anyone out there using a trials bike for a fun trail bike

[somethingnuw]

i hear its a great work out and a blast... thinking of going to a trials bike... why cause i sold the 2007 450x and bought a quad when i moved here... seriously missing the bike... now it looks like i'll be moving back to the Lowermainland... yuck i know... but lots of great single track down there... my friends who made the switch love it... slow.. easy on my old bones and the kids will be riding soon ill need something to chug along behind them

 

[the_real_wild1]

I have heard they are really fun but have never had the chance to try one.

 

[somethingnuw]

I have heard they are really fun but have never had the chance to try one.

ya... hard up here its all quad country... but i tell ya... if i get my move to Chilliwack... a trials bike is in my future... great for putting around on single track

 

[meatbag]

I had a Yamy TY 250 it was a bit heavy but fun. I know a older guy from St.Albert with a old Honda trials bike that goes out and plugs around the mountains with. He likes it.

 

[somethingnuw]

I had a Yamy TY 250 it was a bit heavy but fun. I know a older guy from St.Albert with a old Honda trials bike that goes out and plugs around the mountains with. He likes it.

ya since my work and pay cheque are tied to my body and showing up to work healthy! And with three boys under 4 year old... taking a mx style bike hair straight back down quad trails has lost it's appeal... my buddies say a trials bike tought them what they were missing all those years of mx'ing... and to the most part is much safer... better work out... sounds just about right... i turn 40 this year... i don't want a trials bike with a seat b/c then i can't ride on private club trails... but all my buddies said give it 3-5 rides before you know you like it... seems like a hard gamble to take for a 8k machine... so i haven't pulled the trigger but i do check kijiji everday...

seems on the Coast anyhow... trials bike is the new "secret" slowly some single track guys are making the switch... just wondering how a new generation trials bike would stand up to long trail rides... i know i have to carry extra fuel

 

[Marley]

ya since my work and pay cheque are tied to my body and showing up to work healthy! And with three boys under 4 year old... taking a mx style bike hair straight back down quad trails has lost it's appeal... my buddies say a trials bike tought them what they were missing all those years of mx'ing... and to the most part is much safer... better work out... sounds just about right... i turn 40 this year... i don't want a trials bike with a seat b/c then i can't ride on private club trails... but all my buddies said give it 3-5 rides before you know you like it... seems like a hard gamble to take for a 8k machine... so i haven't pulled the trigger but i do check kijiji everday...

seems on the Coast anyhow... trials bike is the new "secret" slowly some single track guys are making the switch... just wondering how a new generation trials bike would stand up to long trail rides... i know i have to carry extra fuel

I am 55 and I would only buy a trials bike as a second bike to putt around on and to practice slow speed control. Had one in the past and they are fun but not really for a regular ride. Buy a KTM 350 dual sport and you have everything you need in one bike - gear it down if you want to go slower.

 

[meatbag]

Um, from personal experience with mine, much safer it isn't. I consider jumping rocks and high ledges pretty dangerous and, as we all know, gravity hurts. Well, it hurts me anyways. When you get a light nice trials bike you end up doing some pretty crazy things that'll usually have you on your ass quick. Lol. I have some VLB's (very large boulders) in my yard that were fun but having fallen on hard ground then having a bike try to hammer your bones deeper, like a kid with one of those plastic hammer sets trying to pound the poor round peg into the square peg hole, well, you get the picture...Ouch! But what do I know? I'm just a guy.

ya since my work and pay cheque are tied to my body and showing up to work healthy! And with three boys under 4 year old... taking a mx style bike hair straight back down quad trails has lost it's appeal... my buddies say a trials bike tought them what they were missing all those years of mx'ing... and to the most part is much safer... better work out... sounds just about right... i turn 40 this year... i don't want a trials bike with a seat b/c then i can't ride on private club trails... but all my buddies said give it 3-5 rides before you know you like it... seems like a hard gamble to take for a 8k machine... so i haven't pulled the trigger but i do check kijiji everday...

seems on the Coast anyhow... trials bike is the new "secret" slowly some single track guys are making the switch... just wondering how a new generation trials bike would stand up to long trail rides... i know i have to carry extra fuel

 

[somethingnuw]

lol... meatbag... your right... im not going that crazy... having three small boys i figured something i could stand up on (stationary when I get good) and put around with the boys as i break them into the world of two wheels...

i think i could resist the big rocks..lol... but trees across the trail???? maybe not... that was something i always dreaded on the big mx bike... watching you tube video's there's actually a technigue to crossing them... who would've ever thought!!!???

