I so wish a motard would suit my needs better. If the wrx was a 450 I would probably end up with that though!
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I'm curious to see how many people in the GTA are riding motards. Just picked mine up looking to maybe get some riding in with some fellow tarders.
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I so wish a motard would suit my needs better. If the wrx was a 450 I would probably end up with that though!
I had a '05 DRZ400SM a couple years back. I loved it!! Was great for zipping around Toronto, so lightweight and flickable. I now have the Duc Hypermotard. Not a true supermoto but I wanted more top end power. I wish the Husqvarna's were street legal here.
I have an FZ6 simply for the fact that I do alot of highway riding on 400 series highways (from Petawawa down to Simcoe near port dover at least once a month)
On the track I race a yzf 250, which is why I would love a supermotard, I like the way they sit and how easily you could tear up the streets with one.
I've got a drzsm also. I'm usually out most weekends when the weather warms up.
05 DRZ400SM
93 ZX-7
02 RM125
You probably saw a TE510... The TE line (enduro) is street legal (250, 310, 450, & 510) , but not the SM line (at least not that I'm aware of, I could be wrong)... I've heard it's relatively easy to convert the TE to SM (but not the other way around).
Dirt wheels won't fit with the SM radial caliper, hits the spokes because of the 21" wheel, suspension is much stiffer and slightly shorter, the TE is easier to convert to an SM.
08 and newer 450/510 SMR have a shortened rear swing arm which does not have the needed clearance to mount an 18" rear wheel/knobbie, in addition to the issues with a radial brake caliper on the front and it's compatibility with a 21" spoked wheel and the fact that the SMR's are sprung stiffer then the TE's which makes for a harsher trail ride.
Last edited by Xhumeka; 03-04-2009 at 11:43 PM.
Picked up a CRF150R supermoto last fall
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2007 Honda CRF 150R Big Wheel Supermoto with dirt wheels, $3600
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. - William Shakespare
05 DRZ400SM
93 ZX-7
02 RM125
O4 DR650 here!!! LOVE IT!!
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-2007 suzuki drz400sm
-2005 buell blast
-2004 yamaha r6
-2004 honda rancher 4x4
-2000 yamaha r1
-1980 yamaha rd400 daytona
-1972 suzuki gt750
BUY MY BIKE!
2007 Honda CRF 150R Big Wheel Supermoto with dirt wheels, $3600
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. - William Shakespare
ME, ME...I HAVE A SUPERMOTO!!
CRF250R (track only)....I did have a DRZsm for the street but found it not so enjoyable on the highways.
My dirtbike has slicks
2003 KTM Lc4 Supermoto. Comfort seat, large tank, 91Db pipe, over 10000 kilometres so far...
2000 Honda street legal supermoto XR650R
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Shake it like noone is watching.....
Wheelie like theres no Cop around.......
I can and will paint just about anything; I'm a gun for hire!
i had a 03 KTM 640SM, too... vibrate too much! I might pick up a new 690SM one, tho.
where's the wind?!
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