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 Posted: 16:45 - 25 Jun 2010  Post subject: New to offroading! |
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Okay, so I know absolutely nothing about offroad/motocross riding. So a lot of what I say might sound stupid. Well...tough 
Basically, I've got some free time now, and fancy getting into dirt bikes and all that, got plenty of land around me to mess about in and learn the ropes  But i don't know where to start! hehe
But anyway someone I know has a 2005 Moto Roma MRX200, whatever that is, and says he'll sell it to me if im interested...anyone know if this is a decent bike? Would a 200 be a good size to start out on? Tbh it could be an awful bike and i probably wouldn't notice, its just i've never even heard of it before and any other advice would be appreciated too ofc 
Right well that'll do for now, I could ask a million questions but you'll all get bored so i'll leave it at that |
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| Posted: 16:51 - 25 Jun 2010 Post subject: Re: New to offroading! |
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| Hawke wrote: | Okay, so I know absolutely nothing about offroad/motocross riding. So a lot of what I say might sound stupid. Well...tough
Basically, I've got some free time now, and fancy getting into dirt bikes and all that, got plenty of land around me to mess about in and learn the ropes But i don't know where to start! hehe
But anyway someone I know has a 2005 Moto Roma MRX200, whatever that is, and says he'll sell it to me if im interested...anyone know if this is a decent bike? Would a 200 be a good size to start out on? Tbh it could be an awful bike and i probably wouldn't notice, its just i've never even heard of it before
Right well that'll do for now, I could ask a million questions but you'll all get bored so i'll leave it at that |
Well, is a 200 good for starting offroading? The answer is of course, it depends. If its a four stroke 200 then it will more than likely be very good for a newbie. If its a two stroke 200 then it could be a vicious bike which would spit you off as soon as look at you.
Looking at the pics of the MRX200 I can find, I'd say it looks almost chinese in design, which would imply that it will be slow, unreliable, and it will fall apart if you breathe on it.
I'd reccomend sticking with known makes and also decide what you want to do off road. If you want to try motocross, then an 80cc big wheel two stroke MX bike will be fine. It'll still be far better than you are as a rider, and you'll leanr a lot. If you want to go green laning, then something like a Honda XR250 (four stroke) would be ideal. Its OK on the road, has enough go off road and isn't overly heavy or complicated.
Really you need to tell us what kind of off roading you want to do, how much you want to spend and any other info like how tall you are and so on. It all makes a difference! If you're only 5ft 5 like me, then you'll want a bike for shortarses. If you're 7 feet tall then its not a consideration.
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that's really helpful, thank you
it is indeed a 4 stroke, i've heard that 2 strokes require a lot more maintenance? it would help if I knew what I was doing  then again it sounds like this bike isnt going to be reliable anyway
and as for the kind of off-roading, at this point i'm definitely more interested in motocross than green laning you really think 80cc is enough? you know better than i do i suppose
and yes, i think a "bike for shortarses" certainly fits my description shall say no more |
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| Hawke wrote: | that's really helpful, thank you
it is indeed a 4 stroke, i've heard that 2 strokes require a lot more maintenance? it would help if I knew what I was doing then again it sounds like this bike isnt going to be reliable anyway
and as for the kind of off-roading, at this point i'm definitely more interested in motocross than green laning you really think 80cc is enough? you know better than i do i suppose
and yes, i think a "bike for shortarses" certainly fits my description shall say no more |
Bear in mind for a motorcross bike you'll need a van or a trailer to take it to a track. You can't use it on the road.
I used to have a GasGas Pampera which was a lovely bike. It was road legal so I could take it green laning, but it was also light weight and had a reasonable (low) seat height. It was a two stroke that ran on premix which was annoying but it was a great bike.
Two strokes are slightly higher maintenance than most 'trail' four strokes like the Honda XR250 etc, but a two stroke rebuild is cheaper and easier than a four stroke rebuild. If you were to buy a four stroke motorcross bike for example, this would be much higher maintenance than the equivalent two stroke because you'd have to rebuild it after so many hours of use. The two strokes just need a new piston and rings which is dead easy, whereas four strokes have valves, cams etc etc too.
I'm not really an expert, there are people on here much more into offroading than I ever was, but hopefully that should be some info to get you started.
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