heres a brain teaser for you all.
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    Hi all, I'm a beginner looking for A good light enduro bike that I can hang onto for a few year's. I'm missing my right hand so I needs to have a dual throttle cable so I can reverse the throttle & put it on the left hand side, it also needs to be able be fitted with a rekluse clutch system.

    Thanks
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    You could have any bike customized
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    I think its a bad idea
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    i have a ktm 500, but its a little high for me by 2inches n bit heavy, looking for something nimble n quick. Started riding at 19 & the same day had a head on with a m8 (his fualt) was on another m8's kx80 2stroke, broke his bark busters so i Stopped riding. Im 38 now so im not young & dumb. just started riding again about 6 months ago. Not sure if I want to make the mods on my 500. im a gutzy bloke n Ill give everything a go, specialy when people tell me its not a good idea. looking for positive feedback thanks
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Just didn't WA.t to see nothing happen,.how about a crf450x
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    All it needs is blinkers
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    All good Sean, ok sweet. Yer the crf450x can be fitted with a rekluse clutch nice! I'm able to get my learners in a couple of months, I'll need to buy a hydraulic clutch to convert the break to the left side to any bike I buy, that's why I'm looking for a bike I can keep for a few years. Any other ideas?
    price between $3000 + to get an idea, what do you ride Sean & how long you been riding?
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Rate now I have a 2012 crf 450r,, I have been riding on in all of my whole life,ever since the YZ 80 singer 3 wheeler,,that was my first.yeah the rekluse clutch will fit they make them for it,,,the guy that ownes moto sport.com rides a crf450x,he said his bike has 10,000 miles on it that he would not buy nothing else,his is street legal, maybe you could go to a shop and check them out to make sure you like the.. all of the crf 450 r parts fit on the 450 x. The X model just comes a little more equipped,I was going to get one at first..
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    I was looking at that rekluse clutch they're pricey at 800 bucks..never ran one but would like to try it out..my dad lost his leg he use to ride..
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    I was looking at that rekluse clutch they're pricey at 800 bucks..never ran one but would like to try it out..my dad lost his leg he use to ride..
  • markyrocks
    Posts: 1,280
    I vote drz400. Street legal out the box. Or wr450.
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    I've been told that the rekluse's downside is that when going down slopes it has a tendency of creeping forward a bit, but in my case its a small problem. the good out way the bad by a country mile. Lost his leg ay geeze, yer I will go n sit on a few bikes over the next couple of months to get the feel of such suits me best.
    Ok thanks Mark, I'll look it up :D

    Do these bike's have a dual throttle cable?
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    they sell different wedges for it,I read up on it.the crf does
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Wedges for rekluse clutch,,yeah my crf has 2 throttle cables
  • markyrocks
    Posts: 1,280
    You know I really have no idea
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    ah ok cheers Sean & Mark. Any other thoughts would like to here them  
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    The drz 400 & the wr450 sound lime a good a rounder but a little heavy for my liking. looking for something around the 100/150kg mark. Ive lost touch with keeping up with the times since I was 19 so really like the home work from you guys cheers
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    What about a ktm 350? Is there much difference between the 12-13 model?
  • BleedMarshallBleedMarshall
    Posts: 2,572
    The KTM 350 is a good bike, and though I can only truly comment on the ones stateside, they are not street ready out of the box, yet easy to convert though. They weight a tad bit less than their 450 counterparts, and the 2013 is a bit different from the 2012 model in terms of engine specs and dynamics. They can be equipped with a Rekluse as well, and they have good power to weight ratio. I am sure it can be modded to your liking by the right wrench, so no worries there either.
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  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    Thanks BleedMarshall, I read on one forum some guy complaining about ktm 350 and ktm products being too expensive & that the 13 model was garbage he seams to think it will need a rebuild within a year if one was to ride it more than so many hours, or to make it street legal. I think thats be. To spend $10.000 just to need a rebuild after a year's riding?
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    On onother site
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    After watching the Daytona race last night (repeat), I fell in love with the ktm350 :D
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Ktms are mean,,. Yamaha Honda in KTM is all I would ever buy
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    Yer I feel the same way, what's the latest yamaha/honda or the lightest in it's class any year in the 350 class?
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Im not to sure about ktm
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Thats csully Department,send her a pm if you need to know anything about ktm,s,,she works on them rides one and sells them.she can give you better guidance with that.
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    I think she went to the cal trip so give her few days
  • CRocky125CRocky125
    Posts: 1,488
    Ktms the only one making a 350 and they race with the 450's
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  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    Cheers Sean. Yer CRocky125 saw that on foxtel(speed) it's a nimble piece of work. So what about Yamaha & Honda? In the 400's, is there a difference or much of a diff in there weight an that's the best value for money?
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    bloody auto correct spelling!
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    Yer, how do you find your crf450r Sean, what other bike's have you owned? Or ridden?
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    Iv owned a few over there years,I rode most,,I went to the shop to look at a helmet for my daughter,,then I decided to buy a new bike,I sold my brother my raptor,,I was stuck between the Yamaha450 2013,the honda 450 2013 & the honda 450 2012..I went with the 2012 because I did not want to buy a experiment bike.honda changed alot for 2013
  • LEFT1E
    Posts: 15
    looking for a helmet & buy a bike hahaha. Honda,, really I'll have to do some reading. Thanks for the material :D
  • sean
    Posts: 3,659
    . no problem
  • BleedMarshallBleedMarshall
    Posts: 2,572

    @LEFTIE

    Whoever that guy was on the other forum was probably a shade tree mechanic, or a glorified parts changer, at best. The 2013 KTM 350 needing fully rebuilt after a year of weekend warrior riding is horse shit, plain and simple. The same goes for them being "oh so more expensive and hard to get parts for". If you race often and really hammer the bike, then any bike will need rebuilds far more often. This is common knowledge among racers and weekend riders.

    The parts are as easy to get as any other bike now and the prices are the same as well. Back 10-15 years ago it was hard to get their higher dollar parts, but not now. I own two bikes. A YZ125 and a 300 XC-W, and it is easier to work on the 300 and also just as easy to find parts for. The parts for the 300 are only more due to things being bigger. A 72mm piston is going to cost more than a 54mm piston, and so on and so forth.

    Will the 350s have a bit more in cost due to being a 350 and a newer bike? Yes, but not like it will break you up. If you have the money to buy a new 2013 bike, you have the money to buy what you need, and if you do the proper maintenance you will spend far less anyway. Many people who bitch about bikes, of any make and model or year, usually are ham handed jackasses who think they know what they are talking about, but really can't find their ass with both hands.

    all that aside, you may have to spenda few extra dollars here and there to make it street legal, but in many places in the states that is adding a head light, tail light, signals, and mirrors, and then changing the tires to dual sport.DOT legal tires for road and stret use. This is the worst case scenario as some places require the head light, a single mirror, tail light, and tires. Just check into what you have to do to make a bike street legal.

    I hope that helps and I was not ragging on you, just fools who are spouting shit they don't know about. Hahahaha!

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    2006 YZ125
    2006 300 XC-W
    "I do dumb things."
    "God hates a coward."
    "I may not always know, but I'll find the answer."
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    http://dirthammers.com/
    http://ryandhackney.wordpress.com/
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