merlin
Mon Sep 3rd, 2007, 08:34 PM
And it's off to the dark side I go- Sideways!
So I have gotten it into my head that I need a dirtbike for a "Studded tires, bedlinered plastics, doen't matter much if I throw it down the road" winter ride. With that thought in mind I started looking on craigslist for a cheap dirtbike/enduro. While looking at this and that, it further occurred to me that until the roads start getting bad, a spare set of wheels and street tires could be a LOT of fun here and there.
Since anything in my price range is going to be old enough to have been the bike Jesus learned to ride on, that leaves me at.... Vintage Motard.
So- anyone here running the old stuff? I am looking (as always) for a bit of advice.
So far, my choices are:
1. DT400
2. IT400
3. Husky 360
4. PE 250
5. XR500 4 stroke (long shot)
Which, if any, of these would be the best bet for a street conversion? The only one I have ever had any experience with is the Husky- I've at least sat on one.
Alternately, anyone got an old dirtbike in the barn/shed/garage/back pasture they'd part with cheap/free/barter?
Thanks!
Merlyn
Would-be moTard
So I have gotten it into my head that I need a dirtbike for a "Studded tires, bedlinered plastics, doen't matter much if I throw it down the road" winter ride. With that thought in mind I started looking on craigslist for a cheap dirtbike/enduro. While looking at this and that, it further occurred to me that until the roads start getting bad, a spare set of wheels and street tires could be a LOT of fun here and there.
Since anything in my price range is going to be old enough to have been the bike Jesus learned to ride on, that leaves me at.... Vintage Motard.
So- anyone here running the old stuff? I am looking (as always) for a bit of advice.
So far, my choices are:
1. DT400
2. IT400
3. Husky 360
4. PE 250
5. XR500 4 stroke (long shot)
Which, if any, of these would be the best bet for a street conversion? The only one I have ever had any experience with is the Husky- I've at least sat on one.
Alternately, anyone got an old dirtbike in the barn/shed/garage/back pasture they'd part with cheap/free/barter?
Thanks!
Merlyn
Would-be moTard