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Yea, common problem with th DR. You need to leave the center nut almost loose. The fix for this is to take a little bit of aluminum off the back side of the clutch basket with a belt sander or something. I did this to mine when I had it apart because I always had that problem before I did this. Google it and you should be able to find some info on doing it.

@@DR350Rider1 thanks for the info, I'll look into it..

@@AzPauly Also there are 2 thrust washers on each side of the basket and they wear and make the problem even worse. If they are grooved they should be replaced (or they can be flipped over once). I had already flipped mine over once before so I replaced mine while I had it open. I think the part number I got was 08211-20363.

@@umpquaoutdoors Thank you, my bike only has 4k on it.., had it apart to install the kick start, now it's not fully releasing and is hard to find neutral-it was always a little tricky but definitely worse now...not super excited to take it apart again, maybe in a few months when it's cooler here in Phoenix..

Yea, pretty much any wire, you're just testing the gauge to see if it works

@@umpquaoutdoors just tried it, gauge didn’t move at all. But there’s current on the wire itself so I’m assuming it’s the gauge that doesn’t work

You need to look at the wires on your bike and match the size wire there (or bigger).

I think I used red only because that's what I had at the time. As for the gasket, I used a new gasket and put it on dry.

@@umpquaoutdoors Did the install today, thanks again for posting-a terrific help!

It's not really possible to add electric start to a kick start bike. You would have to get an e-start motor (and then use the parts from your kick start motor to add the kick starter to the newer motor if you want both)

I was trolling about 2 MPH. I have a little tachometer on my kicker motor so when I find a speed that seems to be working good I can stay there. I've been using Mitchell 300's for well over 50 years. I probably have 20 of them as well as some bigger and smaller size Mitchells. I still have my first Mitchell 300 that was made in the early 60"s before Garcia bought them.

I think that trip was the first week of June of 2022. Had a lot of fun catching Browns, they fight hard, but we were camping and I was looking to have a Rainbow trout dinner. Ever since they put the browns and tigers in there it's been a challenge to get Rainbows. Before that I used to limit out on 16" to 24" rainbows by noon everyday.

Send it back. Get a new one.

@@umpquaoutdoors ehh too late. I bought mine nearly a year ago

As far as I've heard it isn't possible. 95 and older DR650 had kick start. 96 and newer DR650SE you are stuck with electric start only.

Possible, yes. But it would probably be cheaper to sell your bike and buy an electric start bike. E-start motors use a different case so you would pretty much have to buy an e-start motor and wiring, bigger battery, CDI, different intake manifold, airboot and carburetor.. There are a few relay/sensors involved. It wouldn't be cheap or easy.

Check out Part One here: czcams.com/video/7_6aXFOI4eE/video.html&ab_channel=UmpquaOutdoors

I have a mechanical cooling fan (run by a belt).

You haven't given enough info to diagnose this. The running light wire shouldn't effect the turn indicator circuit. What is the issue you're getting when you plug the running light wire in? What are you plugging the 3rd wire into? Did your bike have running lights before?

My guess is the thermostat is sticking/bad. It sounds like it's sticking till it gets warm and then finally pops open and probably gets stuck in that position. I have a '98 Ranger 4.0 and when I first bought it the thermostat was stuck wide open, The gauge never moved, the motor didn't warm up much and the heater didn't put out any heat.

Yes, using this oven it an ongoing learning experience. I built it well over a year ago and still every pizza comes out a little different. Got to get the stone just the right temp and the fire the right size, it's easy to get one or the other or both too hot (or not hot enough). But there is nothing like a wood fire pizza, even one that doesn't come out perfect.

It's some steel galvanized mesh I had laying around. I folded the top and bottom edges over for a little extra strength.

@@umpquaoutdoors Thanks I gotta buy some at HD

It sounds like you will need an LED Flasher Relay like this: www.amazon.com/Flasher-Blinker-Signal-Motorcycle-Modification/dp/B08FDKT47Y. These are nice because you can also adjust the speed the it blinks. Some bikes need them and some don't.

@@umpquaoutdoors Do you also suspect a failed diode?

@@orlandoholwerda2373 No, the diode fixes the problems that arise from having LED's with a single indicator light on the instrument cluster. Power can only travel in one direction with LED's. It's a totally different problem then the flasher. With some stock flashers, LED's don't put out enough power for the flasher relay to recognize them so you need a flasher that will work with the small power that LED lights use. It's kind of the same thing that happens in some cars when you tow a trailer and have too many lights blinking and get hyper flash (blinking really fast).

I guess I should also tell you to check your Flasher Relay to see how many connector prongs it has, either 2 or 3, and get an LED relay to match. The one I showed you at Amazon is a 3 prong, but if yours is only 2 prong, then look for one of those.

@@umpquaoutdoors i just want you to know how informative and helpful you are, thank you!

I want to know the same as you.

I don't know alot about electrical components but I would guess it would work. As someone commented below "people say its ok to replace a diode with one of higher specs". I would try it and see what happens.

Parts from a DRZ250 work but I don't think there are any kits for them. The DRZ400 it a water cooled engine and the kick starter is configured totally different. The parts for DR350 DO NOT cross reference over to the DRZ400. However when looking at pictures of the kits, the gears and and other internal parts look identical and it wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer changed the part number on an identical part for a different bike. But whether they are the same or not I don't know.

@@umpquaoutdoors thanks for the detailed reply - much appreciated 👍. Subbed