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Ryanthegreat1 · 04-02-2008, 08:48 PM

I love my distanza's they are far superior to the Conti SM. They work extremely well in gravel and ok in the mud, just not the clay. Very sticky in the wet too and warm after the first 10 feet. Just don't expect them to last more than about 3k miles.

SVJ you should know, heh. Only like 105 tucked bouncing the rev limiter.

DRS · 04-02-2008, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by nemesis

DRS, I see from looking at your tire that you are running the Distanza tires.. What can you tell me about there on road off road performance/reliability.. I am not happy with the stockers.

the avons are pretty good, a huge improvement over those pos stocks.. i have not had them on fire roads yet but they work pretty damn well on wet and dry pavement.. very sticky... i briefly had the mich powers on but with that funky sidewall was tough to get a a comfortable pressure and got tired of messing with it.. distanzias are a nice option.

theJrod · 04-03-2008, 07:55 AM

The Distanzias work great on fireroads, and are surprisingly sticky on the street too.

theJrod · 04-03-2008, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by nemesis

These friggin dunlops are so cold blooded its not even funny.. I can't wait for them to dissappear. Seriously need to look into some different tread.

What pressures are you running?

Yeah they are pretty cold blooded, but if you run pressures in the low-20s they actually work fairly well - not great though.

brianaintright · 04-03-2008, 11:10 AM

Tanya's new DRZ. Little tall for her even with the gel seat. Color has to change though, she's already shopping for plastics.....and a pipe....and a carb....

Red Seven · 04-03-2008, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by brianaintright

Tanya's new DRZ. Little tall for her even with the gel seat. Color has to change though, she's already shopping for plastics.....and a pipe....and a carb....

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Some of the yellow DRZ's look pretty sweet with just a little bit of the yellow taken out. I agree, the yellow has to change, as its TOO yellow, but there are some options where you can just switch out a few items and be less bright and still have a yellow bike. There are too many black ones out there, so try to keep something alittle different.

nemesis · 04-03-2008, 12:36 PM

Im in love.

berg · 06-01-2008, 01:53 PM

My friend and I had one of our friends in town who happens to be a professional photographer and the weather was awesome so we went out and had some fun. Hope you enjoy.

I'm on the berg, buddys on the husky 510

Chainsaw · 06-11-2008, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by berg

What did the head say to the pavement?..........SMACK!

ronwest99 · 06-11-2008, 05:42 PM

Sold my 450. XCF 450 will be here on tuesday.

erickb · 07-02-2008, 09:50 AM

Got my KTM on Sunday and I have not stop riding it, I will try to get some pics of my own up soon.

From me to riding: welcome back my old friend you are now fun again

KCander · 07-02-2008, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by erickb

Got my KTM on Sunday and I have not stop riding it, I will try to get some pics of my own up soon.

From me to riding: welcome back my old friend you are now fun again

Doooood what did you get?

erickb · 07-02-2008, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by KCander

Doooood what did you get?

KTM 625 with some mods

it is under members rides, but by the 1st owner

http://www.pnwriders.com/members-rid...tm-625smc.html

Needragger · 07-02-2008, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by erickb

KTM 625 with some mods

it is under members rides, but by the 1st owner

http://www.pnwriders.com/members-rid...tm-625smc.html

was bike of the month a while back as well.

Erick, doood. Gotta post some
pics.......or I could post some for ya

erickb · 07-02-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Needragger

was bike of the month a while back as well.

Erick, doood. Gotta post some
pics.......or I could post some for ya

I have been way to busy riding it, this bike has me back into riding vs just going through the motions on the R6. I am one very happy camper, lots of questions but will wait until I have you in front of me.

Lizi_wesson · 07-02-2008, 12:49 PM

On my supermotared 2006 XR650L (see profile photo) I ran the Distanzias, then the Distanzia super motars (didn't see much difference, and loved them both for the country roads around here in Leavenworth as well as pavement and highway). Now I have recently put on Pirelli Scorpion Syncs...I _still_ think that I like the Distanzias better...but I am enjoying testing the limitations of the Scorps.

just my 2 cents...

Motophotog · 07-02-2008, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by erickb

KTM 625 with some mods

it is under members rides, but by the 1st owner

http://www.pnwriders.com/members-rid...tm-625smc.html

congrats!! That makes 4 625 smc's on this site now

sunofnun
02gixxer
myself
erickb

We'll have to go cause a ruckus sometime soon

I gotta bring you up to an area above wilkeson that moto_scott and I found. Seriously endless tight jeep trails up there. Not single track, but still a blast

erickb · 07-02-2008, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by revhard

congrats!! That makes 4 625 smc's on this site now

sunofnun
02gixxer
myself
erickb

We'll have to go cause a ruckus sometime soon

I gotta bring you up to an area above wilkeson that moto_scott and I found. Seriously endless tight jeep trails up there. Not single track, but still a blast

evens creek?

