picked up the LC4 SM a couple of hours ago. fucking hilarious.
I'll take some tomorrow. Basically though, it looks very similar to this one: http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewBikeCatalogue/2002/KTM/LC4_640_SM.JPG except mine has the larger 18l tank fitted (standard is 12l) The place I bought it from (Bikestrobe in New Barnet) also had a *very* tidy looking 996 biposto on a y-plate for £4995, if anyone's interested (seems like an OK price to me).
Basically though, it looks very similar to this one: http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewBikeCatalogue/2002/KTM/LC4_640_SM.JPG John: That does look entertaining. It puts me in mind of a video of some riding on French roads I saw a while back. Sorry if it's a ginge... http://2wsp.blogspot.com/2008/03/born-to-turn.html John
One like that is for sale in front of my office. With two sexy Akrapovic fitted. Hope it is too expensive.
Ha, so much for 'putting a deposit on it' then ;-) If people stopped 'expressing an interest' and actually fucking bought the CCM you might be able to pay for it. Anyway, i've just paid a half reasonable sized cheque into my account, so i'll come over next time i'm back. Cheers, Paul.
**** it - I have money sitting around doing nothing except earning interest - I've decided to stop dithering and just give into impulse. cool.
I'll say the same about the pansy switch on the GSXR1000. Dealer put it on c-mode (pussy mode) because "you've got new tyres on and the brakes aren't bedded in". That last about 100 metres. So much easier to ride than the 10R and much more comfortable. I'll be faster on this without a shadow of doubt.
No. They wouldn't budge on giving me a new one and I didn't have a strong enough case to reject it. They did offer me a very good trade-in price and knocked £1100 quid off the list price of the GSX-R. So it was a pretty easy decision.
"darsy" <> escribió en el mensaje the two-can model is the newer one. it will be. Luckily for my economy. B plan: After two years of off-road girly use of the XR600, and three years of no-use, I took the XR to BCN and passed ITV (MOT). And thought "let's try it on the road". It was on 18" and 21" with off-road tyres, but I must admit I went mental. A mate has sourced a set of 'motard wheels and a know-howisti mechanic has been found <waits in queue>. Parallel plan: Peruse the "summer time schema" (8:00 to 15:00) one evening and borrow the 690 supermoto test unit from local KTM dealer. No siesta, more fun.
and after a two hour/80 mile pootle around Herts and Essex on it yesterday morning I can confirm it's absolutely barking. I need to fiddle with the front suspension settings though, as it's currently far too soft - very difficult to get it to stoppie.
I have a similar issue with the 'Tard but I think it's actually the rear that is too soft (needs more preload) to stop it feeling a bit floaty at times. But maybe it's just my brain that needs adapting instead. This weekend I mostly watched the BSB and fitted the bash-plate to the 'Tard which was a bit of a pig, but look ok.
oh, that's an easy one. It's absolutely nothing like a 7R whatsoever. The riding position is completely upright, with a medium-length reach to the bars. It's incredible light feeling - I can't flat-foot it both feet at a time (though I can get tip-toes down), but it's so light that bouncing from one flat-foot to the other feels completely safe and natural, when moving around on the bike at a standstill. Obviously, it clearly has a lot less power than a 7R (it makes around 50bhp), but on a bike this light (it's listed at 137kg dry) and with this frame geometry, it doesn't really need any more. It wheelies off the power alone in 2nd gear (and accelerating hard in 1st is difficult/ scary). But it's the handling that's sublime. It has WP suspension at both ends, and although I need to stiffen the front, you can corner banked over on a visibly uneven/ripply surface, and you don't feel it - the suspension just takes everything you fling at it. It is *very* vibey, mind - after two hours on it, I had lost some feeling in my hands and my arse was totally numb. If we end up doing a FOF or something, you can give it a go. no worries - I want to get used to the bike on my own first before doing a ride-out. Not least, because I'm fucking slow at the moment.
this is definitely the front that needs adjusting - trying to stoppie, my normal MO (both on my R30 and 'blade) was to progressively brake to load up the suspension, and then when coming to a stop, grabbing the rest of the available braking power - this was always a reliable technique. However, on the KTM, it just loads the suspension more, diving, and the bike, just, well, stops and pogos back up. my KTM has a bash plate on it - given how much ground clearance (like, at least 30cm) there is, you'd have to be going some to need it.
While you can make it better, they're not adjustable enough for it to feel like a more traditional road bike's front end. As for stoppies, you'll get used to taking up a little more suspension travel before lifting the rear very quickly. -- Veggie Dave UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08 IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com POST PRODUCTION http://www.iq18films.co.uk Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
