So I'm going to buy a bike

[ruuman]

With any luck I'll be doing my full bike test in the next few months, just need some advice on what people reckon I should get.

I'm want a road legal trials style bike around 400/500cc 4 stroke prefable with electric start and able to hit at least 100mph.
I quite like the look of this

I want a bike I can ride everyday and then use off-road at the weekends so it needs to be reliable and reasonable cheap to service. I also want to stick to the big makes, suzuki, kawasaki, honda, KTM etc, etc.

So what do you think???

 

[Ultra_Kool_Dude]

Looks like fun. Your licensing system makes more sense than ours, we just need to write a test (very easy), then we can go out and buy the most powerful bike.

 

[Daniel]

That looks cool man. I'd get a KTM 520EXC if I were you, I'll look into it when I get home from school.

LOve the fact that youre getting an offroader!

 

[Daniel]

Ok, here is a 520 for you. I know its very quick, and it will do around 100mph, but Im not sure if it has an electric start:

KTM 520-EXC:

Here is another, its 640cc and goes like stink, it also has en electic starter. My father has one and its awesome, you also get em as 400's.

KTM 640-LC4

I think both bikes are available in Orange, Blue, Black and Red at least.
Only problem is that KTM's are kinda expencive someplaces, but they're definately best looking IMO.
Both are 4 stroke with six gear boxes too. Let me know what you think.

 

[ruuman]

Wow thanks Danniel,

I did have a look at KTM 520-EXC it's a seriously nice bike, but I had not considered the KTM 640-LC4. I think I like that one even more and it comes road legal in stock form. The only thing that puts me off about the 640 is it might be a little to much for me (I'm not the best biker in the world ), I think that would be better as my next bike, then maybe I'll getthe 950

To be honest KTM is my favourite make by far the only thing that makes me a little unsure is as you said cost. I can't seem to find any proper KTM service places ethier. Where as everyone seem intrested in looking after honda's and suzuki's and they seem to go for about ?1000 less than a similar KTM which is a lot of cash.

I really don't know what to get, I've had a look around and narrowed it down to:

Suzuki DR-ZS 400
KTM KTM 520-EXC -(need to find a road legal one)
Honda XR400R -(again would need to find a road legal one)
A friend of mine says he used to race CCM bikes too, bike I can't find any to look at.

have you had any experiance of these other bikes?

 

[bone]

ever taught about a monobike? setting up a mono to go off road is cheaper than set up a dirtbike to mono

and it looks so much cooler, with those smaller wheels

 

[ruuman]

When you say monobike do you mean supermoto?? I've never heard of a mono though, do you have any examples bone??

 

[bone]

it's basically the same as a dirt bike, but with smaller wheels, giving it better acceleration (but those wheels are SO expensive if you buy them afterwards)

this is a nice one

and this is the mono version of the KTM 640

some other droolable ones:

 

[Viper007Bond]

bone - those bikes look like retard bikes due to the small wheels. :?

 

[bone]

you think so? i love them, the more i look at them, the more i want one

and racing them must give an awesome kick

and i'm talking about monobikes, they're also called supermotard, maybe that name is more familiar

 

[ruuman]

bone - those bikes look like retard bikes due to the small wheels. :?

not one to mix your words viper :lol:

I must admit I think Vipers right in a way, the bikes look a bit wierdly proportioned. I don't think the small wheels will be so good off-road ethier. I can't find anywhere that sells this style of bike here, I'm fairly certain I 've never seen anyone riding them on the road.

thanks for you help though

 

[Daniel]

I hate low offroaders. Uber gay.

 

[hanasand]

Hell, I want to buy a huge farm-property and go mad with one of those KTM's right now..

 

[Daniel]

Hell, I want to buy a huge farm-property and go mad with one of those KTM's right now..

:lol: Tell me about it...