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Message: [QUOTE="FLYING.FINN, post: 1385589, member: 119315"] Rubadub06,..there are a lot of other factors to consider as well,...I didn't mean to turn you totally off of "dual purpose bikes". One such consideration would be...the region/area in which you live,...how are the local riding grounds for area/space? When you go riding,..do you have to ride your bike through trails..the bush..etc.,..before you even get to the "riding" area?, (or do you bring your bike there in a truck or trailer?). THE RIDING "AREA" ITSELF...is it one track or field?..or an array of tracks/areas within say....a 20 square mile radius? *The reason I ask is...amount of "fuel" needed for an afternoons ride. An MX bike can ride quite a ways also in a day of trail riding....but..if you're riding to the riding site,...and then "riding" the trails all day,..and then expecting to ride home as well.......(I've been there with a 1982 RM-125(1.7 gallon tank), ....drove to pit, [12miles], rode all day,[taking breaks], and rode back home,[12miles]. Sometimes I'd be pushing the bike after running out of fuel....on my 1981 IT-125 enduro,[2.2gallon tank],..I never ran out.[it had lots of power...I was happy,...BUT!..I was happier with the RM's power]. They were both great, fun bikes...but truthfully,...I loved the RM-125 more. Its powerband was second to none!,..this bike flew..kept going flawlessly for 12 years,(only changed rear tire twice,..top-end once,..sprockets+chain 3-times). You?..never mind,..I'M sorry for the long post,...I could go on and on with reasons,..stories,..examples,..etc. ....because.."I LOVE BIKES!!! **p.s; I'm 6' and 217lbs. myself! [/QUOTE]

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