30 Best DR650 mods to build the ultimate Dual Sport bike

[@TrochaNostra]

All parts are linked in the description as well as my insta if you want to see better pics of the bike. To clear up the rear suspension on this DR650 is a combination of the Racetech gold valve kit in combo with a heavier spring from prorace.

[@howleh]

By far, the most badass DR650 I've ever seen. Great work on that project.

[@starseeddeluxe]

What is the horsepower or engine mods he did?

[@jbird73]

Super sick! I've been searching for dr650 ideas and you nailed it brother. Gonna sell my drz and get started. Yeeew!

[@Joakim-j7h]

Very nice indeed!

[@TrochaNostra]

Thank you

[@the_katman2181]

Lovely bike. All your mods are very tastefully done.

[@FitMuthatrucka]

Epic!!! I’m building one too!!

[@TrochaNostra]

Nice where you at? They killed the DR over here sadly but id pick up another for sure in the future possible for a supermoto.

[@SuperwheelieOverland]

Nice build 👍 I love the look !

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

THAT is a nice DR! You're upside-down on the mods, which is a good thing while you own it. You'll just never get out of it (monetarily) what you have in it. That's not an insult. I'm the same way on my DR. After seeing yours, I have GOT to get my wheels done, and I really like that back tire. Again... great DR. Hats off to you! Thanks for the video, I appreciate it. Thumbs way up. 👍👍👍

[@TrochaNostra]

Thanks, man, yeh was my all-time favorite bike. Ended up selling for profit, a lot of that was down to the DR price doubling in Colombia after it was discontinued. But even the original plan was to build it, fly it to Argentina, and have it destroyed (can't leave a bike in the country due to customs). I ended up liking it so much that I flew it back with me 🤣 Will never own another bike like it though I do have a plan to do something similar to a 701, will see. If you plane on doing the wheels you'll be templetd to do the fork, for that I really rate the plastidip option I went for instead of painting them. The take a lot of chips and the plastidip just tops up with a quick spray and in the end is completely reversible. :)

[@starseeddeluxe]

This is such a beautiful motorcycle. WOW. Amazing! I just wish Suzuki would make a 2 cylinder DR650 with a liquid cooled, 60 horsepower 270 degree paralell twin, with the raspy, mean sound and a heavy flywheel and double counterbalancers, and a 6th gear overdrive. With a parallel twin, tall windshield, and an overdrive gear, a DR650 would be the best all around inexpensive motorcycle.

[@Sam-xt5gb]

vstrom650 or 800DE fill those roles. Changing the dr650 to a 2 cylinder would just be redundant to their other options.

[@michaelhrivnak1719]

Beautiful. Great job!

[@drdubya3403]

That is an excellent build.

[@jollyrogergaming9842]

You forgot to add the 790 kit cam and nova gears :) sick bike. The black is epic

[@TrochaNostra]

Haha def overkill for someone who has multiple bikes.... maybe if it was going to be my only adventure bike though....there comes a price where its just better to grab a husqy.... especially in latam where old dr650s and go for $10,000 since they discontinued them.

[@SocalRider1754]

That headlight/fender combo looks amazing How hard was it to wire the headlight? Does it still have high/low beams with the switch?

[@TrochaNostra]

Fairly easy to be fair, yes still has high and low. Super bright as well so i ended up not wasing time with aux lights.

[@udaypothakamury6315]

lovely build! Thank you for sharing!

[@TrochaNostra]

Thank you :) More photos of it in the Instagram page in the description. Its had a few different styles.

[@RitaElaineHeltonBarker-uz4sz]

You have not totally swapped out the gears yet

[@TrochaNostra]

I switch sprokets 14t and 15t depending on the type of riding, that got me by and with th weight loss the bike was way more responsive in that 14t setup for onroad.

[@RitaElaineHeltonBarker-uz4sz]

@@TrochaNostra they have an internal gear set with ratios to extend the range of effectiveness for each and every gear to give the bike metaphorical longer legs

[@TrochaNostra]

@@RitaElaineHeltonBarker-uz4sz Yeh but for me it was redundant. This was used for driving south camera and the 15t is fine for that purpose (although a 16 would have been nicer on the longer highway stretches). When i got to destinations like the Atacama Desert and Patagonia and wanted to do offroad without the luggage I would switch to the 14 for a torque bump. Thing is in Colombia a good stock DR will set you back close to 10K used. Changing the triangle, lighting, weight and suspension was all a necessity a grand on the gearbox and i should have just bought and modded a 701 or 690. Wanted to do the trip on the DR though because its just so f'n legendary. Also mentioned in another comment I have a modded 790 ADVR and a R-NineT. Maybe if I didn't have the alternatives the gearbox would be an ok mod but just so hard to justify when you can switch sprokets and fix the two main issues (putt putt gearing and top end cruising). After i completed the trip i just used it mainly offroad and left the 14 on the majority of the time..... Although this build would have made a great supermoto but I ended up buying the Gasgas 700SM by that point.

