Aussie multiple Sherco owner here. The brand is solid, here in Australia, we're actually Sherco's biggest market. That 500 engine was made due to requests from Aussie owners who wanted a bigger engine than the 450 for Enduro racing. The brand is well supported by the aftermarket suppliers, many things like the brakes, rear sprockets, oil filter and heaps more are used on other brands. The KYB suspension is premium gear and typically doesn't need tuning for most owners. It's not just standard off the shelf out of Kayaba, all Sherco KYBs are built to a spec that tuners Technical Touch in Europe set up during testing with Sherco. Many 450/500s in Australia are now approaching 10yrs old, lots have done several 100hrs unopened. The 2025 Models just released get a complete redesign of the frame, bodywork plastics, electrics, wheels and swing arm. They've lost a bit over 2kg in the process 👍
*2nd largest market. ;) Everything else is very well said. PLENTY of aftermarket products from protections to pipes to levers and brakes, sprockets and chains, air filters and bling.
That’s awesome to hear (read). All this speculation about this and that, reliability and so on in the comments. Pay attention yall. This is some actual testimony!
Can confirm, Sherco is considered a premium option and it's not known for being unreliable Also I'm not going to say anything about the GixxerBrah build because I know it stresses Jake out, but it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it.
As a Supermoto nerd and race boi I love this video someone who actually understands what the ESSENCE of a sumo is, people need more Supermotos and we need more people racing them also!
Worked at a Sherco dealer for a number of years. The quality of the bikes are superb. Only troubles I can remember having were the ignition coils on the 2strokes and air temp sensors on the 4strokes. If I remember correctly the sensors were actually a Japanese brand. They are also typically easier to work on than the equivalent KTMs.
The coils were definitely an issue that has been mostly resolved. Air temp sensors must have been before we were Sherco USA. Not a known issue in our 5 years as the importer.
Literally grew up in that mall. so weird to see it like that. Go see Joe if you want a cool bike in North Texas. The guy isn't just some salesman he lives and breathes motorcycles. He's been in my phone as "Supermoto Joe" for like 20 years.
@TheGardenSnake I don't think we've ever actually met or ridden together. I guess I've actually only known joe since 2007. We met on the supermoto junkie forum back when I was working in Iraq and dreaming about building my 2007 crf450x supermoto. Found out soon after that he worked with one of my best friends and we probably trolled the same bars and shit back in the 90s. I know fireguy pretty well too through Joe.
Another great video sir. So much information it’s amazing that it’s delivered in a way that even someone that doesn’t ride (me) can understand what is being discussed.
TM also makes a street legal factory sumo. That being said, I am a sherco owner. 300 2 stroke. Bought it after 12 years of orange. The 2 stroke from sherco is so much more fun to ride then the TPI/TBI from ktm. Motor has been bullitproof for 200 hours.
Great video cheers Jake! That's a really good heads up review on one of the SM bikes I'm thinking of buying. I am also really keen to see the SWM 500R reviewed, as like this Sherco I really don't think there is much left to do in terms of aftermarket modification, because they are so focused and sorted as stock. The Sherco looks like a quality bit of kit and with high end components too. It'd be nice to see a TM 300SMR, TM530SMR and maybe a Beta 500RR with the Beta optional supermoto conversion kit fitted. I've not really seen a good video review on the Ducati 698 either, but it seems like it might be missing the target slightly with all the electronics and the cast alloy wheels etc.
These look good. Been waiting for one to pop up locally since they come with some pretty good components out of the box. Shame it doesn’t have a slipper clutch but the rest of the bike sounds like a good time. Much better than the average enduro with 17s and leaving everything else enduro spec. Those are pretty much dual sports with extra steps lol.
Yeah, the DRZ isn’t going to wow anyone but will that Sherco still be available new in 20+ years? Will the used market still be flooded with them in 20+ years? DRZ for president!
I rode passenger on an early 2000s yellow S model as a child a couple times and have admired the bike ever since. 20+ years later and I own a 2023 SM model. I just think that’s cool
Even the brand new DRZ's on the showroom floor are not "brand new." The DRZ has not had a reasonable update for over a decade now. When the DRZ gets a freshened up like updated suspension or maybe this magical thing called fuel injection, then it'll be back in the conversation.
@@christopherjohnson3377 Brand new as in fresh with zero miles, not new to the market. Obviously. There’s a 0% chance any bike sold today will still be sold new and unchanged in 20 years.
These sherco 50''s are for 15 year olds in Europe who can then ride it at 25km/h max speed. The 500 sherco is "street legal" here in Europe the same way that the KTM's are, they put something like 12 horsepower in the papers. Dealer gets you the full power and it's not legal anymore but now police gotta proof it
You can do the same with a Beta 480 but I would not want to put too many street miles on a highly strung engine that needs frequent servicing. The DRZ and KTM 690 is way more suitable for the street in SM trim.
