OK so ill keep my eyes peeled for an 96 - 01 XR 250 or 400 then at an affordable price. How much $$ do i need to keep aside for some protective gear?
Always Learning
OK so ill keep my eyes peeled for an 96 - 01 XR 250 or 400 then at an affordable price. How much $$ do i need to keep aside for some protective gear?
Forum whore
ive got the boots if ya a size 11 $130 for sale on here
if you think life is 2 short , get a taller one
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Forum whore
buy the gear first, or at least the helmet/boots/gloves
and yes, you will need the goggles and some tearoffs to save you scratching the lenses
then you know exactly how much to spend on your bike
Forum whore
If you like ringing out your bike you'll end up flogging the KDX200 (nice bike) with your weight (no offence meant). As LazyRacer suggests, an XR400 is a good start.
350 and up in the 4's and 250 and up in the 2's is my 2cents worth.
Forum whore
That sounds like good advice from ..oldfarm
if you think life is 2 short , get a taller one
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Forum whore
correction!!Originally Posted by laserracer
That sounds like good advice from ..oldfarT
Forum whore
if you think life is 2 short , get a taller one
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Moped rider
Another thumbs up for the KDX here...if you want to chug around and eventually get bored go with the XR250, no offence (XR riders) but the KDX will put twice as big of a smile on your dial than the XR250 ever will, and will do everything a hell of a lot better, except maybe tractor up hills at a snails pace...but the KDX doesn't do a bad job of tractoring for a 2 tanga.
IMO the XR 250 is the bare minimum of a bike to get...the KDX is def above it on the scale...
Hell it puts out 37hp (@8000) compared to the Hondas 20 something
Its 10kgs lighter and it has more suspension travel, way easier to start, costs less too...
Forum whore
when was an XR ever difficult to start?
and what about those stupid forks that get stuck in ruts?
and i want to see some torque figures in this equation!
Moped rider
KDX 34.3NM @7000 (25.3ft-lb)
XR (14.4 ft-lb) @6800 the only saving grace for the XR is that at lower than peak rpm it prob makes more than the KDX but hey it is a Thumper so it should...let the numbers speak. (disclaimer the KDX is claimed while the XR is from a Dyno, but further searching reveals KDX to be around 20ish ft-lb)
Forum whore
to the xr's credit though, its a honda and its not a kawasaki
told ya so
nothing wrong with xr untill you want to do something that actually involves pace, but it will go foreverto the xr's credit though, its a honda and its not a kawasaki
we may just go where no ones been
Forum whore
Brand prejudice aside, think of the rider - Bull in this case. He is over 6 ft and a big fellah. Seriously a 200cc two stroke with a mild hit is not going to stoke his fires for long. Same goes for the XR250, plain and simple, Bull is a big boy, he needs a big bike.
4's DR350 and up (but not the XR350, it didn't hang around for long)
2's 250+
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