truckjunky87
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- Jun 23, 2009
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Finally after 10 years I'm getting a dirt bike again - but which one?
I used to ride but then life happened and I've been without a bike for awhile. I have the money and even the wife's blessing to go out and pick up a bike so which one?
1) your physical size (both height and weight are important)
-6'2" and 215 lbs
2) How physical / aggressive are you ?
-Moderate I'd say
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ?????
-Woods, hills, fields, maybe sand
4) Do you have any riding experience?
- Owned a Suzukie DR650 4 stroke
5) Do you think you will race ?
-no
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work?
-yes
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)?
-4-stroke for sure, leaning towards yamaha based on based on what appears to be better reliability over honda but haven't really considered suzuki/ktm/kawaski - should I?
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry?
- all brands have dealerships nearby
9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike?
- I'd like to go used and stay between 2,000-3,000 so that I can pick up a 4-wheeler as well.
10) Do you live in California?
-no
11) Your age?
-34
12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion
-I'm not looking to have a street legal bike but I like the headlight idea. I've only really looked at yamaha and honda and yamaha seems to have the better top end. The other I don't know much about. I like power but I've experienced situations where less is more in this regards.
I used to ride but then life happened and I've been without a bike for awhile. I have the money and even the wife's blessing to go out and pick up a bike so which one?
1) your physical size (both height and weight are important)
-6'2" and 215 lbs
2) How physical / aggressive are you ?
-Moderate I'd say
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ?????
-Woods, hills, fields, maybe sand
4) Do you have any riding experience?
- Owned a Suzukie DR650 4 stroke
5) Do you think you will race ?
-no
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work?
-yes
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)?
-4-stroke for sure, leaning towards yamaha based on based on what appears to be better reliability over honda but haven't really considered suzuki/ktm/kawaski - should I?
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry?
- all brands have dealerships nearby
9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike?
- I'd like to go used and stay between 2,000-3,000 so that I can pick up a 4-wheeler as well.
10) Do you live in California?
-no
11) Your age?
-34
12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion
-I'm not looking to have a street legal bike but I like the headlight idea. I've only really looked at yamaha and honda and yamaha seems to have the better top end. The other I don't know much about. I like power but I've experienced situations where less is more in this regards.