tanker4me
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Low and slow +1. All of the bikes suggested are good, except the WR250R (36" seat height) / You stated 55yrs old, no dirt experience, & bike for fun & learning.
If I were 25 or so, a KTM 500 EXC is what I would want. (In a Dream)
I'm 58, and started riding dirt bikes in '69. The last real DB I had was a '72 Bultaco Pursang. In the mid '70s a couple of street legal "enduros". In '77 a new
Triumph Bonneville was my 1st street bike. It was stolen in '84. I did not ride again till 2007, when looking for a street legal XR400 I found a low mileage '92
GSPD.
At this years DVR, dirt tires were mounted, Dunlop D606 on front, Metzeler Karoo rear (they were free) because TKC 70s were backordered. Trailered it up. It was a blast.
60+mph on a 500 pound bike on dirt is fun, not advisable without an ambulance & helo following. I wanted something lighter & slower.
A WR250R came my way. Its power is higher in the rev range than wanted, (for self preservation) so changing the sprockets is in the works.
The TW, XT, or Honda may have worked better for the dirt.
Not a knock on the WR. I tend sometimes to pin the throttle, and don't bounce as well as I used to.
As far as gear goes, the best you can afford, and wear it.
Have fun.
Bill
Low and slow +1. All of the bikes suggested are good, except the WR250R (36" seat height) / You stated 55yrs old, no dirt experience, & bike for fun & learning.
If I were 25 or so, a KTM 500 EXC is what I would want. (In a Dream)
I'm 58, and started riding dirt bikes in '69. The last real DB I had was a '72 Bultaco Pursang. In the mid '70s a couple of street legal "enduros". In '77 a new
Triumph Bonneville was my 1st street bike. It was stolen in '84. I did not ride again till 2007, when looking for a street legal XR400 I found a low mileage '92
GSPD.
At this years DVR, dirt tires were mounted, Dunlop D606 on front, Metzeler Karoo rear (they were free) because TKC 70s were backordered. Trailered it up. It was a blast.
60+mph on a 500 pound bike on dirt is fun, not advisable without an ambulance & helo following. I wanted something lighter & slower.
A WR250R came my way. Its power is higher in the rev range than wanted, (for self preservation) so changing the sprockets is in the works.
The TW, XT, or Honda may have worked better for the dirt.
Not a knock on the WR. I tend sometimes to pin the throttle, and don't bounce as well as I used to.
As far as gear goes, the best you can afford, and wear it.
Have fun.
Bill
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