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Offline Tahitian_Red

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How Many Ride Modern Also?
« on: February 03, 2008, 04:54:28 pm »
I'm about to take my first plunge into modern technology.  How many of you also ride modern bikes?
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 05:05:22 pm »
2001 YZ 250 is about as modern as I wanna get. It'll still stick it to most 4 suckin' 450's with half the hassle...
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 05:28:19 pm »
Up until about 5 months ago i always had a modern (yzf250 '06),but i have not replaced it and dont think it will be replaced this year at least. Latest model bike is a Vertemati 495 '97 model.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 06:06:33 pm »
Not at the moment, but I will have a Suzuki V-Strom by the end of the month.  ;D
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 06:46:42 pm »
I have had a YAMAHA WRF400 since 99
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 07:07:37 pm »
I bought an '05 YZ125 a couple of months ago, so yes, I ride a modern as well. Funnily enough I took both it and the '75 RM125 out to track the other weekend, and while the YZ was superb and did everything right, I preferred to ride the '75. But the track was pretty smooth too...
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 07:26:29 pm »
I have a YZF250 06 yellow model and it has about 30hrs on the meter. I like the bike, but if I had to toss a coin the old bikes would win hands down.
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 08:53:55 pm »
Ktm 250 i ride trail and MX tracks, save the old girls for the races.

Got a few current roadies to but they do more sitting than riding, they are getting to complicated.
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 10:12:33 pm »
If you can still call it modern i got a 98 YZ400 and i cant ride my YZ400E at my local MX track it's to whooped out but my YZF just eats it up . !
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2008, 11:17:56 pm »
I have a 2008 KTM 200 EXC I use for trail riding.

Took it out along with my 1981 Maico 250 last weekend and the Maico holds up very well. A few mates who have only ever ridden modern 4 strokes had a ride they were all so impressed how well it goes I had trouble getting it back.
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2008, 04:29:35 am »
Had a great day riding 2007 RMZ 450 and Honda 480 CR 1983.  NO good reason you cannot ride both. I prefer to limit time on the VMX bikes. Enjoy getting fit on either a RMZ 450, KX 250 or Beta trials bike. However nothing nicer than a VMX ride.
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2008, 07:57:18 am »
Thanks for the input.  Looks like I'll be picking up a brand new 2007 YZ450F that was still on the showroom floor.  It came down to that and a 2008 RMZ250.  The RMZ is turning out to be the new Maico (handling wise), but at 220 lbs I'm a little big for it.
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2008, 08:19:20 am »
Quote from: yzhilly on February 03, 2008, 10:12:33 pm
If you can still call it modern i got a 98 YZ400

There will probably be a Pre 2000 class soon, so your YZ will be vintage eligible..................  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2008, 08:57:53 am »
i got a 2000 cr250, although it's sat idle since about september last year,
and as a result i'm kind of wondering what to do with it.
might swap it for a trailie of some kind...
any offers?
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Re: How Many Ride Modern Also?
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2008, 09:19:35 am »
I've got a 99 Husky WR360, but would love a 2002+ TM250 or 300. Occasionally I get a bit excited by new/nearly new YZ125s at low prices, but not that excited...
Also have a 94 TM125 and an 89 KTM250GS.
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