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I am considering purchasing a brand new street legal dirt bike, i spending not more than 3 grand, any advice? |
any advice as to what brands to look for, and what they will be like in three years up the road, such as for parts and care and maintence, i have no mechanical expertise, so whatever is told to me i have no way of really asertaining as to whether it is good advice or not,(so why ask, but i am asking, thanks for any and all advice, i live in arizona, the yuma area, and will purchase my bike there, Under three grand on a brand new dual sport is going to be tough. Honda's only stateside offering is the XR650L, and it'll go for closer to $5K. You might be able to find a used XR250L in your price range, but the XR250R, XR400R and XR600R are all off-road only bikes and technically no longer available as new machines, save a left over unit. They have been replaced with the CRF-F line and again they are off-road only machines. Kawsaki's only choice would be the KLR650, again out of your price range. Suzuki has two dual sports, the DRZ400 and DRZ650. The 650 is simular to Honda and Kawasaki's offerings. Big, heavy and out of your listed price range. The 400 is a good bike and realistically more dirt oriented than the 650's. Well, let me take that back for a second. You being in Yuma, your off-roading is going to be desert riding, so the 650's might actually do OK and be fun. Regardless, either will still be more than your wanting to spend. Yamaha went the other way entirely. The XT225 is based on the TTR230 and comes closer in price to any of the other bikes. It is also a small bike and very down on power. It would be fine for a smaller framed rider that isn't looking for much in the way of performance. Personally though, I'd be afraid to take it on anything more than a back street or lightly traveled dirt road. The only realistic way for you to stay on budget will be for you to consider one of the chinese, korean, tiwanese or what have you brands. Or consider a used bike. Personally I'd rather have a 5 year old Japanese bike than a new 'knock off'. Parts, service and support will be much easier to obtain and the used Japanese bike will probably out last the new knock off. Good luck! EDIT: Hevster 1; Good call on th KLX250S. Not being into dual sports too much I completely missed it in the '06 Kaw line up. It looks like a sweet bike that would be one of my top considerations if I were in the market for a dual sport. Again, good call! good luck finding a new one for 3k maybe a100 cc bike I passed my motorcycles test on a honda enduro... I was the first person in my town to get a flawless 100% on the driven and written test... Go honda When I was 12 my dad got me my first dirt bike. A Husky 450. Be sure that you get one with enought horse power to keep you happy. You don't want to be looking for a bigger bike in two or three months. Welcome to the club son!!! I would say to stick with a Honda, parts and service are readily available and they have a good reputation for dependability. My Honda is 23 years old and runs like a new bike. Honda XR400, 450, or 650 dual-sport bikes. They last forever with very little maintenance. You can find them on ebay used for under $3000. Honda. A dual-sport is not going to work to well in the dirt,too heavy and messed up gearing. Save up for another year or two and buy a dirt bike and street bike. You get the best of both worlds! Dirt bikes require much more up keep keep in mind. |
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