# What dirt bike to buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 11, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084 "2007-12-11T05:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/21 "2007-12-11T18:39:05Z")
what do you weigh? if you arent a big dude and if you dont have alot of upper body strength, get a 125. ive seen alot of guys get kicked off of a 250 cause they couldnt handle the bike. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/22 "2007-12-11T18:43:25Z")
[quote=“ieatpaint315,post:18,topic:40084"”] have you ridden a dirt bike before and know you’re going to like it? riding it once or twice doesn’t count either…my suggestion is to buy a used bike for around a grand, ride it next summer…THEN think about a new bike. Why lose depreciation value if you decide you don’t like riding? just my .02 though… [/quote] Also, I’m not sure how much riding experience you have but if you are more of a beginner you’re going to dump it a few times, especially if you’re trail riding. I can tell you when I first started riding I dumped my bike half a dozen times over the course of the summer before I got comfortable with it. It was an old bike so it didn’t matter. Buy one that already has a few dings and cracked plastics then you won’t feel as bad when put it on its side. ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/23 "2007-12-11T21:14:56Z")
[quote=“KuntryQuestTSi,post:13,topic:40084"”] now power, im sure your assuming say a 250 2 stoke and a 250 4 stroke are the same over all HP? well seeing AMA will do nothing about this, but are well aware… a 2 stroke produces pretty damn close to .10 hp per CC so a 250 2 stroke would have 25 hp @ crank. now a 4 stroke on the other hand, is pretty damn close to .12 hp per CC. so a 250 4 stroke would be 30hp. [/quote] [quote=“KuntryQuestTSi,post:19,topic:40084"”] i know i was just using it as the example that its not exactly half the power. not trying to call you out or anything, just giving out some info i picked up. [/quote] something is not adding up here, swap 2 and 4 stroke in your first post? ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/24 "2007-12-11T21:19:11Z")
[quote=“KuntryQuestTSi,post:19,topic:40084"”] i know i was just using it as the example that its not exactly half the power. not trying to call you out or anything, just giving out some info i picked up. agreed about the KDX also on the 4 stroke rebuild note, if you F up a crank, head, or even anything in the valvetrain your looking at some major $$. but i am looking at this from a race point of view. im sure this bike wont see WOT as much as im / we(?) may be thinking. [/quote] either way, me and you should do some riding a lot this summer eh? I’m most likley going to get a membership at a-51 ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/25 "2007-12-12T03:57:36Z")
[quote=“Garick,post:23,topic:40084"”] something is not adding up here, swap 2 and 4 stroke in your first post? [/quote] no, there is a bit more math involed, i was just trying to set an exaple quick. 125 2stroke compares to a 250 4 stroke.as sledmire said do the math then, but you have to slit the 4 strokes overall power in half due to not getting power every stroke etc… sldemire… i live 15 mins from 51 on a farm, theres trails around here, and the main sled trail runs thru my back yard. im not at 51 at all anymore unless i watch, im 30 secs up the street at the supermoto track ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/26 "2007-12-12T06:59:39Z")
IMO, a cheap toy with low end any big bore 125… if you are under 200#'s. I loved my RM167… and someone loved it more because the stole it.-bitches [quote=“sedlmeier101,post:12,topic:40084"”] I’d like to say that I have the most dirtbike knowledge and experiance on this site… so… My 2 cents’ [/quote] wow, talk about dumb move. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/27 "2007-12-12T15:22:37Z")
[quote=“Anonymity,post:26,topic:40084"”] IMO, a cheap toy with low end any big bore 125… if you are under 200#'s. I loved my RM167… and someone loved it more because the stole it.-bitches wow, talk about dumb move. [/quote] its still a snappy bike for a bigginer, i would say KDX all the way. and he does race, just showing up to the track and wandering around you learn alot about bikes, parts, issues, ect… i did go to college for powersports, but im not here to argue. im just trying to show some info ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/28 "2007-12-12T16:06:45Z")
seeming how its his first bike i dont think hel be rcing it anytime soon, and if he was the only way hed stand close to the others is by starting off with a raceable bike, meaning no drz’s or ttr’s or trail bikes. if your looking for a trail bike the best bet would be a ktm, or a suzuki drz. the ktms will be a little more exspensive, but sometimes its worth it. if you plan on racing, the typical, yz, rm, kx, ktm,cr’s most things have moved to almost all four strokes, seeminghow 3/4 of the tracks in ny wont allow any 2 strokes on the track due to pollution, in a couple years. but either way the foru strokes are in, and better, the power is there all the way threw the rpms., the suzukis were my moneys at. rmz250, or a crf. for sure. if ou race, where do you plan on going.? ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/29 "2007-12-13T15:03:01Z")
want to buy my CR500? its only a 2 stroke 500… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084.md?page=1)