I hope this is posted in the right area, hoping to get some advice and insight.
I don't know if I posted this or not but the bike I am riding is a Bashan Recon, It is powered by a Zonshen 229cc clone of the crf230 engine from what I gathered and so far it has been fun but I am thinking I want to get a dirt bike rather than the enduro and I want to go between 125 and 150 cc's. I realize, or at least I hope that I will find that I will want to go back up in power and I am not worried about buying another bike down the road, I have 2 grandsons and a granddaughter so they wont go to waste. I know it is kind of a loaded question because everyone has their favorites but I am hoping for some direction because when you read one spec sheet behind the other it begins to blur together. I know I will miss something but just a little info that may help: I am not interested in being super fast or leaving the ground without need I just want a bike more purpose built for the mostly sugar sand areas I will ride, they are well traveled and well rutted and the four wheelers take great delight in doing doughnuts in the middle of every intersection. My skill level is beginner with a capital B but I tend to learn fairly well from video and hope to recruit a mentor from a club in the town where I work with any luck because none of my friends ride dirt bikes. I have only owned one 2 stroke and it was a yamaha 3 wheeler and the biggest thing I remember about it was that you had to lay over the bars starting out to keep it from coming over on you and it was a really fun ride so I don't know the advantages a 2 stroke has over a 4 stroke and visa versa other than being taught a 2 stroke will generally produce more raw power than a comparable 4 and has no valves to be adjusted. I am a big fan of Honda but have owned Yamaha and Kawasaki so I am open to any brand. I am a short guy and would like to keep the seat height 35 or lower but thats not a deal breaker either if need be I will spend the money to lower the bike. I apologize for rambling, just trying to give you fine folk something to work with.
Many Thanks.
I don't know if I posted this or not but the bike I am riding is a Bashan Recon, It is powered by a Zonshen 229cc clone of the crf230 engine from what I gathered and so far it has been fun but I am thinking I want to get a dirt bike rather than the enduro and I want to go between 125 and 150 cc's. I realize, or at least I hope that I will find that I will want to go back up in power and I am not worried about buying another bike down the road, I have 2 grandsons and a granddaughter so they wont go to waste. I know it is kind of a loaded question because everyone has their favorites but I am hoping for some direction because when you read one spec sheet behind the other it begins to blur together. I know I will miss something but just a little info that may help: I am not interested in being super fast or leaving the ground without need I just want a bike more purpose built for the mostly sugar sand areas I will ride, they are well traveled and well rutted and the four wheelers take great delight in doing doughnuts in the middle of every intersection. My skill level is beginner with a capital B but I tend to learn fairly well from video and hope to recruit a mentor from a club in the town where I work with any luck because none of my friends ride dirt bikes. I have only owned one 2 stroke and it was a yamaha 3 wheeler and the biggest thing I remember about it was that you had to lay over the bars starting out to keep it from coming over on you and it was a really fun ride so I don't know the advantages a 2 stroke has over a 4 stroke and visa versa other than being taught a 2 stroke will generally produce more raw power than a comparable 4 and has no valves to be adjusted. I am a big fan of Honda but have owned Yamaha and Kawasaki so I am open to any brand. I am a short guy and would like to keep the seat height 35 or lower but thats not a deal breaker either if need be I will spend the money to lower the bike. I apologize for rambling, just trying to give you fine folk something to work with.
Many Thanks.