#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE UPGRADE#
#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE FULL#
#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE MODS#

If you bikes steers slower 3000 miles from now, put the bike back on its nose again. I also hit a groove in the road while changing lanes and had a little speed wobble. Use that distance to move the bike back to the original attitude. In this video, I rode the drz400sm on some highway roads. Next time you replace a tire, measure the height of the axle from floor before and after the replacement. (Front preload is probably easiest to try but your sag numbers will change.) Don't think the DRZ has rear ride height but if it does you can lower it in the rear the same distance the new tire raised the rear. You can raise the front of the bike by 1) an increase in the front preload or 2) you can lower the forks in the triples. If you want to compensate for the larger diameter tire you installed, you will need to put the attitude of bike more towards the rear to get back to the rake and trail you had with the last tire. I had one in my front and had to replace it. It could even be the tire itself that isn't quite round. Put the bike on a stand, rotate the front wheel and check how true it is. I got used to it but I also don't go over 65 on my DRZ. I've got the same bike and had the same issue. I went from a rear tire that was showing threads to a brand new tire and it raised the rear a half inch at the axle (radius was 1/2 greater). I got to 150 Kmph on my DRZ400SM and started getting a wobble in the handle bars, shat myself, and never tried it again. This reduces rake and trail which reduces straight line stability (but helps bike turn quicker/easier). Prices will be dropping a little soon as fall sets in, good luck with your hunt.A newer or just simply taller rear tire will change the attitude of the bike by raising the rear. You do lose around an inch and a half of ground clearance and lose your knobby tire, but with time and practice you can handle trail riding, jumps, dirt riding etc. It seems like a lot of people fear riding the SM on trails. But if you plan on having an SM setup just buy the SM because converting later will cost you. Initially, the rest of the vehicle remains mostly unaffected, until translated into a vehicle yaw oscillation of increasing amplitude producing.

My point being, decide which bike you really want and buy that bike. Wobble, shimmy, tank-slapper, 1 speed wobble, and even death wobble are all words and phrases used to describe a quick (410 Hz) oscillation of primarily just the steerable wheel (s) of a vehicle.

#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE UPGRADE#

If you upgrade to say warp9 wheels you're looking at more like $1500 - $1900 just for wheels, then you'll need a bracket for your caliper to sit properly on the bigger rotor etc. The SM has lower seat height (if that's an issue) inverted front fork, bigger rotors for braking, different wheels and tires, which $500 is a pretty cheap price quote and that's for a used set. The SM can handle the trails, it's the rider that has to handle the bike in that scenario.

#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE MODS#

you'll spend more in mods and upgrades to get the S where you want it than the upfront price difference.

#DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE FULL#

This material was chosen because of its extreme suitability for welding as well as abrasion and impact resistance, and all of this keeping in mind the full weight. If you want an SM the S is not the answer. This DRZ400 rear rack, hand-built by B&B Engineering in Australia is made from 4mm aluminium 5083 plate tig welded to the support tubing circumventing the plate.

Drz400 sm speed wobble