Trail--Farm Bike

Looking at getting a used bike in the next couple of months to fallow my young fella around on the farm on his bike. Also use it when i go other places for the odd farm/forestry hunt. I do a lot of bino hunts.Also will keep the hours down on my work sxs. looking at a modern bike. I hate sh#$ that breaks down. Want be carring out whole animals on it. Must be four stroke
My thoughts so far are along the lines of the suzuki dr200, honda crf150 or the crf230.. Would look at a tidy xr200 if one came up. I need to have another ride on my neighbours crf230, unsure in ruff conditions it might be to much bike. The new xr's seem cheap. Rhode bikes for years in my younger days and could hold my own:D
Any recommendations.

Drz400 , put a carrier on the back & a decent stand ,best of both worlds regret selling mine.

To big for what i need

To big in what way , 400cc or the size of the bike ? , these things are not overly powerful got nothing on a cr , my current bike is a Kawasaki 250 super Sherpa aka Tenzing, Have no complaints but given the choice I’d prefer the DR .

@Boaraxa the seat height is one factor. I find the crf230 seat hieght high enough and has more then enough power. Havn't had much bike time for the last 12yrs. Thats why i did think the crf150f might be ok:mouse: but bit small maybe.

Is the kawasaki sherpa similar to the stockman?

Make sure you buy an old school air cooled bike, not water cooled. Bike shop owner gave me that advise a couple of weeks back. If you are not caning it the water cooled bike will over heat just idling around the hills.
His recommendation was a DR.

Crf230
The dr 400 is a great bike but way to heavy for what you want.
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Is the kawasaki sherpa similar to the stockman?

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Yep they gave it a name change

CRF230 is a good little bike, only issue is suspension can be a bit of the soft side.
Real easy bike to ride, and with a low seat height and smooth power it's definitely not too much to handle.

Don't get a CRF150, the 150F will be woefully under powered and the 150R is too maintenance intensive for a farm bike.
A DRZ250 is a better bike than the CRF230 but a fair bit heavier and a DRZ400 whilst plenty of power is far too heavy for what I think your usage will be.

Electric start can be handy when stalled on a hill

Not many new models have a kick start any more:wtfsmilie:
What are the yamaha ttr230 like? no factory head light but see they can be fitted. I know honda's hold there money

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Not many new models have a kick start any more:wtfsmilie:
What are the yamaha ttr230 like? no factory head light but see they can be fitted. I know honda's hold there money

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Our 3 year old crf has never not started on the button mate, gets ridden every day guess that helps.

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got a XT 400 for a $1200

KLX250/300 not too common not so easy to get 2nd hand bits for them. If you can find a late model xr200 it will be a lot cheaper than a crf230 which seem to hold their value for what they are, well used ones are still 3K+ I don't see the value in them, most 2nd hand DRZ250's and TTR250's seem overpriced for what they are too. XR200's are easy to kick start if in good nick, no battery isn't a bad thing. DR200's are fairly gutless, heavy and have a tin fuel tank which will dent and or rust. A tidy post-2000 xr250 would be ok, you can get a rear lowering link for them and drop the forks a little in the triple clamps to lower them. As long as the manual decomp is still there to clear the carb and get started when you have an off, the kick start is not too bad.

Got a little side tracked. Have decided to go with a honda crf230f and have just started looking around for a late model 16-17 low km bike. Not that easy to find a good one or also considering now going new. Buying new i will get a two year warranty and will run a hour meter to keep a track on engine hours.
@BRADS what extra's do you get fitted when buying new, just in the process of getting new prices. Looking at rear carrier, stand plate and hand gaurds
How much money will i loose buying new when i walk out of the shop??

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Got a little side tracked. Have decided to go with a honda crf230f and have just started looking around for a late model 16-17 low km bike. Not that easy to find a good one or also considering now going new. Buying new i will get a two year warranty and will run a hour meter to keep a track on engine hours.
@BRADS what extra's do you get fitted when buying new, just in the process of getting new prices. Looking at rear carrier, stand plate and hand gaurds
How much money will i loose buying new when i walk out of the shop??

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The only thing I got fitted where wrap around handgaurds, and I welded a big washer onto the side stand.
The crf is bit like the hilux of the bike world and they really hold there value, but like all new purchases you'll loose a bit.
In the last year getting used most days all I've done is change the oil every 2 months.

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Crf230 is a nice bike they fixed a few minor issues that the xr200 and other small honda singles had, moved the pulse generator off the cam to the crank, put bearings on the end of the camshaft, replaced the manual camchain tensioner with an auto and added estart, but they left the rear drum brake, they are 8K new just seems so much for what they are. I would look for a tidy 2nd hand one that someone else has weathered the depreciation on. Parts for Honda singles are cheap from either ebay or econohonda here in NZ, i'd even look at a ruffy and go through the motor.

Right now you can get a rmx450 for 10K brand new https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...1686549422.htm seems like more than 20% more value on an 8K crf230

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got a XT 400 for a $1200

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Photo's what year XT?

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@imaca I did have a look at those bike's but couldn't see the value in them. I recon they are over priced for what they are. Also on cant see them been that great on hill country or boggy conditions.

Yamaha Ag 200 low seat simple but not much suspension travel dual stands good load carrier too.