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| | #191 (permalink) |
| The Spam man | 1) your physical size (both height and weight are important) 2) How physical / aggressive are you ? 3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ????? 4) Do you have any riding experience? 5) Do you think you will race ? 6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work? 7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)? 8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry? 9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike? 10) Do you live in California? 11) Your age? 12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion
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| | #192 (permalink) |
| C Rider | 1) your physical size (both height and weight are important) 6'6" 300 lbs 2) How physical / aggressive are you ? i tend to take it easy, i have a tendacy to hurt myself... 3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ????? riding to work and back. maybe some field. 4) Do you have any riding experience? mountain bikes at high speeds.... 5) Do you think you will race ? no. definatly not. 6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work? i am very mechanically inclined. what i dont know i will learn as i need to.... 7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)? no preference. 8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry? no. i have to drive 60 miles to get to a motorcycle dealer. 9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike? no more than $3500-$4000 10) Do you live in California? no 11) Your age? blackjack 12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion i live out in the country so i need something that will handle highway speeds easily. but also take some punishment as far as bumps, rocks, and potholes go.... also the main reason for me getting a bike is to save money on gas. so high mpg is important. i would like something that could handle me and my wife but its not necessary.... she is 5'&" 180 lbs. she will only be a passenger, never driving it.
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| | #195 (permalink) |
| The Spam man | on bikes, gas mileage is great. how about an xr650l?
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| | #197 (permalink) |
| The Spam man | well, a 650 is a huge-ass bike. your too big for a 250, but you might see about a wr450
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| | #198 (permalink) |
| Pro Mototips Member | i don't think the 450 would do to good with a passenger... 650 will be great for on road / dirt road travel but may be a bit much for off road however since you take it easy i think you could handle it
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