pros and cons of supermotos for the road?

[carlmalibu]

Hey all, I had a go on a friends CCM ...740cc? supermoto. Was a lot of fun but only went up and down the road, not to mention it got nicked and dropped the other week so hole in the exhaust = not good.

We had a ride out for a little while and it looked a hell of a lot of fun.

What are they like? Price wise (for an older one), how do they feel to ride? Are they an anywhere near sensible choice for an all year round going from place to place mostly short distances but the odd 400 mile round trip.

Comfortable?

etc.

still trying to work out what to do when I've sold the RS.
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[paulthewitt]

not the practical choice...but ive heard they are immense fun!

[colin1]

better in town than on the open road i reckon
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[hmmmnz]

comfy to ride, not terribly fast on the open road but good enough for the odd long journey
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

vibey engines, fuel tanks are too small, run out of puff on the open road. If you're daily commute is through a major town then would be an absolute riot though.
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[yambabe]

Scrote magnets. They will come from MILES around to steal one, you will need to be able to watch it pretty much 24/7 and have some damn good security to stand a chance of keeping it.

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[Tarmacsurfer]

Not to mention CCMs fall apart faster than a chocolate teapot. Not a good year round commuting bike
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Why not look at "street moto's" like a water down supermoto. Like the KTM Superduke, Yamaha XT660 X etc.
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[X-man]

why not look on the ccm owners website, i have a 644 R30 and although it aint that powerful its a good crack, service intervals are every 3k and its nerver let me down ... apart from running out of petrol.

I'd say there great for short distance riding but 400 miles would be well uncomfortable on your bum and you'd have to fill up a few times

[GearboxGeezer]

If I had the money for a new bike, A supermoto will be it.

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[mistergixer]

They are fun, but somewhat limited.
Don't buy one if you have any fillings in your teeth as they will be shaken loose by the vibes.
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[TL666]

Had a Husaberg 470 for a bit and whilst it was good for wheelies and stoppies I found that it quickly became boring.
As for them being better on twisties than a sportsbike I think you would have to be talking motard track twisties covered in mud. They aren't as quick as what people say they are.
Putting motorcross wheels back on and taking it offroading is an option but I found that it was far too powerful to have much fun on.
I really do think that you need to be into the offroading thing to get any real enjoyment out of one.

[Jack_Cheese]

Husabergs can be had for around the £1500 mark. I'd only buy one for a fun commute, learn how to stunt, or to go to a supermoto track. I doubt they're much fun for long rides. What's the point in taking an offroad bike and riding it on the road? Tart value, that's all.

It's like putting road tyres on a landrover, then comparing it to a lotus (well, not quite, but you get the point). Unless you're heavily swayed by the tartiness of a supermoto, or you'll actually make use of the wheelie/stoppie capability or the flickability then there's probably a better bike out there...

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[GearboxGeezer]

I like Supermotos purely for the fact that I reckon I would get a rush from stunting rather than going fast. And I think some of them look really mean

[carlmalibu]

well the CCM was surprisingly quick on the acceleration, but I can see the problems with them. Only really a considered option due to me being 6'4/5 and fairly well built
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[phk6]

i want a super moto they look like imense fun
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[fredsredhat]

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While you won't quite get the bandit weight down, you can sharpen up the steering a bit I'm sure by playing with the geomtry and suspesnion/tyres. Stick some wider bars (if you haven't already) on and you may be suprised how much of a difference just that makes with out a high CoG and losing 33% of the weight.

GearboxGeezer:
You can stunt many bikes. Supermotos generally don't make the best stunt bikes due to their dimensions (not bad, but not the best).

[fredsredhat]

I have a 30mm jack up kit. hagon shock, hagon springs and renthals. oberon footpeg jack up kit too. I'm looking into losing some weight ( maybe i should cut down on the pies) i love supermotos but they just aren't practical.

[lilredmachine]

They really should be a second bike. As said, they aren't practical for reliable travel, but are immense fun. If it's your only bike, then no. If it isn't then go for it!
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[Itchy]

damn I just saw a KTM 640 duke nearby for 2K , I kinda want one , since I have a commuter bike already.

so what are the maintenance on those babies? (sees awfully low milage 5300).
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