I think you finally convinced me to swap the carb out. I have an 09 with 126k mi on it. Doing a valve clearance adjustment right now, but might just go all in. Sounds good.
@@linksgarage1985 my DRZ has been my best friend in my motorcycle journey. Her name is Rachel. I don't get too emotional about my other bikes, but I have seen a lot of the world on her and experienced a lot of great things on that shitty stock seat haha. Thinking this year I'm going to do a refresh and get some new parts going for her. I had one issue where I blew the base gasket at around 90kmiles so I did a whole teardown and rebuild back then. Tranny and everything else has been bulletproof. Broke a clutch cable and put a hydraulic on it. Lots of different tires. A few batteries and petcocks too. I geared it 15/38 for the highway to commute on when I got it which is what racked the miles on it. (Taller gears and shorter chain.) Dynojets in the stock carb which I've rebuilt so many times I can't even remember. Yoshimura RS2 exhaust. Coolant changed twice. Brake fluid maybe like 4 times. It doesn't get too hot usually, but now I've started tracking it again. Oil change about every 2k with Lucas full synthetic. Now it stays with a 14/38 most of the time and is my fun bike. I'll try to put up some more videos, it's been a while. Keep up the good work on your channel.
@@kevinkillsit man, this is the coolest shit ever! I think this is badass! The memories made are insane. Think about how much a DRZ cost. And the return you’ve gotten on your investment. Absolutely amazing! I just subbed! I’d love to see an over view of that bike, along with that story you just told. You make the video, and I’ll mention it and send some people your way to check it out. This is the good stuff. Talking to people with stories like that. Thanks for the comment! I appreciate you.
@@kevinkillsit hell yea. I’d love to see it. Hear about some of the adventures. All the parts replaced etc. that bike might have more documented DRZ miles than any other out there. (Maybe). Just watched your walk around from 9 years ago. Good stuff. Watching others now. Larger gas tank right?
Awesome man! Combining two different pieces, to make a good Air seal, ingenious! You better tighten up the chinstrap on your helmet before you test ride that bike! 🚀 Man, you can just tell by the sound of it! 👍
Thank you for this video! In the process of doing a similar install and the fact that I need to take off the rear portion of the exhaust, the breather box and partially disassemble the carb to then fight with the thing to even fit has me legitimately considering just getting my bike running and immediately selling it lol. I've owned a bunch of carbed bikes and never had to fight so hard to remove and install a carb on one of them
Great Video ! Love the content! But I recommend getting the oem adapter bro , yur air jets are suckin in unfiltered air ….( 2 holes underneath the red velocity adapter) “red bell adapter” as some may call it
@@dawidbarczak4736 stock, I really don’t remember. Probably close to 100 before you hit reserve. I usually fill up around the 85 mile mark. The reserve is .6 gallons. So if you run it out, and swap to reserve, you still have 25 miles or so before you are actually empty.
I’m not sure if the DRZ is the same concept, but on a YZ450, it’s easier to loosen the top subframe bolts, remove the bottom ones. It allows the tail to pivot over to where the gas tank sits originally.
For sure. I could have just chopped the red cone, and smashed it in the rubber airbox boot. But fugggg that. I wanted it to be tight. Works great so far. When it warms up, I’m going to do some serious testing with it. 💪🏼
Interesting...! I live out west, have a desert tank and absolutely have to go 200 miles between the only fuel stops in northern Utah. Did you note a change in MPG? If so, from what on stock carb to what on FCR? Many thanks.
Ayyyeee. There ya go. So how is it?? Bout to order mine today. Thank you bro. Am I going to need the E model fitting you linked? Will the stock work if I rig it lol Oh an I noticed your 22 doesnt have the vacuum fuel hose. Basically when you take your tank off my 2014, you disconnect your petcock and right behind it is the vacuum line. Then you can pop off your tank. Didn’t see that with yours. Might be the newer models. I simplified my oiI over flow. Deleted the black box and have the air hose that connects on the top of the engine routed counterclockwise up under the tank and going over the frame so it peaks out in front of the tank then down along side the top of the engine then back up the right. I have a small air filter on the end of the hose an it’s positioned up right next to the radiator cap. Then caped off the 1 hose on the back right. She rips. Looks cleaner.
Hell yea! And I deleted all the vacuum stuff and the PAIR valve. Maybe that’s why it’s gone. I’ve been thinking of getting rid of the black box. Just haven’t done it yet. Thanks for watching I appreciate it!
Hopefully not to obviously of a answer but when I hit the link for the carb and put my bike year (17) is says it not the correct one. Thanks for all that you do. Love your videos!