Motophotog · 07-02-2008, 12:57 PM

KCander · 07-02-2008, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by erickb

KTM 625 with some mods

it is under members rides, but by the 1st owner

http://www.pnwriders.com/members-rid...tm-625smc.html

Daaaayum. That is some seriously hot shit.

GixxerPete · 07-02-2008, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by erickb

evens creek?

If you guys ever take your tards to Evans Creek, let me know so I can bring my CRF and watch the carnage and laugh.

erickb · 07-02-2008, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by KCander

Daaaayum. That is some seriously hot shit.

yea the builder did a great job, and she is a blast to ride

basco2 · 07-10-2008, 12:27 PM

Recently picked this bike up used. Engine is basically stock, for now. Just getting started. One of the first things I did change was dumped the stock Dunlops and got Distanzia's, SM compound. Road the stockers for awhile, green dot in cascades and some high dessert stuff near Coulee City WA. So was able to get a decent comparison and noticed a nice improvement off road with Distanzias. You cant expect significant improvement on dirt (mud and really lose sand are challenging) but I think this tire is a great tire for what I ride. 80% street 20% off road. They rock on the road. Very sticky.

Chainsaw · 07-10-2008, 04:47 PM

Hey Rev, get some dirt wheels and lets go rock the desert!

Motophotog · 07-11-2008, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Chainsaw

Hey Rev, get some dirt wheels and lets go rock the desert!

I am installing some more "dirt agressive" tires tonight. Bike's all fixed. Ordered front and rear black KTM plastic but the rear came as the 04, which is different from 05/06. Oh well. Here she is with a black front; I think I like it better orange, or if i leave it black, the upper part needs to be black too. I finally got the bike all back together, and it felt great. Huge props to my father whos THE dirtbike mechanic

Heres 2 pics from last night. I got my new KBC "Tornado" lid, and WA state plates too.

Lizi_wesson · 07-16-2008, 04:09 PM

Black Excel rims, Red Talon hubs, Buchanan spokes, Avon Distanzia sm, T-4 pipe (note: NOT an FMF-which aren't nearly as good, IMHO, of course), Driven fat boy bars, motodeath grips...

I laced the wheels myself, and did all of the install - I like this bike for so many reasons, not the least of which is that its a Honda (reliable and well built), its a 650 (which is like the minimum engine size I feel comfortable with on if I have to go on the freeway), and I like to pick and choose exactly what components go on- more interesting than buying a stock sm - but I'm picky :-)

Mainly this bike is a great canyon carver...as well as a terrific daily rider! I ride it more often than any other of my bikes, simply b/c its so easy...

sunofnun · 07-16-2008, 08:23 PM

dakh · 07-17-2008, 05:03 PM

Do you guys even ride your SM's? They all look so pretty and unmolested..

Ryanthegreat1 · 07-17-2008, 06:25 PM

That is probably 70% of us on PNW.

Motophotog · 07-17-2008, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by dakh

Do you guys even ride your SM's? They all look so pretty and unmolested..

uhh... gixxertek put on some new rubber roughly 5 days ago. The tires are already 50% gone. Granted they're super soft, but still. 1 week

Motophotog · 07-17-2008, 06:53 PM

Few pics from other day

Sorry for the blurry pics. Point&shoot + dark+no flash=blurr.

Ryan the great

gixxerpete

stevieb

Moto_Scott

My fav pic of sunofnun, 02gixxer, and myself's SMC's.

And a video from the day. Ending is the best haha.

http://media.putfile.com/04-KTM-SMC-in-Washington-State

Chainsaw · 07-17-2008, 07:04 PM

Huh? Nevermind.

Good pics as usual Darin

yard sale · 07-17-2008, 08:06 PM

mine is not very pretty.

pdxjim · 07-17-2008, 08:19 PM

Red Seven · 07-17-2008, 09:22 PM

PDX, your bike makes me tingle. I would pull the upper plastics off and search for a second tank and RAIL that think over everything I could!

PeteN95 · 07-18-2008, 10:25 AM

Nice TurDeR! Did you buy it from a guy in Seattle?

Ryanthegreat1 · 07-21-2008, 12:20 PM

WHAT IS THAT!!! Twin 2 smoke!?

StankDRZ · 07-27-2008, 12:55 PM

My commuter, man that picture of all your guys on the supermoto's riding together makes me jealous! I wish there were more tard riders down here to ride with.

