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Buying A Suzuki Drz400sm In South Africa And Convert It To Dirt Bike
Im thinking of buying a suzuki drz400sm version and convert it to the -S- dirt bike , because the -SM- are cheaper and much newer from the regular suzuki 400S model dirt bike.
what will i have to change in order to fit it?
the rims , tires and sprockets ..any thing else?
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Depending on what new rims you get you may need to change the brake disc. I would invest in some hand guards. Apart from that its pretty solid as is!

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Will it be possible to leave the existing rims and just put a dirt tire on them?
will it fit?
because i dont want to invest to much money on them i am selling the bike at the end of my trip.
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SM tryes are usually quite robust on dirt due to the nature of it being a supermoto bike; otherwise you need to have a look at your tyre size on the tyre wall and see if you can get some dirt tyres.

The size guide will look like this: xxx/xx - xx - MC - xxx
The first three crosses will be tyre width, the next two will be the gradient of the tyre wall, the next two crosses will be the rim size. It imperative that these numbers on your current tyre match your new tyre. (MC= motorcycle, and the last crosses represent the speed rating)

A good website to use is here: Motorcycle Tyres - Cheap Motorbike Tyres | Blackcircles.com
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My guess would be at least the rims... also perhaps the swingarm and front forks, should they be shorter? Regardless it will cost a lot of money I think....
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My guess would be at least the rims... also perhaps the swingarm and front forks, should they be shorter? Regardless it will cost a lot of money I think....
i read that the suspensions are quite good actualy in the sm version , the are simply harder and a lot of people told me i wont need to touch them at all.
i prefer the sm version because i can get a newer bike..
the drz sm still manufacture but the drz s 400 the newest one i saw was 2009 and cost more then the sm. :0
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