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
[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…
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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.
[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.
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[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.
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something is not adding up here, swap 2 and 4 stroke in your first post?
[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.
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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
[quote=“Garick,post:23,topic:40084"”]
something is not adding up here, swap 2 and 4 stroke in your first post?
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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
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’
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wow, talk about dumb move.
[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.
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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
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.?