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Yamaha R1 offroad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-DuzXcQ4qM&feature=player_embedded#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Yamaha R1 offroad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUs6wlTbXcA&feature=player_embedded#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
thats gotta be insanly heavy for a dirtbike.
It looks difficult to ride in the woods, probably because of the weight and the torque. Would be fun on a flat track though [thumbsup]
I only have one question...
WHY?!!!
Too heavy.
Too much power and torque to be useful in the dirt.
For 1/3 to 1/2 the money you could get either a WR or YZ.
Well, it's likely lighter than my Gran Canyon. :P
That's got to be very hard to ride.
My GC probably pumps out 65 HP or so from it's W-headed 900 mill.
Given moderate traction, it can spin the rear TKC-80 at will up to about 60mph or so.
From what I can tell, he's got the same tire.
I'd hit it.
That's a workout and a half
Now just put some supermoto tires slicks on it. :D
Quote from: Bick on May 07, 2009, 09:13:58 PM
I only have one question...
WHY?!!!
Too heavy.
Too much power and torque to be useful in the dirt.
For 1/3 to 1/2 the money you could get either a WR or YZ.
I think someone would do it just to do it... Interesting though I would agree it would be better suited as a supermotard.
Quote from: Mash on May 07, 2009, 07:53:08 PM
Would be fun on a flat track though [thumbsup]
+1 [thumbsup]
I'd like to see what Ben Spies could do on a flat track with a similarly prepared version of his race R1 [evil]
So they take off the plastics, put a dirtbike fender on it and some knobbies and its a dirt bike? ???
All the comments about weight: Have you seen how much a BMW GS1200 Adventure weighs?
JM
A GS BMW is not a dirt bike.
The guy riding that R-1 rides it fairly well. Kind of fun to watch.
Quote from: corndog67 on May 08, 2009, 08:30:00 AM
A GS BMW is not a dirt bike.
Neither is an R1 with knobbies.
JM
Anybody ever done ay mountainous, windy dirt road riding? I can think of a couple dirt passes that would be wicked fun on. Think Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds.
Quote from: Scottish on May 08, 2009, 11:33:08 AM
Anybody ever done ay mountainous, windy dirt road riding? I can think of a couple dirt passes that would be wicked fun on. Think Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds.
I seem to remember Ducati did pretty good in the last Pikes Peak Run. [clap]
LA
Yes they did. I got to meet the rider and see the Tard when they brought it to the shop after a light lay down on a practice run. The guy was nice friendly and more than willing to shot the sh!t. The bike was an absolute weapon. [thumbsup] He joked around that "I managed to get my leg under the exhaust in the lay down...... because it's the most expensive part of the bike" [laugh]
According to the guys I bought my bike from, Ducati of Santa Barbara had a hand in building both of those Pikes Peak bikes.
Smack it up flip it rub it down oh no...........
I'd rock that.
Quote from: corndog67 on May 10, 2009, 12:26:46 AM
According to the guys I bought my bike from, Ducati of Santa Barbara had a hand in building both of those Pikes Peak bikes.
Don't know who built it, I met him at Southern Colorado BWM/Ducati....... which has since been swallowed by Pikes Peak Harley-Davidson. :'( I haven't been to the new shop but I liked the old one on the westside.
Quote from: corndog67 on May 10, 2009, 12:26:46 AM
According to the guys I bought my bike from, Ducati of Santa Barbara had a hand in building both of those Pikes Peak bikes.
I think there is a video on the web somewhere that shows one of the Duc entrants riding to the race, competing, then riding the bike home.
Quote from: Vindingo on May 11, 2009, 01:05:26 AM
I think there is a video on the web somewhere that shows one of the Duc entrants riding to the race, competing, then riding the bike home.
I've seen that video Vindingo, it was a teramonster, he bought it rode the race and drove it back to Cali or something. The bike I'm talking about was a Hyper and it won it's class. Wicked Hyper at that.
off road monster:
(http://thekneeslider.com/images/terramostro2.jpg)
Quote from: Scottish on May 09, 2009, 12:36:29 PM
Yes they did. I got to meet the rider and see the Tard when they brought it to the shop after a light lay down on a practice run. The guy was nice friendly and more than willing to shot the sh!t. The bike was an absolute weapon. [thumbsup] He joked around that "I managed to get my leg under the exhaust in the lay down...... because it's the most expensive part of the bike" [laugh]
We met him on Ducati Island at Moto GP in Indy last year. His bike I checked out as well at the Indy Ducati place, I have pics somewhere.........LOL! Cool guy and bike [beer]
One of my favorite vids of the TM (http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/rss/flash/1133417&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&feedurl=http://filmdirector.blip.tv/rss/flash&brandname=blip.tv&brandlink=http://blip.tv/%3Futm_source%3Dbrandlink&enablejs=true)
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Quote from: Monsterlover on May 11, 2009, 04:29:11 PM
One of my favorite vids of the TM (http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/rss/flash/1133417&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&feedurl=http://filmdirector.blip.tv/rss/flash&brandname=blip.tv&brandlink=http://blip.tv/%3Futm_source%3Dbrandlink&enablejs=true)
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Yuppers, that's the one I was thinking of.