Issue 4

Supermoto International

Issue 4

2009 Husaberg

converted to supermoto trim by Pope Racing. Can the weird Swedish design really cut the moto-mustard?

SMI Interviews

Husaberg’s top man to find out how this odd ball design came to be. SMI takes to the track aboard a pair of arch rival 450s race bikes. Andy Mitchell’s all new Kawasaki KXF 450 really is a flash of colour in the paddock. But is the fuel-injected green machine up to the task of netting the big Yorkshireman another NORAsport title or will fellow Yorkie James Addy’s MWR tuned KTM 450 SMR have it beat? We test both these 450s.

With tyres the hot topic for supermoto riders everywhere, SMI takes a wet and windy trip to Spain to carry out an unbiased and objective tyre test to get to the bottom of which is best. You may be surprised with our findings? With little racing going on over the winter months another road trip was called for. SMI makes a trip over the North Sea to compete in the unique and fascinating Zwolle indoor supermoto race weekend. Our man of the Worlds Marty checks out the runners and riders for the 2009 season and we take a closer look at Shorttrack UK’s 2008 season. We also catch up with Ashley Barber who is showing the continentals just how it should be done by winning the Belgian Championship.

Tested

We take a look at probably the most awesome sporting streetmoto ever to hit the streets. Matt Slann has put a tax disc and a reg plate on his stunning carbon clad KTM 660 ‘Factory’ Replica to make the ultimate road legal(ish) moto. Hilly spills the beans on just why he has a garage full of not one but two 15 year old classic motards and they are still both in a thousand bits. Will the pair of Nordies ever run again? Also in Staff Bikes, Crasher’s wallet has been breached and the CRF MXer to supermoto conversion is now complete, he explains what where and how.