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Soup · 21 Sep 2007, 06:02 am

So I think I'm going to buy one of the street legal 250cc dirt bikes pretty soon, depending on how well I do doing the work on the samurai myself. My question is: of the big four japanese manufacturers, are any of them unreliable? Is there anything I should look out for besides common sense things?

UKunt · 21 Sep 2007, 06:54 am

i think there albout the same as each other. i wouldnt minnd a KTM 250 on the road. 2 stroke of course

EVILZ33 · 21 Sep 2007, 06:55 am

here in the us i dont think you can ride a 2 stoke on public roads even with turnsignals and a headlight. i got a honda crf450R i wish i could ride it on public roads

UKunt · 21 Sep 2007, 07:04 am

YouTube - Longest 4 Wheeler Wheely on U Tube
lol these arent legal.but they are 2strokes. doing badass wheelies

EH! · 21 Sep 2007, 04:12 pm

i have a yamaha 250cc i'm trying to get rid of... i find that the bike is great but lacks the power i want, it's 4 stroke...
my friends all have or do have honda's and they all have had valve problems with them... there's are newer then mine and i have had no vavle troubles with mine... i say go with KTM or Yamaha...thats just what i think.
if you want a good road bike you should get the 450's plenty of power

HKSevo · 21 Sep 2007, 04:27 pm

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Originally Posted by EVILZ33

here in the us i dont think you can ride a 2 stoke on public roads even with turnsignals and a headlight. i got a honda crf450R i wish i could ride it on public roads

crf's are four strokes

UKunt · 21 Sep 2007, 04:29 pm

lol i thnk he knows that. he just uses it for off road..^ and i guess he doesnt want to put it on the road..

HKSevo · 21 Sep 2007, 04:36 pm

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Originally Posted by UKunt

lol i thnk he knows that. he just uses it for off road..^ and i guess he doesnt want to put it on the road..

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SevPP · 23 Sep 2007, 03:28 am

Stick with Yami or KTM. As mentioned the Hondas have had valve trouble. If you want something a bit less high strung the Suzuki DRZ400 would be the pick of the bunch. None of the high strung bikes like road use very much.

EVILZ33 · 23 Sep 2007, 05:35 am

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Originally Posted by UKunt

lol i thnk he knows that. he just uses it for off road..^ and i guess he doesnt want to put it on the road..

right on the money and i cant it doesnt have signals or a headlight. its damn fast tho.

UKunt · 23 Sep 2007, 12:57 pm

^yup they are quick. my mate has a 04 crf450. its a bit of a lump tho in weight.

Soup · 24 Sep 2007, 11:27 am

Thanks guys, the drz-400 is a good bike for a first time rider? Unfortunately I didn'y grow up on dirtbikes so I'm not sure what I should be looking for. I was kind of worried that hopping on a 400 right off the bat would be like buying a gsxr-1000 as a first bike.

UKunt · 24 Sep 2007, 11:37 am

bikes only go as fast as u want them to.

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but na a gsxr1000 would go faster then a dr400 in one gear.when the dr is in 6th lol.

i would think a 400 would be ok for a first bike. alot of sport bike riders start off on 400s.so cant see why a 400 dirt bike would be much differnt.it would probly be easyer to ride then a vfr400.

EVILZ33 · 24 Sep 2007, 11:59 am

the drz isnt a bad beginner bike if you know your limits but if your the kinda guy that jumps on and thinks hes travis pistrana or valintino rossi right off the bat then you might need a smaller cc bike but if your a mature person it wouldnt be a bad bike to start out on. have you even ridden any kind of bike before?

