****... i have a baja 50 and it is the best 100$ ive spent in a LONG time. Also is super easy to fix and work on since its so small.
Any of my friends who see how ugly it is and rides it, wants to buy one or buy mine cause they love it so much.
I'm thinking of picking up a cheap, small dirt bike for the wife and I to screw around on. Might get two. I found a Baja 150 with a broken kick start spring. I know many think Baja is a POS but I can't afford a great bike right now, and I know a guy with one and it's actually not too bad, and he hasn't had issues getting some parts. I'm new to dirt bikes, not sure what's involved in replacing a kick start spring. Any ideas on how involved it is? I googled it and some people say complete tear down of the engine...
****... i have a baja 50 and it is the best 100$ ive spent in a LONG time. Also is super easy to fix and work on since its so small.
Any of my friends who see how ugly it is and rides it, wants to buy one or buy mine cause they love it so much.
I have an '83 Honda CR480R...big single bore 2stroke! Hawls ASS! LOL I probably have $600 total invested. I aslo rebuilt the top end with a new wiseco piston. I dunno how much you are looking to spend, but craigslist is full of bikes for very reasonable. IMO look for a yamaha, suzuki, honda, kawasaki 125cc or 250cc 2 stoke. Super simple to work on and parts are cheap. A few months ago I was lookin and found a mid 90's Suzuki RM250 was super clean for like $1000.
I'm looking at $500ish, maybe more depending on what it is. I know that's not a lot but looking to maybe get something that needs a little work.
My father in law has a Baja 50cc kids bike and it is a blast and seems to run great. Bought it used and has had it like 2 years starts right up every time.
Anyone know if it's easy or hard to replace the kick start mechanism? I've never worked on one. If it's easy I'll prob buy that Baja 150 for $400(or less if possible). Seems like a good deal the bike almost looks new.
My wife on her dad's Baja:
After riding it she wants one, that's what started all of this lol.
In the last two years I've prob. put about 2-3 hrs. on my Rmz250 and prob. 100 hours on this...
^hehe awesome!
If you are spending about $500 and want a little pit bike my best advice would be an xr 70. Throw some high bars on it and ride it forever. Other options would be xr100 kx 65 stuff like that. Small bikes that have balls but are comfortable enough for adults to ride.
I just sold this for 600 .. really needed the money cuz I'm only starting to work again next week
92 CR125 with a fresh top end and fresh plastics. Plus a few other goodies. Be patient, these deals do come up.