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So I am a year old kid that is and stating this cause I dont really know if this will affect your response. So I am totally new to Dirt Bikes and all, so dont get mad at me if I dont understand something or use wrong information please. So I have never rode a motorcycle before, I mean I have but really its was small stuff, nothing like this. I wanted to at some point get a trail bike that I can bring to locations on the weekends or get some sort of bike that I can take to tracks for jumps later on. I was wondering since I have never really rode a dirt bike, or anything like this before, if I should get a pit bike instead. I dont want to really spend anything over $1,200, because I dont even know if this will be something I like at all. I know with the pit bike I wont be able to do trails to a degree, im okay with that as long as this would be something I can ride around my neighborhood and in some open areas and learn how to ride. Maybe I am crazy for even thinking about doing this, I am leaning towards the pit bike but maybe I am just to big for them and I have read they get boring fast unless you are messing around with friends or have a small track of some sorts, which I wont have either. I dont have any friends that will have bikes to ride with me. But I also want to get like a trail bike too because they can just do more, but they are more expensive for something I might just not enjoy.
On the street / mild trail rides.....Dual sport bike
More knarly offroad / some motocross tracks......Many choices for that , but you need a budget. And a way to get that bike to and from where you want to ride.
The Shop
Stay away from pit bike junk.
If you want to learn on a track......YZ 125 is a great starting point , and can also be made to shred the hell out of the track once you get used to it.
Once you get the basics down you can turn around and sell it for what you paid or even more. Then you can get something like a yz125 or 250f
Pit Row
That being said, get a 125 2 stroke. You CAN find decent 90’s 2 strokes for $1500 that will be okay
This 1982 is an older bike with dated technology but its a good a deal.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/d/1982-yamaha-yz490-2-stroke/6676724811.html
This 1987 is the one to get. For the extra few hundred its got better engine, transmission and suspension.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/d/1987-yamaha-yz490-2-stroke/6676726158.html
I started on an XR80 that someone basically gave my dad torn apart in a few boxes, rode it for a month and it crapped out on me. My parents bought me a CR80 to replace it (80cc motocross racing bike), and I basically spent the next year afraid of it. Once you master the controls you'll be ready for a 125, until then get something that is fun to play on
Get on an "internetting" machine and Google "KLX140 set up for motocross" or xr100/crf100 or crf150/230 whatever bike size you feel floats your boat. People basically put stiffer springs on these bikes and ride them on tracks. Its a lot of fun and you're less likely to get killed. Like Jeffro said earlier you'll probably become addicted to the sport and spend all of your money on it.
Vitalmx: "ideally, you need something with at least 65 horsepower " lol
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