Here in Nova Scotia you can buy ktm and its brother brands 350, and 450s as long as theyre the ones that come with lights and signals from factory. Guy at my work has one of each. And he had to travek to New brunswick to pick up the 350 as no dealer in NS had them at the time so they sell them there too. It might just be whatever state or provence you're in that they dont sell streel legal race bikes
Replace con-rod, valves, and oil pump every 50 hours or 2500kms. That’s about 1500 miles. Trying to make this work as a street bike will probably require more hours of wrenching than riding.
I highly doubt that's necessary for street riding. That looks like the same service plan for when your racing it. I've seen similarly nutty stuff for other plated bikes. I know with my WR450f I got to where I pushed the oil changes to 1000 miles and checked the valves every winter. Other then that I didn't worry about it.
Dude, the intervals are hilarious. Usually you dont really need to do this type of thing, unless you are racing the thing full throttle into full braking over 50 hours. I have no idea why you'd need to replace a con rod or valves, oil pumps usually only fail when material scratches them up... Look at any other mx/enduro bike, especially stuff like the wr450f, and you'll find people doing like 50k kilometers without taking the head off... I'm one of those idiots who does everything with the street legal enduro, putting around 2k kilometers a month on it. Honestly, not too bad. an oil change every 2 weeks, for the amount of fun I get out of it, is worth it. Plus I dont need a car and trailer to get me to the trails, I can just ride there on the road. Manufacturers probably just put this type of maintenance intervals on the bike as an insurance , as they arent sure what kind of monkey is going to ride the damn thing. So they dont get unnecessary lawsuits.
@@TheGardenSnake damn dude. I bought mine, rode it for 3 weeks , ended up stripping the motor, replaced all bottom end bearings, oil pump , everything that was damaged by aluminium fragments from a RIP clutch. Everything else was spot on, did 3k on it so far, planning to put around 15 k more on it this year. Sure is a great bike... ive taken it to motocross as well, it can sort of handle 10 meter tabletops.
Man I was so excited I was about to Start looking for a dealer, and then you mentioned the legal issues. I live in Oregon, we have a law that says you cannot plate anything that's not played from the manufacturer
Trouble is it's too much like a single cylinder sports bike with supermoto styling IMO. It's also got far too much electronics and tech on it, and for me that's not capturing the essence of a supermoto. If they release a supermoto version of the 450 Motocross bike they are developing, then they could probably sink KTM group sales in Italy. Back on point, the Sherco looks great as do the TM Racing bikes. I've also noticed that Beta sell a supermoto conversion kit for their 2stroke and 4stroke Enduro bikes. I wish that Fantic would offer a serious supermoto again too! Maybe they will soon?
@@stevenbusk539 yeah it’s kind of a shame that where I live the DRZ and Kawi’s new 300sm are the only factory sumos to choose from or turn a CRF450RL with sumo wheels
in UK we have KTM 500 etc. 701 is more like DRZ, CRFL but better. Aprilia SXV did a good supermoto which would be a good review. Not to own tho. That 50 looked cool. That type of stuff is quite big in the EU like France, Italy.. Lot of upgrading which is cheaper then big bikes.
jake did you see the new cfmotos? would love to see your thoughts/another long term review, especially on their new bobber when it hits NA. i know its not really your style but im really interested in it and i trust your opinion. supermoto looks dope
Ralf Schmidt is currently a TM importer in Holland under the same name he used in the U.S., Gravity Racing. How is that giving up on the brand? He left the U.S. and nobody properly replaced him here. Not going to say why he left as I've heard lots of answers to that question but none of them had to do with TM. Get Dirty Dirtbikes only sells TM parts and it's often more expensive to buy parts from them than from Cross Shop, TM UK, TM Moto Leeds, or Boano to name a few. There is a TM kart engine dealer in the U.S. but I don't believe they have any intention of importing bikes. The garage based grey market importer I know almost nothing about but if he could get me another U.S. street registered TM I'd be tempted to buy another one to go alongside my 2022 SMR 530. Rest In Peace Luca Salvadori
as much as a drz is a supermoto, I could see why a purist may say no. I've ridden motocross and owned motocross bikes so I know what they should feel like and every time I hop off a proper converted enduro/motocross bike I always say the drz feels like a road bike in comparison. supermotos are like road bikes in the way that there's different types, you got mx bikes which are arguably the purest form followed by enduro bikes then you have cushy dual sporters like the drz or maybe a KLR650. I put a supermoto as anything that has been converted from a dirt bike whether the factory did it for you like the DRZ or you do it yourself. then you have what I call road bike supermotots like the ktm 690 platform, Yamaha xt660x and Honda FMX 650 etc. some could be a bit of a grey area but only supermoto guys will understand, road bike guys can't even grasp the concept of what makes a supermoto but thats another whole conversation.
