This is not a spoon - the enfield 500 is ( was when I got mine) 18 bhp as stock.
Lots of tuning available for them - mine has a gas flowed head and a 36 mm concentric carb. tune them any more and you need a new bigend as well.
According to the magazines a TW is capable offroad - for greenlaning - thats what it is designed for.
Its not a pseudo motocross penis extension - its a trailbike Low seat hight and soft engine characteristics Go read the reviews
the CRF230. Had a heap of CCM's , decided to try the 230 as there were a few in the club and they are great for LDT's and tough enduros. Alos I C of C our LDT, the Wyegate, so the 230 suited. 3 years on and I just fancy a change. Loved my 604's so aiming to build a rally style bike.
KX500 ?
Maico 700?
It's not in any way cool or in any way a respected machine among the dirtbike crew and so it'll get laughed out of existance like the TW200 did, but for general commuting with the occassional bit of dirt I'd look at the Rieju Tango.
Sounds like Chinese monkeymetal but they're an established Spanish manufacturer. The new Gas Gas Pampera is a badge engineered 125 Tango, and one of their crossers is made by Gas Gas.
The Tangos look good, the 125s have Yam engines, they're narrow, not super tall, and they weigh next to nowt. I'd fancy the 250cc but the engine's an unknown quantity, not being from Yam, so I'd like to hear reliablity reports before going for it.
If the main use is on tarmac with the occassional bit of dirt, and you can cope with not looking harcore like you would on the metal posted above (although I think you can spec the more traditional phallic MX fender if you wish) they look just the ticket.
Vid of someone messing around on an mx course the 250:
Maico 700 - that is a beast! didnt know they did a 700, the 490 / 500 was bad enough.
A mate had a cr500, put on the road for as a motard / GL'ing on a daytime MOT, no lights, tiny number plate facing the sky and a bike reflector.
he was quick at Mallory Park on it... nuts bike.
Now you got me thinking was after an honda XR250 but only has kick start so have now upped my plans for a CRF250X and the wr250 as well thought there would be quite a few good ones for sale this time of year but don't seem to be going to use mine for GL only with bit of road to get me there
mmmmm macio...................
Might be a bit on the mental side though!
Come on put a picture up of a Vertamati, we have had everything else 
TandemJeremy - Member
this is not a spoon - I own a tuned enfield - must have all off 22 bhp...
Shame they don't do a Velocette reproduction Funnily enough I've been eyeing off the Enfield.
To the OP, don't confuse your transport with your toys.
epicyclo. Yup. when stock mine would barely do 80. The inlet port is tiny and so is the stock carb
CBT down, only 3 parts to go................
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