[Martin69]

Hi All,

Have been looking at Dirt bikes for the last few days and noticed there are a lot of options out there in this range...

Having spoken to a few people myself I have been directed towards either Honda CR250 and Yamaha YZ250 for being most reliable...

Just wondering what are my other options for someone who doesnt want to spend a mountain of cash on a dirt bike...

Also where are the best places to look for used bikes?? I've tried donedeal and there seems to be a good bit there... bar Auto-trader is there any other good sites for used bikes??

Cheers,
Martin

This post has been edited by Martin69: 25 August 2011 - 12:35 PM

[cromwell]

RM250 is a good dirt bike.

[skipper]

There's no such thing as a cheap dirt bike
all dirt bikes have to be rebuilt from time to time
so a 500 euro bike might cost you 1600 before its useable
where a 1000 euro rebuilt bike will be exactly that
a 2 stroke is cheaper to rebuild than a 4 stroke
I viewed a kxf250 advertised for 1000 euro a 2006 model the other day in tallaght
a heap of sh1t and probably stolen advertised on gumtree it had a broken swing arm
and 3 hoodys followed me into the garden where i thought they were going to hit me over the head with something and take my cash
theres a smart looking cr250 on donedeal for around 1100 looks good
I'm buying a kx250 from an enduro racer so i know its history and that its not stolen as i've been burned before

[Martin69]

skipper, on 25 August 2011 - 10:30 PM, said:

There's no such thing as a cheap dirt bike
all dirt bikes have to be rebuilt from time to time
so a 500 euro bike might cost you 1600 before its useable
where a 1000 euro rebuilt bike will be exactly that
a 2 stroke is cheaper to rebuild than a 4 stroke
I viewed a kxf250 advertised for 1000 euro a 2006 model the other day in tallaght
a heap of sh1t and probably stolen advertised on gumtree it had a broken swing arm
and 3 hoodys followed me into the garden where i thought they were going to hit me over the head with something and take my cash
theres a smart looking cr250 on donedeal for around 1100 looks good
I'm buying a kx250 from an enduro racer so i know its history and that its not stolen as i've been burned before

Thanks for the tip Skipper... this is why I posted the thread because I just dont know...

when I see "re-built" in an add I immediately think its dodgy...

dont worry I wont be goin any where near Tallaght to buy one either

[evoblade]

Hard enough to find but an XR250 0r 400 is a really reliable option plus alot have been road reg'd so keeps the options open if you decided to throw a bit of tax on it for geting around on,they are not 100% bullet proof but at the end of the day they are a racing bike and as such require regular work to keep in shape,still be more reliable then a second hand stroker...just another option

[Super10]

evoblade, on 30 August 2011 - 11:02 PM, said:

Hard enough to find but an XR250 0r 400 is a really reliable option plus alot have been road reg'd so keeps the options open if you decided to throw a bit of tax on it for geting around on,they are not 100% bullet proof but at the end of the day they are a racing bike and as such require regular work to keep in shape,still be more reliable then a second hand stroker...just another option

yea XR250
or
400

think you may have to search in GB

or ...

hows about the Suzi DRZ400

[Blade RR]

A little down on power but a TTR 250 ?

Good enough for some guy in this weeks "Adventure" suppliment with MCN, 22000 mls on a TTR250. He reckons its be biz.