rmc_olderthandirt said:I would like to challenge a few of your beliefs:
A 125 2 stroke has enough power to get you up the hill, it just requires a little more skill to keep the bike in the power band. A 250 will allow you to be a little sloppier about it, or even a 250 4 stroke will be forgiving enough to help out.
3) New vs used:
You are not going to find a new MX style bike for the price you are looking for. You would be able to buy a cheaper "Off Road" bike for that price, but it may not meet your needs long term.
I suspect that you think that dirt bikes suffer a lot more from their use/abuse than they really do.
That same bike in the hands of recreational rider will seldom ride it as hard as the bike was designed for.
You will find that there are a lot of bikes available that were ridden easily and were well cared for. Don't buy a bike off some race team, buy a bike off some family man who has decided he is getting too old for the sport.
Chili said:regardless of the fact that Stefan Everts may get up the hill on a 125 2 stroke, for the type of riding your are planning you are looking at the perfect bikes. I've got plenty of time on 125's in my day and consider myself a decent rider, put me at the base of a tight single track hill climb with no run up and offer me the 450 or a 125 and I don't think you'd be shocked to to see me and everyone else take the 450.
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