Scrambling

[Tripleking]

I love fall. Took my 71 T250 scrambling yesterday. The trials tires work well. I went down one tooth on the front sprocket (from stock, two down from what the previous owner had) and it made a big difference. I stick to dirt and gravel roads in state forests that are opened to road-legal vehicles for hunters. The old 250 does quite well. I don't even have 1,000 miles on the crank-up rebuild, so I don't push it too much, but it hauls pretty well.

Has anyone here scrambled with a T250 or GT250?

[Vintageman]

I don't even have 1,000 miles on the crank-up rebuild, so I don't push it too much

That's broken in enough.

Up to about 5-6 years ago I stopped riding dirt bikes ( 2 years back stopped riding mountain bicycles too: road cycles only). Dumping it really started to hurt as I get older.

When younger, I scrambled with CL350 for a time... They don't handle nowhere as well as true Enduro or MX. They are road bikes with high muffler so you start a fire. I dumped (front tire kick out quick) the CL on spot I had rode many times with dirt bikes and broke my ankle for one. The Frame and/or wheel was bent and could not drive it out. I hopped/Crawled out of the woods. Had someone go back and look for it and it was stolen (maybe the guy I ask to go get it did it) Oh well. I can say that Honda 350 SOHC twin was powerful and not too awful heavy... maybe a 100 pounds heavier than a dirt bike.

When I was a little older I took a cruiser street bike (GS650L) and went trail riding with it many times. Man that was fun, lots of power and constant wheel spin: Until I hit a soft spot and buried it in the mud real bad... 500 lb bike is tough to get unstuck.

I think if I trail ride or run poor dirt roads I would get a DT, TS, F9, PE, KE, KDX, IT, etc, (Vintage 2 strokes ) and make it road legal... hmm not a bad idea! I'll wear a padded fat suit so when I dump it I'll just bounce.

Unless you are talking like dirt flat track racing...drifting on back roads