1) physical size - 6', 180lbs.
2) How physical / aggressive are you ? Fairly aggressive
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ????? - MX, fields
4) Do you have any riding experience? - 6 years on a dirt bike. 5 years on a 125
5) Do you think you will race ? - Maybe.
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work? - I am mechanically inclined and will probably do most of the maintenance on my bike.
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)? - I'm leaning towards a 4 stroke because they aren't updating the 2 strokers anymore.
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry? All 5 major brands but I am leaning towards Yamaha or Honda.
9) How much do you plan to spend on a bike? Looking at spending around < 5500, depending on the deal i can get.
10) anything else that you think would help form an opinion - Not really.
I keep reading about 4 strokes having more engine maintenance, can someone tell me in a little more detail about the amout of maintenance, how expensive, how much time to spend on maintenance. Also how difficult is it to adjust the valves, I've heard you need to check the values and they need adjusting around 20 hrs depending on the rider. I used to own a 2 stroke 2001 Honda CR 125 which was great, I didn't ride it much but it required very little engine maintenance. Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking at getting a new 4 stroke but if there is a bunch of maintenance i might rethink it.
2) How physical / aggressive are you ? Fairly aggressive
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ????? - MX, fields
4) Do you have any riding experience? - 6 years on a dirt bike. 5 years on a 125
5) Do you think you will race ? - Maybe.
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work? - I am mechanically inclined and will probably do most of the maintenance on my bike.
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)? - I'm leaning towards a 4 stroke because they aren't updating the 2 strokers anymore.
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry? All 5 major brands but I am leaning towards Yamaha or Honda.
9) How much do you plan to spend on a bike? Looking at spending around < 5500, depending on the deal i can get.
10) anything else that you think would help form an opinion - Not really.
I keep reading about 4 strokes having more engine maintenance, can someone tell me in a little more detail about the amout of maintenance, how expensive, how much time to spend on maintenance. Also how difficult is it to adjust the valves, I've heard you need to check the values and they need adjusting around 20 hrs depending on the rider. I used to own a 2 stroke 2001 Honda CR 125 which was great, I didn't ride it much but it required very little engine maintenance. Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking at getting a new 4 stroke but if there is a bunch of maintenance i might rethink it.