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Old 29-03-2005, 11:38 AM
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Default SO WHO'S INTO SUPERMOTO'S THEN?

65-70 BHP

4-speed + slipper clutch

weighs fook all... (approx. 100 kg's)

runs on ultra sticky Maxxis slicks...

shortened and stiffened WP race suspension

and very...very...VERY LOUD!!!

Curerently stripped for paint...pictures soon(ish)...


Old 29-03-2005, 01:07 PM
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not really into it, but my a mate of mine was european champion
Old 29-03-2005, 03:34 PM
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I love em. Was looking to get something like a Husaberg this year until I quit my job. Get those pics up.
Old 29-03-2005, 04:10 PM
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my mate is british champ and finished on the podium in the gp lst season,his first season on supermoto he came from motocross www.mattwinstanley.com
jamesxxx who,s your mate?
Old 29-03-2005, 04:18 PM
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fook me would love a motard! get them pics up!!

Old 29-03-2005, 04:19 PM
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I used to have a YZF426 Supermoto

These bikes will get you banned though as every time you ride them they make you behave like a coont
Old 29-03-2005, 04:21 PM
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Im more into Motocross, but I do like watching Supermoto, pretty cool.

Hey merc, Matt was a very good MX rider, I was a bit disapointed when he left for SM as I thought he had potential to be a British champ!
Old 29-03-2005, 06:16 PM
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Oh and with a slipper clutch you wont be able to do those spectacular slides going into a bend
Old 29-03-2005, 06:19 PM
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what about mini moto x a small jump we built the weekend
Old 29-03-2005, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rb5371
what about mini moto x a small jump we built the weekend
is that the stars and stripes 50cc 4 stroke ?
if it is you need to have a go on the thumpstar 110 cc 4 stroke 4 speed semi auto , weelies off the power in 2nd and 3rd
Old 29-03-2005, 06:27 PM
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na mate thats a crf 50 with a 90cc barrel and card ive got a fym 110cc 4 speed manual.
Old 29-03-2005, 06:35 PM
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what are the yz426's and crf450s like as s/m on the road?? heard they overheat or summit??
Old 29-03-2005, 06:39 PM
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Yeah mate if you leave them ticking over for ages then they get hot very quickly , but once moving they cool down rapidly

Dont forget on a bike your always moving so the bikes always cool and theres not such thing as traffic , I never had a problem with the bike over heating whilst riding it only when I let the thing tickover did I see a lot of heat

Id have another one tomorrow but due to the small tank and no reserve they a little bit impractical

ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL TO RIDE THOUGH

Mine power wheelied in the first 3 gears 4 stroke single pot ........ lovely torquey bikes

Would fookin love the new Aprillia V-TWIN Supermoto
Old 29-03-2005, 07:49 PM
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yeah thats what i thought!!

mate i had a cr250 2 stroke i rode it on roads near me to get the tracks, make you rie like a hooligan weelied everywhere!! fancy buildin meself a cr500 motard!

did you do a fair few hours then on the road?? they last with the road miles???

havnt seen the aprilia good lookin?? some of em are ugly coonts!
Old 29-03-2005, 07:59 PM
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if i had the room i would have a supermoto , i borrowed a husky a few onths ago for a couple of weeks fookin great bike , sooooo practical , so easy to throw around , made the ninja at 185kilos look and feel like a fookin tank
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Yeah I did about a 1000 miles on the road with mine and never once let me down

Aprillia SM is gorgeous and has 70HP
Old 29-03-2005, 08:05 PM
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The Aprilia MX/SM bikes are ugly dude, they do have some nice touches though like the pipes exiting under the rear fender.

You're better off with a thumper for the roads mate, although the CR or a KX500 will be good fun.

turbo terry: If you're planning on a Yamaha get the newer 450's, I wouldn't buy an older 4 stroke MX bike being you ride flat out everywhere.

Heres my sig off a motocross forum I am a member of, its some of my riding pic and one of my bike.

Old 29-03-2005, 08:30 PM
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yeah dunno really jsut about to sell me car to buy another mx bike

love the 2 strokes tho power delivery on me cr 250(01) was a naughty! but was fooked after ridin on the dirt for more than 15mins!

could get a 03/04 crf for the money i wanna spend!fancy the 250crf but no good for the road i would expect.
Old 30-03-2005, 03:43 AM
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alloy ,matt was getting injured a lot in mx did a bit of supercross in his time as well ,doing 100% in supermoto 1st season brit champ and top ten in gp,s
heres an excellent mx forum www.mxtrax.co.uk
andy granger goes on off here
see you on there, gary
Old 30-03-2005, 05:43 AM
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there are great, i have a ktm 660 smc race rep. Only use it on the road but its more fun than big road bikes by loads
Old 30-03-2005, 04:03 PM
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get the pics up bud!!! 660 must be a hand ful??
Old 30-03-2005, 05:44 PM
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my brother and i brought a pair, fitted sticky road tyres to them
Old 30-03-2005, 06:19 PM
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Sold a CCM to get my gixxer
Old 30-03-2005, 06:50 PM
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Would love one but as plp have said above id ride it like a twat..thinking im in motocross race again...
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I want to buy a Africa Twin
Old 30-03-2005, 08:33 PM
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mate those ktms look the bollocks!

would you manage 100mph on em??

bet u an ur bro have a right giggle!
Old 31-03-2005, 05:30 AM
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they do well over the ton, very easy to get them up there!!!!!
Old 31-03-2005, 06:42 PM
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Slipper clutch can be set-up to suit your riding style, slides won't happen but on the other hand it won't hop in corners either, bouncing off the line and shite...slipper clutch makes you go faster

I used to have a CR500 supermoto: only for experienced riders!!! It's like riding a chainsaw...fookin' hell! MAD MAD MAD powerdelivery!
My Husaberg has enough grunt to outrun a CR but it pulls from low down so it's easier to control. Still, it wheelies of the throttle in top gear...
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DEANO
Yeah mate if you leave them ticking over for ages then they get hot very quickly
ROFL at that statement
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