Suzuki DR-Z400SM Reviews

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Suzuki DR-Z400SM
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Average Ratings for Suzuki DR-Z400SM

  • Build quality4.3 stars
  • Reliability4.7 stars
  • Value for Money4.6 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.6 stars
  • Overall Rating4.5 stars

15 Reviews For Suzuki DR-Z400SM

  • Guest 22nd Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Spent a lot of time looking before going for a black one,found it to be good value for money,cheap to run, easy to ride and simple to look after.Sixth gear would be nice,and the back tyre can wear quickly ,and fuel tank range is a bit poor,but for a bit of fun without too much outlay for a blast on days off,travel to work or pop to the shop
    Suzuki DR-Z400SM is a good buy!

  • Guest 12th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have a Suzuki DR 2007 400SM. A little underpowered at first but I added a K&N air filter, a stage 2 jet kit, a Yoshi pipe and a 39 tooth rear sprocket. Now the bike is great fun to ride. After the original 140 rear tyre was finished I put on a Conti 160sm. Looks good but it is a little harder to slide out the rear now. Perhaps a 150 would be a better choice. Overall I would say that the 400 SM is good bang for your buck.

  • lewigit 21st Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Suzuki DR-Z400SM is an incredible machine. Upside down forks standard, excellent engine, reliable, fun, bargain.

  • kmeachin 18th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Suzuki DR-Z400SM is a really cool bike but a little revy in top gear( 5th) agree with most other owners it could do with a 6th gear. Have a Yoshy pipe on so sounds cool. some guys say should change to 44 sprocket but sure this would make it more revvy in top gear??????

  • kava Rank: Corporal 2nd Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    This Suzuki DR-Z400SM bike is where I've come to after a few different bikes and it fits me well. Started on 70cc 4 strokes, then XT350 to Mexico and around, then ninja zx750r for quite a few years. To me this is what an adventure touring platform should be like, but there are some sorely lacking details (see Bad Points). I can stop on the shoulder of the interstate and wind it out back into traffic pretty well, but it's no 750, you really have to wind it out to catch into traffic. Plenty of tor ...

  • Guest 11th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Suzuki DR-Z400SM is an excellent bike for beginners / commuters
    - cheap to run and maintain, easy to drive in town,
    - a lot of fun !

    Not as powerful as other SM , probably needs another 10 bhp and a 6th gear
    - very small fuel tank
    - gets uncomfortable after 40 ms riding
    recommended !

  • PeteNfla 29th Jan 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The DRZ400sm is a blast to ride, even if you are used to riding a hi-po 1000cc sport bike. Its a bike in a whole new category, (MOTARD!). It does almost everything right. It could use a 6th gear to drop the rpms down at interstate speeds. If you want a motorcycle that is a great in-town or rural commuter, and also a back-road-carving-bullet-proof-engined-wheelie-machine, this is the bike for you. Oh, and it looks cool too!

  • Guest 21st Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    For a road supermoto its the best i have owned one for a while and its great quite pokey no r1 lovely bike to wheelie. Everythings great except stupid little tool bag on the back but it is easily changed.
    The battery is not the best needs a few parts to make it have more feel.

  • jonny99 28th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    An absolutely fantastic bike, zips through traffic, good on fuel, very pokey engine, highest CC in the road tax band. I love it. Even on a motorway hike of 100 miles and another hundred or so on dual carridgeway and A-roads (riding smoothly and at the speed limits as i'm still running in) i was getting close to 70mpg.

    Only slight downside i will otherwise mention is the street-cred. So many cars see it and think it's a 50CC or 125CC, and stupidly overtake at the wrong times. You need to be awar ...

  • aderunner 13th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    To get the best out of this bike, the carburettor, camshafts, and base gasket should all be changed for the stock items which are fitted to the DRZ400E model. None of these changes affect the reliability of the bike, but improve the power tremendously, and are all Suzuki items. If a 44 tooth sprocket is used on the back wheel, more bottom end power is achieved, and the standard chain (110 links) can still be used. The 47 tooth used on the DRZ400E, is too much for road use. An aftermarket exhaust ...

  • corkymoore 29th Jun 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    All in all not bad but understand it rides like a dirtbike not a street bike.

  • Guest 14th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Excellent value for money and a lot of fun. Not expensive to buy or run (falls into lower tax band £32 pa). Very light so easy to handle and goes like stink! Suspension and brakes fabulous. Build quality mostly OK and many body parts very cheap.

  • Guest 13th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I think if you are into supermoto then i would think about this bike.

  • walker597 27th Jul 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have owned my Suzuki DR-Z400SM for two months now and have done 1000 miles on it. I have enjoyed every minute which has been spent on the bike. Whilst cleaning the bike the other day, the sticker on the front mudguard came off, and I had noticed that the right rad scoop decal had started to lift on the inside edges. I went to my local Suzuki dealer and they are fixing it all under warranty, which you would expect. The bike could also do with a sixth gear. When cruising at 80 odd, it could do w ...

  • CCRacing Rank: Lance Corporal 17th Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have been to many shops and websites looking at the Suzuki DR-Z400SM, and I have fallen for this bike, so much so that I am going to be buying one in the next couple of months. Although I personally do not own one (yet), I do know a friend who does, and he loves it.
    It's an all round awesome bike that anyone can get on with. It's not too heavy, so it is good for weaving in and out of traffic, and it is not too bad on looks either.
    If it is a good supermotard that you are after at a good pri ...