Sigh.... In light of the new rego costs (only possible remember!) maybe I should have kept the little trail bike and not the ''little'' old BMW.The DT230 was the most fun bike I've had in a long time.There was very little not to like about it....the small fuel tank was a draw back,but then the weight of 20 litres sitting above your knees makes a mess of handling.

It may not be a very excellent dirt bike - but it's a shit load better in the dirt than nearly any ''adventure bike''.And an hour stripping it down to bare essentials gives a better dirt bike than any aircooled 250 4 stroke.The DT230 is really in a class of it's own.