Good stuff 👍 Thanks for sharing, just got myself 2nd hand DRZ and no service manual came with it so this info is just what I needed for doing my first service on it until I can get myself a copy of the owners service manual for it. 😉 I’ve just found your YT channel and I very much appreciate your own efforts in making your straight talking and very interesting videos on your own DRZ adventures. 👍
Awesome video j just got my first bike a 04E converted to SM it’s in need of some maintenance glad to have this video ! No mechanical background this is exactly what I need thanks for sharing!
Thanks John, will be a good bike and being an E model all tips in this video should be applicable. Aimed this video to be for someone to be able to walk through with minimal prior mechanical experience! Good luck! You might find the Loctite and water crossing modification videos on the channel helpful too 👍
I’ll definitely give it a look as well. For now I’ll have this video with me on Friday as I do my first oil change. I find this type of video priceless so thank you again for your time and effort to share it with us! Gives a great explanation and gives a beginner confidence to tackle it without paying $500+ to a dealership mechanic.
Great info. DRZ400E rider here from Sydney. Quick question. My 2017 400E has developed a slight hanging idle issue. It hangs just above 2000 rpm for a couple of seconds and then returns to 1700 rpm. All the throttle cables are all snapping back. The bike is stock. Any ideas?
Possible that the slide in the carby might be sticking? Can pull top of carb off, couple of small Allen Key fasteners. Put a good squirt or carby clean around the slide and wheels and see if any difference?
I wonder if you'd know why the right front and rear indicators are clicking I am not getting the green flash on dashboard either. But the left rear and right r good and I get the green flash on dashboard. No light bulbs are blown?
I will need to have a closer look at the wiring schematic but is the clicking coming from the indicator relay or the lights themselves? If lights sounds like an earth issue, if from relay you Must have a bad connection or broken wire after the relay
Thanks Kane, glad to be of assistance. I use a waterproof boat bearing grease, is tacky and hard to pump but have no worries with spraying pressure washer around the linkages, just pump some through!
Just got a 2012 bike, and have gone to grease it, however the grease has obviously dried up, do you know if it’s possible to some how get the old grease out? Do you think heating up the area with a blow torch might work?
@@kanedaws5742 very low heat, most grease melting point around 140c and try and pump in as you go. Other wise pull the nipples out and use a seal pick to see if just the entry point is blocked?
Hi Dan, air box has been opened up and I brought bike brand new and had jetted to suit full Yoshi exhaust system. I did have the adjustment written down once, was richened up. Never had any issues, very reliable
Just one more comment, WestOz, I did notice, that when you dropped off the bash-plate, that there were 4, EMPTY, and RUSTY, Bolt holes, staring at me, in the bottom of your bike’s FRAME, from where, I presume, there was probably an original shitty little factory bash-plate fitted.? Anyway, don’t you think that it would be a good idea to ‘fill up’ those 4 big empty rusty bolt holes in your bike’s Frame, with some suitable ‘greased’ Bolts, especially, if you are doing water crossings. After all, a FRAME, that is ‘allowed’, to get regularly filled, with muddy creek water, especially at that ‘prone to stress-flexing, point’ right below the full weight of the engine, MUST, be already, getting RUSTED, FROM THE INSIDE. 😳 It would certainly make a ‘spectacular’ video, for us, your avid audience, to see you, one day down the track, ‘Getting Some BIG Air’ over a big jump, only to then see your bike’s Frame SPLIT, in halves underneath your engine, and immediately bottom-out onto the dirt, upon landing, with most likely VERY DIRE CONSEQUENCES, for YOU, as a result of your bike’s Frame having ‘Rusted Out’, from the inside, underneath the engine, just for the sake of 4 lousy ‘missing’ but, cheap, and, empty-hole-filling ‘greased’ Bolts. 🙄😉👍
Correct in that it is recommended to be replaced at 60hours, however through the history of owning the bikes is not an issue pushing these out for a lot of kms. Check and replace as required with the 5k valve sets. Would you like a video on plug replacement/valve set procedure?
Hi Fletcher's Fixit, looking into this only the E models have these,. would yours be an S or SM model? In Australia, the E model is registered for road use so makes up 95% of sales
Good point Greg. I should have included that in the video. I'm 90%off road, definitely those more on road can push the servicing kms out a bit further! Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
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Thanks very much! Very helpful and instructional for this novice having a crack at self maintenance.
Good stuff 👍 Thanks for sharing, just got myself 2nd hand DRZ and no service manual came with it so this info is just what I needed for doing my first service on it until I can get myself a copy of the owners service manual for it. 😉
I’ve just found your YT channel and I very much appreciate your own efforts in making your straight talking and very interesting videos on your own DRZ adventures. 👍
Awesome video j just got my first bike a 04E converted to SM it’s in need of some maintenance glad to have this video ! No mechanical background this is exactly what I need thanks for sharing!
Thanks John, will be a good bike and being an E model all tips in this video should be applicable. Aimed this video to be for someone to be able to walk through with minimal prior mechanical experience! Good luck! You might find the Loctite and water crossing modification videos on the channel helpful too 👍
I’ll definitely give it a look as well. For now I’ll have this video with me on Friday as I do my first oil change. I find this type of video priceless so thank you again for your time and effort to share it with us! Gives a great explanation and gives a beginner confidence to tackle it without paying $500+ to a dealership mechanic.
Bloody champion. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Not a problem at all, stay tuned plenty more to come. Hope you get plenty of time on your bike ☺️
Nice work Jason.