I need proper supermoto suspension I built a 2015 wr450f because I used to watch all of your videos of your wr450 and I needed to have one I love every minute of it but the suspensions thrown me off the bike a couple times
70?!? That would be wild. Maybe some fully built MX engines could do that. For some reason people seem to think modern 450/500s make that much power. Go google some actual dyno results of these bikes and you’ll see. I couldn’t find one for this Sherco but I’d guess 50hp.
Replace Piston / Connecting Rod / Timing Chain every 50 hours ?? WTF>. that can't be right.. I've had my KTM 500 for 560hrs and replaced my piston ONCE.. Love the bike though.. looks fantastic ! .. just can't wrap my head around those recommendations.
shheeeesssh i thought honda 450 maint was crazy, oil change every 1 hour, replace engine in 100hours? that ducati 698 doesnt sound like such a bad idea now.
I dont think any bike ever has a 1 hour oil change interval. Unless you literally run it 1 hour full throttle all the time. Usually I've noticed that bikes start to run a bit differently, something about the engine sound / vibration, or maybe shifting that's a bit off. So i just change them when I feel like it's time. Could be after 600km, 800, or a 1000. But I'm not racing the thing.
There probably like 200 hundred of these in the country is the only problem.😑 My local sherco dealer doesn’t seem to get many bikes even though they have demand for them. I’ve never seen them have anything besides the enduro bikes either.
Reality is there are only about 46 in the country. The reason for the little supply of SM is because we are finishing the EPA process. Once that is complete, we will be bringing in many more. We don't want to overburden our dealers with a closed course bike only when this thing is so much fun to rip on the roads too.
Well that's a cool bike but not a "real" supermoto either. Don't make me be that person haha. Look on a true SM track a 701SM would be super fun. I've done it. But something like this 500 SM would beat it no problem.
Not much to laugh about. They’re big, wide, heavy, and the engine lacks what you want in a supermoto. They’re basically a naked bike dressed up as a sm and feels 100% that way when compared to any legitimate supermoto. I’m a former 690 smcr owner and race a 450 supermoto.
a half-breed of naked street bike and supermoto. Its based on a street plaform so it somewhat like hypermotard or dorsoduro in term of category. But the other two is like 80% naked 20% sumo while the smc r is the oppositem
@@richiegarcia789 the point is this comes as a Supermoto. Wheels, suspension, brakes. Plus full exhaust, tuned, and unrestricted. You’d need $5-6k to get the exc to this point.
@@TheGardenSnake good point.. i run the tubeless wheels for my 4piston hb setup, but still cheaper. ill be looking into one next when im done with my 2016 500exc 6days!
In the uk/france we can street legal the trials bikes 😂 so sherco haven't really had to think about turning their bikes into road bikes for the American market for them to then dictate what a "real " supermoto is😂👍
That fucking thing weighs as much as my husqy 125cc sms4 did wet! What the fuck! Why would you want a 16.5 on the front end for racing? I understand it the other way with MX bikes, but no idea why you'd go smaller for SM shenanigans. How she handle in the wet?
you wear a bunch of safety gear, then you hang your foot off while doing mediocre turns for literally no reason except to blow your knee out as soon as your foot touches the ground, like @8:28. keep your foot on the pegs.
Look into supermoto track riding. A big reason to move the foot up is there’s no room for your foot. I hit the side of my shoe on a number of turns. Also really helps to put some weight on the front end.
The brakes, suspension, and wheels would probably run you 5-6k. And I’d imagine they’d be pretty comparable at that point. On an SM track it would definitely come down to the rider.
@@TheGardenSnake not at all, suspension is great from factory, don't even need anything, the 270mm brakes are also decent, but if you must, you can get a 320mm disc and an adapter for the stock caliper for less than 150 bucks, wheels are the only option that can get very expensive, still, if you opt for vmx or sacratos (new company from portugal) it will cost you under 900€, now you have a supermoto for almost the same price but with much more power, and I mean much more, because I own one, it's overall better, a sherco 500 wouldn't come close to mine.
There is an EU exemption for competition-orientated bikes, the SWM makes it under the enduro rules (seat height over 900mm, ground clearance 310mm, weight under 140kg etc).
@@mnap89 This is incorrect, exemption from the ABS requirement and some others such as emissions allows holomogation in the EU for motorcycles primarily designed for use on un-paved highways (there is another set of criteria to allow trials bikes to be registered). I own two KTM EXC's and a Fantic trial all of which are road legal in the EU. All enduros are holomogated, it is an FIM requirement that they are road registered for all FIM enduro events. They aren't nescessarily holomogated outside the EU, that is their failure to lobby their law-makers.
