joymarie627
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- Aug 31, 2008
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medwaste said:Joymarie- You're good to go size wise because of your height. There's a lot of choices out there but basically you've got to choose between 2 stroke or 4 stroke, woods bike or mx bike. I'd say get two bikes.
joymarie627 said:I have been looking at the Honda and Yamaha 125 off road bikes. I am going to try and swing buy one of the dealers around here tomorrow and sit on one and see if it's going to be too small for me. I have really long legs and a shorter upper body so I'm worried about my legs being too long.
julw said:Fatcat, I know and *love* the fact that I am a little power monger...at least...when it comes to dirtbikes...
fatcat216 said:The crf230f is a trail bike. The XR is pretty similar.
I have a couple of suggestions. If the guy selling the cfr230f would let you-and is near to you- you could go over and try to start it up, and test ride it a bit. He might be amenable to that, even if he is planning to sell it to someone else.
My other suggestion is that you keep a notebook to make sure you are keeping your bike names straight. It will be a good resource when you are scanning Craig's List, as well.
Both the bikes you sat on weigh about the same (at least the more recent models do). I'm going to speculate the crf150f felt heavier because it is a little lower. At your height you noticed it as weight (harder to push around standing still). The crf230f is bit heavier than the two bikes you were on. All three bikes are reliable trail bikes.
Do you know where you will be riding the most, and with whom (meaning what are they riding on)? edit: I see that you've got an invite to call an expert. I'd be all over that if I were you. Being able to talk out these things live is very very helpful. I can't say that salespeople were very helpful to me in choosing my first bike at all.
Ultimately, a lot of decisions are about your level of determination, and access to things and other commitments. For instance- which is closer, track/trails? Do you have buddies to ride with? (Tracks always have people, trails can be pretty desolate, and come with different kinds of risks when you ride alone.) Just some things to think about. It absolutely wouldn't hurt to read up some more, and talk to the women who know.
joymarie627 said:Ok, I have decided on a yz 250. I am going to call about this one and see if it is still available. Any advice on what I should look for?
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/816612685.html
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