So you thought the S10 is over-weight

[Buckeye56]

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/11/10/heavyweight-dirt-bikes/

A "dirt bike" based on a GL1500. No I don't know why.

 

[Swagger]

There was an Aussie fella on the MT Owners forum who converted his MT-01 to a dirt racer ..... absolutely nuts 8) ;D
Will try to liberate a pic or two.

 

[MortiisMachine]

Some people just get bored and go lets make something crazy, sometimes you don't need a reason to do something unusual.

Why or why not?

 

[Buckeye56]

So true! But just because you CAN do a thing does not mean that you SHOULD! Joking aside, I do admire the craftsmanship on stuff like that. I know how to do things like that I just don't have the talent to pull it off as nicely. This won't mean much to non-Yanks, but I really liked talking with folks who have either restored or rebuilt old bikes or built a one-off special at Vintage Days at Mid-Ohio. There are a lot of very talented fabricators out and about.

 

[HoebSTer]

Buckeye, I miss being able to goto Mid-Ohio for the annual Vintage Days there. Now that i am a little older and appreciate some old stuff, it would be a better visit.

Jeff

 

[Chadx]

Why a XR1500R you ask? Because an XR1800R would just be too much!
Just needs some panniers and it's ready for adventure!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqrSkg0TbNg#

 

[SpeedStar]

Oh hell, that is a beast!

 

[supert]

I'd hate for that to fall on me.

 

[hANNAbONE]

what a riot.!

love the sound of the thing

 

[RomKnight]

At least the guy seems happy about ridding that... thing.

 

[Buckeye56]

You gotta give him credit, I imagine it takes a pretty large set to ride that monster in anger!

 

[HoebSTer]

hell it wouldn't handle any worse than those damn Boss Hoss V8 bikes on the road, talk about a waste of ...?????

 

[p3ga]

Shame he disabled the cruise control. He could have gave the "Wing Wave", i.e. right-handed: "I have cruise control and you don't, nah nah".

Yeah, I know cruise control isn't practical on a dirt bike......

 

[glierly]

The last picture explains the "why do it" part to me! Not my first choice for dual sporting however.

Gary

 

[titsken]

Would love to ride that bike.

 

[hANNAbONE]

I prolly need to get one of these...

 

[HoebSTer]

The funny thing about weight is, the Super Tenere has as much load carrying capacity as does a new Goldwing!!! Imagine that!!! Now if i could only take care of the real problem, I am the one who could lose a few dozen pounds!!!
Man, where did I put that turkey I see come out of the oven? I thought the wife made some stuffing!!! It was all just here!!!