Okay, I have the money to buy my first dirtbike now! First, a little info about me. I am 26 years old, about 6'1" and 195 pounds. I have never been on a dirtbike before other than sitting on some at the dealerships! I used to ride cruiser style street bikes. I also ride and race mountain bikes. I don't think I'll be doing any motorcross stuff. I don't have time for a compressed spine or something like that. I want to do woods/trail riding here in central Oklahoma. Maybe try an enduro race sometime! Now, I've done a lot of research on here on bikes. I have my choices narrowed down to the KDX220 and the KX250. I know the KDX is an enduro style bike, and the KX is more of a MX bike. But how hard is it to set up a KX for woods riding? Would I get bored with the power on a KDX? Which bike has more mods available to it? Can I fix up a KDX to have power comporable to a KX250?
Okay, I've been looking around the area on cycle trader. I'm not wanting to spend more than $2500 on a bike since I will have to buy gear as well. There is a shop here in town that is selling a 2001 KDX220 for $2,400. He said the price is negotiable if I pay cash which I plan on doing. The bike is bone stock. Really good shape, but no mods of any kind. Then there is a guy in Tulsa who is selling a 2000 KDX220 which has renthal bars, FMF pipe and a couple other mods. I talked him down to $1,900 over the phone. I doubt I could talk the local shop down $500. Is there any reason an 01 would be better than a 2000 model?
Another bike for sale around here is a 99 KX250. It has a lot of mods and all new black plastics, LCS suspension, shorty pipe, gripper seat and he is also throwing in a HJC helmet, Thor pants and jersey that are all my size. He was asking $1,900 for it and I talked him down to $1,700 gear included. The bike has a huge picture on the internet and it looks super clean. The last bike I was looking at is a 2001 KX250. It has team Kawasaki graphics, renthal bars and a skid plate. The ad says it has only been ridden 7 times since new. The picture looks super clean as well. The seller is asking $2,600 but I haven't been able to get hold of him yet to negotiate. At the moment, I'm leaning towards the 99 KX 250. What do you guys think and recommend? If you read all of this, I appreciate it! Matt
Okay, I've been looking around the area on cycle trader. I'm not wanting to spend more than $2500 on a bike since I will have to buy gear as well. There is a shop here in town that is selling a 2001 KDX220 for $2,400. He said the price is negotiable if I pay cash which I plan on doing. The bike is bone stock. Really good shape, but no mods of any kind. Then there is a guy in Tulsa who is selling a 2000 KDX220 which has renthal bars, FMF pipe and a couple other mods. I talked him down to $1,900 over the phone. I doubt I could talk the local shop down $500. Is there any reason an 01 would be better than a 2000 model?
Another bike for sale around here is a 99 KX250. It has a lot of mods and all new black plastics, LCS suspension, shorty pipe, gripper seat and he is also throwing in a HJC helmet, Thor pants and jersey that are all my size. He was asking $1,900 for it and I talked him down to $1,700 gear included. The bike has a huge picture on the internet and it looks super clean. The last bike I was looking at is a 2001 KX250. It has team Kawasaki graphics, renthal bars and a skid plate. The ad says it has only been ridden 7 times since new. The picture looks super clean as well. The seller is asking $2,600 but I haven't been able to get hold of him yet to negotiate. At the moment, I'm leaning towards the 99 KX 250. What do you guys think and recommend? If you read all of this, I appreciate it! Matt
