I have a thing for old bikes/cars but I'm looking at treating myself to a newer enduro this year. The vast majority of my riding is on single track forest trails. I need to hop on and off dirt and gravel roads to transit between trails. I don't use my bike on anything but secondary roads so I don't need a high top end. I've always been a Honda guy but I'm not married to the brand. I'm 46, 6'1" and 230lbs. I'm looking for something with a modern suspension, better brakes and electric start.
Klx 250s. The 06/07 have better suspension. You should be able find a good one with all the important mods done for under $3k. If you have more budget, a wr250 is more bike but a lot more money.
ZW thanks for the advice. Is this what you ride? The last Kawasaki bike I had was a KE125, fond memories.
$3000 would be at the top end of my budget although I did drop by a local dealer and looked over some new 2013 models. I was tempted but it's still too cold out to sleep in the barn.
$3k would be top buck for a good one with all the mods. A lot of them have the 300 or 330 big bore kits, pipe, and carb mods done as a matter of course. I rode one for 4 years and put about 15k of mostly single track on it with only the mods and oil changes. I regret selling it and will probably buy another one. Decent support at http://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum/
I just noticed where you are. Riding the ganny? If you're not doing much road, quite a few Huskys and Gasgas were blue plated when new, especially in the Ottawa area. I would only consider the two strokes though and wouldn't touch a used modern high performance four stroke for any price. ODSC forum often has decent stuff for sale.
In reply to Zomby Woof: Yup. We actually front onto the Ganny. Love getting home from work and going for a quick ride . Makes the days stesses just go away.
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