The plan is to have a 4-Stroke 250cc Enduro. There are a few things that I would like more information on:

Company Selection: Inexpensive and Abundant Parts/Reliability/Maintainence/Metric/Size (I'm small; 140 lbs.)

Engine Size: Having enough power without throwing my ass.

Suspension Travel: Tall enough for my long legs, and to get around if I feel like taking the road less-traveled.

Tire Selection: Mobility, all-around performance on any surface.

Lighting: Saftety. I've seen several accidents (ouch!).

Cooling: Water or air?

Weight: I'd like to get around easily and jump anything. Restrictions suck!

Muffler choice: I don't like being heard.

I've been doing some online research, yet all of the information I find is on the newer bikes.. I want something from the 90's and cheap!

Enigma

 

good luck finding information here
we will probably give you the same info you have already researched.
have you asked in an Enduro forum?

 

just to clarify, because people do misuse the word alot, by "enduro", do mean something you can ride on the street, or a dirtbike with a headlight?

 

Hahaha, yea.. all I want is a dirt-bike that is legal on the street.

Honestly, I would just jump on a bike and go.. but I don't feel like getting shot when the pigs try to arrest me.

DAMN THE MAN!



E

 

Honestly, the forums I've seen have been all about the street bikes... any suggestions?

E

 

i can ask a around
I'll let u know

 

I'll keep searching in the meantime.

E

 

that's a dual sport, not an enduro. enduro's aren't street legal. might help you in searching for a bike.

in any case, i'd look into honda xr250l's or something like that. they're pretty bulletproof, and parts are easily available. not the most power, but that's easy to fix.

yamaha xt's are decent bikes too, though not as popular as the honda's, and (aftermarket) parts aren't as available.

 

dr350's are cheap and even saw a drz400s for cheap on CL here. Judging by the xr250r that skrooz rebuilt for me I wouldn't be worried about buying something a little bigger. A 250 single is marginal on the road


with any dual sport (except maybe the new ktm dual sports which are not cheap) you're not going to be doing big jumps or a lot of single track. Throw the klr250 on the list too


I'd buy this one in a second if I didn't already have one
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/mcy/401286390.html

klr250
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/mcy/404431067.html

if you're tall and skinny this would be ok for mostly road riding
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/mcy/406378146.html

 

When I've been talking to "bike" people about these bikes I used "Dual-Sport" to describe the bikes.. and I was corrected with "Enduro".

Honeslty, I couldn't care less what they are called.. I just want a damn dirt bike I can ride on the street.

E