How bad would a supermoto bike get killed in ULWSB

[Shady]

There's a huge gap between my scheduled races at Firebird East (semi-tight track) and Ultra Lightweight Superbike falls right in the middle.  If I brought along my CRF450 and geared it pretty tall I'm wondering how much fun it would be to ride against the other Ultralightweights?  ;D

[Baltobuell]

I honestly don't have any idea BUT, I'd bet money if nothing else it would help you with corner speed on your normal ride. What the heck it'll cost you $30 or so. If I had one I'd do it for sure.

[cardzilla]

I don't know, I've only seen those things at a Jennings track day, but I'll tell you the guy riding it was fast as hell.  It's not my style so it looks crazy, but he was definitely fast enough to be running in UNLWGP, go for it.  At the very least you'll scare the crap out of everyone you pass !

[Bling]

I've seen several guys over the part year.  They are very fast.  Get you gearing down.

Jon

[Spooner]

I will hopefully bring along my 426 to some events this year to do exactly that race ;D

[r6_philly]

I will hopefully bring along my 426 to some events this year to do exactly that race ;D

second that  ;D

[LMsports]

At Mid America for CRA races a guy showed up and won the race handily on one.

[james-redsv]

Yea that guy at Jennings beats most all the SV650s in the LTW classes too. I think he can do 1.22s-1.23s on that thing, its a older KTM 520 i think. One time during LTWGT I saw him stall it on the starting line. He was at least half a lap down when he finally got it started. Ended up repassing all the AMs and getting back up to 3rd in the ex by the time the race was over. Its crazy how fast you can ride them. :D

[Jeff]

Shane Myers would take his Husky CR500 (or 450 or whatever it is) to BHF and to Gateway and do QUITE well...  You'll crush the ULW bikes off the line, and they'll spend the next 8 laps gaining you on whatever top-end straights they have.  Corners & infield will be pretty close...

[tigerblade]

I honestly don't have any idea BUT, I'd bet money if nothing else it would help you with corner speed on your normal ride.

Actually cornerspeed is likely slower; the supermotos are more point-and-shoot.  Just ask Rob Waddell about the problem with differing lines between the supermoto and the GP bikes...   :-/ ;)

[Zac]

Actually cornerspeed is likely slower; the supermotos are more point-and-shoot.  Just ask Rob Waddell about the problem with differing lines between the supermoto and the GP bikes...   :-/ ;)

True, my lines on the motard are more like big bike point-and-shoot lines in the slow stuff.  The bike accelerates sooo hard in the first few gears (it is a somewhat worked over CR500).  The bike likes to go in real hard and deep on the brakes, park it, flick it, then romp the exit.  Very effective to block pass the 'priller 250s.  As for top speed, on most of the southwest tracks with fairly short straights (NOT FB Main) my 500 will stay in the draft of a 'priller.  

If the schedule gets changed (to uncombine ULWSB and LWGP) I'll be running the CR in the southwest races.  Even if I can't run ULWSB I'll still probably run it in LWSB and GTL.

-z.

[james-redsv]

Actually cornerspeed is likely slower; the supermotos are more point-and-shoot.  Just ask Rob Waddell about the problem with differing lines between the supermoto and the GP bikes...   :-/ ;)

Nope, corner speed is as fast as anything else out there. Depends on rider and setup as to how fast you can corner.