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Howdy One and All,
So now both my boys are on motos and of course that meant I needed a ride...which resulted in this as a Spring Break pic from a few days ago. Yeah my 1 legged butt is on the cruiser as I need something peg forward.
As you can see we have an odd mix of bikes there
My younger son started with this older XL 250 thanks to an amazing Expedition Portal member!
But that was a bit tough to take on the long city drives we need to get out of central Phoenix not to mention any sort of highway (even the 2 lane variety) was rapping it out.
So he thought maybe taking another older bike and going Flat Tracker style where gravel roads would be the worst surface might be a good idea.....So he sold a couple of his rifles (yeah at 16 is already a gun collector) and bought this....
However with my older son on a used dual sport (thanks to another incredible Expo member) he misses the ability to really get into the remote dirt areas.
So we already sold the CB450 and the XL250 is posted locally and now it is time to see what the forum folks might have tucked away in the corner of a garage, on a back patio or under a cover....
Here is what he is looking for..
650cc as a max..he is 16 and while very strong he just doesn't want to get beat up by the moto. He has tried the Dakar and it is too top heavy for him. So while he wants a KTM 520/530 I am thinking DRZ400 or Honda 450...of course we are open to all thoughts down to a 250 if it will cruise 60 on the freeway/highway
Dual Sport as he already learned trying to make something else work, didn't work
Street Legal so he can ride it around town and out of town
We are located in Phoenix but for the right bike we would either go get it or have it shipped.
and now the ugly part...he has $3000 max, top dollar, can't go higher as a budget. I already helped him get the other 2 bikes so he is stuck with what he has for money. The Ninja is being sold by my older son to pay me for the Dakar.
So tell us mighty Mud world, what is hiding around your house that needs to go to a good home?
So now both my boys are on motos and of course that meant I needed a ride...which resulted in this as a Spring Break pic from a few days ago. Yeah my 1 legged butt is on the cruiser as I need something peg forward.
As you can see we have an odd mix of bikes there
My younger son started with this older XL 250 thanks to an amazing Expedition Portal member!
But that was a bit tough to take on the long city drives we need to get out of central Phoenix not to mention any sort of highway (even the 2 lane variety) was rapping it out.
So he thought maybe taking another older bike and going Flat Tracker style where gravel roads would be the worst surface might be a good idea.....So he sold a couple of his rifles (yeah at 16 is already a gun collector) and bought this....
However with my older son on a used dual sport (thanks to another incredible Expo member) he misses the ability to really get into the remote dirt areas.
So we already sold the CB450 and the XL250 is posted locally and now it is time to see what the forum folks might have tucked away in the corner of a garage, on a back patio or under a cover....
Here is what he is looking for..
650cc as a max..he is 16 and while very strong he just doesn't want to get beat up by the moto. He has tried the Dakar and it is too top heavy for him. So while he wants a KTM 520/530 I am thinking DRZ400 or Honda 450...of course we are open to all thoughts down to a 250 if it will cruise 60 on the freeway/highway
Dual Sport as he already learned trying to make something else work, didn't work
Street Legal so he can ride it around town and out of town
We are located in Phoenix but for the right bike we would either go get it or have it shipped.
and now the ugly part...he has $3000 max, top dollar, can't go higher as a budget. I already helped him get the other 2 bikes so he is stuck with what he has for money. The Ninja is being sold by my older son to pay me for the Dakar.
So tell us mighty Mud world, what is hiding around your house that needs to go to a good home?
