I’m selling my CRF 150R Supermoto
As much as I love this bike and it is a blast to ride, I just don’t have the time to ride it. With our focus being on roadracing, it’s been tough scheduling in any time with the dirt bikes. Considering we’re planning on attending more races this upcoming season and have a few exciting things planned, the future for spending more time on the CRF just isn’t looking all that promising. I took it out for one last spin at Shannonville on a rainy September day that marked the end of the season for us and I was just giggling inside my helmet the entire time. I’ll miss this little beast but the money can do a lot more good in other places. Here are the details..
FOR SALE: 2007 Honda CRF 150R Big Wheel Supermoto with dirt wheels
Camshaft recall completed
Full FMF Factory Titanium Exhaust system
Stock hubs with Sun 17″ wheels
CRF450R 2 plot caliper
Oversized EBC front disk
Rear breaking wave rotor
Dunlop slicks in good condition
Stock dirt wheels
Both sets of wheels have sprockets and rotors so you only need to pull the axle to swap
Bark busters
Custom velocity stack
Skid plate
Blue rad hoses
Axle sliders
Gearing
BBR front and rear springs
Two sets of body plastics, red and white oem and black with blue and red graphics
Custom black seat
Renthal Kevlar grip
Brembo break master and lever
Hour meter
Other misc spares
Runs great!
$4,900
Contact Marta: marta@motomarta.com
I made it into Inside Motorcycle magazine
My friend Mau sent me an email yesterday congratulating my celebrity status and that I made it into another magazine article. I wasn’t quite sure what he was talking about as I haven’t been interviewed for any articles recently. Turns out there is a half page picture of me on the track accompanying an article in Inside Motorcycle about the Motoress track day for female riders from this past summer. Mau was nice enough to send me a scanned copy although being unable to read the entire article that only fueled my curiosity. I went into a Chapters later on that day to pick up my own copy of the magazine, but unfortunetly they didn’t have any. They had at least 15 other motorcycle publications including Inside MX, but not even a single copy of what I was looking for. I will continue my search later tonight.
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- First page of the article
A new horsey will be joining the stable
This afternoon we went to meet with Larry about buying a crashed 07 GSXR 600 which we intended to turn into a track bike for me. Unfortunately the bike was gone, but it wasn’t all bad. I put a down payment on a crashed 07 GSXR 750 
The Nationals at Shannonville
We went to watch the nationals races at Shannonville. I finally got to see the CBR125 cup challenge. That was definitely an interesting race to watch.
Picked up my new bike
A supermoto-ed KTM SMR560. . Donovan test drove it around the parking lot a few times, I just sat on it and thought wow, this thing is tall. I can barely tippy-toe with one foot. I’m considering getting the bike lowered and at the very least the seat foam is getting shaved.
Watch out world, I got my M2!
Today I went to the MTO with my sealed envelope from RTI and officially got my M2 license designation.
First official CBR125R meet and first pull over experience all in one day!
Shaun and I organized the first ever Toronto meet for the all new CBR125R at Woodbine and 16th.
Running a little late as usual, I decided to take the DVP. Unfortunately, I got pulled over on the on ramp and was told my M2 does not allow me to go on the highway. I was under the impression that restriction was only for the 400 series highway, and didn’t think twice about it since I have already been on the 401..and at night! 
Oh the horror.
The officer told me to go ahead so that I wouldn’t have to make some weird U-turn on the ramp and just get off on the next exit. Good thing I did. When I exited and came to a stop at the red light, the cruiser pulled up beside me. Buggers were making sure I did what I was told to do.
CBR125R Rider Training Program
I took the delivery of my own CBR less then a week ago and oh so very eagerly I went up to King City on a very early Saturday morning for the CBR125R Rider Training Program put on for free by Honda.
Finally, my first bike has arrived.
Aint she purdy!
On Monday June 11th, 2007 at 3pm I took posesion of my first motorcycle! A beautiful, shiny, red Honda CBR 125 R.
On Wed Jun 13th I went for my first ever ride on the street with Ninja Sean. We rode down to Simon’s house to pick up a set of frame sliders for my bike.
One happy camper
Visited my first bike lapping event
Granted, I’ve seen bikes on the track when I came out for evening car lapping days. I wasn’t really paying attention though since the time the bikes were still on the track was our time to set up.
I was at Mosport on Saturday morning and decided to drive out to Shannonville to check out the action. It was fun watching every one out there and getting an idea of what I’ll be getting myself into.
Rider Training Course
Like most new riders, I signed up for a rider training course. This one was put on by RTI, or The Rider Training Institute , a national not-for-profit association that offers comprehensive motorcycle licensing and skills development training programs throughout locations across Ontario. There are a few other rider training schools being offered in the GTA region and all fill up fairly quick. If you’re planning on attending, it’s a good idea to contact the school of your choice as soon as you can make the commitment. Preferred dates and locations can be fully booked weeks or months in advance.
