I would say start on the 150 if your riding a Ginny at the moment.
Pootler
I would say start on the 150 if your riding a Ginny at the moment.
Originally Posted by Katman
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How many hours is a whole day? Wonder if they do half day hires?
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
Hardcore Biker
PM ktmboy if you want more info on the Sandpit. He runs it and I'm sure would help you out and give you some really decent advice.
Pootler
Agreed. Good people.
For your first bike dont go for power, 150 may well be enough to start with. Trail bikes are very different to road bikes. There is a lot of skills to learn.
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is that what you started on?
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
Pootler
I started on a 200. Now I have a 200. But a 2 stroke which trys to pull my arms off. My first bike was a XR200 4 stroke with less HP than your ginny. It was still enough to scare me.
Kiwibiker
I say no to a 250, I'm backing you to have enough maturity to control your wrist for somthing like this...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-591555571.htm
DRZ400. You won't want to be upgrading it within 6 months!
Forum whore
Fuck. You can't go wrong for $20.
Juat have a go and see what you think.
"Odds are high high that you'll think: "Fuck; that was awesome but I don't know where to go next. I'll just shit myself a bunch then go see what can happen next"?
If that's what you come up with then you're winning. Someone will jump in and help you out.
Forum whore
Fuck. I want a go on that.
How much do you really nned to get into bucket racing. For a male?
Forum whore
You could start on a 250 and be faster than 3/4 guys there. Don't worry too much about your road status just jump on a bike and GO FOR IT. You'll find out soon enough if you overshot the mark.
In the riders seat
KDX200, easy to ride and easy to get parts for, for your 2.5-3K you'll get up to an 04 or maybe even later
As a learner dirt bike they're pretty hard to beat
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Pootler
I would agree after riding a stock one last weekend. Just make sure its not got a pipe. Or a CRF230.
Pootler
Thats what what I would do. Chat to Tony up there. Ride the different sizes and he will have some gear. Cheap way to find out what its like and bike size. Half day will be fine as its harder than it looks and very tiring for your first few rides.
I would meet you up there and show you around but I seem to be using the bounce off trees method currently. And Im slow.
Bogeyman
It's not the maturity that's important, it's knowing how not to slide off the back when you tap it a bit, which gives it a bit more, which makes you slide off the back of the seat a bit more...
Also, the DRZ ain't much heavier than most 250s, a little extra work for a male learner, but for a girl that 120Kg is a big ask when it comes to the amount of time a learner spends manhandling a bike around. I've not had much to do with any of the 230 class, but I suspect they probably weigh not much less. Pity the old 175 class has disappeared, they were a damned good compromise, and ideal for the girls. I reckon a dirt bike ideally doesn't weigh more than it's rider, although that's often not easy to achieve.
Oh, and I'm not sure that DRZ has electric start, the early ones didn't.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Hardcore Biker
Bike weights have remained constant for over 30 yrs 125's 92-95kgs, 250's 97-102kgs, 450-500's 100-104kgs.
The pre long travel bikes up to 77/78 were up to 5kgs less , alloy frames, water cooling ect has made bugger all in weight reduction.
A 20kg weight penalty is a lot to lift when your under it.
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