On a Dr650 and stuck in Vienna

[jordanrtw]

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of anyone in Europe that has parts for a dr650. I had the bearing in the sprocket carrier let go on the autobahn which then chewed up the cush drive setup and destroyed my wheel hub. Trying to track down quite a few bits and any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Jordan

[BUCKLE62]

just seen a back wheel assembly on ebay uk 95 pounds ?? f that helps


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[mollydog]

You probably know, lots of DR's down in Oz ... I'd get on the DR forums and ask for help. Have a new Hubb sent out ... pay the freight to get it to you quickly.
(cheaper than Hotel I guess?)

Curious about the history of your DR (I ride one too!). How many miles on your DR? Year? Done lots of off road with loaded up bike?

I ask as my DR is over 60K miles and the hubb bearing still feels SMOOTH as do
both wheel bearings. I usually replace the Cush drive rubber inserts every 10K miles or so and ALWAYS relube all bearings at every tire change. Otherwise, I have no explanation as to WHY your hubb bearing failed.

Some feel over loading and rough off road terrain can be hard on that bearing.
within my 60K miles I've been down Baja 5 times, so lots of off road on her.

I'm sure someone will step up to help in Oz or USA. Go one the
DRriders forum and visit the BIG DR650 thread on ADV Rider. Thousands of DR riders on both forums.

Good luck,

[Warin]

DR650 wrecking in Australia
SUZUKI DR650 2015 - Metropolitan Motorcycle Spares - Motorcycle Wreckers - Australia
The Motorcycle Wreckers

Shipping a whole wheel will not be cheap - but will be a quick fix on your end.

[mika]

Hi there,

the DR650SE was sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland until 2001, so you should be able to find a used wheel with a wrecker in one of this countries. But make sure before you send them money, that the wheel is not from the pre96 models.

Vienna is not that bad of a place to break down, even in winter :-) ... go and see the xmas market and have a glühwein.

good luck
mika

[Wauschi]

Jordan, I do have access to DR850 parts in Graz.
Unfortunately I can't tell if 850 parts fit your 650.

Feel free to directly call or mail me if you think there is anything I could help you with. A couch and workshop is also available in Graz.

Wauschi

[jordanrtw]

Hi Buckel, do you have a link for that eBay ad? I couldn't find any dr wheels in the UK. Thanks.
Mollydog - the bike is a 2011 with 22xxx km. I've put it through a few thousand of Australian corrugations and a lot of hours of offroading in Australia.
I had last inspected, greased and looked over the wheel bearings 2000k ago and all was fine to my eye then. It was a rather dramatic bearing failure with a cracked race so im wondering if the bearings I'd bought (nsk) were part of a batch if counterfeits that have been found a lot in Australia. If so that could explain my failure.
Mika - I've been trying to find wreckers in the above. Do you know any shops specific to motorbikes. Ive made a dozen calls and people get frustrated with my broken German haha. And you're so right. Luckily I've got free accommodation for the moment so I can enjoy the markets and eat all the delicious food.
Wauschi - thanks very much for the offer. I may well come and take you up on that. Ill have a look see at the dr850 and see if anything is compatible.
Thanks everyone,
Merry Christmas for the coming week.
Jordan