Whats the best bike for hunting

XR200, early 2000s

Low gearing. Low seat. Slow as a wet week. Reliable, sort of like the 1600cc corolla of the motorbike world

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Originally Posted by yerimaginaryM8

Crf230's are for sissys get one of these proudly made in the USA they look agile as ha ha

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Is this what you mean. Sort of like this ?

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bit heavy but would sound good ae

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Originally Posted by XR500

No, they are not agile. They are just big heavy lumps of mild steel with no suspension, propelled by an underpowered motor, all for the grand price of 21,000 NZD, plus shipping and tax to get it over here.:omg:

They are American made, for American terrain. Nothing like our terrain.

I would run rings around you on a standard Enduro dirt bike, still have my back intact after struggling up some of our river beds, and be able to do 3 trips back to the car with veni aboard, than that slug would permit.

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Being a yank POS you'd need to spend at least the same as your purchase price in aftermarket parts to get it to work on a barely adequate level.

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Originally Posted by Southerner223

XR200, early 2000s

Low gearing. Low seat. Slow as a wet week. Reliable, sort of like the 1600cc corolla of the motorbike world

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Yes. That era of XR's were really bulletproof. Once you geared them down they would go anywhere with a bit of a load on them. The open chamber forks made them quite plush. :thumbsup:

But that did mean you could bottom them out with a deer over the handlebars:o

2004 was the year the 'proper' XR's stopped being made. And by the 2000's Honda had stopped putting grease nipples on the XR's moving parts (suspension). No doubt because they were lasting too long

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The pre 2004 era XR's ran 1.8L of engine oil. Post 2004 only 850 mls, in the stupid quest bike manufacturers have to show the bike was lighter

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2004 was the year the 'proper' XR's stopped being made. And by the 2000's Honda had stopped putting grease nipples on the XR's moving parts (suspension). No doubt because they were lasting too long

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The pre 2004 era XR's ran 1.8L of engine oil. Post 2004 only 850 mls, in the stupid quest bike manufacturers have to show the bike was lighter

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Thats a great big...... suppressor you have there.

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2004 was the year the 'proper' XR's stopped being made. And by the 2000's Honda had stopped putting grease nipples on the XR's moving parts (suspension). No doubt because they were lasting too long

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The pre 2004 era XR's ran 1.8L of engine oil. Post 2004 only 850 mls, in the stupid quest bike manufacturers have to show the bike was lighter

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I stripped mine down and put grease nipples on all the back suspension, diddnt take too long and easy to push the water out with the grease gun if need be. I pull the grease nipples apart and just use the screw in nib for a cleaner look and less to snag on. Then grease with a needle nose.

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Best bike for hunting? I prefer a .308 rifle meself.

You can go an extremely long way on a hike

I carry extra fuel when need be

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You can go an extremely long way on a hike

I carry extra fuel when need be

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I've always got 1 eye out for a cheap trials bike

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UBCO e-bikes look like a great option for hunting...they have been out of business for a while but seem to be back trading: https://ubco.co.nz/

UBCO are not designed for true off road work. Farmland, both flat and steep yip OK. But not over gnarly tussocks, deep streams, large rockbeds, anything that requires decent suspension to negotiate.

Also, if UBCO were a fantastic product for all off road work, they would not have gone bust. They really only fit a niche market. They only back up and running 'cause some deep pocketed millionaires like the greenwashing sound of them.

Yamaha AG200. Low and built like a brick shit house. Cheap as well.

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UBCO are not designed for deep streams.

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Friend has one and the motors are not waterproof. Go figure that one hunting