Motard section...

[AlBundy]

Fair enough, as long as them tyres are warm, lol...

I've been down the road a few times, I exercise a bit of caution nowadays...

On the track that's a different story...

[motorbyclist]

General chat is for everyone, and even if its in the ...forum?

A central motard forum under Competition Riding Hopefully the others will add their views too...

That was all a dig back at Quasi... And I was quoting the SM, not the SMC...

I liked some aspects of it, mainly the power.
review...

You're a legend!
But anyway, thanks for your input Gav. Much appreciated.

I couldn't find much info on the SMC. The KTM.au site only has the SM.
...
One things for sure, it looks loads better....

Full power out...
But yes, the 400 lets you do stuff like that...

hit the "multi" button to the right of the "quote" to quote many things at once. when you've got all you want, hit a quote or reply button to create the post and all teh quotes will be there in order of your selection

[Crasherfromwayback]

People. It would seem obvious to me that we really do finally need a motard section!!!

This is because I feel the need to once again tell everyone how fast I once was racing lightly modified dirt bikes well before it was trendy!

Because I'm my biggest fan. I've got pictures to prove it. Do it.

Pete :-)

[Crasherfromwayback]

For all you F3 anti motard brigade...that pic was taken in '91'. No foot out then...none required. I've pics from as early as '87'...still no foot out!

For the motard guys and girls out there...if you want to be able to race the road racers, keep your feet on the pegs and go round the corners as fast as you can. I bet you it's STILL the fastest way.

Pete

[Storm]

But does it look as cool?
Thats the clincher

Take the pic of Reuben Xaus waving at the camera while chucking the Duke motard on its ear- he'd be last out of the corner, but hip deep in fans and gorgeous womenfolk!!

[AlBundy]

I was actually just watching a vid on youtube, kind of showed contrasting lines...

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=YtDwFgfeYAo

[AlBundy]

For all you F3 anti motard brigade...that pic was taken in '91'. No foot out then...none required. I've pics from as early as '87'...still no foot out!

For the motard guys and girls out there...if you want to be able to race the road racers, keep your feet on the pegs and go round the corners as fast as you can. I bet you it's STILL the fastest way.

Pete

Sweet pic Pete...

But does it look as cool?
Thats the clincher

Take the pic of Reuben Xaus waving at the camera while chucking the Duke motard on its ear- he'd be last out of the corner, but hip deep in fans and gorgeous womenfolk!!

Therein lies the rub with the road guys... He'd have punted them off line or destroyed their lines...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sweet pic Pete...



Therein lies the rub with the road guys... He'd have punted them off line or destroyed their lines...

The thing is Paul...from my experience (yeah I've said this 100 times already), too many wannabe motard racers are so hung up on getting sideways and stylie, that they're forgetting to go fast!

I've seen so many posts here from people that think a typical motard bike has better acceleration off the corners than they do...but that's bollicks. An SV 650 or similar has much better drive than a 450 dirt bike.

So you've got to try and exploit your bikes strong points. For me...racing a dirt bike for years meant that I'd do a live or die braking move...try to maintain as much corner speed as poss and sweep through the corner to minimize the road bikes advantage of acceleration!

[Morcs]

Yeah cool, count me in, i like the strength of the dogrooter team, maybe we should just have a drz motard section! Now, who's got a DRZ dirt bike carb they wanna sell me! Mine don't do wheelies like the mud spitting ones do

Ya doing something wrong then.

Mine comes up effortlessly in first and second...

[AlBundy]

Ya doing something wrong then.

Mine comes up effortlessly in first and second...

Yours still stock?

Wheelies are all technique. You clutching them?

Stoppies, now there's a fun thing to do...

[Morcs]

Yours still stock?

Wheelies are all technique. You clutching them?

Stoppies, now there's a fun thing to do...

Ive never clutched a wheelie on any bike.

but ive got

yoshi full system
3x3 mod
stage 2 dynojet kit
k&n

Huuuuuge difference over stock. it becomes a monster.

[AlBundy]

Ive never clutched a wheelie on any bike.

but ive got

yoshi full system
3x3 mod
stage 2 dynojet kit
k&n

Huuuuuge difference over stock. it becomes a monster.

Yip, all those add up to quite a bit of extra power but, from my understanding, more instant response...

Once I've paid mine off, I'll see about go-faster bits...

[scott411]

year put me in for a motard section,

[AlBundy]

year put me in for a motard section,

Awesome, thanks for that.

[Alpha Solo]

I'm keen for a re'tard section...

3rd bike is a hmmm !!!