You know a little about what your talking about but not enough to give advice. The ktms and all the similar models that are 500cc come street legal and are dirt bikes. Alot of models can be had that way. Did you get a deal for making a video? That's not a factory supermoto. And getting sumos street legal not as bad are you are making it. I
@@NINJA-yh9md uh.. bro wtf are you on about. The ktm excf line up that come plated are not in supermoto trim. This Sherco does come in supermoto trim. That would make it a factory supermoto. Go get your house checked for mold. You’re losing brain cells my guy.
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Aussie multiple Sherco owner here.
The brand is solid, here in Australia, we're actually Sherco's biggest market. That 500 engine was made due to requests from Aussie owners who wanted a bigger engine than the 450 for Enduro racing.
The brand is well supported by the aftermarket suppliers, many things like the brakes, rear sprockets, oil filter and heaps more are used on other brands.
The KYB suspension is premium gear and typically doesn't need tuning for most owners. It's not just standard off the shelf out of Kayaba, all Sherco KYBs are built to a spec that tuners Technical Touch in Europe set up during testing with Sherco.
Many 450/500s in Australia are now approaching 10yrs old, lots have done several 100hrs unopened.
The 2025 Models just released get a complete redesign of the frame, bodywork plastics, electrics, wheels and swing arm.
They've lost a bit over 2kg in the process 👍
*2nd largest market. ;) Everything else is very well said. PLENTY of aftermarket products from protections to pipes to levers and brakes, sprockets and chains, air filters and bling.
That’s awesome to hear (read). All this speculation about this and that, reliability and so on in the comments. Pay attention yall. This is some actual testimony!
@@ShercoUSAOfficial
OK, second largest now
🙂👍
Sherco don't release sales numbers, so my reference point was a couple of years old.
@@Danger_mouse thank you for being a loyal sherco owner.
Can confirm, Sherco is considered a premium option and it's not known for being unreliable
Also I'm not going to say anything about the GixxerBrah build because I know it stresses Jake out, but it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it.
As a Supermoto nerd and race boi I love this video someone who actually understands what the ESSENCE of a sumo is, people need more Supermotos and we need more people racing them also!
Worked at a Sherco dealer for a number of years. The quality of the bikes are superb. Only troubles I can remember having were the ignition coils on the 2strokes and air temp sensors on the 4strokes. If I remember correctly the sensors were actually a Japanese brand. They are also typically easier to work on than the equivalent KTMs.
The coils were definitely an issue that has been mostly resolved. Air temp sensors must have been before we were Sherco USA. Not a known issue in our 5 years as the importer.
I just gotta say how great Jake's videos are, like the flying eyes ad where he's the customer and the salesman is pure gold. Love ya buddy
Liked for the baguette mic
Sherco and TM are badass bikes
Yeahhhhhh more bike reviews, I love these bro 👍
Literally grew up in that mall. so weird to see it like that. Go see Joe if you want a cool bike in North Texas. The guy isn't just some salesman he lives and breathes motorcycles. He's been in my phone as "Supermoto Joe" for like 20 years.
Yo who is this haha, I've knew Joe since what, 2006? Yeah I think so. He's Joe WR400SM in my phone lol.
@TheGardenSnake I don't think we've ever actually met or ridden together. I guess I've actually only known joe since 2007. We met on the supermoto junkie forum back when I was working in Iraq and dreaming about building my 2007 crf450x supermoto. Found out soon after that he worked with one of my best friends and we probably trolled the same bars and shit back in the 90s. I know fireguy pretty well too through Joe.
@TheGardenSnake oh p.s. I dabble in racing a sherco 250 2 stroke in TCCRA and I've been really happy with that bike.
Another great video sir. So much information it’s amazing that it’s delivered in a way that even someone that doesn’t ride (me) can understand what is being discussed.
We’ll need to go do some Hooliganizing and kart track soon! Also, thanks again for the shout out to me and MonkeyMoto!!!!
We need more sherco supermoto content, there's just too many sherco Enduro content but not the supermoto version
TM also makes a street legal factory sumo. That being said, I am a sherco owner. 300 2 stroke. Bought it after 12 years of orange. The 2 stroke from sherco is so much more fun to ride then the TPI/TBI from ktm. Motor has been bullitproof for 200 hours.