Lynk · 08-25-2008, 01:19 PM

Yay! I can finally join this thread... here's what I picked up on Saturday:

The bike is stock, with exception of the seat, fender eliminator, and axle sliders. It has under 2500 miles on the ticker. I'm going to pick up a set of tires and a Yoshi RS2 this week, and get it on down to the dyno for a baseline. My sweet deal even came with the JD jets, so I can be set to rock-'n'-roll when the pipe comes in. W00T!

Mr Sunshine · 08-25-2008, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Lynk

Yay! I can finally join this thread... here's what I picked up on Saturday:

The bike is stock, with exception of the seat, fender eliminator, and axle sliders. It has under 2500 miles on the ticker. I'm going to pick up a set of tires and a Yoshi RS2 this week, and get it on down to the dyno for a baseline. My sweet deal even came with the JD jets, so I can be set to rock-'n'-roll when the pipe comes in. W00T!

Looks good. Is that a lowered seat?


04-02-2008, 08:48 PM	#121
Ryanthegreat1 Streetfighter Joined: Feb 2008 From: Olympia I Ride: XR650R	I love my distanza's they are far superior to the Conti SM. They work extremely well in gravel and ok in the mud, just not the clay. Very sticky in the wet too and warm after the first 10 feet. Just don't expect them to last more than about 3k miles. SVJ you should know, heh. Only like 105 tucked bouncing the rev limiter. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-03-2008, 07:55 AM	#123
theJrod Moderator Joined: Feb 2006 From: Marysville, WA I Ride: Scooty Puff Sr: The Doom-Bringer!	The Distanzias work great on fireroads, and are surprisingly sticky on the street too. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-03-2008, 11:10 AM	#125
brianaintright Zone Head Joined: Jul 2006 From: Might as well be the moon I Ride: Suzuki / Honda / Aprilia	Tanya's new DRZ. Little tall for her even with the gel seat. Color has to change though, she's already shopping for plastics.....and a pipe....and a carb.... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-03-2008, 12:36 PM	#127
nemesis Superbiker Joined: Apr 2007 From: Westside I Ride: Something fun	Im in love. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


06-01-2008, 01:53 PM	#128
berg Training Wheels Joined: Apr 2007 From: Friday Harbor, WA I Ride: The Burg	My friend and I had one of our friends in town who happens to be a professional photographer and the weather was awesome so we went out and had some fun. Hope you enjoy. I'm on the berg, buddys on the husky 510 __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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06-11-2008, 05:42 PM	#130
ronwest99 Endorsed Joined: May 2008 From: Kirkland,WA I Ride: KTM 450 XCF,250 SXF	Sold my 450. XCF 450 will be here on tuesday. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter Last edited by ronwest99; 06-14-2008 at 08:50 PM..


