125/250 off roaders, will it fit?

[Tyke_]

Hi all

I want to buy a road legal 125/250 off road bike, like a wr 125r or crf 250L but i'm not sure i'll be able to fit it past my garden gate. I've took measurements, its about 28 inches at its narrowest.

Images of gate :
https://ibb.co/z89Wfjw
https://ibb.co/pyMcrDs

Cris

*mods please move this if not in the right sub-forum

Edit: ok, what do 125/250 off road owners think about it fitting through the gate?

[Zen Dog]

I'd be prepared to have get new bars/cut them down. A quick google seems to indicate the bars on a CRF250L are 32" (I saw 802mm quoted too).

People do run them narrower than standard for trail riding sometimes, so it's possible to do. Renthal's sizing for 7/8" bars (as used on the CRF as standard) doesn't go much smaller than the normal width though. https://www.renthal.com/moto/handlebars/7-8-handlebars/mx-enduro-7-8-quot
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[Easy-X]

If you're a lump and can pick the front end up and turn the handlebars slightly you'll probably get it through.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

What's wrong with wheelieing it though?
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[Zen Dog]

[bugeye_bob]

What about a small front wheel dolly, so the bars are at an angle?

Something like this, with the angle for the front wheel cut out, so it drops in.
https://toolsidee.co.uk/product/hbm-200-kg-mdf-transport-cart-P2154.html?ship_to=17¤cy_een=1

[Keithy]

Genius! ^^^

[Easy-X]

[Tyke_]

Well, despite not knowing if it will fit i've put a deposit down on a klx 250, will be delivered within 14 days. It has acerbis handguards that add an inch either side! If it doesn't fit i'll be sleeping on the driveway chained up to it ...

seriously if it doesn't fit i'll be partly removing the handlebars to get it through to my garage, then pricing up a new wider gate. I've ordered a dolly in the hope it'll go through with the handlebars on full lock on the dolly.

[A100man]

Take an inch off each end of the bars with a hacksaw - doubt you'll notice the difference.
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[Tyke_]

Maybe. Before hacksawing I'd try it without the handguards 1st, they can't be too difficult to remove.

I've been using an online triangle calculator, you punch in a length and an angle and it gives you the width of the handlebars on full lock - full lock i'm guessing is 45 degrees (anyone have a better guess?). I inputted the handlebar length as 33.5 (32 is stock). The width it calculates is 24in, my gate is 28in, so in theory it should fit on a dolly on full lock.

Here's the bike, look at the added width due to the handguards.

https://ibb.co/ZfXBFBw

[A100man]