Small dirt bike 70- 80 cc or E-bike

[Jason277]

Hello all, after going up some very crappy old logging roads to get to where I get into wilderness areas to backpack hunt I started thinking about getting somthing like a small dirt bike or E bike to keep from beating the $hit out of my truck . Im a small frame guy at 5'7" 160 lbs so with a pack lets say 200-220 at the very most. Any suggestions ? Or experiences ? Thank you in advance. Jason

 

[fmyth]

To me the biggest disadvantage to one of the small 70-125cc motorcycles is the small frame/wheels. I wouldn't consider anything smaller than a Honda 150XL or similar. You can buy a new one for $3,299 and ride it forever with minimal maintenance and repairs. I'd avoid anything made in China including any of the Suron type ebikes.

 

[Jason277]

Ok , Maybe I should up the cc options

 

[fmyth]

To me the biggest disadvantage to one of the small 70-125cc motorcycles is the small frame/wheels. I wouldn't consider anything smaller than a Honda 150XL or similar. You can buy a new one for $3,299 and ride it forever with minimal maintenance and repairs. I'd avoid anything made in China including any of the Suron type ebikes.

The reason I would avoid E-bikes is that most aren't designed to be be waterproof. I've dropped dirt bikes crossing streams and completely submerged them and was able to continue on my way. Drop an ebike in a stream or let it sit out in the rain and you have a high chance of failure.

 

[cbailey1187]

Don’t buy an e-bike. They don’t get very good battery life per mileage. Most forests designate them the same as a dirtbike so you can only take them on certain trails. I have an e-bike and was extremely disappointed with it.