dirt bikes

Nick167 · Apr 17, 2015

I've been checking Craigslist and thought I'd ask the people here if anyone near Ohio had a 250 dirt bike they'd part with for good price band doesn't matter I want to get into flat track racing and figured this is a good size to start on

Adirondack case guy · Apr 17, 2015

Stick with older farm tractors. They will treat you rite, and can make you some money bushoging etc., and most of the time not break your bones, and end you up in a horspital and totally drain your wallet.
Loren, the Acg.

johnlobb · Apr 17, 2015

If you could get j wondergems attention, he used to be an AMA professional flat tracker and could probably give you some good advise. I used to race motocross.

old · Apr 17, 2015

250 is a bit big to start with unless you have lots of miles on 2 wheels. If it is your first bike you will eat handle bars in a heart beat and loose teeth. Start small say a 100 an then work up or you may never get to a bigger bike because your six foot under or you can no longer walk. Been riding bikes for 45 years as of Jan of this year and have 6 on the place right now

Nick167 · Apr 17, 2015

I have a little dirt bike I've been riding since I was 10 I'm 16 now I rode that bike a lot I get what your saying Loren I'm going to try to find some people to bush hog for to make some extra money. I will have to try to get his attention I didn't know that there's someone I go to school with who is a pro flat track racer he's really good I talk to him quite often im going to try and enlist in his help to

lpaz · Apr 17, 2015

If you're looking for older, such as 2 cycle, I would go with K&N or Honda. The newer bikes, ie 4 cycle stuff, still go with K&N if you can afford the price but Honda or Suzuki, would be good. I would change the handlebars to Renthal, or equivalent, or look for one that has already been modified.

RandyB(MI) · Apr 17, 2015

.....and I'm sure he will tell you not to get a "dirt bike" per-sae. the frame and fork geometry is a lot different from a typical dirt/motocross bike than it is on a true flat tracker. If that is the type racing you intend to do then you need to live/visit their world and study/ride "their" equipment. No use wasting time (and your body) having to "unlearn" bad habits you will learn trying to flat track on a motocross bike. Also, if you live where it freezes, use your winters to stud up and flat track on the ice. A good flat tracker has no off season. I won't go into how I know this.Just sayin' ...lots of fun!

Rick Kr · Apr 18, 2015

Nick,
The Flint and mid-Michigan area in general is a hot bed for flat trackers for generations. Bart Markel, Scott Parker, Springsteens, Cummings. Many more out of this area. I went to school with some of them and still see them.

My advice is find someone local who races and buy a used bike. I used to work at a fab shop that built flat track frames. Those frames are nothing like a stock "dirt bike" frame.

These guys practice all the time. But you can still go out and have fun. In the winter they had studded bikes to run outdoors on the lakes for fun, and built ice bikes to run indoors on arena.

If I recall you are in SW Michigan/Indiana. I know there's guys down there too.
Next Saturday AMA district 14 will be at I-96 Speedway (Lake Odessa, MI).

Have fun, AND... don't skimp on good gear. Helmet, leathers, etc.

Rick
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Donald Lehman · Apr 18, 2015

You do realize that the long travel suspension on todays dirt bikes are not suitable for dirt track? Today's long travel bikes tend to highside when trying to power slide. As suggested below you really need to seek the advice of someone actually involved in dirt track racing.

Nick167 · Apr 18, 2015

Thanks everyone in going to study up some more yet and practice alot

G1355 · Apr 18, 2015

I have a 2005 rm250 bored out and is wild will do wheelies at 60+ mph it's a two stroke, are you looking for a two or four stroke? Suzuki has really good two strokes, they made two strokes for arctic cat snowmobiles tell a few years ago if that says anything. I would buy a Suzuki first otherwise a Kawasaki would be second in line.

Frank 41 · Apr 19, 2015

I wouldn't go with anything smaller than a 400 unless it was hopped up and then the 200 or 250 will go.

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