Thanks mate, keep the Dizzers in tip top shape :)
super helpful cheers mate
Sir do you know if there are locking gas caps for the IMS tanks ?
Good informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Not a problem Charles, hope it assisted you.
Great video mate. Thank you!
Cheers mate, what size is the banjo bolt ?
Very well presented
in the manual it says check oil by running bike for 3min let stand for 3min then check without threadind dipstick, do you do it this way?
Yep that's spot on, I'm not really watching the time as such, you will get the feel of what's right
Thanks Jase. More great tips!!
No worries! Hope to catch up again soon mate, not getting much bike time this year!
Great info. DRZ400E rider here from Sydney. Quick question. My 2017 400E has developed a slight hanging idle issue. It hangs just above 2000 rpm for a couple of seconds and then returns to 1700 rpm. All the throttle cables are all snapping back. The bike is stock. Any ideas?
Possible that the slide in the carby might be sticking? Can pull top of carb off, couple of small Allen Key fasteners. Put a good squirt or carby clean around the slide and wheels and see if any difference?
Almost like it's dropping off choke once it's warmed up?
I wonder if you'd know why the right front and rear indicators are clicking I am not getting the green flash on dashboard either. But the left rear and right r good and I get the green flash on dashboard. No light bulbs are blown?
I will need to have a closer look at the wiring schematic but is the clicking coming from the indicator relay or the lights themselves? If lights sounds like an earth issue, if from relay you Must have a bad connection or broken wire after the relay
Thanks for the video mate, very helpful! Just wondering what grease you used?
Thanks Kane, glad to be of assistance. I use a waterproof boat bearing grease, is tacky and hard to pump but have no worries with spraying pressure washer around the linkages, just pump some through!
Just got a 2012 bike, and have gone to grease it, however the grease has obviously dried up, do you know if it’s possible to some how get the old grease out? Do you think heating up the area with a blow torch might work?
@@kanedaws5742 very low heat, most grease melting point around 140c and try and pump in as you go. Other wise pull the nipples out and use a seal pick to see if just the entry point is blocked?
Should the bike be warm (run) before you change the oil?
Hi Serverlan 7, yes sure can have it warm, will drain quicker and has just circulated between sump and frame, hopefully the video helps, good luck!
Which headlight lamp do you have?
I noticed the rs3 on your bike, has it been 3x3 and jetted as well or just the rs3?
Hi Dan, air box has been opened up and I brought bike brand new and had jetted to suit full Yoshi exhaust system. I did have the adjustment written down once, was richened up. Never had any issues, very reliable
Good stuff mate, cheers.
Thanks, hopefully picked something up new.
👍🏿
Just one more comment, WestOz, I did notice, that when you dropped off the bash-plate, that there were 4, EMPTY, and RUSTY, Bolt holes, staring at me, in the bottom of your bike’s FRAME, from where, I presume, there was probably an original shitty little factory bash-plate fitted.?
Anyway, don’t you think that it would be a good idea to ‘fill up’ those 4 big empty rusty bolt holes in your bike’s Frame, with some suitable ‘greased’ Bolts, especially, if you are doing water crossings.
After all, a FRAME, that is ‘allowed’, to get regularly filled, with muddy creek water, especially at that ‘prone to stress-flexing, point’ right below the full weight of the engine, MUST, be already, getting RUSTED, FROM THE INSIDE. 😳
It would certainly make a ‘spectacular’ video, for us, your avid audience, to see you, one day down the track, ‘Getting Some BIG Air’ over a big jump, only to then see your bike’s Frame SPLIT, in halves underneath your engine, and immediately bottom-out onto the dirt, upon landing, with most likely VERY DIRE CONSEQUENCES, for YOU, as a result of your bike’s Frame having ‘Rusted Out’, from the inside, underneath the engine, just for the sake of 4 lousy ‘missing’ but, cheap, and, empty-hole-filling ‘greased’ Bolts. 🙄😉👍
no spark plug change?
Correct in that it is recommended to be replaced at 60hours, however through the history of owning the bikes is not an issue pushing these out for a lot of kms. Check and replace as required with the 5k valve sets. Would you like a video on plug replacement/valve set procedure?
@@WESTOZEXPLORING nah just wondering when people change theirs
How did you grease the suspension?
Hi Alex,
Do you have an E model? Applicable to Es
@@WESTOZEXPLORING The S and SM doesn't have the zerk fittings?
@@keldonator sorry for delay, that's correct, ones I have seen dont have the grease points, only E's
Maintenance is in hours???
Hey MXJunky, yeah is the easiest way to track as kilometres can be too variable. Hour meters on bikes are a great idea
Every 1500ks? Seems a bit soon for engine oil
Thanks
No worries at all. Hope it helped you out
Good advice mate!
Cheers mate, we could do the 790 when it comes time. 5000km service intervals?
WESTOZ EXPLORING 15k service intervals..
im in the us but my drz does not have grease points
Hi Fletcher's Fixit, looking into this only the E models have these,. would yours be an S or SM model? In Australia, the E model is registered for road use so makes up 95% of sales
Dang how are we supposed to grease our stuff lol, gotta take everything apart?
Oil, oil filter and grease every 2000 kms for me. I do 50/50 riding.
Good point Greg. I should have included that in the video. I'm 90%off road, definitely those more on road can push the servicing kms out a bit further! Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
What other maintenance works do you do to your drz and how often?
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