i was at my local dealers junk lot and i saw a 250r inside my dad got out and i was an 84 it was kinda beat up but now as bad as my 110 infact the 250 looked in preaty good shape , if i do good in school my dad will buy me a atv or dirtbike. im stuck between a beat up 250r or a brand new cr85expert
i have lots of experiance on trikes and i just dont know what to do?
HELP

 

If you know how to drive a wheeler, by all means, get that. For the dirt bike, is it a CR 80 or 85. Either way, they are getting smaller and smaller size wise, so you need to think about the future when you get bigger.

Another thing you could do is tell me where this local dealer is. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Andy

 

The old air cooled r's are really cool. Very easy to work on also. Just remember tho, that thing will be FAST. Tons of parts out there so you should be able to fix it up pretty easily.

 

I agree with the replies here. If you are big enough to ride the R, then you will probably want to look into at least a 125. I personally like bikes better, but nothin gets sideways like the 250r.

 

if i were to get a cr85 expert would i be able to keep up with my freinds on there cr230s and xr200?

 

Don't know about a CR230 but I guarantee that you will have no problem keeping up with an XR200 on a CR85.

 

I have a 1980 CR80r that is six-speed, its very fast.. i bored it .020 over and put a weico piston in it and had the head cleaned up.. its a bat out of hell!! i weigh 300 lbs and it will ride wheelies down the street in every gear once it hits the powerband, I can keep up with a Cr125 with the 125 in 5th gear at wide open throttle

 

no such thing as a cr230. cr250.yes, but no the cr85 will not stay with a cr250.

 

crf230f yeah

 

My little bro had a 230rf (still have the bike - but he's riddin' his little 50 in the sky now).

Generally, he could keep up with the cr85's, and when it got rough he could take them (a bit better suspension on the 230's - its a bigger machine).

But in a flat out race, the cr's hit the powerband and its all over.

Now in a race with an 84' R... The little cr may be a good challenge - for the first few gears. But once you hit 5th, the ATC would more than likely take it. However - when you hit the rough, the suspension on the 84's isn't the greatest and the cr would definately be superior.

Then again - its sort of like comparing oranges and lemons..