What would $2000 buy?

**gooseman36** · 24th November 2009, 13:54

thanks - that rmz would be closer for me - what would be needed for a tune up do you reckon?

**t3mp0r4ry nzr** · 24th November 2009, 13:55

Originally Posted by That Guy

if you are serious about racing mx, and getting good at it, get a 125 - best bike by far to start with for improving your skills.

If you want to do trial riding too, and are still really serious about improving your skill level, and maybe go racing one day, get a 125 - the learning curve will be steep, and at times when you're in a bog and your mate chugs by on their 250/300/450 etc you'll want a torquier bike...but in learning to get through the bog or up the slippery, wet clay hill on a 125, two years later you'll be a much better rider....

If a 125 sounds like hard work and not fun, I only had $2k, I'd get a KDX200...like this one http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-254127441.htm

if I just wanted to stick to mx tracks and start racing one day, I'd get something like this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-255554897.htm for say $1500 and have $500 left for freshening it up.

well said!
also, 125's use very little fuel on trail rides, so no stressing about running out half way around a loop

**That Guy** · 26th November 2009, 18:52

Originally Posted by gooseman36

thanks - that rmz would be closer for me - what would be needed for a tune up do you reckon?

You won't know until you see if but expect a top end (piston/rings), fluids all round and the odd seal or two and maybe bearings like the swing arm and wheels, hand grips, etc....if you can learn to do all that by yourself (if you don't already know) $500 would cover it.

Other items might be chain and sprockets, and sunds like a quick patch weld needed by your local engineering shop for the expansion chamber is needed undless you can weld with tig/mig (I think for an expansion chamber)?