is it wrong?

as it stood it was not road legal but the dealer told me he would register it and put it on the road, i think it would need horn, indicators brake light, high/low beam. It is definetly the e version with the plastic tank etc just got me a little confused expected to see the sm but then there was an e there which i thought they stopped doing?

Anyway after having a look on other forums like thumper talk you Can get supermoto wheels for the e yes it wouldnt be as good as the sm but i really want to try offroading too. Will have to wait and see on monday as getting a phone call then. Cheers

Originally Posted by ad53ggz

as it stood it was not road legal but the dealer told me he would register it and put it on the road, i think it would need horn, indicators brake light, high/low beam. It is definetly the e version with the plastic tank etc just got me a little confused expected to see the sm but then there was an e there which i thought they stopped doing?

Anyway after having a look on other forums like thumper talk you Can get supermoto wheels for the e yes it wouldnt be as good as the sm but i really want to try offroading too. Will have to wait and see on monday as getting a phone call then. Cheers

Let us know how you get on and how much the dealer would want for it OTR? I'm sure there will be fork upgrades available for the 'E/S' that would make it closer to the SM. Are the wheels the guys on thumpertalk are using OEM suzuki SM wheels? Or are they using an aftermarket wheel like those supplied with the Motostrano kits?

it seems to be a mixture, i will let you know on monday although i am getting concerned myself that the bike will not be able to be used on road but the dealer said he would sell it on the road so presume he would need to put on all the necessary bits are they

horn
high/low beam
brake light
indicators

anything else?

will let you know on monday cheers

Originally Posted by ad53ggz

it seems to be a mixture, i will let you know on monday although i am getting concerned myself that the bike will not be able to be used on road but the dealer said he would sell it on the road so presume he would need to put on all the necessary bits are they

horn
high/low beam
brake light
indicators

anything else?

will let you know on monday cheers

Not sure what the comprehensive list is but a rear reflector should be on there I think, which is why tail tidies are supposed to be for track use only.

Not sure indicators actually need to be on there, unless they are fitted by the manufacturer from new, then you don't need them for an MOT and are expected to use hand signals, but maybe thats just for vehicles over a certain age.

The DFT's website should keep you straight.

[the_lone_wolf]

righto, not been on the forums much over xmas so missed this one...

firstly, about the S/SM/E models

the S and SM are exactly the same except for the SM having 17" wheels, USD forks and a better front brake (stand is shorter and there's probably some very minor differences but that's the main stuff)

the E model is different, it has a 39mm FCR carb where the S has a 36mm CV carb, the head has fewer gaskets so the compression is slightly higher and stock it doesn't come with road papers or anything you need to make it road legal, it also has an off-road silencer

it's pretty simple to mod the S model to E spec

the dealer will most likely be registering the E model as a type approval exempt enduro bike, as it doesn't meet the requirements for type approval and modifying it to do so is very time consuming and pretty costly, if you're expecting lights i'd ask as they're not a legal requirement, only a horn is required

secondly, personally i wouldn't buy new, you could probably pick up a used one for well under half the price which has barely been run in, just a thought

any questions just shout

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

righto, not been on the forums much over xmas so missed this one...

firstly, about the S/SM/E models

the S and SM are exactly the same except for the SM having 17" wheels, USD forks and a better front brake (stand is shorter and there's probably some very minor differences but that's the main stuff)

the E model is different, it has a 39mm FCR carb where the S has a 36mm CV carb, the head has fewer gaskets so the compression is slightly higher and stock it doesn't come with road papers or anything you need to make it road legal, it also has an off-road silencer

it's pretty simple to mod the S model to E spec

the dealer will most likely be registering the E model as a type approval exempt enduro bike, as it doesn't meet the requirements for type approval and modifying it to do so is very time consuming and pretty costly, if you're expecting lights i'd ask as they're not a legal requirement, only a horn is required

secondly, personally i wouldn't buy new, you could probably pick up a used one for well under half the price which has barely been run in, just a thought

any questions just shout

thanks could you go more into this type exempt enduro bike? would i still be able to ride it on the road, would i have problems insurance wise and mot's cheers

i really like the drz but i think i'd get a ccm 644 if i was getting a supermoto just out of preference cool bikes though.

Oh and the reason for new is the 0% finance

Originally Posted by ad53ggz

Oh and the reason for new is the 0% finance

that is very tempting

yeah although everywhere up here seems to have closed until jan