Honda CRF100

[tommer9]

Is a kx 80 a kawasaki Matty?

(i know less trhan F.A. about bikes lol)

[geoff]

I would get along to an off road bike dealer,or a motocross practice track & have a chat,the full on motocross bikes are by nature a race machine,and imo a bit full on to let your boy start on,more so if blatting about round a farm.

Back when my nephew wanted to learn I got him a honda xr100 four stroke & he loved it,it was bombproof,fun & relatively safe without being too noisy.

I dont know what is available nowadays,but would have thought a two stroke mx bike a bit too zippy to start out on.

[tommer9]

So are 4 stroke a bit less revvy in general?

This sounds a bit more like what I would look for then.

 

Obviously he fondly imagines that he is going to get on a big fat KTM and start straight off lol!

[geoff]

2 stroke mx bikes tend to be all top end power,designed to accelerate hard at the higher rev range,which can make them a handfull,honda made a cracking bike for off road,the xr100,found a few on fleebay to look at,and they are on utube to see what they sound like,its a four stroke engine,reasonably quiet & lots of fun.

 

Honda XR100 kids MOTOCROSS | eBay

 

Honda XR100 2003 off road bike | eBay

 

Gives you something to think about,& they hold their money well enough.

[tommer9]

NIce one geoff.

[MattyF]

KX- Kawasaki 2 strokes, 4 strokes are a bit more reliable though I don't have much experience with them , two strokes are easy to rebuild though.most of my mates who still ride have gone on to the CRF 450's apart from one mad guy who had a cr500 last year to make a point , now that is a scary bike!

[geoff]

KX- Kawasaki 2 strokes, 4 strokes are a bit more reliable though I don't have much experience with them , two strokes are easy to rebuild though.most of my mates who still ride have gone on to the CRF 450's apart from one mad guy who had a cr500 last year to make a point , now that is a scary bike!

 

I used to race on a cr500,lovely bike,it was lovely,twist & goooo.

 

Had the kx 500 too,that was similar:biggrin:

[MattyF]

Respect i would not want to race one!!I rode it once, never would again!! Last bike I had was cr250 , that was bad enough.

Quite fancy another one now! Maybe a 125 ,easy to chuck around and play on with out killing your self!

[geoff]

Matty,it wasnt that bad realy,just easy power everywhere in the rev range,did a few enduros on it too,I did bark a few trees by mistake,sort of braarp crunch!