dirt bikes for road use

have any of yous ridding a dirt bike to work, & for regular road use

im thinking of an old dt175 or similar for my commute

its a bit like having a 4wd and never going off road
but i think a small motox would be good for splitting lanes my rgv was
pretty good but it was a tempremental un_reliable bitch, i mustve pulled the
barrells off about 6 times in 2 years with either broken rings or pistons.

i only need a small bike cause most of the time im either riding in the
breakdown lane or splitting lanes through traffic jams. im thinking a dirt
bikes would be heaps better than a scooter. i should be able to mount median
strips etc better on a dirt bike than a scooter.

also i need something with a long flat seat , misses only rode with me once
on the rgv and would never do it again,

is a dirt bike going to wear out too much with high speed road use, are the
brake pads, pistons, chains etc not built for longevity

 

must remember that one

XR250 seems to fit the above requirements quite well

 

X-No-archive: yes
Yeah a dirt bike will cope fine but an equivalent road bike would be cheaper
and have better brakes and (probably) better seat and tyres.
Stay out of breakdown lanes (unless you're having a breakdown) and off
median strips!
We have an unwritten deal with other road users that lets us get away with
stuff if we don't annoy anyone too much.....
Clem
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Stroker wrote in message

 

other road users, dont u mean moron drivers who cant even turn their heads
to change lanes