Great video cheers Jake! That's a really good heads up review on one of the SM bikes I'm thinking of buying. I am also really keen to see the SWM 500R reviewed, as like this Sherco I really don't think there is much left to do in terms of aftermarket modification, because they are so focused and sorted as stock. The Sherco looks like a quality bit of kit and with high end components too. It'd be nice to see a TM 300SMR, TM530SMR and maybe a Beta 500RR with the Beta optional supermoto conversion kit fitted. I've not really seen a good video review on the Ducati 698 either, but it seems like it might be missing the target slightly with all the electronics and the cast alloy wheels etc.
lets go jake ive been a subscriber since i was 15 im 22 now ' im keen for the new supermoto vids
You should review the highway capabilities of the trials bikes, since that´s appearantly the most important to most
Ok lol
These look good. Been waiting for one to pop up locally since they come with some pretty good components out of the box. Shame it doesn’t have a slipper clutch but the rest of the bike sounds like a good time. Much better than the average enduro with 17s and leaving everything else enduro spec. Those are pretty much dual sports with extra steps lol.
I looked it up and I’m not sure if anyone makes a slipper for this bike. Too bad but still it’s very well equipped.
We sell an STM slipper in our "racing parts" catalog.
@@TheGardenSnake We have an STM in our racing parts.
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Nice Mate! Rocking the Enduro Madness (Thailand) jersey on!!!! Cheers Mate for the great vid!
Yeah, the DRZ isn’t going to wow anyone but will that Sherco still be available new in 20+ years? Will the used market still be flooded with them in 20+ years? DRZ for president!
I rode passenger on an early 2000s yellow S model as a child a couple times and have admired the bike ever since. 20+ years later and I own a 2023 SM model. I just think that’s cool
Sherco has been around for a long time so yeah you’ll still find parts
@@cameronrozek2708 parts. Not brand new bikes on showroom floors
Even the brand new DRZ's on the showroom floor are not "brand new." The DRZ has not had a reasonable update for over a decade now. When the DRZ gets a freshened up like updated suspension or maybe this magical thing called fuel injection, then it'll be back in the conversation.
@@christopherjohnson3377 Brand new as in fresh with zero miles, not new to the market. Obviously. There’s a 0% chance any bike sold today will still be sold new and unchanged in 20 years.
These sherco 50''s are for 15 year olds in Europe who can then ride it at 25km/h max speed. The 500 sherco is "street legal" here in Europe the same way that the KTM's are, they put something like 12 horsepower in the papers. Dealer gets you the full power and it's not legal anymore but now police gotta proof it
This one has around 29 in the papers
You can do the same with a Beta 480 but I would not want to put too many street miles on a highly strung engine that needs frequent servicing. The DRZ and KTM 690 is way more suitable for the street in SM trim.
The Beta can be converted sure but the Sherco comes this way.
@@TheGardenSnakethe betas are available to buy plated in Pa but I’m not sure if it’s a state to state thing or not
Dude. This shit looks awesome!
Hell yeah man it looks like a great bike bro 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💚👍🏼👍🏼😎👌🏻🗯
Here in Nova Scotia you can buy ktm and its brother brands 350, and 450s as long as theyre the ones that come with lights and signals from factory. Guy at my work has one of each. And he had to travek to New brunswick to pick up the 350 as no dealer in NS had them at the time so they sell them there too. It might just be whatever state or provence you're in that they dont sell streel legal race bikes
Woah it’s been a long time since you were in my recommended
After all these years of watching, I never knew you had a twin 😆
Replace con-rod, valves, and oil pump every 50 hours or 2500kms. That’s about 1500 miles.
Trying to make this work as a street bike will probably require more hours of wrenching than riding.
I highly doubt that's necessary for street riding. That looks like the same service plan for when your racing it. I've seen similarly nutty stuff for other plated bikes. I know with my WR450f I got to where I pushed the oil changes to 1000 miles and checked the valves every winter. Other then that I didn't worry about it.
Dude, the intervals are hilarious. Usually you dont really need to do this type of thing, unless you are racing the thing full throttle into full braking over 50 hours.
I have no idea why you'd need to replace a con rod or valves, oil pumps usually only fail when material scratches them up... Look at any other mx/enduro bike, especially stuff like the wr450f, and you'll find people doing like 50k kilometers without taking the head off...
I'm one of those idiots who does everything with the street legal enduro, putting around 2k kilometers a month on it. Honestly, not too bad. an oil change every 2 weeks, for the amount of fun I get out of it, is worth it. Plus I dont need a car and trailer to get me to the trails, I can just ride there on the road.
Manufacturers probably just put this type of maintenance intervals on the bike as an insurance , as they arent sure what kind of monkey is going to ride the damn thing. So they dont get unnecessary lawsuits.
I had almost 1000 hours on my wr450f and never opened up the motor
@@TheGardenSnake damn dude. I bought mine, rode it for 3 weeks , ended up stripping the motor, replaced all bottom end bearings, oil pump , everything that was damaged by aluminium fragments from a RIP clutch.
Everything else was spot on, did 3k on it so far, planning to put around 15 k more on it this year. Sure is a great bike... ive taken it to motocross as well, it can sort of handle 10 meter tabletops.
