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#29 Re: New Girl in the Group!
11-14-2010, 02:26 AM
Dual sports or Enduro’s are dirt bikes with all the stuff needed to ride them on the street. Headlights, horn….they typically have a 21” front tire and a 18” rear tire. That makes them sit high and they have what is called wide travel and that’s a range of movement between the wheel and the frame. Because as you ride across rough terrain you want travel, you do not ever want the tire hitting the frame.
The Motard is a combination word the Dual Sport/Enduro is basically a Motocross/Dirt Bike and the Motard is word derived from Motocross-Standard. A Standard is a street bike and the Motards have street tires typically 17” front and rear and with less knobs on the tires. That lowers the seat but it does not affect the range of travel, its still wide. But it usually lowers the seat because the distance from the ground to the top of the tire is reduced. They can be ridden off-road but the tires will have less traction.
The Zongshen ZS200GY has a 15” rear and 18” front, which is unusual it has a lower seat height of 31” if it had traditional dirt tires 21” and 18” it would sit higher. You could call it a Motard but its actually in a configuration that is unusual. It is based on a TW200 Yamaha which actually has even smaller fatter tires.
Many dual sports come in a Motard version and yeah the seats height drops on them usually 2-3 inches.
You may need a 29-30” seat height and like it has been said, you will need to ask if it can be lowered if it is not correct for your size.
You know what would be great is if you made a list of your considerations and then sought them out with a camera so we can see what you look at, the prices and all the details.
If you have a budget you may want to consider many options, the Qingqi are good bikes you should go to a dealer that sells them. If you come across other brands then post those as well.
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