Attn DR650 Owners...

[_Wilks]

... and there are quite a few of you here

Dont forget to address the NSU (Neutral Sending Unit) issue which can result in this horror... http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691300

This is probably one of the best/simplest how to's on the net... http://drriders.com/topic1206.html

That's my community service done for 2013... thank you.

PS: Robbo, you'll need to do yours.

[bowewilson@gmail.com]

While your at it DR jockeys, the cam chain tensioner gasket can let go too, it can dump a fair bit of oil pretty quickly (speaking from experience), its not uncommon. The good news is its a quick fix, they probably didn't fit them properly at the factory.
Seems like even DR's break down eh Jamie!!

[old betsy]

Just buy a F800gs all fixed

[Robbo]

Thanks for the link Shane,
What a mess, it's now definitely on my to do list.

Robbo.

[Hugh.Jars]

Yair robbo i did show how easy it was to bush mechanic a clutch
and the nsu just under neath it .... unless you dren john were slacking off that time.
Cheers phil

[_Wilks]

I must be having separation issues. I keep reading DR stuff.

Anyway...

DR's are notorious for popping a countershaft seal and dumping the engine oil relatively quickly. It happened to me not long after my first oil change, luckily not far from home. At a guess, it spewed out half the engine oil in approx 100kms. Some say the cause is often linked to overfilling the engine oil, even if its only by a tiny amount.

Apparently Suzuki sell a countershaft sprocket seal retaining plate for approx $20. At that price its absolutely the best preventative $20 you'll spend on the mighty DR.

Everyone loves a pic, so here's one shamelessly lifted from DRRiders...

[Davey_sprockeT]

Good tip Shane.

Here's the link:
http://procycle.us/bikepages/dr650.html#sealretainer

$22.95 incl GST.

[_Wilks]

$26 at Vince Strang in Vic. A similar price at your local Suzuki dealer too.

Yup Davey, we gotta keep these DR's rolling.

[bill9117]

I must be having separation issues. I keep reading DR stuff.

Anyway...

DR's are notorious for popping a countershaft seal and dumping the engine oil relatively quickly. It happened to me not long after my first oil change, luckily not far from home. At a guess, it spewed out half the engine oil in approx 100kms. Some say the cause is often linked to overfilling the engine oil, even if its only by a tiny amount.

Apparently Suzuki sell a countershaft sprocket seal retaining plate for approx $20. At that price its absolutely the best preventative $20 you'll spend on the mighty DR.

Everyone loves a pic, so here's one shamelessly lifted from DRRiders...

Where exactly is this seal. Can't seem to see the bit in question looking at the photo and my bike does something have to be removed to get to it first?

[_Wilks]

That shiny new bit in the photo is the part I was talking about - its a retaining plate. That's the countershaft poking out thru the retaining plate. The seal is behind the retaining plate.

[bill9117]

Thanks Shane with you now

[jls]

The newer models now come with a retaining plate fitted as standarded fare ,strange that

[KoosWA]

anty idea how "newer" from which model year.....before I go digging.

[jls]

Pretty sure it's the lasted models 13 onwards ,but if the accountants at Suzuki agree that it is nessesary what more is there to say