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LoonR1 said:
moanthebairns said:
MX only tracks id be more than happy with
Trust me. Unless you're a Fitness god it will kill you. Yeah I know it will after a morning at that MX day I was f
ked, but im 27 give me a few weekends doing it then ill be fine. The whole point on mx was to give me something to do during the winter as I don't drink.
Ah, so I'm looking at the wrong bikes. I do enduro (badly). So the runs myself and playsatan do need road legal bikes.
The 2 motocross tracks I know about are Drumclog and tinto in Lanark. Don't know much about either track but I do know tinto has a few tracks aimed at all levels of rider.
Johnny.
The 2 motocross tracks I know about are Drumclog and tinto in Lanark. Don't know much about either track but I do know tinto has a few tracks aimed at all levels of rider.
Johnny.
Edited by johnnyr6 on Tuesday 16th September 22:33
moanthebairns said:
LoonR1 said:
moanthebairns said:
MX only tracks id be more than happy with
Trust me. Unless you're a Fitness god it will kill you. Yeah I know it will after a morning at that MX day I was f
ked, but im 27 give me a few weekends doing it then ill be fine. The whole point on mx was to give me something to do during the winter as I don't drink.
couple of things that put me right off that :-
requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
hman said:
couple of things that put me right off that :-
requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
Thanks. I did think that, I thought, why the hell go and spend £500 on a rebuild then not get the clutch fixed.requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
hman said:
couple of things that put me right off that :-
requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
Not to mention the fact that it's an "05-09" requires clutch cable, means you cant test ride it and check it all works as it should - its a £15 part so why hasnt it been fitted ready for sale
not been ridden since new piston - so the rebuild hasnt been proven to be sound yet.
In my mind - AVOID.
It's not hard to find out the year of a bike and I don't think I'd want to buy one from someone who bought it in the first place without knowing / caring.
Kawasaki KDX
utterly bomb proof, they've been making them since 1884, superb little trailie.
Yes, my standard answer is usually KTM 300 but the truth is, a bike like the KDX is cheap and easy to maintain, and without mental power actually lets you learn to ride with the right technique rather than relying on the throttle as your only answer. Yes, if you get better, more power is nice, but in the real world, reliability, easy maintenance, cheap parts,light weight and easy to ride all count more than having the latest whizz bang bike.Unless you're David Knight.
Learning to maintain traction, bablance and momentum are best learnt on a docile, light and agile bike, not on something that wants to rip your arms out when you open the taps.
On the upside,99% of KDX's are road registered so easy to pop between woods on the road legally,rather load up and head off. Mightbe a good consideration
I've had EXC 400's, 525's, YZ 250's etc in the past and regularly rode in Wales like the Monks Trod inRhyadder etc as well as the PilgrimsWay and i really believe for what you want, less is definately more. Endurance isn't gained by 15 minutes flat out then go home shagged , rather a full day's ride through tricky terrain where you learn to really ride off road, and stamina increaes as technique improves.
They wouldn't have sold so many if they weren't any good! Not as sexxxy as a full bore MX bike but will outlast a rock.
utterly bomb proof, they've been making them since 1884, superb little trailie.
Yes, my standard answer is usually KTM 300 but the truth is, a bike like the KDX is cheap and easy to maintain, and without mental power actually lets you learn to ride with the right technique rather than relying on the throttle as your only answer. Yes, if you get better, more power is nice, but in the real world, reliability, easy maintenance, cheap parts,light weight and easy to ride all count more than having the latest whizz bang bike.Unless you're David Knight.
Learning to maintain traction, bablance and momentum are best learnt on a docile, light and agile bike, not on something that wants to rip your arms out when you open the taps.
On the upside,99% of KDX's are road registered so easy to pop between woods on the road legally,rather load up and head off. Mightbe a good consideration
I've had EXC 400's, 525's, YZ 250's etc in the past and regularly rode in Wales like the Monks Trod inRhyadder etc as well as the PilgrimsWay and i really believe for what you want, less is definately more. Endurance isn't gained by 15 minutes flat out then go home shagged , rather a full day's ride through tricky terrain where you learn to really ride off road, and stamina increaes as technique improves.
They wouldn't have sold so many if they weren't any good! Not as sexxxy as a full bore MX bike but will outlast a rock.
LoonR1 said:
I'm doing a load too to build up some fitness for Endurance racing. I won't be doing a lot of pure short track work though, as it's just too much to do. I'm doing a softer Enduro / MX cross
I'm doing the three hour hare and hounds and endure cross stuff, although my first race in 8 years and first time on an off roader in 8 years was a 10 hour enduro all on my own. But I am loving it. The 90 minute stuff is a bit short though, lot of lads do it in one stint and I need a water stop if its warm. 3 hours though is ace.
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