Prize Bike

[Navaho6]

Lucky me!! I won a new DRZ400S, the Grand Prize in the 2006 Suzuki/AMA Dual Sport Ride Series. It was just a random drawing. I rode in the New Blaine, AR ride at Mt. Magazine last September sponsored by the Arkansas Dirt Riders. It was an absolute blast!
http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2007/Suzuki_winner.asp

Unfortunately, ADR is not sponsoring another ride until 2008 but I think that there's another one in TX this year. There is also a new Adventure Ride Series and Dixie Dual Sport is sponsoring one in AL, I think. The grand prize in that series is a 2007 V-strom.

I'm suprised that it took 5 months to get the bike but it doesn't matter. I got an '07 instead of the '06 advertised. Picked it up today from Lightspeed.

I've owned one before and they're not much different than the DR650 that I already have. So, as soon as the title comes in, she's going up for adoption, and I think I have a buyer.

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/515/2007_DRZ-1.jpg

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/515/2007_DRZ-4.jpg

[Rocky]

You lucky dawg you!

[scooterhose]

Congrats Dude. You gotta rabbits foot er somethin'.

[JayD]

'Grats!

[scootertrash]

Sweet! I was lookin at that thinking about trading in the Strom for a lighter more trial friendly bike.... luck ass!

[Dusty]

Congrats. The DRZ is one cool little bike. I want the SM model.

[Save-the-Manatee]

Congrats man. They are cool little bikes.

[Navaho6]

They are decent trail bikes and very reliable but I thought that my '06 was a little too "buzzy" and uncomfortable on the highway. If I wanted another small dual sport, it would have to be a KTM 525. They're street legal now and have a lot more power and much better handling than the Suzuki. But performance comes with a price. The katooms ain't cheap.

I've been thinking about taking the proceeds to get a different set of wheels for my DR650, maybe a new exhaust system too. When I'm done, it will look like this:


http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/515/Blue_DR.jpg

[cajuntrackday_dood]

sweet bike! congrats!