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First of all... try get the Elec-start model!
A late DR350, can get well past 60 (350cc and 30bhp(ish))
A TTR250 will make 60, but would struggle to get much more out of it. (you could mod it, but could just be a waste of money)!
If you travel on the roads quite often and (some of them) reasonably fast roads often - dual-carriage ways, etc you would want to avoid a 250. They are a little to slow and have a short tank range!
I've had a ride on a TTR250 round a car park and they have loads of low down power and would be quite fun off-road. BUT over any distance it would be useless!
If you have a larger budget and don't mind a little bit more insurance, you could go for a DRZ400, XR400 or CCM404 restricted! ____________________ Dave
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I would also consider a slightly more tuned enduro bike - you could probably get something like a KTM 200 EXC for that sort of money.
They are supposed to make an ideal bike for the begginer or more experienced rider. Pretty light weight - listed at a realalistic 100kg or so, with plenty enough power (200cc 2 stroke, so bit more than a 250cc 4 stroke), but low enough that you can make full use of it rather than being afraid of it.
Yes, they are a comeptition enduro bike, but maitenance isn't too bad for trail use and for me it'd be worth it.
If the road stuff you're doing is going to be generally just getting to dirt, then that opens up the possibilities a lot more than a bike that you're using to get to work etc.
Pretty much any dirt-style model from the KTM mentioned above to something like a DR600 should do you fine.
While it's nice to have something light, yuou can still have plenty of fun on pretty much any bike .
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Constant sounding horn and numberplate for day time use.
The above and front and rear lights for night time use. No indicators required. ____________________ Http://www.manchesterbikers.net |
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Stuff like the KTM EXC range generally comes in a road legal state, or one you can easily make road legal anyway.
It depends the gearing you have for top speed. Go up to the 250 or 300 and with the right gearing they will easily get over 100mph, though I wouldn't want to on knobbly tyres really.
The 200 should still hit 80-90 with the right gearing, so cruising at 70 shouldn't be a big problem.
As an idea a quick search on ebay came up with this - think that's in a fairly standard state and as you can see it has number plate and lights.
There's even an 'egs' model (autolube) on there at the mo.
While I'm suggesting the 200 and lots of people warn off the bigger capacity ones, which have a reputation for being a bit insane... even the 350cc 87 model KTM 2 stroke I had (which had a pretty intense power band) could still be ridden gently, it's just you had to be a fair bit more skilled to make full use of it.
KTM perhaps wisely don't publish power output because in reality it doesn't mean much. If you're worried, get whatever bike to a dyno place and say "I want more power" . |
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The KTMs we were discussing are a fair bit more agile/lightweight compared to the TTR . |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 16 years, 76 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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