Playbikes, something is missing.

MikeID
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MikeID 7/27/2023 9:30pm
7/27/2023 9:30pm
nickm wrote:
At the risk of sounding like an old man, they had it right in the 80s, The KDX 200, IT 200 and the entire Honda XR...

At the risk of sounding like an old man, they had it right in the 80s, The KDX 200, IT 200 and the entire Honda XR lineup come to mind. Forget about pit bikes and people dumping 10K into them for a moment, think of recreational riders on a bit of lower tech air cooled bikes that are capable, affordable lightweight and most importantly DESIRABLE.  In its day a KDX or IT or some of the XRs were just awesome. 

Yes, the IT175/200, KDX 200, PE200 and XR200R should have been kept in the inventory and just moderately updated over the years.  They were a total blast to ride.

backinthesaddleagain 7/29/2023 8:00am
7/29/2023 8:00am

Suzuki did it years ago with RS175. Maybe a 250 too?  Don’t think they were that popular but I totally understand the OP’s thoughts. That’s why me and a friend bought PE175 before making the decision to race mx.   

kijen
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kijen 7/29/2023 8:48am
7/29/2023 8:48am Edited Date/Time 7/29/2023 8:49am
Dirty Points wrote:
Honestly, if they just made a premium version of the TTR/KLX/CRF with 85/150 suspension components for <$1000 more, I think it would be a decent seller...

Honestly, if they just made a premium version of the TTR/KLX/CRF with 85/150 suspension components for <$1000 more, I think it would be a decent seller. Tons of dudes seem to spend that to bolt up those mods anyways  

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 Sort of like this, 19x16, 190 daytona, i have another one with crf150R forks ans currently waiting a a custom race tech shock to be finshed soon. Easy enough for casual riders and stout enough for me and my son to rip around pn full size tracks.

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Pop Shmoke 7/29/2023 9:20am
7/29/2023 9:20am
bkent136 wrote:
Back in like 06 people used to take RM85 front ends and bolt them to the front of drz125L's, and i always thought that would be...

Back in like 06 people used to take RM85 front ends and bolt them to the front of drz125L's, and i always thought that would be a pretty fun bike to ride. However, you can't really beat a yz125 for what you're asking for.

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These actually look close to what Im imagining hes talking about.

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