Sold my Husky SM610 years ago and is one of the few bikes I regret letting go of. Realized how much I missed being on a sumo but wanted something with more parts availability. I found a good deal on a ‘15, got it cleaned up and am looking forward to a track day!

2020 with 17k on the odo but the top end was rebuilt it has a athena cylinder but don't know if it's stock replacement or big bore, stainless front brake line, yosh exhaust and tail tidy, led headlight

I just recently picked up this 2022 DRZ-400SM with some upgrades for $5200. The bike only had 621 miles when I picked it up. The only issues with the bike being the petcock valve started leaking and an oil change.

Didn’t think I’d actually get one neither haha. It started off with me looking into getting a dual sport for a couple of months. Just scrolling on marketplace for fun just dreaming of buying one. Until seeing this I had to gun for it.

Let me know what you guys think! If I overpaid or or got a decent deal.

Edit: Here’s the list of upgrades I forgot to include ““Acerbic Hand guards with integrated led blinkers

Acerbis front fender

Hella Lights added to highbeam switch

LED main headlight

Seat Concepts seat

LED front and back lights and blinkers

Race Tech heavier front springs (have stocks also)

Pro Cycle 39 tooth sprocket (Have Oem also)

Case guards

CNC anodized rear guards

Acrylic wind deflector

New Michelin Rear tire

Billet throttle tube and pro taper pillow top grips.”

My bike the other day when I was going about 80 on the highway it started to loose power and bog so I pulled off and towed it back home. I let it cool because I thought it was overheating, cause it was a hot day and I was riding all morning. Anyway I let it cool down then started it back up and it ran for a few seconds normal the I gave it a little throttle then "Click" I tried starting it after that and now it seems the motor is having a hard time turning over just when any idea of what's going on or what to do ?It's a 2024 DRZ400sm only 6k miles I bought brand new in December with 0miles on it done 2 oil changes and changed oil filter once! Just did another oil change and filter, also checked the frame filter for the oil and there were no big chunks of metal or anything like that.no gas in oil! So I don't think it's hydrolocked but it does seem like the motor is having a hard time functioning!! PLEASE HELP

Note: This isn't my bike. I'm just someone who really wants to get a DR-Z400 someday.

I’ve got two great opportunities after scouting bikes the last month.

1st is a 2006 for $2800 that’s 35 mins away. 17k miles, Runs great, has some mods like yoshimura exhaust, 4 gallon tank, handlebars, seat concepts, etc

The 2nd is a 2023 for $5250 that’s mostly stock and has 3k miles. It’s a 2.5 hour drive away. Garage kept.

I know it’s been the same bike from 2000 - 2024 and I’ve heard of the engines going up to 40k+ miles no problem.

Which would you go for? I like the savings on the 2006 with a bunch of the mods I want already on it. I’m also not scared of learning to wrench and am working on a 2000 honda shadow right now.

I tend to hold onto stuff a really long time and my thoughts are that as long as that 2006 is still running in 10 years I could probably still get 2k for it. But at the same time I’ve never had a new bike and haven’t experienced modding a bike myself. But that comes with a much more expensive price tag.

I’m rambling but give me your thoughts. I want to join this club ASAP!

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to share my experience and hear what your thoughts are.

I recently just grabbed up one of the last DRZs around me (2024 Model Year). I'm in love with how nimble this thing is. Bought it because my CFMOTO Ibex 450 was 40+ kg heavier than this thing, which made it a bit intimidating to learn more than traffic skills on.

I'm a new rider; I got less than 600km total spent on any motorcycle. I'm wondering what skills I should learn, in what order, to make me a better (more control/safer, but also cooler) rider.

I'm wanting to learn both pavement and loose surface skills, so I can extract all the potential from this bike.

I also got a bunch of mechanical/parts questions:

How do I get wheels for when I want to go offroad? Do I buy some stock wheels and slap some big discs on there, or do I go with something like Warp9?

How about better brakes? The reservoir on this thing looks tough, but braking power is mediocre due to how large I am.

