Thu, 20 Aug 1998 18:54:37 +0200
- Message No. 3779
From: Marc Luethi
Subject: RE: Super Moto
At 15:41 19.08.98 +0100, Sheridan wrote:
>numbers are the same, the wheel will be close to a fit may just need spacers
>making, (early CBR 600's disks look similar so would be a good starting
>point).
Jupp. Earlier CBR6s have the same calipers and thus brake pads of the same
shape & size as the RD04. I don't know if this similarity still exists
between RD07 an younger CBRs.
>I have also thought of doing this (born tinkerer) but have always decided
>there was no point.
An dead right you are! (Just my point)
>I can get the pegs down easy enough, and I instruct on
>high speed advanced riding courses, which are mainly run on bendy A & B
>roads where very few if any bikes get away, so why change it (just my
>opinion anyway).
I had the chance to ride a Super Moto version of a SLR 650. 17" Wheels,
120/60-17 in front, 150/xx-17 in rear with Michelin Race Tyres ; to cut the
long story short: awful!
The bike looked great, but the large tyres annihilated the slightest
attempt of riding a "well-rounded line" around any kind of curve or corner.
Don't do it. Get a pair of Enduro4 Tyres and hot wax Superbikes (almost)
wherever you feel like doing so.
Greets
Marc
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