I was recently working on the Zebra 2000 Yamaha R6 and found myself horrified at the unbridled growth of hoses and pipes connecting the 4 carbs to the rest of the machine. In an attempt to clean things up on…
Reinforcing the DR subframe
A known weak point Among the few known weak points of the DR is the left tab that normally holds the back of the grab bar. Under normal circumstances you will probably never even notice it is there. Mount almost…
DR650SE Sprockets and chain
Durability and versatility were the two main criteria behind our choice of chain and sprockets for our DRs. Chain We decided to stick with a 525 chain. The reason is quite obvious, it last longer than a 520 chain. There…
Tuning the Zebramobile at motolab
Originally from Canada the Zebramobile benefits from an adjustable carburettor needle. In our search for another such needle for the Wolfmobile, we were referred to Derek from motolab in Redwood City, CA. A phone call and a blip of the…
TLC for the Wolfmobile
When we found the Wolfmobile in a backstreet of the Mission district in San Francisco its undercarriage was dripping oil and a few drops of fuel were hanging from the carburetor bowl. We quickly diagnosed a leaking base gasket and…
Carburetor rebuild
We were lucky enough to find a 49 states bike for the Zebra. No such luck for the Wolf so we spent a few hours removing the annoying smog and evap. The arrow #1 points to where the evap brass…
Building the auxiliary wiring harnesses
It all started with the painful realization that our American DRs were not equipped with a kickstart or a manual decompressor. What it means is should the battery dies we would not be able to easily start our bikes. And…
Suspension
To handle the Wolf extra fat, we initially decided to try Progressive Suspension progressive fork springs, Ref. 11-1510 and Procycle linear 7.5 kg/mm rear spring. We liked the result but felt the bike still squatted excessively when loaded. We transferred…
Header bolts
Top End While reassembling the top end on the Wolfmobile, I noticed an error in the Service Manual. The correct location of the bolts is shown on the picture below. Basically both external bolts are 180mm. Internal bolt IN side…