Should i buy a bigger cc bike?
Ok so i was looking at the honda crf250l but my dad says i should buy the xr650l because i will be at like 7 thousand rpm going 100kpm but i was wondering i will be riding 65% dirt 35% road and is my dad right but i was also thinking the 250 has 14 or 16 i can't remember horsepower so i seen that alot of people buy the power 1 kit wich is this http://soloracer.com/crf250lfmfpkg.html wich brings the horsepower up to 24 and also you an remove a few pounds with buying diffrent batteries and stuff so should i buy the crf for 5k and put about $750 into it or should i buy the 650
p.s i also just really like the look of the 250 and i also don't think i need a 650 but please leave your 2 cents
http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/honda/2013-honda-crf250l-ar131946.html
Says the CRF250L does 84 mph, peaks 23 bhp at 8500 rpm… Ah! Found: http://crfsonly.com/howto/gearing/motorcycle-gearing-calculator.php The CRR250L red lines at 10,000 rpm, you will be *loafing* doing about 75% red line at 75 mph. At 70kph, 45 mph, 4572rpm. At 45 mph in 6th you will have to shift 3 gears down, to 3rd, to get decent acceleration.
Is you dad afraid to ride a bike the way it was designed to do? Does he want you riding the freeways at 90-100 mph? Sorry, but your father wants you to ride what HE wanted to ride when he was a kid. Tell he that you prefer agility to straight line speed.
Either get a 250 or a 450 just depends on how much power you want.
YOU buy bigger when YOU WANT bigger.
Your Dad isn't riding the F-ing bike.
Part of the price you pay for the bigger engine is extra weight and a sacrifice of handling.
Depends what's more important to you, power or handling.
Isn't there something in between?
No, those are way too powerful for a beginner baby like you! The best bike would be an xr50, but even that might be too powerful for you. You might need to detune it!
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