CCM Supermoto ... time to learn to ride

[trefor]

Kermit green CCM Supermoto filled up next to me at the local Shell station this evening. I thought, hmm, looks nice in a 'get out of the way' manner

Guy comes out and starts it up. He then burns out of the petrol station and wheelies up the road.

I want one. This has to be the TVR of the bike world.

Any PHers lucky enough to own one of these? Time to get my bike license.

[nevpugh308]

... He then burns out of the petrol station and wheelies up the road ... This has to be the TVR of the bike world.

What, you mean you passed him 2 miles later broken down by the side of the road ?

:sorrytrefcouldntresist!:

[raceboy]

This has to be the TVR of the bike world.

And of course there British, I ride a SuperMoto style bike and they are a laugh for the commute bit nasty for a long ride and I've not really got the power or the ability to loft the front wheel (just yet)

[Mon Ami Mate]

I used to have a Honda XR500, and it was amazingly good fun. The CCM is a great idea and I've thought about it myself. Just don't get seduced by the more is better argument when it comes to on/off roaders. My brother has a Triumph Tiger and I can safely say it combines the worst of both worlds - it's too heavy off road and doesn't grip/brake/handle on road.

[thruster]

I want one. This has to be the TVR of the bike world.

Any PHers lucky enough to own one of these?

Yes ! well, sort of. I don't have road wheels/tyres for mine which makes it kind of, er, interesting to ride fast on the road but the power makes it even more interesting off- road

TVR of the bike world ? a very good analogy and if I could afford a TVR, I'd have one of those as well

Very similar to TVRs - speedo drive keeps breaking (!) but the important bits are solid :famouslastwordsbuthopesit'struefor futureTVRownership:

If you do get one go for the earlier (<2002 model) with the Rotax engine are much more raw, like a racer. The later Suzuki engined bikes are too tame but look out for the DRZ400 engined model when/if that arrives.




>> Edited by thruster on Monday 14th April 12:53

[raceboy]

thruster said:

Very similar to TVRs - speedo drive keeps breaking (!)

Funilly enough the speedo has packed up on my Cagiva, the previous owner had got the spindle bit 180 degrees out in the front wheel, put this right but speedo still refuses to register anything, anyone got any idea's whats up with it, or how to fix it?

[thruster]

Mon Ami Mate said: I used to have a Honda XR500, . Just don't get seduced by the more is better argument when it comes to on/off roaders.

Very much so but the CCM is a serious dual purpose tool rather than a styling exercise and will feel like a pushbike compared to an XR500...

[thruster]

raceboy said:

thruster said:

Very similar to TVRs - speedo drive keeps breaking (!)

Funilly enough the speedo has packed up on my Cagiva, the previous owner had got the spindle bit 180 degrees out in the front wheel, put this right but speedo still refuses to register anything, anyone got any idea's whats up with it, or how to fix it?

If it's the usual europartsbincrap you will have shredded the teeth off the pinion - does it spin the cable when you spin the wheel ? Buy a box of ten drives for future use or just leave it !

[goodlife]

CCM do a 'factory rideout' if you want a blast about without the ownership. I'm booked into one late June in the Lake District and can't wait.

www.ccm-motorcycles.com/rideout.html

[rsvnigel]

Anybody know how the CCMs hold up to commuting every day?

If Edinburgh bring in a congestion charge it looks like an R30 will be my weapon of choice.

[Eliminator]

I have a KTM. I understand that all these 500 and 600 machines are in a fairly high state of tune. If you constantly wring the last ounce out of the motor expect something like 10k miles. If you are more considerate for your engine (warm it up before thrashing, rigourous service and keep the oile level up) you can get 30k miles before needing any serious work.

Chain tension is the other way to kill the bike - easy to set it too tight. The front cog wears and then damages the drive shaft. The cog doesn't press on the drive shaft oil seal and the bike starts to dump oil. If you catch it in time, it is a complete engine strip (£800) and a new driveshaft (£150). If not, the engine dumps the oil and explodes.

There is a reason why I know this. The technical term is "idiot!"

Otherwise, very reliable once past the "Mk.1"

[cazzo]

Chain tension is the other way to kill the bike - easy to set it too tight.

When I first got my KTM I adjusted the chain and not being used to such long suspension travel (not thinking it tightens as it compresses) I overtightened it, anyway about 5 miles from home in the middle of a sh*tty field the chain broke - long way to push it home, got it fixed & the next time out the fcuking thing seized @ full throttle (2 stroke) - another long walk home. Reckon I did as many miles on foot with it as riding it!!! mind you when it went it was bast*rd well fast. Sadly it "died" a few months back and I've not managed to replace it yet.