Suzuki DR650: All Things To All Riders - Adventure Rider
Go ahead, I dare you: Name another motorcycle that is as versatile as the Suzuki DR650. Sure, it’s kinda heavy for off-road. Sure, it’s kinda slow for high-speed street riding or road touring. Sure, it’s kinda old-fashioned, pretty much unchanged since 1996. But for every one of those problems, there’s a kinda-sorta fix.
Why The DR650 Still Makes Sense For 2025 - Adventure Rider
Even Suzuki itself, known for keeping its dual sports unchanged for years, introduced the new DR-Z4S dual sport, a revision of its DR-Z400. So now, the DR650, Suzuki’s other not-updated-forever dual sport, is starting to look pretty long in the tooth, right? Yes, it is. But there are still good reasons to buy the old DR in 2025.
Suzuki DR650: The 2025 Updates - Adventure Rider
Jun 14, 2024 · For 2025, the DR650 comes in Solid Black and Iron Gray paint with contrasting black and orange graphics, or bright Solid Special White #2 bodywork featuring distinctive blue and black graphics. Whatever adventure a rider undertakes, the 2025 Suzuki DR650S is a willing and eager partner.
Lucy vs the Americas: A Suzuki DR650 Review - Adventure Rider
Suzuki DR650 Pros. It’s light. Dry, Lucy weighs mere 324 pounds. Weight is a big factor riding off road, especially on more technical trails, so the DR650 is definitely at an advantage compared to it’s cousin from another brand, the KLR650, or its fancy colleagues the BMW GS650/800. It’s nimble. Despite being in the medium size class ...
Suzuki DR650 vs. Kawasaki KLR650 vs. Honda XR650L In 2023
Jan 11, 2023 · At first, it looks like nothing’s changed over the past decade. In 2013, you had a choice of three Japanese 650 dual sports: The Honda XR650L, Suzuki DR650 and the Kawasaki KLR650. In 2023, it’s the same deal. Those three bikes are still the only Japanese 650 dual sports available in North America
How Good Is The Suzuki DR650 In The Dirt? Well… - Adventure Rider
Just how good is the Suzuki DR650 at dirt bike duty? Turns out, it’s pretty good! In case you missed our recent DR650/KLR650/XR650L comparo, the basic consensus was this: The Honda is the best dirt bike, the Kawasaki is the best street bike, and the Suzuki fits nicely in the middle… but if you want to modify your DR650, you can make it much more dirt-competent, or much …
The DR650 Highway Touring Thread - Adventure Rider
Apr 10, 2011 · There is a reason the big DR650 thread has over 6 million posts. The guy on the K1300S was stunned that all three DR650's left him behind on the slippery wet roads going over this Sierra Pass. I did miss his heated seat and better heated grips however. His bike costs about $20,000. Most of us payed under $5000 for our DR's.
Suzuki DR-Z400, DR650 Returning With Big Changes - Adventure …
Jun 22, 2023 · And, the DR650 and DR-Z400 are back—the Dizzer returning in both dual sport and supermoto trims. Both bikes come in somewhat brighter colors than the depressing industrial battleship gray paint that Suzuki’s used the past few years—good stuff!
Suzuki DR650 Build - Transformation to an Adventure Bike
Aug 2, 2011 · 4) the DR650 engine has a very good reputation as being almost bullet-proof and it will not leave you stranded For my South America trip I looked at everything from the new 800cc Tiger, to a BMW F800GS, to the KLR, XR650R (plated), XR650L, etc. Ultimately the DR650 was my choice for the raesons stated above. Hope that answers your questions. Dave
Factory lowering a DR650 - Adventure Rider
Oct 9, 2006 · Buried someplace in a thread entitled "Distechs DR650 Rebuild" or something like that there is a description of what bolts to buy to fabricate one's own special tool for about $5 that will handle the dampener. At the moment time is pressing me so I'll go the quick route now and do the factory routine over the winter.