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Denno - CCS|LRRS EX#49
2006 Yamaha R6LRRS Rookie of the Year 2008
Yamaha made a anni YZ250/450 in 06..it'll match your R6 and that's what you need
Yamaha
where are you gonna go riding? are there trails near your house?
'19 KTM Duke 790
'18 Aprilia Tuono Factory
If you look down, you go down. That may be fun at an orgy, but it sucks on a bike
Do it. Doing a good dirt ride is every bit as much fun as a track day.
what does the maintenance look like on dirt bikes?
'19 KTM Duke 790
'18 Aprilia Tuono Factory
If you look down, you go down. That may be fun at an orgy, but it sucks on a bike
I usually spend a hour or 2 before or after (mostly after but one or the other) washing it down and giving things a once over. The chain needs attention every ride, clean and lube it often. Air filters are also on top of the list...and frequent oil changes. It's more maintinance than a sportbike but I also think offroad riding is MUCH more fun than street riding so it's worth it.Originally Posted by sxlova07
If you can find a bike with a street title, you'll double your legal riding areas
Yamaha
...and triple your "kind of legal" riding areas.If you can find a bike with a street title, you'll double your legal riding areas
dirt is in my agenda for next season. what are the major differences between riding trails vs. dirt track?
Carlton
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On a track, you repeat the same obtacles and turns over and over. On a trail, you may not repeat anything all day. Track has no roots or rocks, trail has no jumps or whoops(comparatively). Both styles are fun, but they are quite a bit different in terms of ideal bike and set-up.
On a track you want explosive power, and suspension that is stiffer at the beginning of the stroke softer at the middle/bottom. Trail you want smooth power, and suspension that is softer at the beginning of the stroke, and gets stiffer towards the middle/bottom. So, pretty much dead opposites.
Paul_E_D
Its just like a sportbike; depends on what you get.
If you buy yourself a KTM, you will have a better suspended, faster, and generally cooler bike. But you will do more maintanence, the parts are a bit spendier, etc.
If you buy a jap bike, it will do most things well, and be a little easier on the maintenance and parts. I have a DRZ400; I beat it mercilessly and have really done very little. In 2500 miles, I have done about 10 oil changes (mostly due to time, not mileage), and one valve adjustment.
They are all pretty easy to work on, as they have no fairings and only one cylinder.
I never had a dirt bike until a couple of years ago, I always rode street bikes. I have considerably more fun on my dirt bike, and it rarely ever puts my driver's license in jeopardy.
Oh yes, and +1 on what has been said about street legal bikes. Unless you want to ride motocross, get something that can be street registered. It will open up miles of riding, and save you many headaches.
thanks for the info paul.
I see someone selling a KLX 250 (for $1500) on my way to work for the last couple of weeks. But when I research it, it seems that most of the trails are located in state parks and alot of them are banning 2 stokes for noise.
Carlton
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re: Two-Strokes
Not true.
A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. - John Stuart Mill
And you can always convert it to be a motard.
CCS/LRRS Expert#39, retired | Tony's Track Days, Instructor #11, retired
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