Thank you in advance for the advice.
1. What is your skill Level (be honest)?
I rode a Yamaha 400 enduro in my 20s’. In my 30’s I rode an HD lowrider. I have ridden some dirt but not much.
2. What's your height & weight?
6’ 3” 265lbs
3. What year, make, & model of motorcycle are you coming from? And, what do you want the new bike to do better?
I’ve borrowed a few bikes but nothing set up really well for me.
4. What's your ballpark budget?
$3,000
5. What types of terrain will you be riding?
My girlfriend rides dual sport on a crf230, my kids now have pw80, crf80, TTR-125 and are starting to ride single track at our local OHV park (Hollister hills). I would like to be able to “connect trails” and occasionally ride to work so a plated street legal bike would be best.
6. Will you be racing or just play riding?
Play. Keep up with the kids, keep up with the girlfriend etc. It would be nice to be able to cruse highway speeds for short distances if I wanted to. I really like the idea of a big cc Husky or Husaberg- looking at one on CL that is a 2004 FE550 but it seems a lot of folks shy away from the big powerful bikes for novices. I figure at my weight, a 250 will be too small in a short time as I progress. A light weight bike seems more important with power to move me. Perhaps a G2 throttle tamer to slow things down at the bottom end???
1. What is your skill Level (be honest)?
I rode a Yamaha 400 enduro in my 20s’. In my 30’s I rode an HD lowrider. I have ridden some dirt but not much.
2. What's your height & weight?
6’ 3” 265lbs
3. What year, make, & model of motorcycle are you coming from? And, what do you want the new bike to do better?
I’ve borrowed a few bikes but nothing set up really well for me.
4. What's your ballpark budget?
$3,000
5. What types of terrain will you be riding?
My girlfriend rides dual sport on a crf230, my kids now have pw80, crf80, TTR-125 and are starting to ride single track at our local OHV park (Hollister hills). I would like to be able to “connect trails” and occasionally ride to work so a plated street legal bike would be best.
6. Will you be racing or just play riding?
Play. Keep up with the kids, keep up with the girlfriend etc. It would be nice to be able to cruse highway speeds for short distances if I wanted to. I really like the idea of a big cc Husky or Husaberg- looking at one on CL that is a 2004 FE550 but it seems a lot of folks shy away from the big powerful bikes for novices. I figure at my weight, a 250 will be too small in a short time as I progress. A light weight bike seems more important with power to move me. Perhaps a G2 throttle tamer to slow things down at the bottom end???
