I've always wanted a dirt bike. In the 8th grade, I was told if I brought my grades up and passed, I would get one as a "good job" gift so I worked my arse off and passed the 8th grade, but my parents never kept their word and I never got my bike. Here I am, several years later and have decided, screw it! I'll go ahead and buy one myself!
This will be my first bike so I have no idea what the heck I'm doing. I'm 30 years old now and I'm about 5'10 and pretty thin of 130 pounds. I can be a bit of a daredevil, but cautiously. Don't wanna kill myself out there lol. I'll probably be riding mostly on some trails near the house here and maybe take it to a track now and then... and would be nice to just take it to work once in awhile, so I'll need something with a headlight that's street legal. Not a must, but it would be nice. Closest thing to a motorcycle I've been on is my bicycle, so I lack experience. Nothing that's going to throw me out of the seat, but I don't want to be puttin' along. I'd like something with some get up and go. 2 stroke? 4 stroke? 200cc? 250cc? I don't even understand those numbers! I have no plans to race, since I'm a noob and will most likely be riding by myself. I'm not the most mechanically inclined person so I may need some assistance with repairs. I could probably change brake pads, air filter and other minor maintenance jobs, but nothing serious for me. As far as I know, the only dealer nearby is a honda dealership, but I've seen some places online that will deliver.
Maybe order something online from bike2go,com? I can't really get anything too expensive, so I'm looking at maybe around $1500 or so.
Any advice? :think:
This will be my first bike so I have no idea what the heck I'm doing. I'm 30 years old now and I'm about 5'10 and pretty thin of 130 pounds. I can be a bit of a daredevil, but cautiously. Don't wanna kill myself out there lol. I'll probably be riding mostly on some trails near the house here and maybe take it to a track now and then... and would be nice to just take it to work once in awhile, so I'll need something with a headlight that's street legal. Not a must, but it would be nice. Closest thing to a motorcycle I've been on is my bicycle, so I lack experience. Nothing that's going to throw me out of the seat, but I don't want to be puttin' along. I'd like something with some get up and go. 2 stroke? 4 stroke? 200cc? 250cc? I don't even understand those numbers! I have no plans to race, since I'm a noob and will most likely be riding by myself. I'm not the most mechanically inclined person so I may need some assistance with repairs. I could probably change brake pads, air filter and other minor maintenance jobs, but nothing serious for me. As far as I know, the only dealer nearby is a honda dealership, but I've seen some places online that will deliver.
Maybe order something online from bike2go,com? I can't really get anything too expensive, so I'm looking at maybe around $1500 or so.
Any advice? :think: