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[QUOTE="OffRoadWarrior, post: 134363, member: 22244"] [B]Get an enduro bike![/B] MX bikes are built for one thing, MX. If you ride in the woods (which most people do) do yourself a favor and get a woods bike. The KDX 200 is a terrific bike, cheap, comfortable, nimble and reasonably durable. Greater performance is easily achieved. The WR250F is also a good bet for enduros/cross-country. If you've got money to burn, or can get a used one, KTM EXCs are the best bikes out there and are race ready out of the box. Unlike the KDX, however, these are pure race machines, they aren't as comfy as the KDX for all day, sit down, trail rides. Same goes for the Gas Gas and TM. If you live in the east don't make the mistake a lot of guys do and get a bike that is too big. Nobody really needs more than a 250 in the woods. What good is 50hp when you are riding a tight woods trail with 28 inch wide trees? Enduro bike + More flywheel = more tractable power for gnarly obstacles and reduced stalling. Lights included = less of a PIA when you want to try an enduro. Quiet spark arrestor/silencer = same as above plus it doesn't anger the neighbors. Suspension = tuned to absorb all the trail junk that would otherwise wear you out with a constant pounding. Wide ratio tranny = lower first gear for the nasties and more top speed for the wide open areas. Enduro bike - Fewer choices = Many manufacturers don't make many enduro bikes because lots of people who can't think for themselves just HAVE to have whatever RC or MC or Pastrana rides. The companies that do make lots of different enduro bikes tend to be a little expensive. Suspension = don't try the triple at the local MX park with your KDX, you will break something. Probably your body. MX bike + Lots of choices = choice is good, most of the bikes are extremely good these days so it doesn't really matter what you get, it will be more bike than you can use. Suspension = tackle the big hits all day without a whimper. MX bike - Little flywheel = explosive power may not be the hot ticket in tight areas. May stall easily. No lighting coil = if you need to put enduro lights on your bike you are going to have to provide your own electricity. MX "silencer" = MX bikes are loud and they don't have spark arrestors. Suspension = the settings that can take a triple jump don't work well on rocks, roots, and logs. Plan on revalving or getting beat up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '99 KTM 250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My doctor told me to eat more fresh greens, but my bumper is all dented up from running them down, my wife is complaining about all the work to field dress them and I don't think they really taste all that good. Must be all the granola. [/QUOTE]
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