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One breaks your bones and the other breaks your balls :pinch:
Go for the cleans slate and get rid of both 👿
Kram
rebore450 wrote:G’Day Teza,
Tough joices there!
As much as getting rid of the wife may fix some of your problems the fact is she will take most of what you own with her so that’s not a real option.:dry:
The RMX is a great bike and i used to own one so i have some experience on parting with it.
As yours is registered i am assuming that it is later than a 98 model? the fact they are old technology.
There was a time lag between the sale of my RMX and the purchase of the KTM but the memory was still strong and compared to the later bikes the RMX was a bit of a dinosaur.
What’s this got to do with anything i hear you ask.
Have you considered that the RMX is not as forgiving as you might think.For their time they were certainly more refined than other models available but they are still a little unpredictable.
Maybe an update to a later model 4 stroke would help to keep you in the saddle (it did for me).
The Yamaha WR250F comes to mind the pre 05 models are well priced sure you don’t get electric start but your used to kicking anyway.
You’ll get usable torque so that you can attack hills at a little slower pace.
The power curve makes slippery tracks easier and they are light and forgiving when you make a mistake.As far as the jinx goes you will be rid of it.
And the wife will be happy to let you ride a bike that isn’t possesed.:laugh:I also suffer from issues when selling bikes, the money gets sucked into some black hole that everyone but you seems to be able to justify.:unsure:
So what i do is start looking for the new bike at the same time as selling the old one.
I try and line up the sale with the purchase that way i get and spend the cash at the same time (just a thought)Rebore.
G’day Teza,
I think Rebore has nailed it. After your sky/earth/sky/earth/crunch! I got to ride your rmx down the hill, through the creek and up the other side. I think they’re a fine old machine. If I had the funds, I’d love to have one in the shed….a great example of how bikes use to be….raw and aggressive. But, as you get older, you need all the help you can get. The RMX aint interested in helping you! I think a newer machine (like the KLX/DRZ/WR) with their better brakes, better suspension, better steering, more managable power, better ergonomics etc. would reduce fatigue and the chance of crashing ?
You may have to save a little more money to update a little, but in the long term…the amount of extra incident free enjoyment and reduced medical fees will prove well worth while.
As for the missus……..she’s part of team Tez and needs to know what your thinking and why. She’ll be right.
Crash
(irony…..a bloke called crash giving teza advice)
King Crash wrote:rebore450 wrote:G’Day Teza,
Tough joices there!
As much as getting rid of the wife may fix some of your problems the fact is she will take most of what you own with her so that’s not a real option.:dry:
The RMX is a great bike and i used to own one so i have some experience on parting with it.
As yours is registered i am assuming that it is later than a 98 model? the fact they are old technology.
There was a time lag between the sale of my RMX and the purchase of the KTM but the memory was still strong and compared to the later bikes the RMX was a bit of a dinosaur.
What’s this got to do with anything i hear you ask.
Have you considered that the RMX is not as forgiving as you might think.For their time they were certainly more refined than other models available but they are still a little unpredictable.
Maybe an update to a later model 4 stroke would help to keep you in the saddle (it did for me).
The Yamaha WR250F comes to mind the pre 05 models are well priced sure you don’t get electric start but your used to kicking anyway.
You’ll get usable torque so that you can attack hills at a little slower pace.
The power curve makes slippery tracks easier and they are light and forgiving when you make a mistake.As far as the jinx goes you will be rid of it.
And the wife will be happy to let you ride a bike that isn’t possesed.:laugh:I also suffer from issues when selling bikes, the money gets sucked into some black hole that everyone but you seems to be able to justify.:unsure:
So what i do is start looking for the new bike at the same time as selling the old one.
I try and line up the sale with the purchase that way i get and spend the cash at the same time (just a thought)Rebore.
G’day Teza,
I think Rebore has nailed it. After your sky/earth/sky/earth/crunch! I got to ride your rmx down the hill, through the creek and up the other side. I think they’re a fine old machine. If I had the funds, I’d love to have one in the shed….a great example of how bikes use to be….raw and aggressive. But, as you get older, you need all the help you can get. The RMX aint interested in helping you! I think a newer machine (like the KLX/DRZ/WR) with their better brakes, better suspension, better steering, more managable power, better ergonomics etc. would reduce fatigue and the chance of crashing ?
You may have to save a little more money to update a little, but in the long term…the amount of extra incident free enjoyment and reduced medical fees will prove well worth while.
As for the missus……..she’s part of team Tez and needs to know what your thinking and why. She’ll be right.
Crash
(irony…..a bloke called crash giving teza advice)
Thanks heeps Crash,I realy apresiate your input. As much as I love riping around on the old bike,I also realise that it’s not what I need. At this stage of my life it’s all about keeping my self in good nick for work and every thing els for that mater. I’m looking forward to riding some different bikes as the RMX is the only bike I’v riden for years, but I always did think that it was a bit front heavy, but will still finde it hard to get rid of it as I know that there will be a bit of a lag between bikes, and since I got it rego’d I’v been so happy to be back in the sadle again.
Any way thanks again for your help out at Hampton that day Crash,looking back I was totaly rooted out there.
Cheers Teza.
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