hop blip and a jump Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Take a look at this!! awesome!! Narita Scorpa Stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 good riding but doesn't the bike sound way too under powered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamo Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 good riding but doesn't the bike sound way too under powered? No.Looks like he has no problems on any sections especially the last big hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fracy Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Anyone know why he is wearing a full face helmet these days? I could see the logic for the SSDT, but not much of a loop in Japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austini Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Wish I could make my 175 dance like that, mind you he did take a soft dab on the bank!!!!!!!! I presume the bike was a 168? Notice the additions to the sump gaurd! Those banks looked pretty big considering video never gives them justice, overall not bad for a gutless/longride/4st piece of poop!!!! which if you believe everyone couldn't break the skin of a rice pudding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hop blip and a jump Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) Yeah, thats why i posted the clip, so everyone who says they havent got no poke can see they just gotta be ridden more agressively!!!!! Wel for a little motor it seemed pretty good to me. Edited June 3, 2007 by hop blip and a jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa250 Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 That video is very good, quiet a lot of power for a tiny engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Sorry but when I rode one it was as flat as a pancake when given some stick. I saw Taddy ride one at the TTC USA and the lack of power was so noticeable, that when he was attempting some of the bigger stuff, he was virtually getting off the bike before the hazard as he knew it wasn't gonna make it! To be fair, it was last year so they may of added another 100cc to it since then to make it competitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnoux Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 (edited) Sorry but when I rode one it was as flat as a pancake when given some stick. I saw Taddy ride one at the TTC USA and the lack of power was so noticeable, that when he was attempting some of the bigger stuff, he was virtually getting off the bike before the hazard as he knew it wasn't gonna make it! To be fair, it was last year so they may of added another 100cc to it since then to make it competitive Narita's bike is a 125cc, so having seen Taddy ride maybe it was the rider rather than the bike that was having trouble in the USA! Listen to the way Narita rides it - he seems to have the technique. Pin the throttle and ride it on the clutch. Edited June 5, 2007 by arnoux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Oooooops yup, it is the 125cc Air cooled . Taddy was on the new 4t of course and that was the machine I was referring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcota Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Oooooops yup, it is the 125cc Air cooled . Taddy was on the new 4t of course and that was the machine I was referring too. Actual displacement of Taddy's bike at the US World Round last year was 300cc's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Oooooops yup, it is the 125cc Air cooled . Taddy was on the new 4t of course and that was the machine I was referring too. Actual displacement of Taddy's bike at the US World Round last year was 300cc's. Really? In that case that makes it look even worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnoux Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Oooooops yup, it is the 125cc Air cooled . Taddy was on the new 4t of course and that was the machine I was referring too. Actual displacement of Taddy's bike at the US World Round last year was 300cc's. Barcota - 300cc's .....how do you know this? That's not story i got from Scorpa USA, Scorpa France or the boys at SRT. And it is still not the case. The main reason he was struggling, more than his normal , general ability level, was the bike turned up at 5pm on the thursday night, zero setup time, and he had clutch issues, swapping plates left right and centre. Not finding a suitable clutch pack combination for the slippery conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgshannon Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Barcota - 300cc's .....how do you know this?That's not story i got from Scorpa USA, Scorpa France or the boys at SRT. And it is still not the case. The main reason he was struggling, more than his normal , general ability level, was the bike turned up at 5pm on the thursday night, zero setup time, and he had clutch issues, swapping plates left right and centre. Not finding a suitable clutch pack combination for the slippery conditions. Correct, and it was still pre-production. A lot of development since then. One of the main issues behind all the clutch swapping, at the world round, was the language barrier. What Tad wanted, versus what was being asked for, caused changes to be made in the wrong direction. That debut, and the problems, did a lot to damage peoples perception of the bike, including my own. But, fortunately, not enough to stop me getting one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Barcota - 300cc's .....how do you know this?That's not story i got from Scorpa USA, Scorpa France or the boys at SRT. And it is still not the case. The main reason he was struggling, more than his normal , general ability level, was the bike turned up at 5pm on the thursday night, zero setup time, and he had clutch issues, swapping plates left right and centre. Not finding a suitable clutch pack combination for the slippery conditions. Correct, and it was still pre-production. A lot of development since then. One of the main issues behind all the clutch swapping, at the world round, was the language barrier. What Tad wanted, versus what was being asked for, caused changes to be made in the wrong direction. That debut, and the problems, did a lot to damage peoples perception of the bike, including my own. But, fortunately, not enough to stop me getting one! Ahhhh. So that explains why I saw him flying around in the practice arena at the TTC revving the bike and dropping the clutch repetitiously and murmuring Polish expletives (or thats what I imagined they were) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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