http://www.dirtbikemagazine.com/ME2...0&tier=3&nid=9F4F461E88C04C65858CDD3C382A19F5
You should take that KX500 to some of the AMA Vintage Championship races. A guy there was whipping all our a***s on an '89 CR500.
I used to get on this "dirtbikes are outrageous yada yada" bandwagon.
Gotta pay to play.
Wait till July and you'll find a good deal on one color or another. They're all great bikes. I paid 5990 otd for a 8600 msrp bike. Wish it was a 2 stroke but nobody deals on those. They just hope nobody buys them so they can discontinue they're succeeding so far! I won't pay 7500 for a 2 stroke.
$165 a week will buy you an 8600 bike in 12 months. Can't build a racecar or a quad for that!!! I'd say they're pretty damn cheap!
I hear there's another guy beating him on a 89 CR250
Nope that guy was put back down to B class back in 86, he still has the paper work to prove it.
Georgie-I have a friend thinking about either a 13 450 or 13 YZ250 2 stroke or maybe even a 14 YZ 250F (No Pit it's not me), you say you wish you had a 2 stroke can you go into more detail for my friend ? He reads this stuff every day and is having a hard time making up his mind
Thanks
I know a guy that knows the guyHmmmm, you must know the guy!
For me the 250 2 stroke brings me back to my super mini days. Reminds me of racing every weekend with my dad. This year at the high point qualifier we fell into our normal ritual and then Talked about racing most of the drive home. I think the 2 stroke has a more emotional tie in my life and I genuinely enjoy riding them more than a 4 stroke. . .
Only reason I'm on a 450 now (which the suspension is effing amazing with no work done out of the crate) is because of the deal. I couldnt find a new yz250 for less than 7299 msrp. I like the 450 but I would trade someone a 13 yz250 with low hours for my 450.....
the two stroke yz250 handles like a dream. No front end push. The 450 is unstable on the front end and I don't feel as confident going into corners. However, with different tune settings you can eliminate this. I miss my 2 stroke because I felt right at home on the bike. Everything felt right. I never doubted it diving into a corner. The 450 I doubt. Although I just need more time on the bike. I only have 1.2 hours on my 450.
He ended up getting the two fifty 2 stroke-Brappppp
I used to get a new often starting in the early 80s. I started getting them on my dime once I graduated high school in 1988. Traded my bike back into the dealer every year from 1989 to 2005. I would show up with my VERY clean year old 250 and walk out the door with a brand new bike for $800 - $1000. Those days are LONG gone. Wish it were like that now. It did not pay me to keep the bike an extra year with deals like that.
Now that I have a son racing, and he races two different bikes in two different classes...........well, the new bikes for me have come to a halt, and he is the one getting the new equipment.