The supermotard style of motorcycle comes in many variations but of all of the bikes you’ll see, one you probably would not expect is something powered by a 1200cc Harley Davidson Sportster engine, however, some very passionate Harley owners might see things differently.
Christian Dubreucq of Kilometre 66 has done quite a bit of work with Harleys in the past and his thought was, a Sportster powered Supermotard? Why not? Before you dismiss his idea as foolhardy, you might want to consider that this bike, the Sportrack LB12 weighs in at only 361 pounds! In fact, all of the specs reflect those of a normal supermotard so Christian may be on to something here.
This bike was for sale at 14,500 Euros.
I would give you all of the details but my fluency in French is a bit weak. It’s interesting that Harley Davidson never experiments to this degree with their own equipment, or if they do, at least not anywhere public. There might be more versatility buried in that Milwaukee iron than most people think and as long as you have folks like Christian Dubreucq, we’ll keep seeing neat variations like this. Can you imagine rolling up to the next meeting of your local HOG chapter in something like this? I like it!
Another photo and link below:
Link: Kilometre 66 via Planete Biker via Motoblog.it
Clive M Sanders says
Cool.. but that frame looks like it would twist to peices under the tourque.
Pete says
Looks like 10 types of fun! I think Harley is looking towards this type of design with the XR1200 but we’ll see how far they are willing to go.I would love to see Harley getting into other types of bikes.Dirt bikes,quads, sport bikes(besides the Buell, something that could hang on the straight aways, not just corners, with Gixxers, YZF’s and CBRs) and what ever else that would be a change from cruisers and expensive t-shirts.
Fraser says
No good to me, mate, I’ve only got a 28 inch inside leg!
Does anyone make fun/sports bikes for shortasses?
todd says
compared to most motards this thing has about a 100lb disadvantage. Heck, it’s even heavier than my stock road bike. I wonder how it would perform against a CRF450 or a Husky.
Granted, the bike is unique and pushes the boundaries of convention, that’s always a great thing. This is like flat track to the extreme.
-todd
Gladys says
hey Shortass – Buell makes a lowered version of their bike (not the Blast, either).
I think its lowered by almost 2 inches
RobC says
What frame? 🙂 the engine seems to be the load bearing component here?
I think it has a weight disadvantage though, motards are made for handling even if it had a power and torque advantage… it would be a workout to ride this beaut.
Sean says
What do you know? Yet another bit of proof that the Harley frame design is what’s wrong, not the engine. I like it, I like it a lot. Now if only we could slim it down a little…
Clive M Sanders says
I cant tell from the pictue, but i see a down tube looking thing and it looks like a standard motorcycle frame.. but i could be wrong.
Willie Schmitz says
Wonder why he didn’t use a Blast engine? The stock blast engine isn’t much but all the 1200cc and bigger stuff will work. 361 pounds? How about 261 pounds.
Just to heavy for a motard. Doubtful it would be competitive against the KTM’s.
Daniel says
Would be fun to ride, but doesn’t really do it for me. Great to see some experimentation with the supermotard concept, it definately is a big part of motorcycling’s future.
Zip says
The footpeg to seating relation would suggest rearsets, not to mention more travel than you would really need for supermoto. It looks more like a bike to take out to the wastelands and annoy all of the families in the put-put zones.
JoeKing says
Just in from the AMA….rules clarification for SMX250:
Engine size limited to 250cc single & 2-cylinder..ADD..also allowed 1250cc pushrod engines & minimum weight all machines..360lbs.
Voila..Instant competitive HD’s.
Diesel says
It’s a custom bike people…. not made to go up against KTM in the next AMA race.