Bike advice, trial bike type thing

Still thinking of getting something trial bike like to blat around the
roads here and maybe pop up a few lanes, no real off roading just a
bit of fun.

I did/do like the XT 500 type of bike but there a bit old now, and not
readily available.

XT 600 could be a bit to big and pricey for a few hours a month having
a giggle on the back roads.

I'm not into all that super plastic Paris - Dakar look stuff really.

So what bikes are there now that might fit the bill ?
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Some people are like slinkys....
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

 

How much money do you want to spend? What capactity? Better on or road or
off road?

k

 

DR350/400. XT350, but they're getting a bit long in the tooth now.
KMX200 - ditto.

 

Getting a "trial" bike for anything other than real off roading would
be verging on the insane. I suggest you get a trail bike instead...

What's your budget, how long are your legs, & how many guard dogs have
you got to protect it?

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Ahh OK thats a good point.....

Few hundred quid, not a great amount say 500ish,

I'm 6'2"

and it can be parked safely
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XV1000 TR1 Chop

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Some people are like slinkys....
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

 

Be mostly roads around Aber, so that can be both really here Back
roads and old road up the hills and stuff, no real trail riding as in
what some ppl here does do in the mud and stuff like that what
happened in the France place maybe.
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www.ratrodz.co.uk

XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike
XV1000 TR1 Chop

[Rot 13 it]

Some people are like slinkys....
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

 

That puts you well & truly in shed territory. Forget about deciding on
a particular model, & just grab the first half-decent bike you find at
that price. At least...

....you should be able to reach the ground on just about anything.


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'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

Sounds about right


seen this though

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-XR400-XR-400-ENDURO-TRAIL-BIKE-R-4-2004_W0QQitemZ190046831625
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www.ratrodz.co.uk

XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike
XV1000 TR1 Chop

[Rot 13 it]

Some people are like slinkys....
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1977-Yamaha-XT500_W0QQitemZ150051571498

Seems a ridiculous price, but then again it's still a hell of lot
cheaper than a new bike. TOG, or AWK, any idea what's a reasonable
price for one of these nowadays?

Anyway: *want*. I had one almost[1] exactly like it back in, oooh,
1977. Loved it to bits, I did. Maybe that's where the future of biking
lies for me...


[1] The tank decal was slightly different. Ahh here we go, as seen on
a 1977 model (even more expensive):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260045057747
Still odd, though. Mine definitely had the exhaust seen on the 1976
one and the tank from the '77.


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And you think that'll go for 500-ish do you? Add a 2 at the front &
you'll be closer, but still short I suspect.

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You are wasting your time.................£500 will buy a shitload of
trouble.

k

 

Last week I posted details for Vass of a reasonable KLR250 available in
Guildford, asking price UKP700. He didn't come back on it, but if you
would be interested let me know and I can send details of the bike and
seller (a friend of a friend).

 

Jeez. Sub-£500 dirt bikes are generally not roadworthy creatures. Best
you can hope for is some kind of semi-shagged 125. *Everyone* wants a
decent used dirt bike and prices are just silly.

You could get a serviceable XT350 for maybe £750, but for a monkey?
<Sucks teeth>

 

Silly money. Really nice XT500s start at a couple of grand now, though
good runners in presentable condition can be had for £500 less.

 

<TOG@toil>; <>; <>
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Jeez. Sub-£500 dirt bikes are generally not roadworthy creatures. Best
you can hope for is some kind of semi-shagged 125. *Everyone* wants a
decent used dirt bike and prices are just silly.

You could get a serviceable XT350 for maybe £750, but for a monkey?
<Sucks teeth>



All he is going to get for £500 is a shagged field bike.................why
oh why do people think they can still buy good bikes at 1980s prices?

k

 

CanAm Bombardier. Unless they've suddenly shot up in value in the past
year or two, you should pick one up for a few hundred. Lovely little
squaddyproof lumps of pig iron. Actually, they go quite well if not
utterly fucked.

 

$:

Heh, he'll use some of it up getting the rear brake drum reskimmed each time
it goes out of round.

 

The images on the front page change each time it's loaded, but there's
one that regularly comes up saying "0% FINANCE on DR-Z400SM". I guess
they're still running the offer, but it's not on the whole Suzuki range,
so not trumpeted in quite the same way.

 

yer I used a few of them, they were replacements for a few old B40s.
Nice bikes
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www.ratrodz.co.uk

XJ900 Trike ** GS850 Trike
XV1000 TR1 Chop

[Rot 13 it]

Some people are like slinkys....
no real use but it makes you smile when they fall down stairs!

 

Did my CBT and test on one of those. 'Kin racks on the back of the military
ones were ever so useful for touching the top of the cones that were used on
the CBT bit. Out spannnerrrrrrs!