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    New Bike

    Hey,
    My brother wanted me to make a thread asking some advice.
    What is the best type of trail bike for some one wanting to race around off road in places like forests and sandy tracks?
    Any help would be appreciated thanks.
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    Depends on his experience. A Honda CRF230 would be fun, but a Suzuki DR250 is probably a better long term bet.
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    He used to do down hill racing on a moutain bike and he used to be an extremly good road racer on road bike and he also used to own a little 125cc 2stroke. But he isnt sure what he wants now, knowing him though it wont be long term he'll be intrested in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    Hey,
    My brother wanted me to make a thread asking some advice.
    What is the best type of trail bike for some one wanting to race around off road in places like forests and sandy tracks?
    Any help would be appreciated thanks.

    How much money does he want to spend?
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    Anything around $3,000. Not inclunding the gear he has another $1000 for that
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    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    Anything around $3,000. Not inclunding the gear he has another $1000 for that

    Sorry mate. Didn;t realise you meant a hack. I took the title to mean he wanted a NEW bike.

    Check www.bikepoint.co.nz out for an idea of pricing, and then go shopping from there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Sorry mate. Didn;t realise you meant a hack. I took the title to mean he wanted a NEW bike.

    Check www.bikepoint.co.nz out for an idea of pricing, and then go shopping from there.
    What do ya mean hack?
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    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    What do ya mean hack?
    Hack

    n 1: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: drudge, hacker] 2: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack] 3: a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: hack writer, literary hack] 4: a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil 5: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, taxi, taxicab] 6: an old or over-worked horse [syn: jade, nag, plug] 7: a horse kept for hire 8: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. v 1: cut with a hacking tool [syn: chop] 2: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: cut] 3: cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest" 4: kick on the arms 5: kick on the shins 6: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn: hack on] 7: significantly cut up a manuscript [syn: cut up] 8: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" [syn: whoop]

    Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

    See points 6 and 8.
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    Hey Jim2!

    My bike was less than $2000 and it aint no hack!

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    Ahh yes, I forgot. The "smiley" generation can't spot sardonic humour without pictograms.















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    oooh cool...smiley generation!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Ahh yes, I forgot. The "smiley" generation can't spot sardonic humour without pictograms.
    Ah, irony is too often wasted...

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    OK so is any one able to help my brother on his quest for a bike then......
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    mate...

    Used trail bikes are a mine field.... buy the best example he can find. Brand means bugger all if it is rooted.... And these bikes don't get bought to be babied.

    I'd strongly consider new...

    Cheers

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    Thanks.
    Also 2 or 4 stroke and how many cc ?
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