what do you guys think of this? I was a cannondale bicycle mechanic for a long time, and I heard some good things about their dirt bikes, but then again, they almost put themselves out of buisness after having a major recall... it looks fun as hell, and seems like a damn good commutor/troad trip bike...

Looks hella fun...

 

I was thinking of bidding on that exact bike... but it is outside of california and it would not be legal because of milage. I think for a couple thousand more you could get a great top of the line killer motard

 

it's the bike you were going to bid on hah, i found it on ebay about 2 min ago I love it

why would it having 20 miles make it illegal? i don't get it

 

California law... bikes coming into california must have at least 7500 miles on it if it is used... there are ways around it but not for a bike that I can get here and perhaps better constructed

 

Interesting. Not much wind-protection, though. Those front brakes look like they'd get pretty messed up if you went off-roading. And is the rear wheel or swingarm a little tweaked in that last picture?

All things considered, it looks like it'd be fun.

 

Front rotor - Wonder if they make a protector of sorts... damn good point..

Rear Swingarm - I think it looks like that because of #1 makeshift lic plate bracket #2 cheesy stand it is on #3 bad camera angle #4 i still want one haha

 

Front rotor:
If you guys didnt know, I believe wave rotors were made for off road bikes at first. Then they came on to the sport bike scene. They were not made for heat/ cooling purposes but rather for self cleaning on the dirt track. If a off road junkie can chime it to confirm this or to correct if Im wrong, I dont know crap about off road.

 

not bad....heres a site some of you guys might want to check out
http://www.supermotojunkie.com/

 

thanks cool site

 

i know nothing about cannondale but would get a crf450r to convert for more aggressive riding or an xr650 for everyday use. 650's are cool since you can use f2/f3 wheels & some suspension stuff for the conversion.

 

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Heres a good deal on a street legal WR400 http://www.bayarearidersforum....99936

 

wow i love it

 

I'd trade my VFR400 for one of these anyday

CRF450 but too much maintenance for a street bike


'05 Husky 510 SMR - I'll kill for one of these ($7200 and can be titled since it comes with a carb sticker)

 

So dirtbikes take alot of maintenance I'm assuming?

 

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not all of them. crf450r's are though; my roomates needed a lot of upkeep. anything 2 stroke is going to be more work than a 4 stroke typically.

 

a 426 i saw for sale a while ago, simply badass.

 

badass is absolutly the correct word... jesus

 

how does the height affect turning on the street?

 

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Have you ever seen a motard race? a uniquely american creation... even though it was brought forward over seas, thios started out as a wide world of sports creation that involved all discliplines road racing flat tracking and motocross... it was called the "superbikers", Yes even before there was a supoerbike catagory... there were even two wheel drive bikes, but they were outlawed because they had an unfair advantage

 

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CRF's are a 4 stroke, not a 2 stroke. but from the guys i know with one, the rebuild it every 20 hours or so. but most of the guys i know have that motor shoved in a quad and it handles more abuse then in a bike.

 

Never seen a race on tv, but those tires don't look to be real off-road worthy. Sure the suspension and stuff because its bassically just a dirt bike with street tires right? Those tires look to be just as sand worthy as the ones on my bike and I keep it OUT of the sand at all costs.

 

 

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I think the French would have something to say on that.

 

I don't think so... the motard came years after the superbikers, unless your talking about the name... I am talking about the event