Project Ground Pounder -1981 Suzuki DR500

Interesting how I never considered how I was going to do an oil change on this thing. Now that I have a few miles on it, I wanted to dump the initial high detergent oil and put in something more permanent. The oil looked good, so I’m confident she’s gonna be a good runner with no issues foreseeable. Had to get a little creative to change the fluids though!

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I’ve been riding the crap out of this bike and I love it. It’s a lot like a bicycle as it’s so light and narrow. I swung through the scrap metal place today and had it weighed. With a half a tank of gas it’s 268lbs. Crazy lightweight. While I was out riding I had the DSLR in my backpack and snapped some good quality photos. When I got home my pinstriping paint came in so I added a few flourishes to the headlight. The paint matched perfectly and I’m resisting the urge to pinstripe everything .

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Here’s a few shots from today:

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Definitely one of my favourite ever bikes on DTT, man I love this thing. Wicked cool pinstriping man and the perfect colour. Love it


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Jimbonaut said:
Definitely one of my favourite ever bikes on DTT, man I love this thing. Wicked cool pinstriping man and the perfect colour. Love it


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Thanks Jimbo! It’s something I’ve never built before and out of my normal wheelhouse but the “anything goes” nature of it has made it a blast to build and ride!
 
This is such a great build mate, can't believe I only just discovered it. 5 stars!
 
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