Supermoto?

I think supermoto is bad ass. I like looking at the photos. Would love to try it.

So far I think Supermoto is like the motorcycling equivelant of soccer to U.S. fans.

Personally, I don't have a beef with it, and dig shooting it. But some of the dirt sections I've seen on courses here look like they'd be really spooky to ride with the slicks.

MC didn't perform as expected.

Did it one time on a ktm 625 at circleville. If it was as acessible as mx, i'd be all over it. It's one of the best times i've had on two wheels. Here is the problem, at least locally. THere is one track within 2.5 hours that has x amount of races a year where x amount of people total show up. It takes a 200 mile radius to get those people. The cost of conversions plus the fact that moto is so much bigger and easier to do make it more of a novelty than a convenienence. If there were 3 tracks within 2 hours that ran a series that drew 100 bikes a weekend it would be a different story.

Some of the best racing I've ever seen was Super-Moto, but with Henry and Wardy out of it it lacks star power. In the past the X-Games Super-Moto have been great , but this year's were real yawners.

It is and you should try it. Supermoto still has a cult following in the US. Inspite of a series this year that was a mess, the amateur side of this is still going o.k.
Modern Supermoto was built in an inverted pyramid, an AMA Pro series first and hope that the amateur/grassroots side would blossom. Nearly every other form of racing starts at the local level and builds to a Pro series. Without that base it is hard to support the top.
Those who have tried it, love it. Many top pros would go there if there was money to support their efforts. Let's hope DMG decides to get behind it.

Steve.....slicks and dirt.....no big deal !!!
Knobbies....we don't need no stinkin' knobbies

I think it is alot of fun but will cost twice as much or more than mx.

It's fun stuff, We are lucky in Tucson we have a great Supermoto Track

Cost is definitely higher, but it's not too bad.

You can try it out on the cheap with sportsman class tires on your stock rims. Although I would suggest a 310 or 320mm front brake conversion kit as a pretty mandatory upgrade. The higher speeds take a serious toll on brakes and can warp the stock rotors pretty easy as they build up too much heat and don't have the same kind of surface area as the larger rotors. You can pick up a rotor and a caliper adapter for well under $100. The stock calipers work well enough with the bigger rotors. Just change your fluid more often and use the really good stuff as it'll get much hotter than it will from MX.

I've seen some guys go really quick with the sportsman tires. The 17's are nice, but not necessary if you just wanted to try it out. You might want to run a bigger countershaft sprocket too. Especially if the track you're going to has any long straights. Listening to your bike bounce repeatedly off the rev limiter is kind of freaky.

You could always just go out and watch a race or practice session in your area and ask around the pits. You'd be surprised how many guys are more than willing to let you take their bikes out for a blast to get another convert to the dark side. It's a pretty friendly bunch of guys.

How many of you have an old 2 stroke sitting around? They make a inexpensive SM and if you decide to really go for it.....the parts bolt on the newer 4 bangers.










Henry the day before his get off..........

Sorry....having trouble posting Henrys picture.

Lumpy's got it bad.

Wardy and Paul Tracey at the Finals in Vegas a few years ago.

Yep.....that YZF was the test mule for most of my Supermoto Products I manufacture.......there have been some updates but still basically the same.

Supermoto is Like F1 motocross. Moto is dead in my mind. Off roading and dual sporting still yes, but Moto and SX? Fuck it.

Too much work, not enough ride time, and you can't just go ride anywhere anymore. It's a dying sport and dead for many.

Sadly.

Here is a great link to some sick bikes.

Lots of bikes here

http://www.supermotoracer.com/reader_rides_index.html

I've done it on pitbikes, would like to try the big bikes, but there is no where to do it.

Supermoto is like Road Racing where you travel to get to tracks.....not like MX where there are tons of tracks to choose from.

You are not far from 2 tracks. Circleville OH & Beave Run is by Pittsburgh. Hell I drive from Charlotte NC to get there!

You could always put a plate on your bike and ride anywhere.

I don't recommend it though. The bikes are way too much fun to control yourself on the road with. You will lose your license quick if you're anything like me. Although oddly enough the cops seem to let you go an awful lot on them. At least in Vancouver they did. We'd get pulled over as a group with some guys having no license, signals, working headlights, slicks, missing plates, etc. For some reason the cops would always just let us all go.

The sound of 8 or 10 big bore four strokes roaring down the street between all the highrises downtown is something you have to experience to believe. Finding an empty industrial park on a Sunday afternoon together turns it into an instant racetrack.

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320MM brakes & slicks can really bite!

Love the picture of Dalton's Honda .

I think it is cool! I went and hung out with these guys on Friday.

I love it, and I wish there was a track near me.

I think you know a guy that will let you try anytime.........LOL

Pick me up on your next trip to Beaver Run.

I rode the All Access bikes a couple times, once at Grange and another time at a kart track in Canby Oregon and it was some of the most thrilling time I have ever spent on a motorcycle. Just imagine perfect berms in every corner with absolute traction everywhere(once your tires are hot) After a full day of riding you feel great,it's very low impact, I actually enjoyed the road sections much more than the dirt.

When I went to the Atlanta SX to kick off the WWR sponsorship I found these in the pits....

Parts Unlimited display area....





Tammer Racing XXX area.....

I'd be into it if there was anything around and the track was safe.

I see they tend to layout a lot of these courses on the infields of car ovals. I wouldn't get on a track like that with a bike, ever. Not with bare concrete retaining walls inches away. Just stupid. Isn't that how Henry was injured last time? Slid out coming up the banking and had his body thrown into the wall?

Just ride the local roads with some old knobs. If you like that, you're set.

I'd gear up at least 1or 2 on the CS first just for the local roads. You run out of gears real fast on the blacktop.