Michigan | Indy Farmer - 8/4/2014 10:45
I had a DRZ400SM for a while and an XR400 at the same time. The XR was more top heavy and slower, but has the legendary honda reliability. If you look for an older DRZ400E like early 2000s if will have the more agressive cams and the FCR carb. It will be more user friendly than a WR, since the WR has the detuned YZ motor and emissions stuff on it. You'd really have to keep up with the oil changes and it's quite the PITA with the in-frame in-line filter.
This time last year I had about 13 bikes, but have narrowed it down to 7 now. Currently have a 2012 YZ250 as the race bike, and the rest are 50-80cc Hondas for play bikes.
The WRs newer than 05 have just a normal in the engine oil filter, no in frame oil anymore. The new fuel injected ones also have a sight glass for oil level I think. We run our WR's pretty hard around the farm and have yet to have a problem with them reliability wise. They are more of a purpose built off road machine than the drz which is softened up to much IMO. I feel like drz's are motard bikes with the ability to go off road where as a WR or a CRF is a true off road bike that can be easily made on road legal. |
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