Posted by Will Blanchard on February 19, 2007, 3:44 am
I'm looking for a new dual purpose bike, fully street legal and ready
to take on the dirt. Something in the 200 - 400 cc class.
Any ideas of which one is the best bang for the buck? I'm 6-2 and
weigh about 215 and never plan on carrying a passenger. Thanks for
any ideas/opinions.
WB
Posted by scrape on February 19, 2007, 6:11 am
On 19 Feb 2007 00:44:21 -0800, "Will Blanchard"
>I'm looking for a new dual purpose bike, fully street legal and ready
>to take on the dirt. Something in the 200 - 400 cc class.
>Any ideas of which one is the best bang for the buck? I'm 6-2 and
>weigh about 215 and never plan on carrying a passenger. Thanks for
>any ideas/opinions.
Which brand of chinese crap are you going to end up spamming the
newsgroup with after you get a few responses?
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Go fast and aim for where the trees aren't.
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Posted by scrape on February 19, 2007, 10:00 pm
On 19 Feb 2007 18:51:02 -0800, "Will Blanchard"
>Much of the riding will be off-road or on dirt backroads but the idea
>of getting a dual-purpose is being able to ride to the off-road
>areas. We live in the country and the only "highway" use between home
>and where I'd like to ride would be some county roads, some with
>gravel, some with asphalt.
>I've looked at the Yamaha TW-200 with the fat tires. I also want one,
>like some have said, that doesn't have a skinny seat but has ample
>padding. In light of the fact that many of the good "old" ones are
>not to be found around here, guess I'll have to stick with the new
>models.
>WB
>BTW, what's all this about the Chinese bikes? Are they cheaper or
>something but not as good as the Japanese?
Something, yeah.
Get a TT-R 250.
It's that easy.
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Go fast and aim for where the trees aren't.
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Posted by CrashTestDummy on February 20, 2007, 4:26 am
On 19 Feb 2007 18:51:02 -0800, "Will Blanchard"
>Much of the riding will be off-road or on dirt backroads but the idea
>of getting a dual-purpose is being able to ride to the off-road
>areas. We live in the country and the only "highway" use between home
>and where I'd like to ride would be some county roads, some with
>gravel, some with asphalt.
Generally speaking, where do you live? California? Idaho? Florida?
Maryland?
>I've looked at the Yamaha TW-200 with the fat tires.
First Craig and now Will... what's with the TW-200??? A sucky,
2-wheeled ATV that even girls won't ride. And not good (bad) gurls
like Tami either, but real novice chicks who wanna hang out with their
boyfriend (so they can remind him when it's time to go to Mervyn's or
The Gap later). It's 262 pounds dry... and it's only a 200cc bike. And
I dunno about anyone else, but I don't wanna head down the asphalt
with that gay, bulbous rear tire floating around and flexing at every
corner.
The TT-R230 is 20 lbs lighter, with more power, 2-3" more
suspension travel, better handling, and lists for about $350 less.
>WB
>BTW, what's all this about the Chinese bikes? Are they cheaper or
>something but not as good as the Japanese?
They're cheaper. Period.
Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
f.j.bradfordREMOVE@verizon.net
Posted by CrashTestDummy on February 20, 2007, 3:06 pm
On 20 Feb 2007 02:42:06 -0800, "Will Blanchard"
> Or Fred, do you think the XT225 has $250
>or more worth of value than the DR200SE and is the "best buy?"
Nope.
Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
f.j.bradfordREMOVE@verizon.net
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>to take on the dirt. Something in the 200 - 400 cc class.
>Any ideas of which one is the best bang for the buck? I'm 6-2 and
>weigh about 215 and never plan on carrying a passenger. Thanks for
>any ideas/opinions.