Ok, well my riding background is downhill. I still race downhill. I am in cat 1 (closest thing to pro class). I am an aggressive rider, and am not afraid to go for it and pin it to win it.
Well yesterday I was over at my friend's house. I sat on his cr 450. I took a lap around the yard, go the shifting down quickly, and loved it. They are not hard to ride, but are very powerful, very very powerful. I then rode a cr 125 2 stroke (his little brothers bike). It was loud and felt good, sounded good.
I want a 250cc motocross bike, I know it is the right thing for me, and would be riding at tracks around me in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. What I don't know is a few different things though:
Do I want to go 4 stroke or 2 stroke? I know this much about them:
4=more money when maintained, but less maintenance I know. Four strokes are a little more beginner friendly.
2=more maintnence, fouled plugs, more blown top and low ends. 2 stroke is way cooler and louder sounding, but you can't idle them at lower rpm's I think.
Next... What make 250? I know honda's 450 has rated high for the past four years, but what do you recommend for 250's. I don't want a KTM. Too much money for me to spend.
What repairs are needed? Do bearings in the suspension need replaced often like downhill bikes need (every 6 months). Do you need to play with suspension settings a lot? Do you ever have to rebuild the engine, or put new pistons in it?
I am in college and maintnence and repairs are important not to have with a lower budget like mine. So reliability is important.
Any tips on looking for a used bike? I want something around $2,500. I know I can find a decent 250 for that kind of money.
Thank you so much guys for reading and sorry to write a book.
Well yesterday I was over at my friend's house. I sat on his cr 450. I took a lap around the yard, go the shifting down quickly, and loved it. They are not hard to ride, but are very powerful, very very powerful. I then rode a cr 125 2 stroke (his little brothers bike). It was loud and felt good, sounded good.
I want a 250cc motocross bike, I know it is the right thing for me, and would be riding at tracks around me in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. What I don't know is a few different things though:
Do I want to go 4 stroke or 2 stroke? I know this much about them:
4=more money when maintained, but less maintenance I know. Four strokes are a little more beginner friendly.
2=more maintnence, fouled plugs, more blown top and low ends. 2 stroke is way cooler and louder sounding, but you can't idle them at lower rpm's I think.
Next... What make 250? I know honda's 450 has rated high for the past four years, but what do you recommend for 250's. I don't want a KTM. Too much money for me to spend.
What repairs are needed? Do bearings in the suspension need replaced often like downhill bikes need (every 6 months). Do you need to play with suspension settings a lot? Do you ever have to rebuild the engine, or put new pistons in it?
I am in college and maintnence and repairs are important not to have with a lower budget like mine. So reliability is important.
Any tips on looking for a used bike? I want something around $2,500. I know I can find a decent 250 for that kind of money.
Thank you so much guys for reading and sorry to write a book.