How many SM riders on BCF ?

Valver · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Karma :

How many supermoto riders do we actually have on
BCF?
I know of a few but would be good to know how many more of you there are. I'm up in the north of Scotland and SM hasn't really taken off so much here yet so i only ride alone or with mates on Sports bikes.

so.......

what do you ride? where ya from? how long have you been riding SM for? give us more info if you like.

I ride a 2000model Husqvarna SM610R with a few mods here and there. I've had it since January and its my first SM although i have a motocross and sports bike background. The bikes actually a little ill just now so i'm riding (making do with) a trusty old E plate FZR750. Laughing

mr.tattoo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Karma :

motards are big down south. i got a ktm lc4, honda xr650r, klx 250r. bin riding them for years, do loads of track days on the xr, thankfully most of me buddies have come off sports onto motards so its fun rides now. have a right laff everytime we go out.... sportsbikes are gay Laughing

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

www.visordown.com has a very healthy SM section - lots of them over there.

Obviously though, VD isn't a patch on BCF Thumbs Up

lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

I got a little MZ sm, 1254t, it's quite light and pretty pokey for a small 4t and it makes mincemeat of the twisty roads we have on the island.
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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

getting my license in a couple of days and i'll be riding my suzuki DR250. at the moment it's got motorcross tyres on but it's already registered so i'll be slapping some super moto tyres on there and i'll be getting it airbrushed by a really good friend. i also work down at a custom bikes shop any idea about what i should do to my bike?

Rift. · Scooby Slapper Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Karma :

I have a SM Dr650 1995 but its not working due to eletrical problems.

I also have added a Acerbis fender at the front to make it look nicer.

I've had her for about 2-3months now and im loving the dr's height, you can see everything.

Its a completely different ride to a sports bike and for me (a beginner) the DR is perfect, easy to ride and is quite forgiving.

Im hoping Ben might be able to give us a hand with fixing it, Smile

I'll get a picture posted. Thumbs Up

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

X-man · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Karma :

i ride a CCM R30
restricted atm though.

yzf750r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Karma :

My mates Brother races Supermotos, some of you may know him. Kev Drayton! Also has-had a rd350lc nitrous! Thumbs Up

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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Sliding into a corner properly is much, much, much harder than getting your knee down. Just need to lean it a bit to get your knee down.
If you're talking sliding with opposite lock properly and keeping it going, expect to be a supermoto championship winner, or capable of doing so.

If you're sticking to trail style wheels, I had trailace or trailwing, something like that on the dr and they offered plenty of grip.

mr.tattoo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Karma :

i can get my xr sideways and go round a bend but im nowhere near the big boys!! i can wheelie through most of the box, stoppie, slide ect but went out with my mate who's semi pro motard racer in france and he left me for dust, made me look crap. road biased trail tyres are totally different to mortard wheels. you can get a set of motard rims laced onto your existing hubs with tyres for around 400 mark, well worth the money IMO Very Happy

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

ok so maybe i'm being a bit ambitious about sliding round corners, but i'm looking to use road biased tyres as that's all i'll be riding on.

i want tyres with enough grip to wheelie on basically and to crank the bike over a fair bit.

chris

mr.tattoo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Karma :

wheelie and slide a dr 250?? i can smell the burning clutch already Shocked

thought you was talking bout a big bike, if its just a 250 then get some trail wings or avon's, or just keep knobblies on it, should be easier to slide round a bend then Rolling Eyes

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

i've noticed that it's ridiculosly unstable on the knobblies even at 80 kmh, i don't know whether that's due to the tyres or the long travel shocks but either way it's not safe. why do you guys think it's gonna be so hard to wheelie a 250 4 stroke single. pauls VFR400 is harder to wheelie than my 250 was when i had other tyres on it.

spitfire · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

SM, got some rubber and leather stuff plus a face mask for the missus

.........oh you meant super moto didnt you Wink

stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Erm iv'e been building one out of an 88 kmx200 for the last 12months, or well at least talking about it anyway! Smile

Definately will be on the road by Jan06!

Type_Mo · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Karma :

Im getting a Yamah DT125 and ill be all ligit from December the 6th hopefully Very Happy

I want a KTM duke 640 tho. Might get oen when my 33bhp restrictions are up if i pass my test on time Very Happy

then once thats all moded illg et a gixxer 750 too Very Happy

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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

someone help me out!

got my test on monday and hope to be out by the weekend (thursday friday out here)

and i can't find the right size tyres that i need!

here are the sizes

110/100 – 18 (rear)

90/100 – 21 (front)

if anyone knows tyres of these sizes (road biased please) let me know me know and give the make and model and roughly how much if possible.

cheers

chris

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Have you tried your local tyre place?

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

yeh and they said it'll take 3 months to get em in! but they were some cheapo indian make

so if i can find any on the net i can get em sent to my sis who'll be coming out in december and she can bring em.

chris

Aikman666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Karma :

My RX50 could be classed as an offroad bike...Close enough Laughing

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dizzzzz · L Plate Warrior Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Karma :

I race SM's in the UK. Not had one on the road for ages, I leave that to the trusty SV.

check out my website for on board videos, pics and stuff. obviously now its the end of the season, not much will happen over winter, but it'll be freshly updated during the new year.

www.richardwardracing.com
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lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

Nice site, you look quite the pilot Thumbs Up

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