Great looking bike. Is it lowered? The swingarm looks parallel to the ground. That would be my only complaint about my TE...it looks, at a glance, to be somewhat diminutive. It's strictly aesthetics though...the bike is a great performer and at 6' 1" it fits me great. Just get tired of folks saying "a 600...really? I thought for sure it was a 400." I gotta admit they do look pretty small...not as long in the legs as the 610's (which I guess is slightly taller, but not by much.)
He's saying it looks small. I agree, it does, simply because of the slope of the tail and the fact that the gap between the swingarm and the tail is filled with two pipes. It definitely does not need to be any taller, there are days when I'm sore from lifting and can barely get my leg over the back. Add to that the tall Brittania front end and it definitely loses its rakish appearance. It's the reason I'm constant torn about how to move forward with the bike. One one hand I love the angles and it looks fantastic as the sms's above, but I always have some form of luggage on it and you lose the aggressive look when it isn't totatlly naked. I'd like a Brittania front end for the wind protection and better lighting, but then you transform it even farther away and it looks like a mini dakar bike. Decisions decisions...
IMO, if you build a bike (or anything for that matter) with functionality and attention to detail in mind, and every part on it, or not on it, serves a purpose, then it will look good regardless. Sweet bike oneleven!
Yep- Travis hit it...just saying it looks smallish. I agree w/ Drock in the end...form follows function (F1 cars exemplify this!)
Thanks, yeah the Arrows are really nice. Shields are painted with VHT roll bar and chassis paint (bake it @ 350F for 30min -hardens it up) Headers scrubbed clean with heavy duty scotchbrite. Then polished up with Autosol. It was lowered soon after I got the bike by a local shop. It's low enough that I can almost get both feet flatfooted at the same time. I've only met one person who was surprised it was a 600. It doesn't really bother me one way or the other, but when I first saw the 630 in the showroom I thought it was huuge. Now it feels just right. I love the Lynx for the wind protection, the brighter lights, and the dashboard, but for serious offroading honestly I'd rather have the stock setup. The Lynx fairing shakes quite a bit and it doesn't like hard knocks. One time the left side of the light seperated (it's just glued on) from the fairing. I JB welded it back on. I think the ABS dash that connects to the fairing is supposed to provide some shockproofing, but it does have its limits. However, 160kph is not a problem with the windshield all the way up. So long as I tuck in behind it. Thanks! The red bling got taken down a couple levels. It looked retarded before. current mods: lopped off the octopus, lab removed, PU kit, twin Arrows & ecu, black wind air filter, JD Jetting, Kenneth Webb's kickstand, Lynx, Scott's damper, GI Pro, HDB handguards, Protaper Windham, G2 throttle, Seat Concepts, Tuono mirrors, Roc Stompa's, Hammerhead shift lever/brake tip, 7602 axle blocks/radiator guards/oil drain bolt, special parts rear rack, Hyde plate, Uptite front axle nut, Touratech oil fill plug/rear brake rez guard, special parts carbon chain guide,TM Designworks rollers, Shorai batt, DID wheels with HD spokes, Fa-Ba hubs, black wave rotors, EBC brake pads, aaand ebay turn signals. Total cost? I don't wanna know.
I asked him what he did to lower it and, if I remember right, he said all he did was slowly bleed out some of the gas which needed a whole day to do. And he raised the front forks up a bit. Keep in mind this is my first bike and did this soon after I bought it, so if this is a hack job I wouldn't have known at the time. He also mentioned something about making it easier to ride it offroad. Well learning the mechanics of a motorcycle is still ongoing for me. The original linkage is still on the bike. I didn't know about Kouba links at the time. Working on the suspension/messing with it/seeing how it all works is my next goal with the bike.
Not sure bleeding the gas out was the best idea, and it will "ride better offroad" only because you've reduced the consistent damping capability of the shock, so it may feel more cushy. The only way you should significantly lower a bike is with lowering links, then set sag with the spring seats.
Hi drock, absolutely love your bike! It's hot man!!! I've got an sms630 as well. Could you pls tell me what pipes you have put on and where you bought your wheels from. I realize they're marchesinis. Are they forged alloy? Did you get them from motostrano? And more importantly, how did you manage a 5" rear rim without managing to hit the chain onnthe 160 rear tire? Thanks for the info if you have the time. Enrique (australia)
Thanks man! The pipe is the full Leo system. The wheels are forged aluminum, originally from QTM for my CRF track bike. Some people have had great experiences with motostrano, but I personally would never buy anything from them. There is the occasional chain slap on the 160, but no big deal.
thanks for the info. sorry to ask again but what does qtm stand for? as for the chain slap. i guess i could live with that too so long as it doesnt the rim. anyway, thanks again. i'll send you photos of mine once i have worked out how to upload the photos. i have the husky arrow pipes and ecu on mine and also recently fitted a power commander V on it. i got 59hp on it. but i mainly wanted to really concentrate on the air and fuel ratio. my bike was running way to rich down low so i had that fixed. what a difference. you should check out Yvoskiro's thread on the sms630 in case you havent checked it out yet. there's a lot of info there you could use as a reference. take care, enrique
I crashed mine a few days ago: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/there-are-two-kinds-of-riders.24935/ Damage to the bike and me was minimal.
After a long, remote offroad ride that included big chunks of NW Colorado and some incredible scenery in Dinosaur Nat'l Monument (on the Yampa Bench, Echo Park, etc. at the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers)...I added up the miles we did after our first fillup in Meeker. This picture was taken after getting the bike home, the Dirtbagz off and everything cleaned up. I had 220 miles on this tank when I got back to my truck and loaded up.
Of with the "old" and on with the new fork! Want some more millimeters of suspension to play with + some more screws to turn the settings, so today I changed my fork, took nearly two hours and most of what was "expensive" fit perfectly. As the front wheel and axle, steering bearings and shaft, each crowns, handlebar mount, front fender ... Should fix some small new anchor points for the light, the novel inner leg protection, adapter for the caliper or other calipers, and an aluminum piece to attach the ignition lock in the insertion and adjustments to the steering stop. LL/GB
Is that dotted line you Photoshopped in your fuel level? Looks like nearly half a tank remaining which after 220 miles seems near impossible. What mpg are you getting? Running open or closed loop? _
