
I am almost the double of your age and the DR350
was a good bike in my youth.
This was 30 years ago!
If you want to travel with this oldtimer and you want to have a relieble bike,
there is more to to isntead of changings tank & plastics. Believe me or not.
You have no experience with fixing this kind of bike and will have to do this on your journey in africa. Supported by "bush-mecanics" in Senegal/Gambia. Have fun every evening!
Engine Valves, Clutch, pistons, wheel bearings, caburator-repair, rod bearings, dripping sealings and "simmerings" (all plastics are finished in this engine), landing gear, bearings overall (stearing) and so on .... is ancient!
"Good place for cheap repair" an spending tons of annoy, money & time is: africa.
My advice:
- Overhaul the bike in a proper way if you want to travel with an oldtimer. You get to know your motorcycle in this way.
- START: 2022
- Change your advisor. (father/grandfather)
better advisor, contact:
https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/members/fern
She is an expert in older SUZUKI DR and travelled the world (2012 UK - India) with this bike:
https://fernsforays.wordpress.com/
In the past: She cames from UK with DR 400 and I helped her to get the bike into a suzuki-garage in germany. That was on the beginning of her trip, on german HU Meeting. Great woman & tough!
Wish you all the best & success!