Want to get affordable dirt bike, suggestions?

**bikerannie** · 5th July 2013, 18:44

I'd like to stay under a grand. Any perticularly good ones/tips for buying one?
Cheers

**Moi** · 5th July 2013, 18:50

What about this?

And the roses will also enjoy the experience...

**Jay GTI** · 5th July 2013, 19:06

Originally Posted by bikerannie

I'd like to stay under a grand. Any tips for buying one?
Cheers

Yeah, spend more. Anything in that price range will be fooked and you'll be throwing your money away.

**bikerannie** · 5th July 2013, 19:41

Shit really? Awww maaan... No dirt bike for me then

**unstuck** · 5th July 2013, 19:51

Depends on what you want, and what you want it for and how cool you want to look while doing it. I got an XL250 8 yrs ago and had 8 years of real good fun out of it before one of my mates boys took it for a ride up the road and held it in first gear until it shat itself. Bought it for $50 and it has been a lot of places that should of killed it, like the landsbourgh valley.

My DR cost me $0 and had heaps of fun on that and still going........My Ag cost me a load of firewood and has been over coal hill that many times in the last 15 years, that it could do it itself now. But then I dont care about image, I just like getting dirty.

**bikerannie** · 5th July 2013, 21:08

Originally Posted by unstuck

Depends on what you want, and what you want it for and how cool you want to look while doing it. I got an XL250 8 yrs ago and had 8 years of real good fun out of it before one of my mates boys took it for a ride up the road and held it in first gear until it shat itself. Bought it for $50 and it has been a lot of places that should of killed it, like the landsbourgh valley.

My DR cost me $0 and had heaps of fun on that and still going........My Ag cost me a load of firewood and has been over coal hill that many times in the last 15 years, that it could do it itself now. But then I dont care about image, I just like getting dirty.

Yep I just want it for paddock bashing around really. Doesn't have to look pretty at all. Or road worthy. So in that case... I could find something for under a grand?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 5th July 2013, 21:14

Originally Posted by bikerannie

. So in that case... I could find something for under a grand?

Maybe an older dual purpose bike if you're well lucky. But it'll prob cost you more in the long term than saving for longer and spending more in the first place.

**unstuck** · 5th July 2013, 21:19

Easily. Look on trademe, or go to your local bike shops and ask if they have any old dirt bikes that are going cheap. One of our local shops has a xr 250 for $800, pretty rough but everything works. My nephew just got an old Ct 125 for $200 that just needs chain and sprockets. They are out there, if you are at all mechanical, or know someone who is, or if you are willing and able to learn the basics yourself then an old bike would be ok to get for now until you decide wether it is your thing or not.

**unstuck** · 5th July 2013, 21:22

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-611931650.htm Something like this would be ok to get started, If you could find someone to help tidy it up a bit.

**bikerannie** · 5th July 2013, 21:40

Hmmm...
Do u think I should have just got this?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/609418140

**unstuck** · 5th July 2013, 21:47

For that price and what you want I would of said yes, side cover would be easy enough to find.

**Jay GTI** · 5th July 2013, 21:54

That thing is an odd repower...

Yes you can get a cheap paddock basher for under a grand, but I struggle to see the point. I grew up on old, knackered bikes and I'm glad those days are over. Riding flogged out, heavy bikes with shit suspension and brakes and questionable reliability misses out on so much of the fun of riding off road.

Double the budget and get a 125 MX bike, this one would probably end up that sort of cash.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-610362132.htm

**Crasherfromwayback** · 5th July 2013, 21:58

Originally Posted by Jay GTI

Double the budget and get a 125 MX bike, this one would probably end up that sort of cash.

l]

Only my opinion of course. But I find 125 full house moto-x bikes are a bit full on as a first dirt bike. Too frantic.

**unstuck** · 5th July 2013, 22:03

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Only my opinion of course. But I find 125 full house moto-x bikes are a bit full on as a first dirt bike. Too frantic.

I have to agree, I have been on a couple of later model 85cc bikes and byjeysus they got some poke for the size of them. Bloody good fun for a big boy though.