I unfortunately got a warranty until 2030; the dealer registered for it because it's new old stock, but I think I got a pretty good deal at $6,600 USD equivalent as the first owner. This makes me hesitant to mod just in case I blow something up; maybe I just keep all the old parts and reinstall if necessary.

Wanting to eventually boost power by getting a Yoshimura exhaust, the 3x3 intake hole cut (are there any out-of-box parts that I can buy in North America?), and maybe a Lectron carb for the throttle response.

But, I have to break in the bike first and the stock lean fuelling is probably better for that. It's seriously blue-balling me as I can't exceed 1/2 throttle. Then I gotta learn the skills until I can actually take advantage of the extra power.

Are there any good dash solutions that integrate a tachometer? Wanting to get one early so the odometer stays somewhat accurate.

What other non-performance mods should I consider once I get comfortable with the bike? I'm thinking of the following further down the line:

Seat concepts seat; yeah the stock seat is miserable.

Lighting; I love the calm incandescent glow, but safety also matters. Any good-looking LED replacements for all the lights around the bike?

Larger fuel tank; I can barely pinch the bike with my legs.

Bash guard, for when I want to go learn how to wheelie over obstacles.

Bar-end mirrors; any that also work with handguards and are easily stowable/removable? I'm quite wide and the mirrors mostly show my shoulders.

Cargo; is it even worth it?

Suspension upgrades; I'm 100+ kg and might need a bit more spring rate on both ends.

What else should I do or think about? I'm pretty overwhelmed by the vast amount of resources and community that exists around this bike.

I know should probably focus on skills first and maybe take some classes, but I also love upgrading my vehicles.

If you made it down here, thanks for reading; let me know what thoughts you have.

I need yall to guide me what year should i get from 2018 to 2023 wich one and what would be the best price and please include the year i dont want to over pay for it

Check out the parts bike I just snagged for a crazy deal that I’m gonna use to build my drz for desert riding in SoCal and surrounding areas

Hello all been wanting a DRZ for a while now and this guy is selling one for 3300 I provided a video. What do you think?

This DRZ400 I’m working on had a new head put, owner put about ~200 miles on it and apparently it just died on him one day. Compression tester(s) shows zero, I used a known good one I used the day prior on a Jetski as well as a cheaper Pittsburgh tester. Valves are in spec, auto decompresser isn’t keeping the exhaust valve open. I had it set to TDC and the pin is sitting right above the tappet bucket but not touching it. There’s also 15 rivets between the cam gears. When I first started diag the spark plug ground electrode was bent like it kissed the piston. Gonna put a Borescope down the cylinder tomorrow to see in there just looking for second opinions.

Took it for a ride today and I noticed once I got back home there is gas leaking out of the petcock I believe a. What should I do? Do I need a new petcock? New seal? Please help. Is it the carb?

So I noticed a small oil drip a few days ago I used to think it was the drain plus I cleaned everything up and changed the oil so I can find the leak whole time it was this. What’s this called and where can I find it? Thank you in advance

Bought this ‘23Sm with 2k miles from local dealership last year, said they got it from guy in AZ and it had the 3x3 and all basic mods done. Runs and sounds good, have 8K already on it,

Only thing I seen like it was like cheap off brand stuff but was curious about it because was wanting to take it to national forest for first time and was wondering if I need entire new pipe with spark arrestor or if I could add it to this one or if this one has it already, looks completely empty inside.

Got this bike from a previous owner and I don’t know if it’s going to cause anything down the road to repair it or not

Low hanging fruit improvements. Removed the stock headlight mounts and wrapped the forks in matte black. Pretty much done with the front for now.

I recently bought a 2016 DRZsm……… the mods it came with 3x3 air box mod, full MRD exhaust, 434 big bore kit with vortex piston and stage 1 hot cams. From my understanding to get the full potential of the bike, next would upgrading the carb, not just jetting the stock carb……

Thoughts and recommendations please

Long time coming

Just a quick rip after oil, clutch and full exhaust change (fmf q4 no baffle). Does she sound healthy to you? New to this bike.

Almost trail ready