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Reliable dirt bike options for big dudes
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Site Supporter   Location: Port Orchard Joined: Sun Dec 23, 2012 Posts: 800 Real Name: Josh 
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mcyclonegt wrote: From my math an S can be bought and converted to a supermotard way cheaper than buying one. Plus you can swap it back and forth. SM has different forks, wheels, tires, tripple tree/bars, gearing, rear suspension, swing arm, etc.. |
| Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:28 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3434
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You get a fatter carb (performance) if you don’t buy the sm model. Forgot which model has it.
_________________ Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. |
| Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:16 am |
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 Site Supporter  Location: Idaho, Land of the Free Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 22302 Real Name: Vick Lagina
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he said :"fatter"
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| Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:20 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6476
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If you are tall enough the Honda 650 is a good bike with all the power you will need
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| Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:08 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Burien Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2011 Posts: 3434
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Get the sm, buy the dual sport conversion junk, and the fcr 39 carb (phat boy).
Buying the sm conversion is prolly more expensive. Thats if you want the sm shit. And thats a pretty big if. *Drz400 is really heavy for just trails and off roading. _________________ Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. |
| Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:30 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
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I’m a big dude too. When I rode dirt bikes, I had a Yamaha WR250F. Plenty of power out of that 4 stroke 250 to haul my fat butt around. And it handled great.
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| Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Kirkland Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 Posts: 820 Real Name: Shawn
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I have friends the same size as you maybe even taller and heavier and they are all fine on wr250s
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| Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:22 pm |
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Last edited by CQBgopher on Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:50 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:40 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Central FL Joined: Sun Apr 7, 2013 Posts: 3207
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I had a WR450F before my 250. Those 400-450 bikes are a lot heavier. The power, though....yeesh. My 450 was scary fast!
ETA: I should mention that there are some great mods for tall riders. Most bikes are designed for a 5’6” 150lb jockey. Us big dudes need to do a little work to make the bike comfortable and handle well. Tall handlebars, tall seat foam, and lower pegs all help. A suspension retune is a good idea too. A great dirt bike resource is thumpertalk.com. There’s also a club that meets up north called Stump Jumpers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
| Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:59 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6852 Real Name: Matt
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mtnwkr wrote: mcyclonegt wrote: From my math an S can be bought and converted to a supermotard way cheaper than buying one. Plus you can swap it back and forth. SM has different forks, wheels, tires, tripple tree/bars, gearing, rear suspension, swing arm, etc.. I didn't say it would be a proper motard. It would be more like a retard motard. _________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:09 pm |
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