Might be old info but here goes.
2010 Indiana Hare Scramble Championship. Summers on a so called outdated,
slow , heavy bike.
June 13th race 7th overall
Sept: 8/22 2010 1st overall
results page: http://www.ixcr.com/...bikeoverall.htm
XR600
Summers and XR600 still winning 2010
Started by xrvic, Feb 12 2012 06:41 AM
13 replies to this topic
Posted 12 February 2012 - 06:41 AM
Might be old info but here goes.
2010 Indiana Hare Scramble Championship. Summers on a so called outdated,
slow , heavy bike.
June 13th race 7th overall
Sept: 8/22 2010 1st overall
results page: http://www.ixcr.com/...bikeoverall.htm
XR600
Posted 12 February 2012 - 08:34 AM
Pretty much correct there........they are slow,heavy and underpowered by todays standards,about the only thing they have going for them is they are durable,,you don`t have to work on them after every ride.....
Let`s face it,,Honda COULD get off their arse and build a bike alot bettter than these old XR`s.......they just choose not to.......the CRF is a great bike,fast,light but maintenance needy for our use.....
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Let`s face it,,Honda COULD get off their arse and build a bike alot bettter than these old XR`s.......they just choose not to.......the CRF is a great bike,fast,light but maintenance needy for our use.....
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 09:24 AM
I agree. The new bikes area a technical wiz. I think its interesting to note that in the end, The technology didn't make any difference in the race. Evidently neither did age. Summers is in his forties, riding an old bike against Pros half his age that are riding the newest techno wiz bikes. Food for my thought..
Posted 12 February 2012 - 09:56 AM
"they are durable"
That's exactly why, when I had an opportunity to buy one, I did.
That's exactly why, when I had an opportunity to buy one, I did.
Posted 12 February 2012 - 10:09 AM
Skill will always win over flash.,ie., Some people are just naturals. Same as it ever was.
eg,,Back in the day we'd turn up to Enduros on our flash Hondas and get our butts
kicked by some guy riding a TL250 Honda Trials bike. He had the skill for the conditions.
The seeming lack of power of the TL was of no consequence, joker was just a good rider
and would have gone well on any bike. MX was much the same,,Everyone else riding screaming
state of the art 2 strokes beaten by a few guys riding old XL250s,,just pure skill and talent.
eg,,Back in the day we'd turn up to Enduros on our flash Hondas and get our butts
kicked by some guy riding a TL250 Honda Trials bike. He had the skill for the conditions.
The seeming lack of power of the TL was of no consequence, joker was just a good rider
and would have gone well on any bike. MX was much the same,,Everyone else riding screaming
state of the art 2 strokes beaten by a few guys riding old XL250s,,just pure skill and talent.
Posted 12 February 2012 - 10:27 AM
Horri, on 12 February 2012 - 10:09 AM, said:
Skill will always win over flash.,ie., Some people are just naturals. Same as it ever was.
eg,,Back in the day we'd turn up to Enduros on our flash Hondas and get our butts
kicked by some guy riding a TL250 Honda Trials bike. He had the skill for the conditions.
The seeming lack of power of the TL was of no consequence, joker was just a good rider
and would have gone well on any bike.
eg,,Back in the day we'd turn up to Enduros on our flash Hondas and get our butts
kicked by some guy riding a TL250 Honda Trials bike. He had the skill for the conditions.
The seeming lack of power of the TL was of no consequence, joker was just a good rider
and would have gone well on any bike.
at the enduro's here, that still happens all the time, guys on old xr250's beating guys on blinged out new bikes
Posted 12 February 2012 - 05:10 PM
MrBlahh, on 12 February 2012 - 10:27 AM, said:
at the enduro's here, that still happens all the time, guys on old xr250's beating guys on blinged out new bikes
Hehehe awesome!!!
Posted 12 February 2012 - 05:47 PM
Me and some other riders rode with him.Well we took off and he was gone ,I mean gone could not even see his dust anymore he was so far ahead.There is only one Scott that can ride a 600 like that.
Posted 12 February 2012 - 06:53 PM
You luc
Lucky dog! I wander if that is his own bike? Look at the times, real close eh? Were the other bikes new stuff? He should have a fan club site!
Baja trail Rider, on 12 February 2012 - 05:47 PM, said:
Me and some other riders rode with him.Well we took off and he was gone ,I mean gone could not even see his dust anymore he was so far ahead.There is only one Scott that can ride a 600 like that.
Posted 12 February 2012 - 09:22 PM
We where on all kinds of bikes,did not matter blink of your eye hes gone.You guys should also know,he is only fast on big heavy xrs.That should make you tank riders happy.
Posted 13 February 2012 - 02:52 AM
Good to hear Scott is still out there tearing things up, as of 2010, at least.
Posted 13 February 2012 - 07:46 AM
The XR600R was a great bike. Before Honda came out with the XR650 (AKA: Big Red Pig), they asked Scott what he wanted them to build and he said the XR600R just 20lbs lighter. I agree. Honda really missed the mark with the XR650. Yes it made more power but it weighted 10lbs more. It also was physically larger, making it unsuitable for woods racing. It was a decent desert bike. Too bad that Honda didn't listen to Scott. The old aircooled 600 engine is hard to beat. Suspension was great. Handled well. Just a bit heavy. It is hard to beat any well setup Honda XR. I raced my old 1987 XR200R this weekend at an SERA H/S. I lead for 3 out of 6 leaps in the A45+ class. I ended up 2nd. Not bad for a 25 year old slow turtle chaser, eh ? I also raced the XR600 for 3 years and won my share of series and races. I only weighed 167lbs at the time. Just make sure you don't get stuck , LOL.
Posted 14 April 2012 - 09:33 AM
bork, on 12 February 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:
You luc
Lucky dog! I wander if that is his own bike? Look at the times, real close eh? Were the other bikes new stuff? He should have a fan club site!
Lucky dog! I wander if that is his own bike? Look at the times, real close eh? Were the other bikes new stuff? He should have a fan club site!
Yes, that is his personal XR. The other bikes are new bikes with very fast riders, a couple of those guys are GNCC XC2 racers.
