I had a look at the bikes at the show and didn't get drawn towards giving them a lot of time
The first glance at the engine in the 650 made me look twice to see how many cylinders it had due to the width of the engine cases
Styling was poor
It didn't look great but like any bike you should ride it before deciding
SWM 650R available
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Crossrutted
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Re: SWM 650R available
Disagree-for riders of a certain vintage, the original SWM logo represents top quality, super fast enduro exotica.CRAIGREVO wrote:
They seriously need to pay a graphic designer to bring there logo into this century. :pinch:
I almost used that massively overused word..."iconic"! (thumbs)
Re: SWM 650R available
Yep, I'm also old enough to remember them as competitive scrambler machines... No MX in those days :whistle:johnnyboxer wrote:Cashing in on the great SWM heritage
Why can't more bikes have a seat like this one too??
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:laugh: Must agree with you there Steve I do prefer a proper saddle to a designer's excuse for a seat still like the look of that Scrambler mind
:laugh: Must agree with you there Steve I do prefer a proper saddle to a designer's excuse for a seat still like the look of that Scrambler mind
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Maybe a more rounded tank?? I do agree it looks good, a fun Sunday bike.BIG DON wrote:B)
:laugh: Must agree with you there Steve I do prefer a proper saddle to a designer's excuse for a seat still like the look of that Scrambler mind
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Re: SWM 650R available
catcitrus wrote:I had a good look at the SWMs at the dirt bike show--considering that they are over 2 k less than the equivalent KTM etc they look pretty good--and MCN have recently tested the dual sport--so look out for their verdict.I'll add some pics a bit later.
CB
Wow, they look smashing................look forward to hearing about them in future
We buy things we don't need
With money we don't have
To impress people we don't even like
With money we don't have
To impress people we don't even like
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SWM 650R available
Had a chat to the guy on the stand.
The bikes clearly look like the pre bm era huskys which is exactly what they are in their entirety.
They were always rated at that time so there will be nothing wrong with them now, albeit everything has moved on a bit in styling etc but not everyone is that concerned with the latest whizzbang tech.
£5000 for the 500 4t.
I asked the guy about development and when swm got involved with the takeover, the plans for future development were part of the package which does give them a bit to work with (though still behind)
Nice guy to talk to, hope it goes well for em.
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The bikes clearly look like the pre bm era huskys which is exactly what they are in their entirety.
They were always rated at that time so there will be nothing wrong with them now, albeit everything has moved on a bit in styling etc but not everyone is that concerned with the latest whizzbang tech.
£5000 for the 500 4t.
I asked the guy about development and when swm got involved with the takeover, the plans for future development were part of the package which does give them a bit to work with (though still behind)
Nice guy to talk to, hope it goes well for em.
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