ok whats supermoto?

[dirter]

So whats the deal, is this just street tires put on the dirt bikes? I have never seen the races nor talked to anyone about it. I heard that it is a blast, so do you jsut put street tires on? what makes it so fun, whats the difference between that and street bike riding/racing? I mean other then the obvious?

[RAD]

What is Supermoto?

Glorified pit bike racing.

[Knight_Owl]

what makes it so fun, whats the difference between that and street bike riding/racing?

Glorifyed pit bike racing yes very accurate. What makes it intresting is the combination of dirt riding and tar riding each lap. Also you are on a realativly light bike with big floopy suspension stupidly sticky tyres (while they are on the bitumen at least) and massive brakes usally on a tight circuit. How can it not be fun?

[dirter]

still kinds lost, you ahve any good sites? so you change the tires and the brakes and the ssupension?

and the track is part dirt and part road??

[Dakota569]

supermotojunkie.com ... all the info you need .

[IL8APEX]

SuperMotoJunkie is a great site, but you really can't appreciate how rediculously fun this is until you've tried it.

Find a local track day and make friends. Most are friendly, I've offered to let folks have laps on my bike before. Get in on the fun before everyone else finds out!

-Tom

[Wayward Son]

supermoto doesnt actually exist.its just something we all imagine.

[dirter]

I dont think they have any tracks around me, I am in new orleans area?

[Dakota569]

I think they have motorcycle track days here ... http://www.noproblemraceway.com

[MWDRZ]

Go here then click on the video titled "supermoto" in the lower right corner.

You can check out "the worst day" also.

I tried to hot link directly to the videos but it wouldn't work properly.

The first video in particular, is what supermoto is IMO.

Mike

[333]

ooh ooh an easy one, let me answer?

tracks are usually around 25-30% dirt with jumps and turns; asphalt sections are usually pretty tight road courses.

bikes are basically like you said, "dirtbikes" with 17" wheels and big brakes

[Outkast Rafe]

I dont think they have any tracks around me, I am in new orleans area?

who are you im in the new orleans area

every heard of outkastz riders

and i dont think no problem does motard

[dukeryder]

I dont think they have any tracks around me, I am in new orleans area?

Tracks, well not any Supermoto specific tracks, but we got No Problem Raceway in BelleRose (Full RoadCourse and Kart Track), and there's a Kart Track in Lafayette (one up in MS near Diamonhead too), there's not dirt sections, but you can tear up the asphalt! I think there's some racing over in Alabama though.

I'm getting my 'tard this weekend. An XR650L. I'm a total noob with little riding experience so I'm not going to do any racing in the near future, just riding the streets and having fun. A KTM Duke II was the first "Street" Bike I ever road it was a blast.

History

Supermotard literally translates to Superbikers, I guess we can credit ABC's Wide World of Sports for the invention of SuperMoto!

[Outkast Rafe]

someone told me that they wont let you ride motard at no problem

has anyone here ridden there??

[RAD]

Here are some US links

http://www.markburkhart.com/index.html?row1col2=supermoto_fourms_and_links.html

[JoeKher]

To start all you NEED to do is throw some street tires on your dirtbike (sportsman set up) and check it out! Cheap and fun!

[chiricahua]

That's a great video!

[dukeryder]

someone told me that they wont let you ride motard at no problem

has anyone here ridden there??

That's totally f'ed up if that's true. I can't see why not. They do "Track Days" there all the time. That place was built for bikes. I've been there to race in a car (SCCA) and I've been to the museum with my dad, and the day I was there a club was doing a trackday but I didn't see or notice any 'tards, best thing to do is give them a call.