$3,899
Fort Collins, Colorado
Category
Dual Sport
Engine
-
Posted Over 1 Month
2009 Suzuki DR-Z 400S, DR-Z400S Very fun Street Legal Dirt bike with low miles and new tires!! The DR-Z400S looks like an off-road machine, and it is - with all the unmatched performance capabilities you'd expect from a Suzuki. But look a little more carefully and you'll see you get a bonus: it's 100-percent street legal. The DR-Z400's exceptional off-road performance should come as no surprise. After all, it uses the same advanced suspension as the renowned DR-Z400E. It also has a lightweight, compact design that helps it offer crisp handling everywhere from tight, technical trails to wide-open fire roads. Off-road or on the street, the DR-Z400S provides strong torque across the powerband and amazing throttle response. And it features remarkably smooth performance, complemented by conveniences such as electric starting and a compact, easy-to-read instrument cluster. On the trail or cross town, you can't beat the Suzuki DR-Z400S. Chassis Compact digital instrument cluster with speedometer, odometer, twin-tripmeters with addition / subtraction capability, clock, timer and stopwatch functions. On-road legal lighting with bright 60/55-watt halogen headlight, compact tail / stoplight, lightweight, rubber-mounted turn signals and horn. Narrow profile with smooth transitions between the tank, seat and bodywork. Chrome-moly steel frame is torsionally strong with minimal weight. The backbone tube, front down tube, and steering head gussets form the dry-sump engine oil tank. A bolt-on aluminum subframe helps reduce weight and simplify maintenance. Long travel, 49-millimeter cartridge-style forks feature adjustable compression / rebound damping and adjustable spring preload for all types of on / off-road terrain. A fully adjustable rear shock ABSorber with high / low speed compression damping adjuster and aluminum swingarm for precise rear wheel control. Sure stopping power is supplied by a 250-millimeter front disc brake with dual-piston caliper, and a 220-millimeter rear disc brake with a single-piston caliper. Chrome-moly steel footpegs, aluminum rims/hubs, plus engine guard and rear disc guard. Engine Smooth throttle response with a Mikuni BSR36 CV-type carburetor fed by six-liter airbox. The left side cover has quick-release fasteners for easy access to the air filter. Thermostatically controlled cooling fan mounted to the left radiator helps maintain consistent operating temperature in traffic. 398-cubic-centimeter, DOHC, liquid-cooled, dry-sump engine produces strong low-rpm power. Electric start with lightweight starter motor and a compact 6.5-amp maintenance-free battery. Compact four-valve cylinder head with 36-millimeter intake valves, 29-millimeter exhaust valves, narrow 28-degree included valve angle and shim-under-bucket valve adjustment system. Automatic decompression system for quick / easy engine starts. SCEM-plated cylinder (nickel-silicon-phosphorous) is lighter a