 

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The decision to add, of all things, a completely new two-stroke model to the brand new Freeride segment may seem strange – but only at first glance. And mostly to those who have not yet had the chance to enjoy the punch of a burly two-stroke within a light and agile off-road chassis. However, those who have had that pleasure know: Such an engine epitomises the kind of response you want from a FREERIDE, because after all, the hot, burning gases hit the piston twice as often. This means that even KTM's two-stroke enduros, designed for maximum power, churn out gut-wrenching torque from the low rev range in an absolutely glorious manner. And as the FREERIDE 250 R's engine, true to the Freeriding ideal, is designed not for maximum power, but for a pleasant torque response and optimum rideability, this is where the concept of enjoyable off-roading comes to full fruition.



[h=2]TECHNICAL DETAILS[/h][h=3]ENGINE[/h]

Design	1-cylinder 2-stroke engine
Displacement	249 cm³
Bore	66.4 mm
Stroke	72 mm
Starting aid	Electric starter
Transmission	6 gear, claw shifted
Engine lubrication	Mixture oil lubrication
Primary ratio	26:72
Secondary gear ratio	14:46 (12:46)
Cooling	Liquid cooling system
Clutch	Wet multi-disc clutch CSS / Formula Hydraulik
Ignition system	Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment, type Kokusan

[h=3]CHASSIS[/h]

Frame	Perimeter steel-aluminium composite frame
Fork	WP Suspension4357 MXMA
Shock absorber	WP Suspension 4618 PDS DCC
Suspension travel Front	250 mm
Suspension travel Rear	280 mm
Brake system front	Disc brake with radially mounted four-piston brake caliper
Brake system rear	Disc brake with radially mounted dual-piston brake caliper
Brake discs - diameter front	260 mm
Brake discs - diameter rear	210 mm
Chain	5/8 x 1/4” X‑Ring
Steering head angle	67°
Wheelbase	1,418±10 mm
Ground clearance (unloaded)	380 mm
Seat height (unloaded)	915 mm
Total fuel tank capacity approx.	7 l Unleaded premium fuel (95 octane), mixed with 2-stroke engine oil (1:80)
Weight without fuel approx.	92.5 kg

 

[Marley]

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That is a sweet bike - at 200 lbs it would be very 'flickable'...

 

[somethingnuw]

That is a sweet bike - at 200 lbs it would be very 'flickable'...

and of course not forsale in canada

 

[meatbag]

I like this too:

 

[somethingnuw]

I like this too:

is that the electric?

 

[meatbag]

Ya. weighs about 200 lbs. Husky had a similar bike a couple years ago. I read a test where a guy took it on some city bike trails and no one complained. Stealth is cool!

 

[somethingnuw]

Ya. weighs about 200 lbs. Husky had a similar bike a couple years ago. I read a test where a guy took it on some city bike trails and no one complained. Stealth is cool!

lol... yes i agree and don't see the problem as in the vancouver i see those electric scooter un licence all over the road and the side walks... but here in Alberta SRD is writing up kids for using OSET electric bikes on the trails not plated ect ect funny part is in Alberta you can't plate an electric bike or register it... poor kids... SRD guy that did that deserves to be fired...

 

[somethingnuw]

 

[Marley]

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There was a bike made by Christini (I think) that had a hydraulic motor on the front wheel essentially making it a 1-1/2 wheel drive… from what I remember it did well in some extreme enduro races.

 

[somethingnuw]

There was a bike made by Christini (I think) that had a hydraulic motor on the front wheel essentially making it a 1-1/2 wheel drive… from what I remember it did well in some extreme enduro races.

yes and it still does... i believe its kinda the same consept... the one i saw was chain driven... i think...

 

[Marley]

yes and it still does... i believe its kinda the same consept... the one i saw was chain driven... i think...

You are right. Mechanical drive. Only 80% to the front wheels. That is a piece of engineering there. Great for gnarly riding conditions.

 

[mb1]

Consider the OSSA explorer as well. I think there's a dealer in Calgary. 170#, 2 stroke and street legal!!!!! What else can you want?


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