The course consisted of an evening in class session outlining some of the theory and basic equipment requirements. This was followed by 2 full days of practical training on school motorcycles in an empty parking lot. The course was a serious dose of reality about riding a motorcycle.. and keeping it upright.
Looking ahead..
Barely touching the ground on this Honda 250 school bike
This was my first time on a motorcycle. Getting the clutch and gears figured out didn’t take all that long. Having prior experience driving stick helped, it was just a little strange executing the move with my hands instead of my feet. Keeping the motorcycle upright was a whole other story.
Doh!! ...one of many drops
By the end of the weekend I literally lost track of how many times I dropped the bike. It was coming to a stop and staying upright that was the difficult part. Once I got moving I was fine. In fact, once I was moving I was very fine and had a taste of how much fun this was. I had a great time doing the faster moving exercises and was scraping pegs on some of the slaloms… but try to get me to do a slow curve and come to a stop… just a disaster. Made me think about what it would be like to be dropping my bike like that at a red light in front of all the drivers. This experience certainly will be playing into my choice of a first bike.
Bike show!
Talk about great timing. My decision to get a bike was shortly followed by the large Toronto Motorcycle shows in December and January. I missed the December show, however made it to the January show with my friend Mike. For the first time I actually got to sit around on a few bikes and got a bite of reality just how big and heavy those things really are.
Trying a Duke on for size
It was suggested to me that I should get a Ninja 250. I was hoping I would get a chance to sit on one at the show but never found one.. I did try to sit on a bunch of bikes (just about any I could). The ones on which I could touch the ground for the most part I had to tippy toe on, I think ONE bike I could actually flat foot on one side (which didn’t inspire much confidence). Pretty much all of them felt very akward and I didn’t feel comofortable without someone standing by ready to catch the bike in case it fell over! I found it surprisingly difficult to push the bike off it’s stand to stand upright. A couple of the bikes I could get to stand up at all.
On the way out I was feeling disappointed to say the least. How am I supposed to ride a bike I can barely touch the ground on not to mention I might not be able to get to stand up in the first place. As we were exiting the show and walking past the line up of private bikes for sale, I thought I would try a couple more. I did end up sitting on a bike I actually felt completely comfortable on! I could reach the ground, I even felt comfortable to “toss” it side to side while on it. That sure put a smile on my face and gave me hope that maybe this isn’t hopeless after all. The bike was a ‘98 CBR600. I’m going to take a look at those too when searching for my first bike. My friend Mike did point out however that this bike probably had old sagging suspension, hence I could touch ground on it. He also pointed out that a 600cc bike might not be a good idea for a first bike and that I could always end up having a bike lowered if fit is an issue.
Happily sitting on the CBR
Ideally, I’m hoping I can find a cheap bike (hoping to spend in the 2k range, plus some more $ on the gear) I feel good on. I think I should give this a try and see if motorcycling is for me. If I can handle a bike and all is good, then down the road I can spend more money on upgrading to something nicer. If not, then at least it’s not a big loss.
Have fear! Blackie’s here!
I have always loved bikes and drooled over them when ever I saw them. I rode horses when I was younger, loved going fast, bikes seem like a natural progression… less the slowing down because the horse is taking a dump.
I have finally decided this will be the year for me to dive in and get one. Restructuring my life a little and hopefully if all goes according to plan I’ll be getting my first bike in the spring (maybe summer? ). I’ve never even been on a bike in my life, so this is all very new to me.
In the summer of 2004, when I had my 350z, a friend convinced me to come out to a lapping day with my car. Actually it didn’t take much convincing, I have always loved to drive and especially drive fast. Getting to do that at an actual track sounded like it would be fun (I didn’t even know at that time this was possible). All it took was that couple hours at the track and I was so hooked. Signed up for my first advanced driving school the next month and one more lapping day before the season ended.
First school of next season I no longer had the Z so I brought my CRV 
Hey, it had 4 wheels and was mechanically sound, so why the heck not. I ended up lapping an STI on the DDT Next I did a couple schools and lapping events in an S2000 although that’s also gone now. (I go through cars like shoes! 
and not necessarily by choice)
I have driven all Shannonville configurations, Mosport big track and DDT, and Beavrun. I hope to visit those places on my bike one day.
Oh yeah… and I’m only 5′ and 100lbs wet. I understand that will pose some issues in this endevour.
Beyond learning to ride a bike and staying alive, I hope to make some good new friends along the way and hang with people with the same appreciation for going fast.