UKunt · 24 Sep 2007, 12:44 pm

^i think he wants it as a road bike? if u want a offroad bike get a rm z450

21 Sep 2007, 06:02 am	#1 (permalink)
Soup Dedicated Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,858 Soup's Gallery	Dirt Bikes! So I think I'm going to buy one of the street legal 250cc dirt bikes pretty soon, depending on how well I do doing the work on the samurai myself. My question is: of the big four japanese manufacturers, are any of them unreliable? Is there anything I should look out for besides common sense things? __________________ 2006 Jetta - 2.5low 1988 Suzuki Samurai - rust city 2003 Buell Blast

21 Sep 2007, 06:54 am	#2 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! i think there albout the same as each other. i wouldnt minnd a KTM 250 on the road. 2 stroke of course __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

21 Sep 2007, 06:55 am	#3 (permalink)
EVILZ33 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CHI-TOWN Posts: 6,229 EVILZ33's Gallery	Re: Dirt Bikes! here in the us i dont think you can ride a 2 stoke on public roads even with turnsignals and a headlight. i got a honda crf450R i wish i could ride it on public roads __________________ MY CAR 03 Z33 twin turbo track edition mods:alot 99 BMW 328is keepin her mods:carbonio air intake,B&B exhaust

21 Sep 2007, 07:04 am	#4 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! YouTube - Longest 4 Wheeler Wheely on U Tube lol these arent legal.but they are 2strokes. doing badass wheelies __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

21 Sep 2007, 04:12 pm	#5 (permalink)
EH! Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Princeton B.C Posts: 1,137 EH!'s Gallery	Re: Dirt Bikes! i have a yamaha 250cc i'm trying to get rid of... i find that the bike is great but lacks the power i want, it's 4 stroke... my friends all have or do have honda's and they all have had valve problems with them... there's are newer then mine and i have had no vavle troubles with mine... i say go with KTM or Yamaha...thats just what i think. if you want a good road bike you should get the 450's plenty of power __________________ MY RIDE 1992 GEO "STORM" OHHHHH big K&N air filter, straight piped from going on 4x4 roads. so much VTEC it puts Vin Desiel in his place

21 Sep 2007, 04:29 pm	#7 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! lol i thnk he knows that. he just uses it for off road..^ and i guess he doesnt want to put it on the road.. __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

23 Sep 2007, 03:28 am	#9 (permalink)
SevPP Cool Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 450 SevPP's Gallery	Re: Dirt Bikes! Stick with Yami or KTM. As mentioned the Hondas have had valve trouble. If you want something a bit less high strung the Suzuki DRZ400 would be the pick of the bunch. None of the high strung bikes like road use very much. __________________ “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”-Hemingway

23 Sep 2007, 12:57 pm	#11 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! ^yup they are quick. my mate has a 04 crf450. its a bit of a lump tho in weight. __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

24 Sep 2007, 11:27 am	#12 (permalink)
Soup Dedicated Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,858 Soup's Gallery	Re: Dirt Bikes! Thanks guys, the drz-400 is a good bike for a first time rider? Unfortunately I didn'y grow up on dirtbikes so I'm not sure what I should be looking for. I was kind of worried that hopping on a 400 right off the bat would be like buying a gsxr-1000 as a first bike. __________________ 2006 Jetta - 2.5low 1988 Suzuki Samurai - rust city 2003 Buell Blast

24 Sep 2007, 11:37 am	#13 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! bikes only go as fast as u want them to.. but na a gsxr1000 would go faster then a dr400 in one gear.when the dr is in 6th lol. i would think a 400 would be ok for a first bike. alot of sport bike riders start off on 400s.so cant see why a 400 dirt bike would be much differnt.it would probly be easyer to ride then a vfr400. __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

24 Sep 2007, 11:59 am	#14 (permalink)
EVILZ33 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CHI-TOWN Posts: 6,229 EVILZ33's Gallery	Re: Dirt Bikes! the drz isnt a bad beginner bike if you know your limits but if your the kinda guy that jumps on and thinks hes travis pistrana or valintino rossi right off the bat then you might need a smaller cc bike but if your a mature person it wouldnt be a bad bike to start out on. have you even ridden any kind of bike before? __________________ MY CAR 03 Z33 twin turbo track edition mods:alot 99 BMW 328is keepin her mods:carbonio air intake,B&B exhaust

24 Sep 2007, 12:44 pm	#15 (permalink)
UKunt Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: taking a DNA test to see if im the dad of 01mmmz28s kid. Posts: 15,504 UKunt's Gallery Infractions: 0/1 (100)	Re: Dirt Bikes! ^i think he wants it as a road bike? if u want a offroad bike get a rm z450 __________________ Kirk is my daddy. i love USA

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