Ive already got An Acerbis 25 litre tank that will go on soon , when I get the 1000km service done i'll be getting a Suzuki bashplate and tail rack fitted that came as part of the sale ( Suzuki rally pack ) .
Going to buy a hard plastic 40-50 litre topbox to throw on the tail rack that is water proof to carry gear and sensitive items ( camera's , detector control box , coils etc. ) and probably look into side panier racks later on.
Vince Strang motorcycles at Inverell have some good aftermarket mods for the DR's and DRZ's that im looking at , such as a highway windscreen , smaller more neat number plate holder , and aftermarket seat which will make it more comfortable to rack up some serious km's on .
Deristricting the airbox and exhaust is definitely on the cards too , as I cant see the point in a 650 that has about as much grunt on tap as a 250.....
If they want to sell a LAMS approved 650 they should sell one with restrictions and one without , it is a bit of a joke spending hard earned money on a bike and having it choked right up , and then having to spend crap loads of more money getting a larger capacity bike to run as it should.
I have had proper enduro's in the past such as XR's , TT's etc , and wasn't wanting an absolute bush weapon , was more looking for the more true 50/50 dual sport bike ,as it will also be used as a work commuter / Adventure tourer , and the lightness/ agility of the DR as compared to the larger bodied adventure bikes such as the KLR 650 , as well as the simplicity of the old school technology air cooled engine , made it an obvious and only real choice for my needs.
Why Honda stopped selling XR 650's ( R and L models ) in this country is plain crazy , especially with the growing popularity of adventure / dirt touring .
Im just up the highway a bit north of Goulburn in the southern highlands.
