Thread: Farm bike advice please

A big ups for getting a new one.

But try and find one to ride first. They are 125kgs dry, so 133 kgs full of fuel. So don't fill the fuel tank to the brim when they are learning to ride!!!

They are a 'proper' bike though. My XR 250's (and the original XR500) were still mild steel frames. The stockman is chrome moly. A big plus. They also have decent suspension travel. Another plus.

As a comparison my deer recovery bike is an Italian 300cc 2 stroke enduro machine. 45 hp, chrome moly frame, a foot of suspension travel and weighs 100kgs without fuel.