Hi there,
I need some opinions, or advice from people who are experienced with owning and/or not owning bikes. In short, I just can not for the life of me decide if I should get a dirt bike or not.
So it pretty much all started like 3 weeks ago when me and my dad went to pick up one of our ATV's at the motorsports place because it needed repairs. While we were waiting, I went into their show room... Well I was kind of hooked right then, but not on a dirt bike, I wanted a street bike.
But after some thinking about it, I decided if I was going to get a bike at all, I would start with a dirt bike. My reasoning is that, they are quite a lot cheaper in most cases than a decent street bike, I have never owned or even ridden a motorcycle or dirt bike in my life and read in multiple places that it is better to learn to ride a bike in the dirt than on the street. And also, we live in the perfect place for dirt riding, up in the mountains of Colorado with 20 acres of our own, and surrounded by literally 10s of thousands of acres of BLM and national forest with lots of trails and wash outs etc...
So now that you have that info, I need some opinions or stories or whatever that might help me make a smart decision. I'm 21, and as I said never even ridden a powered bike of any kind before, but we do own 3 ATV's and I love those.
I just don't know if I want to get a dirt bike, or just keep the money and save it for something else or whatever. I would not be taking out a loan of any kind, I have the money and could spend it without breaking the bank, but I mean I would still be down a couple thousand dollars, and I want to make sure it's worth it.
The same motorsports dealership has a pre-owned (which is fine by me if it's decent, because I never buy brand new anyway) 2005 Yamah TTR 250 for $1999. Is that a decent deal if the bike is in good shape, or not so much? I have looked on craigslist, but seeing as we live out in the middle of nowhere, there is pretty close to zero options within like 100 miles. :/ And the ones that are available are either crap, or just as expensive as the TTR, for the same type of bike or less. Also, is the TTR 250 a good bike for a beginner? I am 5'11", and weigh aprox 185 lbs, would that be a problem for that bike?
Except for the obvious drawback of being down a couple grand afterwards, the only major drawback I see in my case is that I don't currently have anyone to ride with. I don't know many people around here, and the ones I do know don't ride bikes. The closest I would get right now is riding with my dad (which I enjoy plenty), but he would be on an ATV, would that be a major problem you think?
Anyway thanks for any input you have, I just can't really weigh the pros/cons and make a decision with the little knowladge I have and such.
I need some opinions, or advice from people who are experienced with owning and/or not owning bikes. In short, I just can not for the life of me decide if I should get a dirt bike or not.
So it pretty much all started like 3 weeks ago when me and my dad went to pick up one of our ATV's at the motorsports place because it needed repairs. While we were waiting, I went into their show room... Well I was kind of hooked right then, but not on a dirt bike, I wanted a street bike.
But after some thinking about it, I decided if I was going to get a bike at all, I would start with a dirt bike. My reasoning is that, they are quite a lot cheaper in most cases than a decent street bike, I have never owned or even ridden a motorcycle or dirt bike in my life and read in multiple places that it is better to learn to ride a bike in the dirt than on the street. And also, we live in the perfect place for dirt riding, up in the mountains of Colorado with 20 acres of our own, and surrounded by literally 10s of thousands of acres of BLM and national forest with lots of trails and wash outs etc...
So now that you have that info, I need some opinions or stories or whatever that might help me make a smart decision. I'm 21, and as I said never even ridden a powered bike of any kind before, but we do own 3 ATV's and I love those.
I just don't know if I want to get a dirt bike, or just keep the money and save it for something else or whatever. I would not be taking out a loan of any kind, I have the money and could spend it without breaking the bank, but I mean I would still be down a couple thousand dollars, and I want to make sure it's worth it.
The same motorsports dealership has a pre-owned (which is fine by me if it's decent, because I never buy brand new anyway) 2005 Yamah TTR 250 for $1999. Is that a decent deal if the bike is in good shape, or not so much? I have looked on craigslist, but seeing as we live out in the middle of nowhere, there is pretty close to zero options within like 100 miles. :/ And the ones that are available are either crap, or just as expensive as the TTR, for the same type of bike or less. Also, is the TTR 250 a good bike for a beginner? I am 5'11", and weigh aprox 185 lbs, would that be a problem for that bike?
Except for the obvious drawback of being down a couple grand afterwards, the only major drawback I see in my case is that I don't currently have anyone to ride with. I don't know many people around here, and the ones I do know don't ride bikes. The closest I would get right now is riding with my dad (which I enjoy plenty), but he would be on an ATV, would that be a major problem you think?
Anyway thanks for any input you have, I just can't really weigh the pros/cons and make a decision with the little knowladge I have and such.
As for not being able to ride with a lot of people except for my dad on his quad, do you think that would be a deal breaker for getting a bike? Or are they just so fun that you can enjoy it even by yourself or along side a quad?
So except for the areas where a quad just can't follow a bike, I think it would be fine.