the 1997 yamaha wave venture? It would be a great help since you had a spark test video for the same model I have. Thanks
Hi MarleyJax I've got a question to you. I've got '97 Dr 650 se, and it's problem is noise of maybe timing chain. When I start the bike, it is louder, after revving it, it is hearable, when it is idling for few moments the sound stops, until i will rev it again. What can it be? There are only a few metal shavings on the oil filter, and it is normal in my opinion, and the oil is clear, with no metallic effect. Bike's mileage is 37k kilometers, about 20k miles.
It’s sounds timing chain related to me as well. I would probably inspect the the timing chain and the tensioner/guide. I don’t think the metal shavings would be coming from that, more likely to be aluminum where it’s touching the cases. Metal shavings I would suspect to be from the transmission. I would probably also make sure the valves are adjusted properly. The only way to really know is start narrowing down the issue and inspecting things.
Those are the valves. If you don’t hear anything your valves could be too tight. I would check them just to make sure. The camera also picks up on the sound more than in real life.
Had a similar situation, got a 2009 DR650 cheap, the PO had a rock that punctured the crank case, and yes he had a skid plate on it, I tried having the case welded back up, but still was leaky. I found another case on Ebay and it's been running great since I swapped out cases. I've done some mods on it, GSXR muffler, updated jets, and so on. Enjoy your ride!
Well done mate. Just started getting my 2021 running after 2 years sitting around. Very informative. Thanks.
The bogging on these bikes comes from the very very lean factory setting of the carburetor. I have a 2022 and the first thing I had to do was flip the carb, drill out the mixture screw plug and turn the screw out about 2 1/4 turns (factory had it set at 1 turn out) then I had to remove the needle and shim it up with a 20-thousandths washer (can get a bag of them from Home Depot for like a dollar seventy-five). Now the bike runs beautiful, no bog, no delay, great power. There are videos on this and pics on this out on Google, everybody has to do it, the bikes come way too lean from the factory.
Thanks man I will definitely look into it. Just need to get it inspected and tagged so I can really take it out to see what it’s like. The mixture screw on mine has already been drilled out but the needle was not shimmed. I also heard of the air box mod and putting bigger jets in it which seems like a good idea.
@@MarleyJaxGarage
Turning the mixture screw out helped a lot on mine, and the shim under the needle made an equal improvement. I put an aftermarket exhaust on and have not needed to re-jet, the bike runs real well with the just mixture screw and needle mod. Good luck with yours, you got a great deal.
Where do you put the washer
I just did the procycle tm40 pumper carb and opened the airborne to suit. Previous owners of my Dr absolutely destroyed the factory carb
Hey billy did you remove the carb to drill out the plug or did you just rotate? What has to be removed to get the carb to twist sideways
You now have a great bike. Enjoy the ride. I hope that I never ever have to do to my DR650 what you did. One lousy bolt!
Yea it took a couple days to mentally recover after I broke that bolt off haha. It was a great learning experience in the end.
Dude I was super impressed with your work, right up until you saw all that crap in the fuel line/petcock and didn't flush the tank and install an inline fuel filter! - now your nice clean carb is all full of crap too!
Other than that, crazy good work lol. PS that main jet should be a 145
Lol thanks I guess? There is a inline fuel filter on these on the metal inlet to the carb. I have checked it a couple times and no debris in it so far. I definitely need to re-jet it in an upcoming video.
hey mate you done a fantastic job on the engine i watched all of it. I THINK EVERY DR650 OWNER SHOULD WATCH THIS. just so they can see whats in an engine. very very good i thought thankyou and safe riding mate.
Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.
Wow best DR tear down and rebuild that In have seen. Watched all 3 videos very informative Thank You Great Job
Great to see it all back together and running.
Now go out and enjoy it.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. It has been a lot of fun to ride.
That sound is amazing. Best part of the video
Mad skills buddy! I wish I had half your talent!
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment man.
Buen trabajo! Saludos desde Victoria Sur de Chile.
Good job! Lekker bike. Cheers from Cape Town, South Africa
Thanks man I appreciate it. Can’t believe someone is watching my videos from so far away.
@@MarleyJaxGarage The internet brings us all so much closer. From Pretoria, South Africa.
@@theadventuringspirit83 you are definitely right, I just never thought my videos would make it that far. Thanks for the comment man I really like seeing where everyone is watching from.
@@MarleyJaxGarage Your videos are excellent, keep up the good work!
Howsit, Great video, enjoyed the simple - precise explanation. Always fun watching fellow DR riders working on their bikes. PO did the needle, jet and airbox cut mod. He also jamed the air screw all the way in Can't screw it out, will have to mill it and work it out. Greetings from cool - Sunny South Africa.
Sounds awesome! Great work!
Thanks can’t wait to get a new exhaust to it will really sound nice.
Yeah, I got the fmf powercore 4, it definitely thumps
Great job. I might be able to do that but it would take 20x the time you took. Nice to see the insides of this bike; I keep thinking of getting one.
Πολύ καλή δουλειά.
Έχω ένα DR650 SE,2003Mod.
Έχω πρόβλημα με τα φλας και δυστυχώς εδώ ω στην Πάτρα στην Ελλάδα δεν υπάρχει κανείς ηλεκτρολόγος που να ξέρει και θα προσπαθήσω μόνος μου να δω τι έχει
Great video!!! Congratulation on the new bike. Enjoy!!!!
Great work. I hope you are enjoying your big DR.
Wow great build your bike runs awesome
Thanks for watching.
Really enjoyed the series some great rebuild tips in there and what a cracking bike in the end thanks for posting.
Great videos bud. I hoope you put a different fuel filter in there.
Thanks for the video
Nice work!
Great vid great skills young man
sounds good mate
Yea it turned out good, thanks for watching.
The fuel petcock is vacuum operated so the engine needs to be running for the fuel to flow.
I'm over here, thinking NOOOO don't use an impact. Meanwhile I wrecked a tube changing a tire.
Good video… any chance you can tell me how to change the coils on the 1997 yamaha wave venture? It would be a great help since you had a spark test video for the same model I have. Thanks
Really good work! Made a great video series. What was the issue with it when you got it?
I see you watched my first video and figured it out. Thanks for watching and appreciate the comments.
Hi MarleyJax I've got a question to you. I've got '97 Dr 650 se, and it's problem is noise of maybe timing chain. When I start the bike, it is louder, after revving it, it is hearable, when it is idling for few moments the sound stops, until i will rev it again. What can it be? There are only a few metal shavings on the oil filter, and it is normal in my opinion, and the oil is clear, with no metallic effect. Bike's mileage is 37k kilometers, about 20k miles.
It’s sounds timing chain related to me as well. I would probably inspect the the timing chain and the tensioner/guide. I don’t think the metal shavings would be coming from that, more likely to be aluminum where it’s touching the cases. Metal shavings I would suspect to be from the transmission. I would probably also make sure the valves are adjusted properly. The only way to really know is start narrowing down the issue and inspecting things.
Im willing to bet that was ethanol in the line. I use ethanol free in mine all the time
Yea that’s what usually happens. Ethanol free can be hard to find depending on where you are, I only run that on stuff that I winterize.
that clickety sound on idle that changes in intensity, what is that? don't have it on my DR.
Those are the valves. If you don’t hear anything your valves could be too tight. I would check them just to make sure. The camera also picks up on the sound more than in real life.
wish I could get one for 500$.BTW missing left side swingarm nut rubber
what year is it? Do you want to sell it?
It’s a 2003 and it is for sale right now.
Please bro, use helmet.