Whats a good candidate for motard duty?

[elwood206]

The camping tourists bungholes and the local twisties are so tight down here in arkansas I was thinkin of building a motard bike, noting to race or too exotic and with enough nuts to go 70 for short stints. What bikes are good candidates for motard duty? is a 350 motard fun on public roads?

[highsider]

For street use, get either a KTM 525 or 560, or for cheaper money (but much slower) for a DRZ400SM.

[elwood206]

Thanks,
I probably will be going for cheaper money, if I want to go fast I can always hop on my other bike.

[Evil_Weasel]

KX500

[black]

xr650r...

[snowborder]

cheaper money = Suzuki DRZ

[BLACK SQUIRREL]

My Buddy has a 99 I thinkWR400 With MAss title and Plates all rebuilt with Dirtwheels and Street wheels (stock size) for $2100 with extra gearing ect.

[markbvt]

A Honda XR650L would do the trick too with standard uncorking mods and maybe slightly taller gearing.

--mark

[elwood206]

fukcin ebay.
no motard for me now, but this should be fun with an r6 front end

[hammadown]

Impulse buyer much?

[elwood206]

is there any other way to be?

[hammadown]

Nope, some of my best decisions were made off a whim!!

[elwood206]

Thats how I got a friend to get her first bike a ninja 500, she was trying to rationalize it weighing the pros and cons, I told her : Its doesn't make normal sense to get one, the riding season seasons short, its dangerous, its not really that practical for you, theres a million good reasons not but, but when you look back when your old youll kick yourself in the ass for not getting one, rational or not.
Im a terrible influence