First Time Riding 2-Stroke Dirtbike

[@butterytoast4836]

That’s awesome. I’m thinking of picking up a TE 300 from Husqvarna and getting it plated for NJ.

[@pete8149]

Yeah I wish here in PA I could plate my dirtbikes...I see alot of people are liking the Husq 300....I hope you get to go purchase one and have a blast man...thanks for the reply.

[@butterytoast4836]

@@pete8149 in NJ we don’t have inspections for motorcycles. Hopefully it stays that way. PA has inspections from what I’ve heard.

[@nickadkins7765]

​@@pete8149 Going riding with a few people tomorrow and I get to ride my buddie's Husky TE250! Excited to experience that thing on single track for sure!

[@pete8149]

@@nickadkins7765 how did your ride go? New bike in the future?

[@nickadkins7765]

@@pete8149 Oh it was great! Rode his bike for 20 minutes or so up a couple hillclimbs, single track, leaves, some sand and root jumps! Being 20 years newer and lighter/more flickable than my 450 really showed! He had brand new hybrid gummy tires and those things made a HUGE difference compared to the stability/traction of my 6+ year old MX style Bridgestones with 50% tread left 😅 Also I'm 6'1 and 240ish pounds so I noticed that I need to adjust my handlebars forward which will get them higher as well. I couldn't ride standing up as much as I wanted because how low they were and it made my center of gravity more forward which was sketchy! I need the tires he has for sure, and love the low end smooth and consistent torque on the hillclimbs with the 250, whereas my 450 you kinda have to give it some sauce in 1st gear because 2nd is too low and boggy....but once you get that initial speed you can pretty much just hold 1/4 throttle with some clutch work and/or more twist of the throttle and she'll power up there....can't imagine how much nicer it's gonna be with those gummy tires, rebuilt/resealed forks (they need it badly after these past 2 rides. Who knows when my dad did it last before he passed away and I acquired the bike as my personal one and sold my 125sx) and handle bar adjustment with some bark buster protection man! I really liked his bike alot. It's funny because he has 120 hours on that bike and never rode a 4 stroke, so he was pretty scared to hop on the 450MXC (understandably so, it's a beast of a bike) and didn't know what to expect. He said he was actually pleasantly surprised with how it felt, and he had a big ole grin when I asked him how the power comes on when you open up 1st gear 🤣 because SHE GETS DOWWNNNN!!! So now I need to find someone with a 2020+ Yamaha YZ250FX to compare and I also wouldn't mind trying out a newer Husqy TE150/KTM 150XCW, or a Beta 200RR to really get a taste of several different setups for the trails and terrain local to me! I think the 150's are gonna be insanely fun and flickable, and I've also heard they really ride well for a small bore and bog really nice and don't come on the pipe as quick as a light switch like 125's are known for! I still have alot of testing and research that needs to be done before I choose to spend $5k+ on a bike, but I'm happy with the results of that TE250 that's for sure! Thanks for checking in on my ride brotha 🤜🤛🤙

[@lucascady4992]

That's a Motocross bike, not a trail bike! Sure you can put threw the trees, but she wants to eat up whoops and Bang Triple's!! Send it slow boy!!

[@pete8149]

Understood......but unfortunately it was advertised and sold as an "X"......me not knowing alot about dirtbikes cause I am dirtbike Dumb got scammed.....which is my fault. Said it had new top end...flywheel weight and clutch....all was lies had to do a top end, new clutch and threw on a flywheel weight. So all my fault on a bad purchase...but will make the best of it. Thanks for your input....appreciate it.

[@deltasr5443]

@@pete8149 I have learned that the average person (beginner, intermediate) will never be able to tell by riding whether a bike is for enduro or motocross. So, for all practical purposes most riders in the world can use either interchangeably for both purposes and will never know the difference. There are only a tiny slice of dirt bike riders who may feel disadvantaged by using an enduro bike for motocross and vice versa. I am a low-intermediate rider (4 years experience) and use my YZ250FX for enduro and motocross and it works perfectly. Essentially, only the top 1% of riders can FEEL or detect the difference between a motocross vs enduro bike. The rest are just regurgitating what they read in magazines or from online reviewers. At my local motocross track, even highly experienced riders who rode my enduro bike could not discern any difference in performance. All this applies to NON-Racing, fun riding only. For true racers, their mileage may vary. One vet racer borrowed my bike to try out and beat his own "motocross" bike time.