Sunday. a good day

The photo doesn't convey that this is the best day at the track of the
year. Nice

It Lives!

The conversion was a success. The CRF450 lives today as a Supermoto. Dirt set-up is off, track-only super soft supermoto slicks are on, as are the new rims, hubs, oversized rotor, etc. Holy shit, the thing is fun, even just bombing up and down the street in Bushwick. Front feels like it will come up easily, something I didn't mess with having no helmet and no jacket on. But it's going to be great at the track. And those slicks warmed up and were like bubble gum, SO soft with the sun on them.

Spent the entire weekend in the garage getting to this point, and countless others. But the feeling when finally bombing down the street after all that effort, that is what it is about.

If anyone has questions about the conversion process, hit me up. The rear wheel slipped in pretty painlessly, just redid the chain tightness etc and only had to remove the rotor prtector thing (plastic) to get it on. On the front, I did have to cut a bit of the fork protectors, but not much. And I didn't realize that on CRFs, the relocator bracket actually replaces the stock brake pad "holder," as opposed to on a DRZ, where you just a re literally relocating teh entire stock set. Now I see why having an entire front brake package, w master cylinder and all, would be a good idea. Right now it's more work, as I'd have to pull of the relocator and pull out the pads etc, maybe even bleed the brakes.

Oh and this is my friend Daniel, working on his Lambretta. Cool.

Back to the Track

Stoked, finally the season is here. I didn't get a chance to ride my own bike unfortunately, but I did get to ride this -
and it was fun as hell. More soon, or visit nycsupermoto.com.

Purge!!

I now have no motorcycles. I sold two in one week, and the triumph went awhile before that. Why would someone with a blog called 'two wheels are better' sell all his motorcycles? Because he needed money for one particular motorcycle, and he also is thinking focus is important. Too many things to fix, too many projects, too many things to ride, too much. So I figured whittle it down, it's hard enough to find time, so I'll just focus on supemoto while I can. It's been years since I didn't own a street bike, but it's also been years since I rode a motocross bike, and I feel like soon I'll be too old to do it at all (pretty much too late already, haha), so better to do it now. I can ride around on a touring bike in a few years. BTW ignore that post below about not racing anymore and just getting a Vespa. Got a hitch installed, it was a hassle, but was do-able.

I'll be getting a Honda CRF450r and converting that for supermoto. I'll blog about the bike and the conversion process here. I'll also post about the track days and the experience of racing supermoto as a novice in the Northeast. Looking forward to it - hope I don't crash and hurt myself and take myself out for the entire season again, as with last year. (It was the guy who was leaking oil's fault!).

It Is About Time!

For another post, but it's still kinda too cold to ride and talk motorcycles. New track days are posted for ESMRA (Eastern Supermoto Racing Association). That's good and all...but not sure I can handle the hassle! Been toying with the idea that maybe something like a Vespa would just make things easier. Scoot it. Supermoto this year will require installing a trailer hitch on the C30, something that isn't do-able yet in the US. The Euros, in their infinite wisdom, have been hooking trailers on these things for years. But we're a little slower here. So I will need to drill holes in the new car myself, to install the hitch/tow bar. Then I will have to wire it myself from the car's batter, as US Volvo dealers have been told not to activate the hitch lighting. Jesus. Not sure I'm digging that. Then of course finish off the trailer, get the bike sorted (or get a Honda CRF like most at the track), and go once a month. That once a month thing is the killer - you miss one track day and you are out of luck for awhile. So much depends on getting there that one long weekend. Least at a motocross track you can show up any weekend. Or just get on a normal street bike and take a ride to get some coffee. ha, yes, maybe it's just a mood today. The Vespa above looks dope as hell, no? 300cc Super. Cool.

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