AirFruit's X in Action!

Just got myself a WR-X during the winter (Had a DRZ-SM before). First pics post on here! Actually first post here lol. Sorry for not introducing myself! I'm from BC Canada!

Finally had a good day to ride it on the track =) Really fun bike I have to say. Do have to rev it like mad compared to the Z =)

Welcome, and nice riding.

Haha, I love how dirty it is on track.

Any tips on backing it in like that? I've got the technique started, but I'm nowhere near that sideways. This is about as sideways as I get.

Shit yeah!!!!

Awesome.

Crop that third picture down to just you, and we've got another great potential header shot for the forum.


Can't wait to hear your overall experience with the X since you've just come off a DRZ-SM.

As I'm sure you must know - questions on which one to get are always coming up.
What made you switch?

Thanks =)

I can definitely say a thing or two (compared to the DRZ) after more seat time =) This is only the 3rd real thrashing the X is getting.

I'm still working on getting the X more further down when sliding. I'm not sure if the conti's would allow for that but we'll see. As for tips, practice and practice. I'm not a crazy expert at this but bite your teeth and try to go deeper and deeper. The key is speed. If you wanna be sideways and leaned way down, you basically have to finish your slide leaned way over. To achieve that, well, you need to be fast! Also, you should be doing the hardest braking (front) when your bike is still pretty straight up and only be trail braking (the front) when going for the apex. The harder you apply your front brake the more the bike wanna stand up which interferes with your leaning. Hope that made some sort of sense =) Oh, one more thing, the more "sideways" your are, the more leaned you should be... you shouldn't be mega sideways when the bike is still standing very straight... that would be asking for... highside!

I'm not very good at this cropping business lol. help? haha

airfruit wrote:

I'm not very good at this cropping business lol. help? haha

SWEEEEET...

Post that picture here. <-- clicky

Here are some more action pics (quite a few more)! from some races :) Thanks to members of BCSupermoto for taking these photos!

Freekin Awesome. Just need some vid of that action now.

Awesome.

What tires you running?
Are those wheels painted? Love that look.

Looks like Pilot Powers...

Thanks!!! :) Those are just electrical tape. Just wanted to try something different.

And as for tires, they are the new contiAttack SM :)

I'm not going to lie. When I saw these pic's I threw my gear on and hit an empty lot. Getting that sideways and that low takes some skill. Like posted above. I got the gist of it but I still can't get that low. I'm stoked to hit some tracks after seeing this.

Cool shots! Great riding!

Great pics and skills. Really like the wheels.

Thanks!!!

What kind of suspension work? If at all? I've got gold valves, springs, and different shim stacks and I got to say that it completely changed the handling. Just have to hit the track and play with the clickers. Wish you where out in Cali. I'd like to follow you around and pick up a thing or two. Maybe even try to stay close with in the first turn. Now we need a vid'!!!

Nothing done to the suspension other then more preload and clicked the compression and rebound damping in :) Works okay for now. Eating up tires too fast to have money for revalving haha. Maybe vid one day :) I'm kinda the type that ride and never film or take pics unless someone else do it I'm sure you can keep up Perez :) I'm only okay fast

Some backing it in from the latest round of BCSupermoto here in Canada :)

Cool pix! It looks like you know what you're doing to me! Sure looks like fun!

I'm digging the white wheels!

Very cool! I just got my WRR and live in Vancouver. Where do you live? And where have you been racing?

Cheers
Spencer

Current supermoto setup (Thanks to Wheeling Cycle Supply and Warp 9 Racing)

As it currently sits 280 lbs :)



and dirt setup