Supermoto

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

haha, nice to see there's a few other mad souls about...

mitch - imagine a bike that's even lighter and flickable than the DRZ and kicks harder and faster than the SV and you've got what it feels like to ride the 560SMR - nothing is close, 110kg and 60+ rwhp does strange things to your perception of what get up and go really is, the SV would probably sail past it after 120mph or so but for crack the throttle open shove there's nothing like the KTMs - see my sig below for my reaction the first time i ever rode mine (on the race track) and realised i'd been lifting the front wheel in 2nd and hadn't used anything past 1/2 throttle

banana - forgot about the CCMs, basically a DRZ with more grunt, never tried one but heard good things for the most part, most of the slagging is from the hoity toity lot who consider anything less than a race bike to be of no value

Sounds great. I've also heard that the aprillia 550 is a bit of an animal too.

I see you have the yoshi on your DRZ. Have you done the rejet and 3x3 also? I'm looking to do this to mine heard it makes a good difference to the bike

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Mitch

I see you have the yoshi on your DRZ. Have you done the rejet and 3x3 also? I'm looking to do this to mine heard it makes a good difference to the bike

it does, mine was a completely different bike, the throttle response is the most noticeable change, before it would begrudgingly accelerate when i wound it on but after it was much more eager

the DRZ forum over on www.thumpertalk.com is the place to discuss modifications to the DRZ, there's a vast wealth of knowledge over there

funnily enough, i might be selling the Yoshi pipe from mine soon, and going back to stock, as i intend to revert the bike back to stock then put off road wheels on it and go green laning, keep an eye out in the next few weeks as i might well be selling it

What do you guys think of the KTM 990SM? It's really appealing to me as something to move onto when I get bored of the SV - supermoto styling and (supposedly) ability but a 170 mile tank range and luggage options too.

The 990SM is about the only bike I would part ex my SV in for at the moment , but still in love with the SV at the moment , maybe in a couple of years time

[yorkie_chris]

It's the handling on naff roads that draws me to a SM type bike, keep wondering whether to convert a YZ500 or similar, had one a few years ago and it seems like a really bad/good idea....

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by ranathari

What do you guys think of the KTM 990SM? It's really appealing to me as something to move onto when I get bored of the SV - supermoto styling and (supposedly) ability but a 170 mile tank range and luggage options too.

170 mile tank range? **raises eyebrow**

i'll have to ask scott the next time we're out but i didn't think his got anywhere near that, although he does ride like a maniac

the 950/990SM are great bikes, but you could probably balance two SMRs against one 990SM so they aren't the same feeling in terms of agility, but you could use one as an only bike. i'd say try one and see if you like it, more mad than a regular street bike but it's not a featherweight crazy machine like a proper moto

You guy's are really swaying me now LOL. I think it will be something to look into when the weathwe gets nice next year and would consider a DRZ or a CCM. That KTM that you have Lone Wolf have you knocked that together yourself from an off road bike or did it come like that?

Thanks guy's for all your input & I was watching a video about that 3x3 mod on the DRZ what does it do?

[chris8886]

have a read of this months T.W.O magazine. there's (what i think is) a really good article on 3 supermotos in there. the husqvarna 510r, aprillia SVX 550 and KTM 660SMC (i think it was these) and they're basically nutters bikes from what i can gather, but it sure as hell makes me want one!

Originally Posted by Mitch

I bought a DRZ sm back in May and have to say its a great bike, not as fast as the SV but brings a massive smile to my face. Cornering is amazing, I'm no expert rider but these things are so easy to ride.

Mitch, bang on, mines is just about a year old, was gonna sell it 2 mths ago but really glad now I never managed to sell and hope to keep it for a few years now, its a crackin bike

How do the insurance companies like these relatively low power, but "nutter's" bikes?