Supermoto: dirtbike or not dirtbike?

I bought my KZ650 in July. I still haven't gotten it to run right. I was out riding it the other night to see if my latest efforts to straighten out it's problems had worked.

We recently had a massive ice storm here, so the street lights were out, and there was a lot of small, loose tree debris left over from where they picked all the downed branches up.

edit: There was no ice on the road when this happened. The roads were dry.

I was going very slowly, but, the rear stepped out while i was going around a corner. I instinctively put my left foot down and countersteered, bringing it back around, but, it kept going around and tried to high-side me. I stuck my right foot down, countersteered again, and saved it, but, I just hated how heavy it felt. I've always ridden big thumpers in the past, and miss the lightness of their handling.

Even with on/off road tires, my TT500 handled better than my KZ650, and would have been a lot easier to handle in a situation like what I ran into the other night.

If I ever get this thing running right, and I can ever come close to getting somewhere near what I have in it back out, Ive decided I'm going to go with a thumper. There's nothing wrong with my KZ (other than the fact that I can't get it running right), but, for the kind of riding I do, a super motard is a better choice.<br><br>Post edited by: seanof30306, at: 2007/12/24 01:05

seanof30306 wrote:

I bought my KZ650 in July. I still haven't gotten it to run right. I was out riding it the other night to see if my latest efforts to straighten out it's problems had worked.

We recently had a massive ice storm here, so the street lights were out, and there was a lot of small, loose tree debris left over from where they picked all the downed branches up.

edit: There was no ice on the road when this happened. The roads were dry.

I was going very slowly, but, the rear stepped out while i was going around a corner. I instinctively put my left foot down and countersteered, bringing it back around, but, it kept going around and tried to high-side me. I stuck my right foot down, countersteered again, and saved it, but, I just hated how heavy it felt. I've always ridden big thumpers in the past, and miss the lightness of their handling.

Even with on/off road tires, my TT500 handled better than my KZ650, and would have been a lot easier to handle in a situation like what I ran into the other night.

If I ever get this thing running right, and I can ever come close to getting somewhere near what I have in it back out, Ive decided I'm going to go with a thumper. There's nothing wrong with my KZ (other than the fact that I can't get it running right), but, for the kind of riding I do, a super motard is a better choice.<br><br>Post edited by: seanof30306, at: 2007/12/24 01:05

Some thoughts: Your KZ650 will never run right...give it to me and it will never bother you again...:whistle:

There is nothing you will ever be able to do to your KZ650 to make it as light as a TT500/550/600, etc... ...give it to me and your handling gremlins will be gone...:lol:

Normally you'll never get close to what you have in a project out of it:blink: ...quit now, gimme your bike, and you'll be money ahead...:evil:

So, as you can see, by giving me your bike, you will save yourself some handling frustrations, tuning frustrations, and lots of money. Yes, I am your new best friend...now, gimme the KZ and I'll get you a Christmas card right out in the mail.

:laugh: :woohoo: :laugh:

Bad Kaw wrote:

seanof30306 wrote:

I bought my KZ650 in July. I still haven't gotten it to run right. I was out riding it the other night to see if my latest efforts to straighten out it's problems had worked.

We recently had a massive ice storm here, so the street lights were out, and there was a lot of small, loose tree debris left over from where they picked all the downed branches up.

edit: There was no ice on the road when this happened. The roads were dry.

I was going very slowly, but, the rear stepped out while i was going around a corner. I instinctively put my left foot down and countersteered, bringing it back around, but, it kept going around and tried to high-side me. I stuck my right foot down, countersteered again, and saved it, but, I just hated how heavy it felt. I've always ridden big thumpers in the past, and miss the lightness of their handling.

Even with on/off road tires, my TT500 handled better than my KZ650, and would have been a lot easier to handle in a situation like what I ran into the other night.

If I ever get this thing running right, and I can ever come close to getting somewhere near what I have in it back out, Ive decided I'm going to go with a thumper. There's nothing wrong with my KZ (other than the fact that I can't get it running right), but, for the kind of riding I do, a super motard is a better choice.<br><br>Post edited by: seanof30306, at: 2007/12/24 01:05

Some thoughts: Your KZ650 will never run right...give it to me and it will never bother you again...:whistle:

There is nothing you will ever be able to do to your KZ650 to make it as light as a TT500/550/600, etc... ...give it to me and your handling gremlins will be gone...:lol:

Normally you'll never get close to what you have in a project out of it:blink: ...quit now, gimme your bike, and you'll be money ahead...:evil:

So, as you can see, by giving me your bike, you will save yourself some handling frustrations, tuning frustrations, and lots of money. Yes, I am your new best friend...now, gimme the KZ and I'll get you a Christmas card right out in the mail.

:laugh: :woohoo: :laugh:

Will it be one of those cards that play music when you open it up?