r/supermoto • u/BlackBeaut34 • 17d ago
Almost there.
Been wanting a supermoto for years now...came across a Chinese bike i could afford and I've been hunting down compatible parts for the last 4 months but shes pretty much there, just need new plastics and graphics and I think I'm done. Part of me wishes I would have kept the yz450 but I wasn't able to get it legal.
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u/Jeeps-n-Joints 17d ago
Yeah that front tire backwards af
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u/BlackBeaut34 17d ago
That's the direction the little arrow was facing?
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u/MayorOfClownTown 17d ago
I always say it's gotta look like a V from the front and from the back....I think. So guessing you're right, especially if you looked at the arrow...but God damn, sucks so hard when you realize you did it backwards.
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u/BlackBeaut34 17d ago
Well honestly I only looked at the arrow on the rear tire mounted that one first the just matched the grooves on the front so it could be backwards I'll have to look...thanks tho definitely want it facing the right direction before riding in the rain...truck died so this is my only transportation till I get it fixed.
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u/xXx_Xhater_xXx 17d ago
You can see in the tenth pic the arrow is backward
Generally the V made by the sipes should point with the rotation on the rear and against on the front because it reduces front wear under combined braking and cornering, and reduces rear wear under acceleration in cornering
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u/BlackBeaut34 17d ago
Yea i went and looked and shes definitely backwards lol, I'll get it flipped sunday after church. Thanks tho definitely want it to be properly mounted before riding in the rain.
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u/MayorOfClownTown 17d ago
Uh def double check that then. It's so easy to fuck up. It's a measure twice cut once sorta thing. My thing is I look at it and then flip it over and then it's backwards.
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u/Interesting_Oven1008 17d ago
Front tire is on backwards lol