Suzuki DR-Z400 For Sale

What Is It?

• Supermoto
• Single Cylinder
• A2 Licence

It's powered by a liquid cooled 398cc single cylinder four stroke engine, producing 39bhp around 7,500rpm and maximum torque at 6,500rpm. RRP for the DR-Z400S was £4,200 in 2007 and £4,500 for the SM.

DR-Z400S features include:

• Tubular Steel frame with Aluminium sub-frame
• 250mm disc up front with 2 piston caliper
• 220mm disc at the rear with single piston caliper
• Adjustable 49mm fork
• Rear shock with 26-level damping adjustment
• Easy to access air filter
• Aluminium bash plate
• Halogen headlight
• Mikuni BSR36SS carb
• Fork gaiters, pillion pegs
• Electric starter, 5 speed gearbox

In 2003 a catalyser was added to meet Euro 2 regulations and in 2005 Suzuki boosted the power to roughly 47bhp at 9,000rpm and maximum torque at 7,500rpm. The wire spoked 21" front wheel takes an 80/100 tyre and the rear 18" a 120/90.

• Colours: Yellow, blue/white, white, black, black/blue

DR-Z400SM Supermoto (£4,500 in 2007)

Introduced in 2005 the SM gets a Motocross style frame, 45mm lower seat height at 890mm, smaller 17" wheels with a 120/70 Dunlop Sportmax tyre at the front and 140/70 at the rear, an upside down Showa fork with protectors, larger 300mm front disc with single piston caliper, different swingarm, axle sliders and a more pointy beak but it weighs 2kg more.

• Colours: White/black/orange

DR-Z400E

Non-street legal version of the S with knobbly tyres and no indicators/mirrors/tail light/dash. It featured a Keihin FCR39 flat-side carb.

• Colours: Yellow/black