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CasterTroy · 11-22-2010, 01:06 PM

It would be best to have a set of fork tubes for motard time, with fork braces and everything so you just loosen the fork clamps and put the whole assembly in, and THOSE forks you can run with some heavier oil. But I don't have that to invest right now.....so I just upped the compression and rebound. I'll change the suspension to be softer for dirt. But I'd like a separate set of forks.

Also, the IDEAL situation is to have 2 rear rotors, 2 sets of bolts for the front rotors (since you now have a larger STREET rotor) and 2 sets of bolts for the sprocket (since you now have a MUCH smaller rear sprocket for the STREET)

So with THAT the change shouldn't be more than 20 minutes. Including time to pick the bike back up when it falls off the stand

smileyman · 11-22-2010, 02:23 PM

Thanks for the 411. Now the sprockets are spinning in my head once again...Winter/Spring project planning time.

CasterTroy · 11-22-2010, 02:33 PM

You bet!

It's a lot better (IMHO) to get a dirtbike and make it an occational trackday motard, than trying to get a dedicated motard street bike.

I HAD the street tard......and while it was sweet....it was a novelty at best. It ran it's course and I decided to sell it (like everyone with those DRZ400SM's do just as soon as they mod the piss out of em) after about a year and a half.

I now have a dirtbike that I can make a tard in 30 minutes or less

And it cost next to nothing when you consider the cost of a new(ish) sportbike.

smileyman · 11-22-2010, 10:17 PM

Cost is part of it no doubt, but my closest track is just 1.8 mi 10 turn circuit and I have been around it a zillion times on SVs and 600s. I took my 1125R there this summer and it just inhales the straights. So I left thinking Motard? ninja 250? formula 450? aprilia or Honda 125? mD 250! But this way I can play AND have a dirt bike for when I cant or wont track. Like October to say April...

11-22-2010, 01:06 PM	#1
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	It would be best to have a set of fork tubes for motard time, with fork braces and everything so you just loosen the fork clamps and put the whole assembly in, and THOSE forks you can run with some heavier oil. But I don't have that to invest right now.....so I just upped the compression and rebound. I'll change the suspension to be softer for dirt. But I'd like a separate set of forks. Also, the IDEAL situation is to have 2 rear rotors, 2 sets of bolts for the front rotors (since you now have a larger STREET rotor) and 2 sets of bolts for the sprocket (since you now have a MUCH smaller rear sprocket for the STREET) So with THAT the change shouldn't be more than 20 minutes. Including time to pick the bike back up when it falls off the stand __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

11-22-2010, 02:23 PM	#2
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Thanks for the 411. Now the sprockets are spinning in my head once again...Winter/Spring project planning time. __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

11-22-2010, 02:33 PM	#3
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	You bet! It's a lot better (IMHO) to get a dirtbike and make it an occational trackday motard, than trying to get a dedicated motard street bike. I HAD the street tard......and while it was sweet....it was a novelty at best. It ran it's course and I decided to sell it (like everyone with those DRZ400SM's do just as soon as they mod the piss out of em) after about a year and a half. I now have a dirtbike that I can make a tard in 30 minutes or less And it cost next to nothing when you consider the cost of a new(ish) sportbike. __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl

11-22-2010, 10:17 PM	#4
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Cost is part of it no doubt, but my closest track is just 1.8 mi 10 turn circuit and I have been around it a zillion times on SVs and 600s. I took my 1125R there this summer and it just inhales the straights. So I left thinking Motard? ninja 250? formula 450? aprilia or Honda 125? mD 250! But this way I can play AND have a dirt bike for when I cant or wont track. Like October to say April... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!