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The search for a track bike has come to an end.
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As predicted....do a track day/class..and you'll be addicted
So far I've done three.... two at Streets of Willow and one at Laguna Seca.
Streets is about 45 min away for Bako, and I love the tight twistiness of it. It's not a horsepower track, so taking the 1098 there was a lil overkill.
So for the past few months Ive been searching for an inexpensive 600cc-ish bike. I had my hands on an 06 GSXR that was allready set up perfect as a track only bike as it was a friends race bike. When it came time to exchange cash for bike.... the deal fell apart when the state DMV fees/fines for him not having registered it since 2007 pushed the sale price far beyond what I wanted to spend.
So after some drunkled think'n..... I decided to venture down another track bike path.
hmmmmmm tight twisty track close to home... hmmmm.... I know..... SUPERMOTO [moto]
so today I added to my carbon footprint
2006 Suzuki RMZ4fiddy
I ordered steel braded brake lines, a supermoto front fender, some Warp9 supermoto rims and a set of slicks this afternoon
I got it from one of the kids I work with. The front forks cost more than I paid for the bike, plus I got an spare/new clutch, two extra sets of plastics, extra graphics and a gripper seat cover.....SCORE
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Re: The search for a track bike has come to an end.
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What size rims and tires?
You may need different triples...
That front brake may get crispy too.
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17x3.5 front. ,17x4.25 rear
the come with oversized rotors, rear sprocket size of your choice and brake caliper mount
I ordered black hoops with blue hubs
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Quote from: Speeddog on March 03, 2011, 09:49:29 PM
That front brake
will
get crispy too.
Fixed it for you.
A co-worker rides one of these in AMA supermoto and from his experience I can tell you that if you don't upgrade that front brake it
will
catch on fire / etc.
Other than that, congrats! You Mo-Tarded now!
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congrats....now...pardon my ignorance for a sec, but what is the diffference or advantage of an RM-Z over a DR-Z? (other than the extra 49 cc's)
I guess you'll be spending some time on supermotojunkie.com and thumpertalk.com now as well as here then!
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No front brake needed...... I plan on backing it in everywhere
Dmz is the dual sport
Rmz is the motocross version and is not steet legal.
I thought about selling the dirt rims and tires, but I think i'll keep them so I can play in the dirt too.
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Quote from: bobspapa on March 04, 2011, 06:52:15 AM
No front brake needed...... I plan on backing it in everywhere
Dmz is the dual sport
Rmz is the motocross version and is not steet legal.
I thought about selling the dirt rims and tires, but I think i'll keep them so I can play in the dirt too.
Good choice.
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that's gonna be so much fun.
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Quote from: bobspapa on March 04, 2011, 06:52:15 AM
I thought about selling the dirt rims and tires, but I think i'll keep them so I can play in the dirt too.
dirt vs street require waaay different suspension setups...
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Quote from: derby on March 04, 2011, 09:03:12 AM
dirt vs street require waaay different suspension setups...
couple o' clicks either way...
what could go wrong?
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Quote from: ducpainter on March 04, 2011, 09:44:36 AM
couple o' clicks either way...
what could go wrong?
Meh, a little Dramamine and he'll be fine.
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like I know what I'm doing on either dirt or the street
I just replaced the clutch cable..... off to pick up my brake lines and front fender that came in today
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Re: The search for a track bike has come to an end.
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Quote from: bobspapa on March 04, 2011, 06:52:15 AM
No front brake needed...... I plan on backing it in everywhere
Dmz is the dual sport
Rmz is the motocross version and is not steet legal.
I thought about selling the dirt rims and tires, but I think i'll keep them so I can play in the dirt too.
The RMZ also has a bit more power that the DRZ ~
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Lot-o-power
weeeeeeelie
New supermoto front fender and steel braided brake lines
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