SUPERMOTO!!!!!!!

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 8:06pm
HEY MOTO HEADS..

just thought i would start a thread on moto heads with supermoto's..

i have a DRZ400sm..black in color,its stock,overweight and underpowered..but the fun factor is a 10..

i have the AVON tires with a block pattern

i hope some of you will share what you ride

aloha
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Cygnus 10/14/2009 1:10pm
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I am going to buy a left over 08 Honda 450r and turn my 06 into a flattracker SM bike for next season. I can't race Moto too much any more due to my back but defintly can't stop competeing.
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09450f 10/14/2009 2:00pm
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its alot of fun ...the tires are fat..and when i lean into a turn nothing grabs or scraps ..my days of hard motos are off until my wrist gets better..but i still ride,just not as hard

i have been caught in full on rain storms..come home drenched



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lumpy has got it going on..

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Cygnus wrote:
I am going to buy a left over 08 Honda 450r and turn my 06 into a flattracker SM bike for next season. I can't race...
I am going to buy a left over 08 Honda 450r and turn my 06 into a flattracker SM bike for next season. I can't race Moto too much any more due to my back but defintly can't stop competeing.
buy rims and spokes and switch them out?

or buy a set of new set of wheels
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Cygnus 10/15/2009 7:16am
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I already have a 19 in for the front from an old honda cx 500 for the flat track. Just need to machine a spacer. Then I will buy a set of SM wheels or just race it in the 21 inch class for SM. I will probably have the suspention lowered to Flattrack specs. I will do way more FT than SM.
project racer 10/17/2009 11:19am
10/17/2009 11:19am
Someone say flat track? SE Regional at Daytona. Only aircooler in the final, putting it on the water pumpers. 250 class.

project racer 10/17/2009 11:24am
10/17/2009 11:24am
Ahrma National , Daytona Municipal Stadium. 251-600 modern vintage class. Could not catch that yellow YZ 400 engined Shell bike.

project racer 10/17/2009 11:30am
10/17/2009 11:30am
Holiday Downs,Palmetto Georgia. Ahrma National 251-600 modern vintage. MX 360 Champion Yamaha.

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project racer wrote:
Ahrma National , Daytona Municipal Stadium. 251-600 modern vintage class. Could not catch that yellow YZ 400 engined Shell bike. [IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j140/projectracer/scan0033-3.jpg[/IMG]
Ahrma National , Daytona Municipal Stadium. 251-600 modern vintage class. Could not catch that yellow YZ 400 engined Shell bike.

look at how wide he is..har!!

flat tracking is alot of fun
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Cygnus wrote:
I already have a 19 in for the front from an old honda cx 500 for the flat track. Just need to machine a spacer. Then...
I already have a 19 in for the front from an old honda cx 500 for the flat track. Just need to machine a spacer. Then I will buy a set of SM wheels or just race it in the 21 inch class for SM. I will probably have the suspention lowered to Flattrack specs. I will do way more FT than SM.
what flattracks are there in colorado? The closest one to me in Az closed down a while ago, perris or williow springs seems like the closest to me in Ca. Any websites? thanks.
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lumpy790 10/19/2009 6:52am
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Hey Rooster.....where was that race at?
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09450f 10/19/2009 9:00am
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check out the big red rooster!!!!!!!!!
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Rooster 10/19/2009 4:07pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
Hey Rooster.....where was that race at?
The top photos were taken at Tradex Convention center at the airport in Abbotsford, B.C. on an open practice day. They now run a full series there with a nice dirt section that wasn't there when I lived in B.C.

The bottom photo is from the new stomping grounds @ stratotech raceway park near Edmonton, AB. Easily one of the nicest facilities in North America for karting and a track large enough to race sportbikes on (~1 minute lap times).

http://www.rpmsupermoto.com

http://www.stratotech.ca/
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09450f 10/20/2009 8:31pm
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i read that if i drilled out the airbox on my DRZ it would help..along with a pipe

haven't done that since the 80's
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Rooster 10/21/2009 2:45pm
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The best mods for the DRZ are the FCR carb and a pipe. The airbox mods just go along with that. It really picks the bike up and makes them decently fast.

Just don't get too caught up in trying to extract a ton of power from them. I've seen guys mod the heck out of them and the platform just isn't ever going to be as competitive as a converted MX bike or a more race style pre-built bike like a husky or aprilia. You can wake it up a bunch with the right mods, but you can't change it's stripes completely. Like all forms of bike racing though. With the ride guy at the controls you can make faster bikes look silly on it. It's certainly no toy.
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09450f 10/22/2009 4:24pm
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whats a FCR carb?

thanx for your input..its just a blast that DRZ..handles and brakes really well..turning is a breeze..i wish it was a 450 or 500,but for this little island its almost perfect..i got it with 3200 miles..an 07..i doubled that already in about 3 months

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Rooster 10/22/2009 6:42pm
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Just google it. You'll find a ton of reviews and explanations.

Basically it's a Keihin MX style carb that flows much better. Don't go for a big bore kit. You won't need it and it may give a slight power increase, but the heavier piston means it will rev slower and won't have the same jump off the line.

I learned from putting the big bore kit on my CRF. High RPM use isn't the way to showcase a big bore kit.
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09450f 10/22/2009 9:32pm
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Rooster wrote:
Just google it. You'll find a ton of reviews and explanations. Basically it's a Keihin MX style carb that flows much better. Don't go for a...
Just google it. You'll find a ton of reviews and explanations.

Basically it's a Keihin MX style carb that flows much better. Don't go for a big bore kit. You won't need it and it may give a slight power increase, but the heavier piston means it will rev slower and won't have the same jump off the line.

I learned from putting the big bore kit on my CRF. High RPM use isn't the way to showcase a big bore kit.
thanx..yeah..its interesting...the bike gets out quickly with the right clutching..

i really like the go anywhere style..except mud

i have explored alot of country roads

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