That's why I wish Yamaha would make a Tenere 700 SM version, although it would be heavier...... But it'd be a potential KTM690 competitor.
Any update on gsrxbrah's bike?
That was awesome to watch! Do you know the torque and power of this bike? I couldn't find it.
Man I was so excited I was about to Start looking for a dealer, and then you mentioned the legal issues. I live in Oregon, we have a law that says you cannot plate anything that's not played from the manufacturer
Road trip to Texas haha. California is the only place I believe that looks up the original title.
@TheGardenSnake No it's a big thing here in Oregon too. Washington has all the fun, the law there says any bike is legal with a light kit 🫠😪
We are working hard on this issue. The EPA tests are long and rigorous. Soon!!!
@ShercoUSAOfficial Sherco you should really send me one, you know for testing purposes 😏 🤣
@@adventurevehiculist if we had a dollar for every time we heard that!!
Jake did you see Suzukis leaked patent for the drz400sm? finally it had fuel injection.
Yeah I’ll believe it when I see it haha. Good to see you in the comments my old motovlogging brother.
The new Ducati 698 mono looks like a beast
Trouble is it's too much like a single cylinder sports bike with supermoto styling IMO. It's also got far too much electronics and tech on it, and for me that's not capturing the essence of a supermoto. If they release a supermoto version of the 450 Motocross bike they are developing, then they could probably sink KTM group sales in Italy.
Back on point, the Sherco looks great as do the TM Racing bikes. I've also noticed that Beta sell a supermoto conversion kit for their 2stroke and 4stroke Enduro bikes. I wish that Fantic would offer a serious supermoto again too! Maybe they will soon?
@@stevenbusk539 yeah it’s kind of a shame that where I live the DRZ and Kawi’s new 300sm are the only factory sumos to choose from or turn a CRF450RL with sumo wheels
I dunno, seeeeems pretty cool
MY BIKE’S ALL CLEAN
Don't quote me but, I think Smart means "Fly by Wire"
in UK we have KTM 500 etc. 701 is more like DRZ, CRFL but better. Aprilia SXV did a good supermoto which would be a good review. Not to own tho. That 50 looked cool. That type of stuff is quite big in the EU like France, Italy.. Lot of upgrading which is cheaper then big bikes.
The camera lens makes it look like your riding a razor
Get a crf 450rl would be super interested how you like it and what you can do with it
jake did you see the new cfmotos? would love to see your thoughts/another long term review, especially on their new bobber when it hits NA. i know its not really your style but im really interested in it and i trust your opinion. supermoto looks dope
TM RACING makes street legal supermotos
Not in the US. Well there's like a "dealership" thats some guys garage. Cool brand but zero real presents in the US. They kill it in S1GP though.
@@TheGardenSnake The US importer has given up on the brand due to a bunch of reasoning that we won't dive into here.
Ralf Schmidt is currently a TM importer in Holland under the same name he used in the U.S., Gravity Racing. How is that giving up on the brand? He left the U.S. and nobody properly replaced him here. Not going to say why he left as I've heard lots of answers to that question but none of them had to do with TM. Get Dirty Dirtbikes only sells TM parts and it's often more expensive to buy parts from them than from Cross Shop, TM UK, TM Moto Leeds, or Boano to name a few. There is a TM kart engine dealer in the U.S. but I don't believe they have any intention of importing bikes. The garage based grey market importer I know almost nothing about but if he could get me another U.S. street registered TM I'd be tempted to buy another one to go alongside my 2022 SMR 530.
Rest In Peace Luca Salvadori
Hope to run into you one day.. I ride around Dallas a lot
as much as a drz is a supermoto, I could see why a purist may say no. I've ridden motocross and owned motocross bikes so I know what they should feel like and every time I hop off a proper converted enduro/motocross bike I always say the drz feels like a road bike in comparison. supermotos are like road bikes in the way that there's different types, you got mx bikes which are arguably the purest form followed by enduro bikes then you have cushy dual sporters like the drz or maybe a KLR650. I put a supermoto as anything that has been converted from a dirt bike whether the factory did it for you like the DRZ or you do it yourself. then you have what I call road bike supermotots like the ktm 690 platform, Yamaha xt660x and Honda FMX 650 etc. some could be a bit of a grey area but only supermoto guys will understand, road bike guys can't even grasp the concept of what makes a supermoto but thats another whole conversation.
When are you gonna get gixxer brah his bike back, been like 8 months
intro is whats left of spring creek mall
Collin Creek*, crazy right
@@TheGardenSnake Your right! Im like 10 miles off creek wise.
That dude in the black suv's girlfriend was out of control starstruck with you Jake !