07-02-2008, 09:50 AM	#131
erickb Mr. PNW Riders 2007 Joined: Jun 2005 From: classified Blog Entries: 2 I Ride: without gear	Got my KTM on Sunday and I have not stop riding it, I will try to get some pics of my own up soon. From me to riding: welcome back my old friend you are now fun again __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-02-2008, 12:49 PM	#136
Lizi_wesson Timberline Motorsports Joined: Feb 2008 From: leavenworth/peshastin, washington I Ride: Ducati 900SS, Honda 650L supermotar'd, Honda CRF150R, Norton Commando (chopped), Kawi zx-6, Harley Sportster (1250), Harley StreetRod	Avon Distanzias v other tires for the street for sm bikes On my supermotared 2006 XR650L (see profile photo) I ran the Distanzias, then the Distanzia super motars (didn't see much difference, and loved them both for the country roads around here in Leavenworth as well as pavement and highway). Now I have recently put on Pirelli Scorpion Syncs...I _still_ think that I like the Distanzias better...but I am enjoying testing the limitations of the Scorps. just my 2 cents... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-02-2008, 12:57 PM	#139
Motophotog Retired Joined: Jun 2006 From: Federal Way I Ride: KTM Supermoto, Plated YZ426 Supermoto, 74 Suzuki GT250 Hustler, Yamaha GT80	__________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-10-2008, 12:27 PM	#143
basco2 Endorsed Joined: Jul 2008 From: SnoHOmish I Ride: 07 DRZ SM	Recently picked this bike up used. Engine is basically stock, for now. Just getting started. One of the first things I did change was dumped the stock Dunlops and got Distanzia's, SM compound. Road the stockers for awhile, green dot in cascades and some high dessert stuff near Coulee City WA. So was able to get a decent comparison and noticed a nice improvement off road with Distanzias. You cant expect significant improvement on dirt (mud and really lose sand are challenging) but I think this tire is a great tire for what I ride. 80% street 20% off road. They rock on the road. Very sticky. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-10-2008, 04:47 PM	#144
Chainsaw Streetfighter Joined: Mar 2007 From: Kenmore washers and dryers I Ride: to keep the mosquito population down!	Hey Rev, get some dirt wheels and lets go rock the desert! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-16-2008, 04:09 PM	#146
Lizi_wesson Timberline Motorsports Joined: Feb 2008 From: leavenworth/peshastin, washington I Ride: Ducati 900SS, Honda 650L supermotar'd, Honda CRF150R, Norton Commando (chopped), Kawi zx-6, Harley Sportster (1250), Harley StreetRod	My 2006 XR650L supermotar Black Excel rims, Red Talon hubs, Buchanan spokes, Avon Distanzia sm, T-4 pipe (note: NOT an FMF-which aren't nearly as good, IMHO, of course), Driven fat boy bars, motodeath grips... I laced the wheels myself, and did all of the install - I like this bike for so many reasons, not the least of which is that its a Honda (reliable and well built), its a 650 (which is like the minimum engine size I feel comfortable with on if I have to go on the freeway), and I like to pick and choose exactly what components go on- more interesting than buying a stock sm - but I'm picky :-) Mainly this bike is a great canyon carver...as well as a terrific daily rider! I ride it more often than any other of my bikes, simply b/c its so easy... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-16-2008, 08:23 PM	#147
sunofnun Moderator Joined: Feb 2005 From: lynnhood I Ride: KTM 625 smc \| TL1000S/R \| wr450 \| CRF50/88 \| TTR50 \| your mom	__________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 05:03 PM	#148
dakh Superbiker Joined: Sep 2007 From: Seattle, WA I Ride: the walk	Do you guys even ride your SM's? They all look so pretty and unmolested.. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 06:25 PM	#149
Ryanthegreat1 Streetfighter Joined: Feb 2008 From: Olympia I Ride: XR650R	That is probably 70% of us on PNW. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 06:53 PM	#151
Motophotog Retired Joined: Jun 2006 From: Federal Way I Ride: KTM Supermoto, Plated YZ426 Supermoto, 74 Suzuki GT250 Hustler, Yamaha GT80	Few pics from other day Sorry for the blurry pics. Point&shoot + dark+no flash=blurr. Ryan the great gixxerpete stevieb Moto_Scott My fav pic of sunofnun, 02gixxer, and myself's SMC's. And a video from the day. Ending is the best haha. http://media.putfile.com/04-KTM-SMC-in-Washington-State __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter Last edited by Motophotog; 07-17-2008 at 07:02 PM..


07-17-2008, 07:04 PM	#152
Chainsaw Streetfighter Joined: Mar 2007 From: Kenmore washers and dryers I Ride: to keep the mosquito population down!	Huh? Nevermind. Good pics as usual Darin __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 08:06 PM	#153
yard sale MotoGP Contender Joined: Mar 2006 From: 4to5 Blog Entries: 7 I Ride: slow in the fast lane like everyone else...	mine is not very pretty. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 08:19 PM	#154
pdxjim Training Wheels Joined: Apr 2008 From: Portland, OR I Ride: TWO STROKES	__________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-17-2008, 09:22 PM	#155
Red Seven WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Sep 2005 From: Klamath Falls, OR I Ride: DRZ400SM, XR400R, 05 ZX-6R, 71 CB500K0	PDX, your bike makes me tingle. I would pull the upper plastics off and search for a second tank and RAIL that think over everything I could! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-18-2008, 10:25 AM	#156
PeteN95 Superbiker Joined: Jan 2008 From: Muk, WA I Ride: Suzuki SV1000N, XR650R, CRF450R	Nice TurDeR! Did you buy it from a guy in Seattle? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-21-2008, 12:20 PM	#157
Ryanthegreat1 Streetfighter Joined: Feb 2008 From: Olympia I Ride: XR650R	WHAT IS THAT!!! Twin 2 smoke!? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


07-27-2008, 12:55 PM	#158
StankDRZ Training Wheels Joined: Aug 2007 From: Portland, OR Blog Entries: 3 I Ride: a yellow gsxr	My commuter, man that picture of all your guys on the supermoto's riding together makes me jealous! I wish there were more tard riders down here to ride with. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter Last edited by StankDRZ; 10-01-2008 at 04:20 AM..


08-25-2008, 01:19 PM	#159
Lynk Superbiker Joined: Dec 2005 From: Bellevue, WA I Ride: a 2006 H-D XL1200C, 2005 Suzuki DRZ-400SM, 1997 Kawa Ninja 500R, and 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6 (racebike).	Yay! I can finally join this thread... here's what I picked up on Saturday: The bike is stock, with exception of the seat, fender eliminator, and axle sliders. It has under 2500 miles on the ticker. I'm going to pick up a set of tires and a Yoshi RS2 this week, and get it on down to the dyno for a baseline. My sweet deal even came with the JD jets, so I can be set to rock-'n'-roll when the pipe comes in. W00T! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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