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Street rider lookin to go offroad
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[QUOTE="mackay, post: 406334, member: 27607"] I would reccomend a 2 stage bike acquisition strategy. Go buy a Honda XR250...something less than 4 or 5 years old and get out on the trails and to a lesser extent , the track. This machine will accomplish a few things for you, 1) Its not a really expensive bike to buy 2) Its not a really expensive bike to maintain 3) It has decent power 4) It has decent suspension 5) Its handling is second to none 6) Its extremely reliable 7) Its really marketable if you decide to sell it All these things mean that it will serve you well until you are ready to move to the second stage and that is buying what you really want to drive...and what that is ....who knows......You will find out once you 1) Learn to drive an off road motorcycle 2) see what others in your area ride 3) Try some different machines out 4) Are able to make your own decision about what to get. My feeling is that for a first bike it should be a relativly mild mannered machine. If you get a whiz bang stump pullin top end screamin lightning fast super scoot you will probably end up in the hospital and sayin stuff like "dirt bikin sucks" :) So just start easy, check the forums here often, ask more questions about riding and look at your first bike as if you were giving advice to a new street rider...the GSXR1100 would not be a good initial bike for a newbie :eek: . The riding skills here are totally different from street, the terrain is different, the bikes are different. Once you put on the helment the similarities stop. [/QUOTE]
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