Great video. I just followed your recipe and am amazed what an upgrade this is. Super helpful! Couple questions. I am finding my choke will not stay on when I pull it out. It just snaps back off. Are you having that issue? I also noticed that if I give it a quick jolt of throttle from idle sometimes it dies....I solved it by idling it up but that seems like a hack. I am using 45 pj, 160mj, and 2 turns on the screw. Any ideas?
@@linksgarage1985 Yeah, it idles fine. Just maybe a tad high. I think the main jet is good. Might play with the screw. For the choke, I just wrapped a zip tie around the rubber boot and it tightened it up and now it stays in place. Easy fix. Thanks again for the video!
I HAVE NEVER seen a need to move the subframe to remove the carb. You can pull the airbox boot towards the airbox, and collapse it on itself enough to clear the carb and pull it off.
You might as well buy the snap for the boot so it will open it back up I was curious about the cables on that carb it after seeing motocheez and you do it I'll jump on that carb before the price blows up
Notice any difference in range on one tank? I considered this but it seems many people struggled to get them dialed in correctly and it staying dialed in compared to the actual FCRs.
Just curious your thoughts after a month? Just purchased a DRZ and was curious if it would be worth spending the extra money to go this route instead of just jetting the original carb.
Holding up well. Here’s the fuel hose I swapped to. Max-Motorsports 4' x 1/4 ID (6.4mm) x 3/8 OD Fuel Hose Line Mx ATV Dirtbike (Clear Purple) 1/4in ID x 3/8in OD a.co/d/iMmkdvO
I have a question today I mounted my carburetor and it makes a pop noise like when it accelerates, it's like it lacks gas or air and since I don't know much about this, that's why I'm asking you, I don't know if it's the jetting
your main air jet and pilot air jet are sucking in unfiltered air including dust etc with the red airbox adapter you're using. might want to put some foam over those jets or use a different intake adapter. good luck
I was thinking samething, I believe the confusion happened when he went with the “deweys garage” dude recommendation but problem is dewey did a whole different carb ( the mx version replica) which fits that ebay adapter. If i find a solution to this , would run it
@@michaelbadolato952 if yu skip to 9:26 on the video, yu will notice 2 small air jets holes that are outside of the red bell adapter, which means they aren’t connected to the airbox, which means they are unfiltered…
@@michaelbadolato952they sell OEM keihin adapter that joins the 2 air jet holes with the air intake boot. I wouldn’t run the velocity stack (red bell adapter)
@@Billy00Brayan if you mean the keihin adapter 012-216, that has an outer diameter of 60mm. the airbox has 57,5mm. The adapter linked below is a better fit
Man it’s cool. It def picks it up. If you don’t want to fool with jetting to get it dialed in, do the jd kit on the stock and roll. If you don’t mind tinkering, this one is still cool. Rode it a few hours ago. No issues.
It held up just fine. I did swap back to OEM. Just because for some reason, it wouldn’t pull top end. It would max out around 90mph. Not that that’s bad. Or that you will run at DRZ at 90 mph for any length of time. But swapped back to OEM, and it went 104mph. So I just stuck with it.
@@linksgarage1985 Maybe it just needed some main jet tinkering? you go back to an OEM FCR with the same jetting as the clone or back to OEM Mikuni BSR?
How is this cheap carb holding up? I have an old drz e with the fcr 39. The carb is so beat up and in rough shape I’ve been tempted to just buy this car a be swap them
@@linksgarage1985 the last owner did some weird stuff with a file and job weld in some spots I can’t seem to get it to run right no matter how much tuning I do lol
I didn’t have to. But I was removing the vacuum petcock that is prone to leaking. This one won’t leave me stranded. It operates on gravity, not vacuum.
Bro. That thing is the shit!!!! www.lowes.com/pd/TOUGHBUILT-Reload-Utility-Knife-2-Blade-Mags/1003168230?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-tol-_-ggl-_-LIA_TOL_216_Construction-Hand-Tools-_-1003168230-_-local-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gbraid=0AAAAAD2B2W9uw6j2UQp2aQbEk_ykVj2Dy&gclid=Cj0KCQiA45qdBhD-ARIsAOHbVdFQKHynGS53eZS43UknJJBtxmjdJHENWQqRT74dnimmTTZOv9hOTZMaAlvKEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I actually swapped back to OEM carb. Couldn’t get dialed in like I wanted. After numerous jet changes. At 85 mph it was struggling. Stock carb, 105 + mph. 🤷🏻♂️
I worked for suzuki for 12 years and am on my third drzSM....stop butchering this machine or at least stop documenting it😢 that 12 foot fuel line was all I could take.
