sweet SM vid

[catch2otwo]

YouTube - TM Racing Supermoto & Enduro www.tm-racing.co.nz

[nilez]

I've never ridden a motard so I'm sure this a (in the words of lady-flyin-low) noobtastic question... how do they slide the rear when they're turning to the right??? I'm going to go out on a limb here and venture the guess that the rear brake is not the right foot pedal like on a street bike???

[schleppy]

I think they use the rear brake as well as feathering the clutch. Whatever it is, they're 1000 times better at riding than me...

[hammadown]

I've never ridden a motard so I'm sure this a (in the words of lady-flyin-low) noobtastic question... how do they slide the rear when they're turning to the right??? I'm going to go out on a limb here and venture the guess that the rear brake is not the right foot pedal like on a street bike???

Disclaimer: I cannot do it, but Im trying to gather information so one day I can grow some nuts (and skills) to do it.

Its all in the clutch/gears. Short version: bang down enough gears to get a rear slide and feather the clutch (and probably use the throttle as well) to control. There is a PDF I think somewhere that gives more details. Of course the day I understand everything involved to pull this move successfully/ consistantly is the day I win my first Expert race...translation: a long fucking time!


No matter, this is just sick nastyness. The stoppie, while leaned at the beginning of the race...fuck me sideways thats awesome!

[catch2otwo]

I've never ridden a motard so I'm sure this a (in the words of lady-flyin-low) noobtastic question... how do they slide the rear when they're turning to the right??? I'm going to go out on a limb here and venture the guess that the rear brake is not the right foot pedal like on a street bike???

bike is set up exactly like your r1 in terms of controls layout. and they can back it in to the left or right.

http://www.supermotoracer.com/SMR%20...2_backitin.pdf

[catch2otwo]

just for you hamma

slightly off the ground

[TheIglu]

Yummy

[spicy]

yeah, so i wish there were more supermoto racing hosted on SPEED... definitely one of the cooler forms of motorcycle racing




edit: oh, and the vid highlights 2 things for me -- 1) how awesome supermoto is (though i wish they'd have more of it at real time, cuz slow-mo doesn't do it justice), and 2) the distaste i have for pink floyd...

[Brit-Triple]

two things I remember reading, are the light weight and suspension travel. They have alot more travel, so what you wouldn't do on a track bike you will do on one of these. usually if you tried to counter lean and slow down like that you would bottom out a regular bike. Also easier to keep lighter bike up. We need the people like Ken C or someone else to chime in.