I don't know, but I feel that I need another motorcycle. I have already planned to sell the Harley in the Spring- it's riding off-season right now, so it wouldn't sell very well now. It would be kind of nice to have a little dirt bike. Something small and light that I could just tow over to Carnegie to play. I'm thinking that I could get a hitch rack for the Jeep and that might be a good simple solution. The Jeep is capable of towing 400 pounds for tongue weight. A small dirt bike will weigh 300'ish, plus the rack and that would be just about right. Entrance to the California OHV parks is only $5. What a deal! and a cheap way to spend the day. Carnegie SVRA is less than a half an hour away from my home.
The question is which bike should I buy? What would be a good bike for a beginner? For someone with short legs? I could pick up a used bike for cheap if I knew what I'm looking for.
I have been investigating the Honda CRF250F, a well-respected bike that is terrific for beginners, but adults of all skill levels love the bike. It's got a reasonably short seat height, but the bike can be modified to be lowered. The predecessor for this bike was the CRF230F, which was equally loved, but got an upgrade in cc's and got fuel injection.
I have also been looking at the Yamaha TT-R230, which also has been around for a long while. Lots of similarities to the Honda, but with no fuel injection. But honestly, I would rather have FI- who knows where I might be riding? It would be nice to head to Tahoe and not worry about the bike running too rich.
Suzuki? Not really interested as a dirt bike. KTM? Husky? Too expensive and not really good for beginners.
And the search continues.....