Be careful with the fangirls mate . 🤣
TM moto makes the best supermotos and they are street legal
And not in the US
I need proper supermoto suspension I built a 2015 wr450f because I used to watch all of your videos of your wr450 and I needed to have one I love every minute of it but the suspensions thrown me off the bike a couple times
my 701 supermoto does highway just fine xD
hahahahaha I want some flying eye's!!!!
12:22 Ride Smort Everyone!
Nice video!
any update on da 1k?
The gixxerbrah is just a brah now.
Gixxer - gone forever.
Or until Jake fixes it. Same thing.
@@--LZ---GSXR UPDATE SOON TO COME!
What kind of Horse Power are you thinking 70ish maybe just curious
70?!? That would be wild. Maybe some fully built MX engines could do that. For some reason people seem to think modern 450/500s make that much power. Go google some actual dyno results of these bikes and you’ll see. I couldn’t find one for this Sherco but I’d guess 50hp.
I’m very curious how the 701 wasn’t mentioned a single time
Well it’s kinda in its own class along with that new Duc. Cool bike but not a race bike.
Update on GixxerBrahs K5?
Replace Piston / Connecting Rod / Timing Chain every 50 hours ?? WTF>. that can't be right.. I've had my KTM 500 for 560hrs and replaced my piston ONCE.. Love the bike though.. looks fantastic ! .. just can't wrap my head around those recommendations.
I think this maintenance schedule is based on racing it or something. It doesn’t make sense otherwise.
shheeeesssh i thought honda 450 maint was crazy, oil change every 1 hour, replace engine in 100hours? that ducati 698 doesnt sound like such a bad idea now.
I dont think any bike ever has a 1 hour oil change interval. Unless you literally run it 1 hour full throttle all the time.
Usually I've noticed that bikes start to run a bit differently, something about the engine sound / vibration, or maybe shifting that's a bit off. So i just change them when I feel like it's time. Could be after 600km, 800, or a 1000.
But I'm not racing the thing.
@@--LZ--- i know like i was saying the 450 is like 8 hours or something, but look at @12:35 and it says "after 1 using hour" change oil etc.
Love it that they leave the oil change recommendations to the user! The only thing that hurts during frequent oil changes may be your wallet 😅
Jakesohard 😎😎😎
same price as the 690 SMC R, is it worth buying over the KTM?
It’s kinda a different category. I’ll probably need to do a video just about this bike vs the 690 since there’s been so many questions about that.
nice
Sherco is great so is beta
There probably like 200 hundred of these in the country is the only problem.😑
My local sherco dealer doesn’t seem to get many bikes even though they have demand for them. I’ve never seen them have anything besides the enduro bikes either.
Reality is there are only about 46 in the country. The reason for the little supply of SM is because we are finishing the EPA process. Once that is complete, we will be bringing in many more. We don't want to overburden our dealers with a closed course bike only when this thing is so much fun to rip on the roads too.
Laughs in Husky 701.
ah yes the boat
Well that's a cool bike but not a "real" supermoto either. Don't make me be that person haha. Look on a true SM track a 701SM would be super fun. I've done it. But something like this 500 SM would beat it no problem.
Not much to laugh about. They’re big, wide, heavy, and the engine lacks what you want in a supermoto. They’re basically a naked bike dressed up as a sm and feels 100% that way when compared to any legitimate supermoto.
I’m a former 690 smcr owner and race a 450 supermoto.
My 690smcr is amazing but the 500 is more fun
how many horses does it have?
Where is the brahs bikee:/???
@@You_432 it got stolen, didn’t you see that video
@@TheGardenSnake nope missed that one
would be tits for the kick start, when the electric is giving issues
Fingers crossed, we have seen ONE failure when someone was on a trail a few miles from home. While once is too many, it also isn't a bad ratio.
What would you class the KTM 690 SMC as?
Nakedbike😜
Bad @$$ street Supermoto
a half-breed of naked street bike and supermoto. Its based on a street plaform so it somewhat like hypermotard or dorsoduro in term of category. But the other two is like 80% naked 20% sumo while the smc r is the oppositem
I want one, I need to sell some bikes :'(
what about the ktm 500 exc, i think thats the best sumo ive owned..
@@richiegarcia789 the point is this comes as a Supermoto. Wheels, suspension, brakes. Plus full exhaust, tuned, and unrestricted. You’d need $5-6k to get the exc to this point.
@@TheGardenSnake good point.. i run the tubeless wheels for my 4piston hb setup, but still cheaper. ill be looking into one next when im done with my 2016 500exc 6days!
Is the rear wheel Cush drive? Or does anyone know where to get a slipper clutch for this model
Any dealership can get you the STM clutch.
KTM bout to start selling brands, they are gonna be lucky if they dont go bankrupt.
you have the tm racing one which is much better than the Sherco and swm combined
They don’t exist in the US
whats the mirror thats on it ?
