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Title: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: mainline on November 30, 2011, 11:00:55 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KTM-495-AHRMA-TWIN-SHOCK-ERA-MX-AIR-COOLED-VINTAGE-CLASSIC-HILL-CLIMB-/170736183745?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item27c0ab69c1

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: crankpin on November 30, 2011, 11:51:20 pm

Could only happen in Yorkshire  :P

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Tony T on December 01, 2011, 12:17:43 am

I love how everyone still quotes Dirt Bike's 123.75mph.   :D :D :D

Yep, it's ugly but man it would be a pretty efficient hillclimb or road race bike.  8)

I road raced my KX500 once with a slick on the back and a trials tyre on the front. It was still way quicker and more fun than the roadies I was racing against.......... even with me on board............  ::)

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: buckets on December 01, 2011, 01:15:08 am

wow a pity you couldnt register that for the road.......

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Oppet on December 01, 2011, 01:59:30 am

Could be alot worse! Heres rotax engined sadness.
http://www.nettimoto.com/ktm/500/1197023

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Davy123 on December 01, 2011, 05:15:54 am

Quote from: Tony T on December 01, 2011, 12:17:43 am

I love how everyone still quotes Dirt Bike's 123.75mph.   :D :D :D

Yep, it's ugly but man it would be a pretty efficient hillclimb or road race bike.  8)

I road raced my KX500 once with a slick on the back and a trials tyre on the front. It was still way quicker and more fun than the roadies I was racing against.......... even with me on board............  ::)

LIKE THIS ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-3w5SaNw6Q

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: crankpin on December 01, 2011, 05:35:03 am

Damn that long back straight  :o

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Bullymad on December 03, 2011, 08:57:55 pm

Butchers!!

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Lozza on December 04, 2011, 12:24:53 am

Quote from: crankpin on December 01, 2011, 05:35:03 am

Damn that long back straight  :o

Pukekohe in NZ. A rapid Xl ridden well to by the looks

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Slakewell on December 04, 2011, 10:22:11 am

Piff mere amateur stuff , these rockets were used by some for road racing. He even has the flat slide electron which kills a bunch of top end on these big girls.
He should go with a good twin carb set up and a good top end down pipe.  TZ 350 rear wheel fits as well.  ;)

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Lozza on December 04, 2011, 10:24:53 am

I can remember the late 80's early 90's a fellow regularly riding a 495 in NSW road racing, lowered he couls scrape the frame rails which impressed the hell out of me. Think he still ran the up pipe. 

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: GD66 on December 04, 2011, 10:37:11 am

Quote from: Lozza on December 04, 2011, 12:24:53 am

Quote from: crankpin on December 01, 2011, 05:35:03 am

Damn that long back straight  :o

Pukekohe in NZ. A rapid Xl ridden well to by the looks

Manfield, actually.

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: tony27 on December 05, 2011, 05:04:40 am

Quote from: Lozza on December 04, 2011, 12:24:53 am

Quote from: crankpin on December 01, 2011, 05:35:03 am

Damn that long back straight  :o

Pukekohe in NZ. A rapid Xl ridden well to by the looks

It's actually Manfield near Palmerston North where the first few final WSBK rounds were held, the motor is somewhere in the region off 630cc now & does really well at the boxing day street races in Wanganui

Title: Re: ktm495 , avert your eyes!
Post by: Slakewell on December 08, 2011, 03:01:52 pm

Brad and myself have discussed doing lake Ayre (when it drys out) speed week and take over a couple of KTM's
Just need to remeasure my intestuclar fortitude to see if they still function. ;D

Title: avert your eyes!
Post by: VMX247 on December 08, 2011, 04:12:48 pm

Quote from: Slakewell on December 08, 2011, 03:01:52 pm

Brad and myself have discussed doing lake Ayre (when it drys out) speed week

Assualt on the Salt..  8)
http://www.dlra.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=981&start=135
seems many and varied bikes attend.  ;D
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/lakegardiner.jpg)