Verfasst: 06.05.2008 04:22
Hello 350 forum members, I am a new one here from San Francisco California, just purchased 1994 350SE and getting to know the bike slowly. It is my dream machine, light, air cooled, no fuel injection and proven reliability ease of maintenance. Unfortunately the bike is out of production for the last 7 years here.
I plan to ride it in the deserts of Nevada and California, the forest of Northern California and around my home. The bike is much better suited than my BMW F650GS for my skill and strength, however as I ride to my destination (I have no cars or trucks ) the bike is stressed a bit on the freeways (only way out of San Francisco is on Freeway).
I read that the DR350 has design failure: the crankshaft has a pin keeping a counter balance shaft drive gear. This pin sometimes comes loose and the counter balance shaft and the crankshaft go out of synch. This ends in engine explosion -sort of and total Kaput, could be very dangerous if the rear wheel locks up as the result.
What is your opinion and experience on this forum? Has this issue noted here? or Just the US models?
Just my bike I think but: the steering head post is about 10mm off center line and rather to the right side of the center of bike, so the front wheel and the rear wheel are not in line but off set.
Do you think this is an issue? and what could be the resulting problem?
Last issue: I am looking for Moto Detail/Louis Oil Temperature Gauge, these companies or the European dealers do not sell to the US, does anyone here have one for sale?
thanks much,
this looks to be a great board.
I plan to ride it in the deserts of Nevada and California, the forest of Northern California and around my home. The bike is much better suited than my BMW F650GS for my skill and strength, however as I ride to my destination (I have no cars or trucks ) the bike is stressed a bit on the freeways (only way out of San Francisco is on Freeway).
I read that the DR350 has design failure: the crankshaft has a pin keeping a counter balance shaft drive gear. This pin sometimes comes loose and the counter balance shaft and the crankshaft go out of synch. This ends in engine explosion -sort of and total Kaput, could be very dangerous if the rear wheel locks up as the result.
What is your opinion and experience on this forum? Has this issue noted here? or Just the US models?
Just my bike I think but: the steering head post is about 10mm off center line and rather to the right side of the center of bike, so the front wheel and the rear wheel are not in line but off set.
Do you think this is an issue? and what could be the resulting problem?
Last issue: I am looking for Moto Detail/Louis Oil Temperature Gauge, these companies or the European dealers do not sell to the US, does anyone here have one for sale?
thanks much,
this looks to be a great board.