Just some generic dual sport mirrors put on upside down
In the uk/france we can street legal the trials bikes 😂 so sherco haven't really had to think about turning their bikes into road bikes for the American market for them to then dictate what a "real " supermoto is😂👍
Where’s Gixxer brah’s bike
I lost it
your promises are broken because I know exactly howmuch both my bikes weigh lol
I do lol
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Trick ... but somewhat heavy for a dirtbike
Just face the fact the drz is the superior supermoto
Ok
you didnt fill the tank up!
I didn’t?
That fucking thing weighs as much as my husqy 125cc sms4 did wet! What the fuck!
Why would you want a 16.5 on the front end for racing? I understand it the other way with MX bikes, but no idea why you'd go smaller for SM shenanigans.
How she handle in the wet?
price and hp?
Price was mentioned, there’s a whole chapter on it. HP I wasn’t able to fine out and that info isn’t out there.
@@TheGardenSnake aw okay thanks.
@@Mprizas 1,000,000 HP ;) ok, in reality, we aren't sure. France (HQ) doesn't tend to release HP numbers.
you wear a bunch of safety gear, then you hang your foot off while doing mediocre turns for literally no reason except to blow your knee out as soon as your foot touches the ground, like @8:28.
keep your foot on the pegs.
Look into supermoto track riding. A big reason to move the foot up is there’s no room for your foot. I hit the side of my shoe on a number of turns. Also really helps to put some weight on the front end.
just get an exc-f 500 and convert it, the sherco 500 doesn't even compete with it
The brakes, suspension, and wheels would probably run you 5-6k. And I’d imagine they’d be pretty comparable at that point. On an SM track it would definitely come down to the rider.
@@TheGardenSnake not at all, suspension is great from factory, don't even need anything, the 270mm brakes are also decent, but if you must, you can get a 320mm disc and an adapter for the stock caliper for less than 150 bucks, wheels are the only option that can get very expensive, still, if you opt for vmx or sacratos (new company from portugal) it will cost you under 900€, now you have a supermoto for almost the same price but with much more power, and I mean much more, because I own one, it's overall better, a sherco 500 wouldn't come close to mine.
@@doria500 I think you need to ride a Supermoto with true supermoto suspension and brakes to understand.
@@TheGardenSnake I have, it's not the same but it's not too different, believe me
I wonder why they bother doing it street legal if it doesnt have abs so it cant be street legal in eu.
Maybe the eu ones have abs? I don’t know.
@@TheGardenSnake its not even mentioned on my contry website.
There is an EU exemption for competition-orientated bikes, the SWM makes it under the enduro rules (seat height over 900mm, ground clearance 310mm, weight under 140kg etc).
@@jimtitt3571 Yes, but competition bikes are not homologated for street use.
@@mnap89 This is incorrect, exemption from the ABS requirement and some others such as emissions allows holomogation in the EU for motorcycles primarily designed for use on un-paved highways (there is another set of criteria to allow trials bikes to be registered). I own two KTM EXC's and a Fantic trial all of which are road legal in the EU. All enduros are holomogated, it is an FIM requirement that they are road registered for all FIM enduro events. They aren't nescessarily holomogated outside the EU, that is their failure to lobby their law-makers.
its more expensive than a husqvarna 701 or ktm smcr 690 (75hp) !!!
no electronic, no quickshifter/blibber, tiny tank ...
wtf
The 500 is like 75lbs lighter race bike. I wouldn’t want all the stuff on it. These aren’t different classes of bikes.
TM smr450 is better
Maybe but we don’t get them here
also to get an accurate reading just go to your local semi check in and you'll be able to weigh your bike
yea I wouldnt trust the accuracy on those. For cars, sure. For bikes, hell nah
They often read in 20lbs increments
16.5 is so dumb.
I thought so till my last track day. Tried it back to back on bikes that both had race slicks. It just turns in that much harder.
You know a little about what your talking about but not enough to give advice. The ktms and all the similar models that are 500cc come street legal and are dirt bikes. Alot of models can be had that way. Did you get a deal for making a video? That's not a factory supermoto. And getting sumos street legal not as bad are you are making it. I
Tm racing makes street legal sumos. Harder to find but can be done.
@@NINJA-yh9md uh.. bro wtf are you on about. The ktm excf line up that come plated are not in supermoto trim. This Sherco does come in supermoto trim. That would make it a factory supermoto. Go get your house checked for mold. You’re losing brain cells my guy.
@TheGardenSnake so dealer add one make it factory. Got it...
How long will this bike last before it gets bashed. Starts off how great it is then finishes off how shit it is 🥱
???
Do you mean will it fall apart fast? If so I don’t see any reason to think so. Seems well put together. I’d buy one, in fact..