Cheap Jap green laner?

[Coxyzxr]

As the title says, something late 80's early 90's perhaps?

Looking to pick up something cheap that needs to be road suitable to get to the lanes!

Out of touch with the off road world so all opinions welcome, just looking for suitable model ranges, can do the rest myself!

Kind regards.
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[Tonka]

You may want to take a look in the 'Offroad' section as there are quite a few threads in there and some current ones on bikes that are being bought and sold.

Sorry, I'm not much more help I'm afraid as my choice was seriously restricted by my size, but there were quite a few good suggestions and details of known problems with some of the bikes once second hand.
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[Coxyzxr]

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[Coxyzxr]

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[J D]

If you were after a 2 stroke i could of helped you out

[J D]

If you were after a 2 stroke i could of helped you out

[Blau Zedong]

Small 4T trail bikes are generally a pile of wank barring the DR350 and modern stuff. A CRM250 or TS / DTR 200 would be a much more entertaining.
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[Imonster]

Depends what your definition of "entertaining" is really...as a rule, for laning in this country you're prolly better off with a 4T IMO - they're easier to ride, don't have to be kept in the powerband to make the most of them, and will let you get away with a lot more error wise...

They're very flattering, the better choice for a novice rider, but can easily keep up, if not lead the pack, on an average trail ride on our lanes...the only time I can see them struggling is in a full on 3 hour enduro perhaps, though that'd be more down to their weight rather than power output.

Was thinking about going over to the two strokes (I love the sound, smell and powerband), and have ridden a CRM250, Gas Gas 250 and 300 recently, but just couldn't get on with them especially well. Though they were certainly fun, I'm quicker and more comfortable on my TTR250.

Small 4T trailies certainly ain't a pile of wank, they'll do anything a 2T will do without scaring the poop out of ya

[_sketch_]

Out of interest why do you want a 4t?

Some really good 2t bikes about, Alot of people get put off because of the horror storys you hear about RS125's, Mito's ect

something like a DTR, KMX125/200 are really good for G/L and reliable.
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Imonster is right - 4 strokes are easier to ride and more flattering.

However, I enjoy riding my 2 stroke more than I did my 4 stroke bikes although I think quite a lot of that is down to the lighter weight.

Also, I think the power delivery of the newer strokers is a lot flatter than it used to be and are quite happy to lug like a 4 stroke.

I might be quicker on a 4 but my 2 is more fun for me at the moment.

The only thing I prefer about the 4 stroke at the moment is the longer tank range.

[Blue_SV650S]

The small 4t are also a bit more sociable ... nothing is going to p1ss locals off more than a gaggle of 2t bikes 'on pipe' ... that and the rancid smell (to them) as you pass dog walkers and hikers .... also if you are keeping a 2t 'on pipe' chances are you are chewing up the terrain a fair bit more than thud thuding along on a 4t ... so a combination of all that is what gets people partitioning for Byway closure!!

Oh and yes, you can silence a 2t, yes you can unsilence a 4t, but I think most will agree, 2ts are more likely to be noisy than a small* capacity 4t.

My KLR with stock exhaust is in no way antisocial!!


*some of the big ones are noisy as ... well it is a big old bang in - say a 600cc single!!
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[Harold_Shand]

Could a DR 125 SM handle a wee bit of stick off the tarmac?
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[Blue_SV650S]

[Harold_Shand]

... kinda anything that an off-road learner would get up to, little humps, fairly high climbs, lanes, bit of thick mud, gravel and plenty of laying horizontal. Just seen some clips on youtube, looks like it would do alright for what I am becoming slightly obsessed about.
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.