[@RitaElaineHeltonBarker-uz4sz]

@@TrochaNostra I believe I understand you live in an apartment and you're are having to pay cash money for these extra parking spaces that the bikes take up

[@TrochaNostra]

@@RitaElaineHeltonBarker-uz4sz No not at all.... theres unlimited bike parking :p

[@ComfyDadShoes]

Did they have to retrue the rims for powder coating? I’d like to get the gold/bronze rims, but the black ones on yours are sharp looking!

[@TrochaNostra]

I had them fully disassembled and powdercoated and at the same time had the hubs done as well as the spokes galvanized.

[@ComfyDadShoes]

@@TrochaNostra wow. They did a great job!

[@kentuckyjustice1408]

The wheels/spokes alone would cost you a war pension in the States. 🤦

[@JacobAnawalt]

Wow, at first glance without really looking at the engine and whatever I thought it was very DR-Z 400 looking with that suspension and ground clearance.

[@Kooshawl]

Beautiful bike!

[@bobclapper2672]

Love it

[@hitmax-l5m]

Hi! Did you paint the tank?

[@TrochaNostra]

No its a black Acerbis tank, all parts and links in the description.

[@bfields1448]

Awesome, are the pro kits for more power any good? I just bought a 2024 dr650 it's got plenty of power.

[@TrochaNostra]

Yes they are, especially in torque and throttle response. Depending on your riding a sprocket change also makes a big difference here.

[@Ramenscooter]

Wheels, are they tubeless?

[@TrochaNostra]

No the are heavy duty tubes, 2 rimlocks rear and one on front

[@davidwynne5149]

Do you like the quality of the mirrors? As compared to double-take mirrors is the price difference worth it?

[@TrochaNostra]

The mirrors are fine was really srprised how they work and a great budget alternative to the doubletake. I had the DT on this bike for the South America trip and they are gold standard if you have the money to spend. Only reason they arent on now is i put them on my BMW.

[@DJ-hy8wf]

Nice...now lets see paul Allen's DR650 build...

[@TrochaNostra]

His is white..... subtle off white.

[@СухробКаюмов-ф2г]

❤❤❤❤💪обожаю 🏍️

[@armadilllo]

why a 19" front?

[@TrochaNostra]

Thats a 21 buddy...😂 1.54 zoom in on the bottom of the tyre 90/90 21

[@armadilllo]

@@TrochaNostra weird, must be the camera angle and color

[@sandrider1406]

A Scot in Columbia, well it can’t be any worse than the streets of Glasgow.

[@udaypothakamury6315]

Can you please share the info on the rear fender and what else you did for the break light etc. what you did to the rear of the motorcycle is 👍🏽

[@TrochaNostra]

Proccyle plastics kit. Comes with the LED. Suspension and other parts in the description :)

[@ShadowVonChadwick]

✌

[@roes369]

Where did you get the paint job?

[@TrochaNostra]

Your other comment disappeared; I didn't delete it was trying to respond. Risers were brought in from USA, fender from one of the shops across from Mundi motos, paint was one of the paint shops in Barrio San Diego.

[@roes369]

@TrochaNostra thank you so much for the quick reply, brother! I appreciate it. God bless you. I have 790 kit waiting to be installed, SS brake lines, seat, bar riser, and done!..

[@TrochaNostra]

@@roes369 Sick build, think iv only heard of 1 790 here. Mythical beast. The brake lines were from raceline btw there in Guajabal if you take the bike down with the risers on the will measure it and custom make it in a few days.

[@roes369]

@TrochaNostra thank you, brother! How can I hit you up for shared rides, etc? Btw, you know if I could get a proper riser here? Or better bring them from the US?

[@cesaraugustorissi]

Hi friend, I have a DR, I'm from Brazil, how did you fix the panel, I sent a message on Instagram, thank you

[@alex-jv9uh]

Ese velocimetro debe estar mal,la DR ni en sueños da esa velocidad,tengo una y su velocidad sin agacharse es de 155

[@StefanHessler]

looks like our builds, one is the black rose: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWTaqmSwr92Dps0

[@javitocornero7234]

-20 kg ? lol impresive

[@TrochaNostra]

I think 13kg is in the what of an exhaust.

[@ausforce1]

Mate, if you do not get the bike weighed before you sell it, you are a criminal !!! The world need to know how much weight you can get off the DR ...please tell

[@TrochaNostra]

Unfortunately, it's already sold, but it was a shed load to the point you could feel a huge difference both on and off the road. The suspension needed to account for the weight drop as some of the charts for the suspension kits valving are based on the stock weight plus rider. I reckon a minimum 20kg, but you could go far lighter if you omitted comfort mods and some other stuff. Stock exhaust is disgustingly heavy and that Kawasaki one was extremely light, way more so than the usual titanium mods i have seen people do.

[@Shrouded_reaper]

HEIGHTENING links???? Good lord how tall are you? 😂😂😂 Love the bike.

[@TrochaNostra]

@@Shrouded_reaper Haha thanks, im 6'3. Even if you arent tall enough for the links its well worth doing the triangle adjustments for comfort, dropping the pegs and raising the bars gives a tonne more comfort!