seems abit empty.

[Groper]

hi m8 cos mine is the smr the engines only last 7-8000 miles and then they need a new con rod
so it is a full strip down new main bearings gaskets and a rebore , oh and larger piston and rings
so not that cheep around £1200
i got a bloke who raced huskys for 7 years to do the work cos he could rebore it.
but i later broke a crank case and i rebuild it when that happened, and crank cases are only £1200+vat!!
and do i notice the difference ??well yer a bit , you can run larger gears so more speed and exceleration
but i only did mine because the engine needed a refresh.

didn't realise they'll need re-building at 7-8k I hope thats not £1200 for just the parts?!
Ahh, well if/when it needs to come apart il think about it then, you running standard gearing? I may try to go up a few teeth for a bit of top end as theres plenty of grunt low down.
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[jaagsxr]

hi m8 i have been told that a new rod is advisable so that the engine does not smash its self up ..
and it is on the smr 's not the sm's
gearing wise i am on a 44 "gold talon " rear (the gold makes it go faster!!!)
and i thing 17 front but it changes , like after i changed something in the engine i put on a smaller front so top speed 80-85 ish but fooook does it excelerate !!
but a little more top speed is allways good

[jaagsxr]

trying to upload a photo ???
i dunno if it will work?the sm style bikes are great i hava sports bike bit sm is alot more fun
at a lower speed
you have gotta use the gear box alot and make sure you are in the fat bit of power
oh and get some sm/mx boots groper!!!

[Groper]

What makes you think i ant got boots? I got boots.

You had any starting issues, or know where i can find some info? I dont think my battery is holding charge

[jaagsxr]

hi i aint got a battery on mine but you might wanta check gereral electrics cos they so get shook around or valve clearances?
i will haava nother go at posting a pic

[andy198712]

i got a supermoto and live near helston....

i've done that road from....well on the lands end raod, out through Zennor and on to st ives..... love it!! nasty crest followed by a right hander you wont see, nearly caught me out big time!!

where is everyone else riding??

[spinup]

I've a KTM660smc and a KTM 560smr, there's a couple of us thta have both road and sm bikes, we ride in and around Dartmoor and surrounding areas, sometime up through torbay mate lives down Plymouth way so do rides out that way too.

[lanejared]

Its really good choice of KTM660smc.
The strongest serial Supermoto, KTM has ever built. 654 cc engine, chassis with special race adjustment.
And KTM 560smr
It has super-agile handling and minimal weight. Lots of torque and plenty of power, 6-gear transmission and 165 slicks.
Good collection.

[Topsie]

Just read this thread, was lookin for whats good for sm in the sw, lol. (Turns out not a great deal...)

My current sm is a 02' Drz 400, which hasn't got many standard parts left on it now, just bought an Aprilia SXV550, which is goin to be my weekend bike, was either that or spending out on bore/stroke kit for the Drz...

I've also got a Tuono 1000 which is my daily ride, well it was untill the front head wanted replacing, but should be back on the road soon!

Good to see theres more of us out there! We'll have to arrange a ride at some point!

[delvey91]

sounds good to me!

[wanzey]

yea im up for that! when shes fixed anyway...