Can I have mine with a TL motor please.

**98tls** · 1st March 2009, 11:17

These guys have done not a bad job on this thing.http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bike...oto/#more-1287 though i think a different paint scheme would suit better.

**xwhatsit** · 1st March 2009, 11:29

What's the point of a `supermoto' that weighs twice as much or more as your average 450 SM?

**MidnightMike** · 1st March 2009, 11:31

Now thats fugly.

**98tls** · 1st March 2009, 11:36

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

What's the point of a `supermoto' that weighs twice as much or more as your average 450 SM?

Dunno but it seems to have caught on,plenty of manufacturers making them.There doesnt seem to be a point needed really hell these days we have sports cruisers,trail bikes that weigh more than many road bikes.

**xwhatsit** · 1st March 2009, 12:35

Originally Posted by 98tls

Dunno but it seems to have caught on,plenty of manufacturers making them.There doesnt seem to be a point needed really hell these days we have sports cruisers,trail bikes that weigh more than many road bikes.

Lipstick on a pig -- like putting a set of GSXR fairings on a GN250. You can give it as much of a stripped-down motard aesthetic as you want, but you can't change the fact that it won't be much lighter than the stock 220kg dry weight or whatever it is.

If it was Suzuki mass producing this for sale, then that would be one thing (and not wholly ridiculous, mass-market `everyman' low-cost lookalike for everyday riding, like the GSX650F), but this is a supposed high-performance custom bike maker, which is just weird.

EDIT: On the subject of Lipstick on a Pig, here's one for you. Bling for whoever can guess the underlying Pig!

**Eurodave** · 1st March 2009, 15:36

That red thing with the misaligned fairing , was it a CB250RS ?

[well, it looks like the petrol tank was off one anyway]

**98tls** · 1st March 2009, 16:33

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

Lipstick on a pig -- like putting a set of GSXR fairings on a GN250. You can give it as much of a stripped-down motard aesthetic as you want, but you can't change the fact that it won't be much lighter than the stock 220kg dry weight or whatever it is.

If it was Suzuki mass producing this for sale, then that would be one thing (and not wholly ridiculous, mass-market `everyman' low-cost lookalike for everyday riding, like the GSX650F), but this is a supposed high-performance custom bike maker, which is just weird.

EDIT: On the subject of Lipstick on a Pig, here's one for you. Bling for whoever can guess the underlying Pig!

My first thought was CB250 or something but the size of the pipes makes me think a two smoker,very early nsr or something,dunno.