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crusty_demon_13 - New Member Props 0

4:36 am - May 27, 2008

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I am in the market for a new bike and am having trouble deciding what to get. For the past couple of years, I have been riding an '02 YZ125, and know that a bigger bike will help out my riding a lot. I have ridden 250F's, and the two-stroke 250's, and have had a 450F out on a track once last summer. I am leaning towards getting a 450F, but am unsure if the jump from the 125 will be to much to handle. I know that I can handle the bike, but I am just stuck between a new 250F or a 450F. Opinions are much appreciated.

Alessandro - Member Props 0

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5:52 am - May 27, 2008

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First of all it depends on how will you use this bike. Racing ? Free riding? 450 is a powerfull machine and need lot of training to get fun out of it, otherwise a 2504t will be much easier and funny to use. If you're using the bike for fast freeriding on the desert or so a 450 will be better due of its bigger engine, but for practicing in a track I'd chose a 250 4t. But remember that a 250 4t it's more expansive with routine maintenance cause of higher Rpm range you'll ride it. Engine will be much more stressed than a big thumper.


Alessandro

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Honda11 - Member Props 0

12:19 pm - June 2, 2008

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Thats tough.
If you can handle a 450F then go for it.
I think a suzuki 250F would be good though.

niugh - New Member Props 0

12:02 pm - June 4, 2008

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Can you handle a F-16 Jet?

Wicked1 - Member Props 0

2:11 pm - June 7, 2008

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How old are you?  How much do you weigh?  Will you be racing moto?  Off road riding? 

Motoman27 - Member Props 0

8:04 pm - July 28, 2008

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Alessandro said:

First of all it depends on how will you use this bike. Racing ? Free riding? 450 is a powerfull machine and need lot of training to get fun out of it, otherwise a 2504t will be much easier and funny to use. If you're using the bike for fast freeriding on the desert or so a 450 will be better due of its bigger engine, but for practicing in a track I'd chose a 250 4t. But remember that a 250 4t it's more expansive with routine maintenance cause of higher Rpm range you'll ride it. Engine will be much more stressed than a big thumper.


Alessandro


just curious about the hole more expansive maintenance thing,wouldn't the company who designs the bike put in the fact that its a higher rpm range therefore making the engine able to handle it so thus making any maintenance ruffly the same???

MotoMan69 - Member Props 0

10:54 am - August 1, 2008

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