Cheap Supermotos?

[etuna]

Is there such a thing.....?
Was thinking about getting a supermoto for hooning around our fair capital and cant really stretch to a LC4/ Husky as it would be a second bike.
Presumably our continental cousins arent spending their Euros on spangly KTMs all the time and there must be a cheaper alternative?
Are there any 400/450 crossers or similar I could put sticky rubber on? Comfort not an issue, purely for irresponsible short distance scratching. :-dd

[Pete_58]

Sometimes the odd converted crosser pops up on eBay. Might be worth a look...

[Stu]

Suzuki DRZ 450

[etuna]

Suzuki DRZ 450

do you mean 400 or is there a 450 too?

[Stu]

yup 400 then, was just from memory

[haggis]

But there was a DR350 version previously, just add stickies!

Yammy XT660 or WRF450?
Honda CRF450?

[hovis]

dont get a cheap chinese copy, they suck


honda xr 250 or 400

[northwind]

MZ Bagheera/Mastiff? These are pretty cool IMO, I think they have the Yamaha 660 motor in. Old KTM Duke 1? I'd look for a converted mentalist dirtbike personally, not that I don't like road-biased supermotos but they're a compromise, I had a very brief go on a race supermoto a while back and there's no comparison really.

[Red Herring]

Save a few extra pennies and buy something decent, eg an LC4 based one or the Honda XR650. Anything else will just cost you more in the long run, or even in a very short run come to think of it!

[the_lone_wolf]

depends what you want it for really, you don't get mental performance without sacrificing in terms of maintenance and reliability.

i have two supermotos, a DR-Z400 and a KTM 560SMR, one has a recommended oil change interval of 4000 miles, the other 300 miles, but when it comes to performance there's no comparison:

the 625SMC in the middle belongs to a friend, and it's a good compromise of performance and service intervals, you can pick up a decent 04 model for about £3k:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/166/dscf6730os3.jpg

[Stu]

Is that 560 on slicks? :shock:
If so, track only? :???:

[the_lone_wolf]

Is that 560 on slicks? :shock:
If so, track only? :???:

it was, now has road (just) legal tyres;)

[Fizzy Fish]

If you're looking for cheap(ish) n cheerful then a DR-Z400SM is a good option - you can pick up a 2005 bike in VGC with low miles for c. £2400, and there's lots for sale/plenty of spares around.

The problem with small singles is that they don't have a lot of puff - however round town/off road that's not really a problem.

Incidentally you can stick a set of dirt wheels on the SM version for when you want to take it off-road.

Then if you get into it properly you can always sell the DRZ on and trade up

[popeye]

Definately recommend the DR-Z400SM. I've had a converted DR-Z400 for 5 years and it's just about the best bike I've had for getting around town/city traffic....and nothing's fallen off!!!! Be prepared to replace the chain/tyres on a regular basis as they eat them...

[ging6996]

when i got a bike it was a sv or drz. they were massive n i saw a sv first.

a mate had a race ktm 525 n it was a animal only 4 gears n it just wheelied. he let a few people have a go n 2 of em flipped it n they had big sport bikes.

n they last well.

graham

[Stu]

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[chakraist]

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[Stu]

:D
I just think the time saved by one person is lost a thousand times over by all of us trying to understand it :roll:





And stop exaggerating!

[Razor]

get a CR500 and put some 17" road wheels on it, that'll keep anybody entertained on the way to work ;)

[ging6996]

I just think the time saved by one person is lost a thousand times over by all of us trying to understand it :roll:





And stop exaggerating!





if ya aint got the time to try n understand it then dont read it in the first place.
graham

[the_lone_wolf]

And stop exaggerating!

having taken my 560 out for it's maiden voyage yesterday i can confirm that they are indeed, animals;)

1st is uncontrollable wheelies, 2nd is controlled wheelies off the power, 3rd is lean back and crack it open and up she comes, hit a ripple in 4th with the throttle open and it comes up and stays up again, no clutch needed:cool:

[hovis]

liking the headlight on the KTM