Nice hardtail. In the US, even MTB has its share of trail restrictions and battles with other trail users. Equestrians are the most vocal since the near silent MTBs spook the horses on the trail. Some similar issues with 5% of the riders making 90% of the problems due to ignorance and being inconsiderate to other users, on both sides of the dispute.I've had it for little over a year now and really enjoy it - not least because I can legally ride any trail I want - and no trail is to gnarly.
It's dead reliable, cheap and easy to maintain, and it even has tubeless wheels.
I had that bike. I recommend keeping it and getting an electric starter for it. You have to keep looking on Ebay. Baja Designs and Joe Race products made them. They come up every once in a while. There is no better bike even to this day for high speed desert.A friend wants to sell me this, for a very fair price (cheaper than 5 year old CRF250L's go for). He claims that if you follow "the procedure " it's not too bad to start--he also has a CR500, so I'm not to sure what to make of it. At any rate, if this doesn't work, it would be easy to flip...View attachment 62126
Oh, an alternative fuel vehicle. Great mileage!!….In the end I decided to get me one of these:
View attachment 61929….I've had it for little over a year now and really enjoy it....
At the time I sold mine I was getting into the District 37 Hare and Hound racing. It was desert but the 650R was just too much bike for the slower rocky sections. I got a KTM300 and it was much easier to handle for my skill level. The 650R has one purpose. To scream at high speeds for long periods in really rough terrain. It also can be outfitted to make a very reliable lightweight touring bike.False alarm. The dude got cold feet after figuring out what he had... Back to the quest...
my last kick start motorcycle was a 650 Yamaha bought brandnew back in about 1974, I gave it to one of my brothers and he still owns it, it has both electric and kick start, it was very reliable, even with a completely dead battery it would usually start with one or two kicks.I'm done with kick start bikes.
The last one, and only one, I had was the '77 360XS. I snapped off the kick lever one day after school. Had to push start it. Was pissed at the bike and yelling at it, hammering through the gears, looked up....s**t. It was also the day I received my first (of many) traffic citation.I'm done with kick start bikes.