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. bet w ee n t he SM R ve r sio ns and the SMC versions we re subtle but obvious. T he l o w e r sea t he ig ht was a dead gi vea way th at we were on the SMR , and the six- piston b rak es and larg er rot ors defin itely ha d better feel than the fo ur- pot versio ns . A t the end of the long b ac k st ra ight o n the Red B u ll S up er m o t o cours e, t h e si x -p is t o n br ak es requ ired very little in the wa y of lever pressur e and offered o utstandi ng feel. A ddit ion all y , th e SM R's lo we red front fork s didn 't dive nearly as much, offering a fa r stiffer and compliant ride o n the asphalt. This made t he roller whoops in th e dirt secti on a little m ore j ar r in g , but th e trad e - o f f was w ell wo rth it everywhere else. One of the coo lest fe atures o n th e Red Bu ll tra ck was the diamond -plat e st e p - up dou bl e jump afte r t h e di rt section . T he 3 0 0 -pou nd 625 wasn 't exactly the w e apon o f c hoic e for attack i ng t h is o b st ac l e ; vi sio ns o f cas ing a m et al jump in front of inter ested spectat o rs wa s a solid deter rent. How ever, th e purp ose -bu ilt 450s and 525s made th e j um p a br eeze. Th e difference between th e 450cc !JlrJDDD {jJ&J@@ @(jJ@@tJ(]5®&)'[]O@[JiJ0 450 SMCj 450 SMR UST PRICE $7098/$7298 DISPLACEMENT 449.4cc ENGINE TYPE U quid-cooled, single- cylinder four-stroke BORE x STROKE 95 x 63.4mm COMPRESSIO N RATIO 12:1 CARBURETION Keihin MX FCR 41mm IGNITION Kokusan DC CDI 4K3 TRANSMISSION Four speed/Six speed STARTING SYSTEM Kick FUEL CAPACITY 1.85 gal. WHEELBASE 58.3 in. RAKElTRAl L 27°/N /A,26S/N /A SEAT HEIGHT 36.4 in ./34.2 in. FRONT TIRE 120/70-]7, 120/75-17 REAR TIRE 160/ 60 - 17, 165/ 55- 17 FRONT·WHEELTRAVELI I.8 in./10.43 in. REAR-WHEELTRAVEL 132 in./I2.2 in. FRONT BRAKE Disc REAR BRAKE Disc FINAL DRIVE Chain aAJMED WErWElGHT 2311bs.1235.181:ls. 525 SMCj 525 SMR UST PRICE $7298/$7498 DISPLACEMENT 510.4cc ENGINE TYPE Liqu id-cooled, single-cylinder fou r -stroke BORE x STROKE 95 x 72mm COMPRESSION RATIO I I: I CARBURETION Keihin MX FCR 4 1mm IGNITION Kokusan Digita l 4K3 TRANSMISSION Four speed/Six speed STARTING SYSTEM Kick FUEL CAPACITY 1.82 gaL WHEELBASE 59.24 in. RAKE/TRAIL 27°/N/ A SEAT HEIGHT 36.4 in./34 .2 in. FRONT TIRE 120170-17, 120/75 -17 REAR TIRE 160/60-17,165/ 55 -]7 FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 11.8in/l 0.43 in. REAR-WHEELTRAVEL 13.2 in./I2.2 in. FRONT BRAKE Disc REAR BRAKE Disc FINAL DRIVE Chain OAJMED DRYWBGHT 2311bs./236.5 Ibs. - ------ -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- ---- ------ ------ --- - -- ~~R o <::> R D E R. F 0 Rl'\II o o (PklU~ flll owt compfrtd y lind print clt/lrl!l' Na me Add ress Ci ty _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State Zip _ o Phone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ O rde r Date o o o Send to: !ll!lc lS'IIl£:WS, Inc. = P.O. Box 5084, Co sta M esa, CA 92628-5084 Toll Free S u b s cr i p ti o n H o tline (800) 831-2220 24-hour FAX O rd er L i n e (714) 751-6685 • E-mail : Subscribe@cyclenews.com Si gnatu re M C / Vi sa# YESI Start my subscriptio; Immediately to Cycle N ews. 1 yE"ar / 50 issues for $45.00. (ca n be billed 2 m onthly payments) Every week for two years (100 issues for $80.(0) Six m onths secon d class (25 iss ues for $23.(0) This is a o New Su bscript io n o Ren e w al Please bill m e 1 pa ymen t o f $45.00 Bill 2 payment s of $22.50 = En closed is m y chec k o r m o ney o rder C harge my _ o o I VISA Visa Ma st er ca rd ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expira tion Da te cue I e n e _ S • JANUARY 7, 200 4 65