bikepilot Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Hi All, I'm looking to get into trials riding. I've done motocross, harescrambles, desert, a wee bit of flat track and a bunch of trail riding. Also ride street bikes. Have not even been astride a trials bike before. Planning on buying something inexpensive to learn on/beat up. Any leads on a bike would be great. I'm in Northern VA about 15 minutes outside DC. Here are some gratuitous pictures for good measure so you can see my pitiful attempts at hooning around/trials-esque maneuvers on MX bikes. playing around at 13k feet in colorado and again in the rain playing on my dad's KX at croom in FL Colorado And a sequence (the rock face was steeper than it looks of course...) the big picture As you might have noticed I like playing around and am not very good at it. For that matter the only thing I'm good at on two wheels really is going fast in the desert, something I've only attempted once, but with good results. Who knew? Edited April 5, 2011 by BikePilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseape1000 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hi, your shed could do with a lick of paint ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikepilot Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Haha! Indeed it could (its an old shelter along the side of a huge mountain, wish I did own that bit of land!). Any thoughts on a 2001 TXT200? There's one for sale locally that looks well cared for. I think its a bit over-priced, but maybe there's some bargaining room (seller asking $2500, kbb says $1245-$1945 spread for trade-in and dealer retail respectively). I'm hoping to get into the sport for around $1500. Just missed out on an '02 Sherco 290 that was listed for $1350, but sold quicker than I could get to it. I've also seen an '05 Sherco 290 that looks nice listed for $2200, but its a few hundred miles from my house so figure another couple of hundred in diesel fuel to pick it up. Edited April 5, 2011 by BikePilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikepilot Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Just got a proper trials bike. Found an older Montesa that I think will suit me well for now. So far only had a quick spin on it in the back yard, but its going to be a ton of fun I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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