A mate of mine used to race a CCM motocrosser back in the 80s, man these things had some grunt !!
http://www.ccm-motorcycles.com/ (http://www.ccm-motorcycles.com/)
KK
ps just had a good look on there site at all the farkles they offer and it look like they've been checkin out TT.com and ADV for ideas :icon_smile:
I saw one of these at the Vancouver motorcycle show in January. I was impressed to see a new slant on the whole adv scheme of things. They have a tough nut to crack getting in to Canada, unfortunately.
must admit I have been very tempted with this bike, I think I will wait a little longer until it actually goes on sale and has seen the road in the hands of a few owners. But when I can no longer throw a leg over the Tigga then perhaps that will stave off the desire for a cruiser :icon_redface: :augie
cheers Spud :thumbsup
Don't go there Spud, a cruiser will f*** up your back.
Quote from: John Stenhouse on August 12, 2014, 10:53:08 AM
Don't go there Spud, a cruiser will f*** up your back.
Could never have a cruiser mate, I tried horse riding once and went and put a pair of "Chaps" on and got laughed out of the stables and the attached shop, gayer than gay comes to mind and would of been kicked out of the "village people" for not looking hard enough :icon_redface:
cheers Spud :thumbsup
It might have been the combination of chaps and the fluorescent yellow C3 :bad
My attempt at a test ride they got the months mixed up and the bike was in bits when I fronted up so I got a bit of priority at the NEC. Now I'm no Crosser, my trials riding is very limited and long long ago in another galaxy and my short ride on a Supermoto didn't make me want to rush out and get one but half an hour on the GP450 was enough to have me put my hand in my pocket for a deposit.
You have to see the bike close up to appreciate the engineering detail and thought that has gone into it and is bloody fun to ride. Looking forward to next year :icon_mrgreen:
Heard a rumour that Triumph are doing a little something with a possible Tiger Cub, now that would be nice a light weight adventure Tiger :thumbsup
cheers Spud :thumbsup
There is definitely a 250 single road bike coming, heavily styled on the Street Triple, at least partially built in India, factory people wouldn't be specific but I happened to see a box of new single throw cranks in a far corner when I was on the factory tour. Knowing Triumph utilising engine development to the fullest, I'd be really surprised if they didn't do an XR type version.
The new bike from CCM looks amazing. I'd love one, or something like it as it would need to say tiger on the side.
Hooooold the bus !!
http://youtu.be/w9VhACv7nvE
did he just say it has a BMW motor ???? :icon_scratch:
i'm out !!
:ImaPoser
KK
Quote from: KuzzinKenny on August 12, 2014, 11:50:16 PM
did he just say it has a BMW motor ????
Yup, indeed. There could be worse choices, surely...??
Given that BMW were using the Rotax 650 single in their bikes, you have to make up your own mind.....
It is a Rotax engine that was previously licenced to BMW. BMW's current twins are made by Kymco in mainland China :icon_wink:
A 40bhp bmw engine...
That's probably a little too slow. Why not a ktm single producing 70bhp? That would be better surely? I still like it a lot though.
I saw this at the Adventurebike Festival in Wales last year. Being quite forthright..............yeah, yeah, who me? I told them that it was a pile of shite.
A 450 is no good for doing any long distances and motorway is out completely as it'll shake itself and rider to bits. Who needs/wants electrically adjustable (expensive) suspension on an advenutre bike which is likely to go horribly wrong in the middle of nowhere? The luggage options were bespoke so you couldn't put any of the stuff you already have on it without much head scratching.
The guys reply was that it for people who want to load it on a trailer to get it to the trails and then go and play. Hahahahahahahaha! I walked away laughing. Complete nonsense. :Topes
Quote from: blacktiger on August 13, 2014, 05:21:39 PM
The guys reply was that it for people who want to load it on a trailer to get it to the trails and then go and play. Hahahahahahahaha! I walked away laughing. Complete nonsense.
The guy 'doing' the demo here at the bike show was mostly concerned about getting any sales at all. Especially since the bike had not been homolgated yet for Canada. Good points, though, about a potential buyer. Personally, I would try to get my destinatation by not using motorways....
On the power thing, I used to say to my dealer when I had a 650GS, it's good but would be great if it had 70bhp instead of 50. His reply was that Rotax had said that 50 was the max if you want sensible service intervals and reliability. KTM do get more bhp out of their engines, but do they also tick the other boxes?
The engine can be uprated to 65 bhp with a map upgrade, they were still doing tests on running at that power to check how it would affect the servicing interval for doing longer trips, as BB said, and as he also pointed out, we're not really comparing apples for apples or oranges for oranges for that matter.
For a thumper it was pretty good, I won't say vibe free but it sat quite happily at 60 with plenty left. I don't like bashing up and down M ways period, I would be avoiding them.
That wasn't what I was told about using more commonly available boxes, the boss told me he'd been asked that a lot and told everyone the same answer, for a nominal fee they would modify the stock racks to suit quite happily. As for trailering it, why? I thought you could only trailer HD's :augie
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on August 14, 2014, 12:14:37 AM
As for trailering it, why? I thought you could only trailer HD's :augie
Now now, be kind. All kinds of cruisers like to ride in the back of pickup trucks or on trailers. :augie