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KTM is making them but they're not being imported. They are pretty uncommon bikes so expect to have to travel to find one.
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I've only seen one 690SMC for sale on craigslist in the north Texas area in the past half year, and that one was only up for a few weeks at most
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Z3n posted:KTM is making them but they're not being imported. Truth. I drove 10hrs to pick mine up (and play in the mountains  )
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needknees posted:Truth. I drove 10hrs to pick mine up (and FTFY 
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TheDon01 posted:While looking for a graphics kit for my DRZ I found this image. If you find some good ones let me know, I'm not sure where to even look. Lots of sites want a lot of money for what ends up being some stickers. 
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:I've been drooling over a DRZ since the creation of this thread and watching CL all over the state religiously. I was always told (by family) all dual sports suck, either buy a streetbike or a dirtbike. After reading about the DRZ in this thread and then hearing it all again on TT/Adv I wanted one badly, screw the haters. Your family is right about dual sports not making good "real" dirtbikes.
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A thing that strikes a balance between two things isnt as good at being either of those things as the originals are. MY WORD! [img-faintingsouthernbelle]
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BotchedLobotomy posted:If you find some good ones let me know, I'm not sure where to even look. Lots of sites want a lot of money for what ends up being some stickers. Yeah I haven't had very much luck either. The few actual kits I can find are either the wrong color (bike and gear are black/red) or they are cheesy/ugly as gently caress. I'll def. post something here if I do find it though.
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Spiffness posted:FTFY It's true  I still hold the opinion that it was more fun crashing in the mountains than not crashing while not in the mountains  PS mountains
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needknees posted:It's true Mmmm... mountains... Agree'd!
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The more I think about racing the more I want to be able to concentrate on going fast instead of worrying about crashing and screwing up something that will never heal properly (ankles, knees). So what is the general feeling on knee braces under leathers for people who haven't blown out their knees? It seems like the only people who use them are those who already have knee problems, but I'd want to prevent that beforehand. It also seems like unless you have a supermoto specific suit or altered suit, they will not fit under your leathers and have lots of fitment problems anyway. Some even avoid leather suits just so they can use the braces. Also there is the money issue, I really don't want to break the bank on $600 braces.
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I can't help with the cost or leathers fitment issues, but I remember an article in an old thumpertalk newsletter linking to or discussing a study done that IIRC showed a significant decrease in knee injuries through the preventative wearing of knee braces. I know there was a decrease in injuries between brace wearers and those who didn't, but I don't remember if they said it was correlation or causation that linked the two. I want to say it was in a newsletter from sometime in the last year.
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Does anyone really use those collar braces? I know I'd want to if I ever did track days, though I guess it'd look pretty silly.
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I've seen a few in WERA race vids.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqJiYc3e7Q Turbo Husqvarna SM510R Supermoto
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Engine life now measured in seconds.
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Engine life now measured in seconds. He had it apart to replace a stripped 6th gear in the first place. Things like this make me glad i bought a drz instead of a fancier sumo. Sure its not as fast or as cool. but its not as likely to explode and rape my wallet.
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That guy lives more during the 40 hours between rebuilds on that bike than a DRZ will in 100k miles of faithful service. I appreciate the reliability of the DRZ too, but somethings are just worth wrenching for.
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What the hell it didn't even have a video of it in motion.
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hayden. posted:What the hell it didn't even have a video of it in motion. Haha yeah. "ok burnout test done, lets see how it rid.. oh it's over already"
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Spiffness posted:That guy lives more during the 40 seconds between rebuilds on that bike than a DRZ will in 100k miles of faithful service. I appreciate the reliability of the DRZ too, but somethings are just worth wrenching for. reliability is probably not a word that's ever been used to describe that bike. As a matter of fact I'm pretty sure this the only way to describe it. http://youtu.be/6TlNOwwQQJk
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hayden. posted:Does anyone really use those collar braces? I know I'd want to if I ever did track days, though I guess it'd look pretty silly. It's mainly a motocross thing but I've seen a few sumo riders wear em. I don't think they're silly, no sillier than a helmet or knee braces. Just a matter of comfort, I've even started seeing jackets on the market that have shoulders/collar shaped to fit the brace.
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hayden. posted:What the hell it didn't even have a video of it in motion. Thats coming after the required post-burnout engine rebuild Spiffness posted:That guy lives more during the 40 hours between rebuilds on that bike than a DRZ will in 100k miles of faithful service. I appreciate the reliability of the DRZ too, but somethings are just worth wrenching for. Stop quoting Harley ads.
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Stop quoting Harley ads. I lol'ed. The 510's get a bad rap for reliability, but for what they are, it's not bad. They're race bikes, race engines. Let's have a serious discussion about SXV's and MPR (miles per rebuild)
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I wanna step in here and say my Husky has been pretty reliable, but I'm afraid it'll blow up if I do.
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You hear that noise? No? Listen carefully. Thats your valves going out of spec just sitting.
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That's why I just take the shims out when I'm parked. They're like the keys to a regular bike.
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Zool and I saw a guy buy a used 510 from a Ducati dealer, and went up and started talking to him about the bike. His first bike turns out, and nobody told him what a maintenance intensive bike it was. It was fun to explain in great detail and watch his face sort of realize what he'd done. "wheres the key?" "There is no key"
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Spiffness posted:Zool and I saw a guy buy a used 510 from a Ducati dealer, and went up and started talking to him about the bike. His first bike turns out, and nobody told him what a maintenance intensive bike it was. It was fun to explain in great detail and watch his face sort of realize what he'd done. Hahaha holy poo poo, what dealer was this?
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Ducati Seattle. We went on a few rides with the guy, he got the hang of it pretty fast. Took the proper amount of care with the throttle, but still... helluva first street bike.
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Spiffness posted:Ducati Seattle. Ah, that's pretty much what I figured. That shop does not have a good rap. They're probably going out of business. They've fired drat near everybody.
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TheDon01 posted:You mean a Leatt brace? They keep your helmet from giving you killer (literally) whiplash in a crash. They're coming out (or they're already out) with Leatt's for sport bikes that are slimmer and fit over the hump of race leathers. I'd expect to see them a lot more. All the motocross guys use them now and just a few years ago people thought they were goofy new technology. With what happened to Simo I'd expect to see more people latch on to the technology.
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Goddamnit guys, I blame you for the hooliganry that has started...
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Hooligan Ray, first cousin of Layer Dan and Stan Derrup.
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Olde Weird Tip posted:Hooligan Ray, first cousin of Layer Dan and Stan Derrup. I totally approve! 
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Come on dude, Hue Leegan. Can't believe you missed that.
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Who Ligans on first?
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If say I can't find a 690 SMC this year. How much penis envy will I have on a DRZ?
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Well you'll never see another 690 on the road, or really any other non-DRZ supermotos for that matter, so not much. Thats me though.
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KidDynamite posted:If say I can't find a 690 SMC this year. How much penis envy will I have on a DRZ? Snag a DRZ and throw on exhaust, big bore, carb, airbox mod and a cam, you'll be running around 45-50 HP and still be out less than a new 690.
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