Adapt a '08 SMR510 to woods riding

[bower100]

I know, a search may reveal some info but I couldn't come up with anything concrete.

Here's the situation. I'm happy with my '07 te450 but an almost "imposible to resist" deal has come up on a 2008 SMR510.

Whats' needed to make a super moto a great woods bike?

*Front wheel...19" and huge disc, gotta go .
* I familiar/happy with a TrailTech Vapor unit, and so if this SMr's stock speedo's inoperable, the Vapors an option right? (It doesn't rely on that unit for FI to work right, huh?)
* Any back wheel diferences?
*Motor .... gearbox...same ratio's? 6 speed?
* Final drive sprockets ratio? ( easy to change, huh?)
* Forks....way diferent or same basic internals?

What am I forgetting?

Thanks for any help guys, Dave

 

[ScottyR]

Way too much work to be cost effective even if the bike is a deal.

 

[Ex HVUK]

Speedo can be reset but that's the least of the problems!

Front brake is way oversize for off road so you need different caliper and probably fork bottom to mount it on.
Forks are shorter than TE and heavily sprung.
Rear shock is set up with strong spring (and maybe less travel?)
Rear wheel is 17 inch
Rear swing arm is shorter in SMR.

I can't think of any other differences off the top of my head but it's a lot of work compared to just buying a TE.

Dave

 

[tref]

soory to hear that,I wanted on my sm 2007 to make something like TE but to much work.are you shore for swing arm that is shorter on sm?

 

[bower100]

Oh wow, the rear wheels a 17" too, huh?
Eeek, swingarm too?

Well,..... .I don't mind tearing a bike down to it's bones, but it sounds like the only viable way to do this would to trade components with a '08 TE owner that wanted a super-moto, huh? Or just trade bikes.

This bikes has such low miles, 800, but has been in an accident....mostly cosmetic stuff. What a shame. I just don't think I'd use a super-moto much. Crud.

So, the motors the same?........ gas tanks the same volumn?

Dave

 

[Ex HVUK]

soory to hear that,I wanted on my sm 2007 to make something like TE but to much work.are you shore for swing arm that is shorter on sm?

Hmmm it may just be the SM-RR swing arm that's shorter actually. I'll check!

Dave

 

[LRPct]

It'd be a heck of alot easier and cheaper to just get some street wehells and tires for the TE450...

 

[meeh]

Hmmm it may just be the SM-RR swing arm that's shorter actually. I'll check!

Dave

You were right about the swing arm. The 2008 SMR's (2009's as well I believe) have a shorter swing arm. But Tref says he has a 2007 model so he should be all-right. The 2004 to 2007 models all share the same swing arm.

 

[Ex HVUK]

Oh wow, the rear wheels a 17" too, huh?
Eeek, swingarm too?

Well,..... .I don't mind tearing a bike down to it's bones, but it sounds like the only viable way to do this would to trade components with a '08 TE owner that wanted a super-moto, huh? Or just trade bikes.

This bikes has such low miles, 800, but has been in an accident....mostly cosmetic stuff. What a shame. I just don't think I'd use a super-moto much. Crud.

So, the motors the same?........ gas tanks the same volumn?

Dave

For bikes that look the same, the SMR is quite different.

However, motor is the same performance, difference is the TEs have a kickstart and electric start, SMR is just electric. Fuel tank same volume, bodywork the same except for front mudguard (US = fender?) which is shorter on SMR.

The SM510 is a great bike on the street (my personal favourite Husky), described by a journalist once as 'motorcycling distilled' which I thought summed it up perfectly.


Dave