Originally Posted by
Blue Velvet
I had a Yamaha XG250 (Tricker) last year. Fuel capacity was 6L, which took me surprisingly further than expected. On longer trail rides I took a gas can but never ended up needing it. I tried getting a larger tank but as a Jap import there was nothing available.
I got to ride a trials bike while I owned the XG and it was very, very similar. The XG handled like a trials bike and was great on trails (my primary use for it), so I don't see why a trials bike wouldn't be good too.
Not sure what your XG weighed V, but a modern trials bike weighs under 70kg, that's one of the reasons they can do what they do. That, and some of the bastards that ride 'em are sickeningly, inhumanly skillful.
I've been sorta wanting a T-Ride type machine for ages, and the tricker is probably the closest thing around without spending heaps, I like them. May well try to find a cheapie next summer, I miss the type of trials/trail riding I used to do. Just need a bit of a diet, (don't need to be legal) and some decent tubeless rims and radial trials tyres.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
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