So this past December I bought a small side-by-side. My wife and son seem to like it much better than dirtbike riding, (I shed a small tear...). Anyway, I have a 2016(?) OSET 20.0 and a 2014 Kawasaki KLX140L sitting in the garage.
I absolutely like having a small bike. Something that is easy for a noob to ride. The OSET gets the nod as super easy sans clutch/shifting and being smaller. Though its a little more limited in actual use for full size adults.
The Kawasaki is a pretty legit dirtbike, just smaller. An easy bike for a full size adult to ride in the woods.
Thoughts from the collective on which I should sell/keep?
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Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
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Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
You shouldn't have bought the side by side. ;)
The kwak would allow you to teach someone to use a clutch so that would get the nod for me if the person seems likely to want to ride for real.
The kwak would allow you to teach someone to use a clutch so that would get the nod for me if the person seems likely to want to ride for real.
Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
May I borrow the Oset this weekend? If my granddaughter likes it I'll buy it.
Ken
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Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
If it doesn't work out with Ken's Grand daughter, I might be interested in the Oset. Mrs. SJ bought a KLX140 for our daughter back in the fall but she refuses to ride it. She says the gas engine scares her. I would love to call her bluff!
Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
The 20 is pretty small. How big is your daughter? My son is 55#, 9yr old, and median height. He fits it well and can use the seat. A friends 10yr old daughter is tall for her age and it's way too small for her to sit. A decent size if she stood all the time but thats a hard way to learn. He's looking for a clutchless 110 for her. No normal adult can ride the 20 - esp one that can fit on a 140. Of course we goof off with it and do wheelies but it's like riding a clown bike.
Phil, IMO which one you sell depends on who visits and wants to go riding. If kids are involved the oset is great. If you know more teens/adults that want to learn to ride, the 140 is the keeper.
Edit: I looked up my measurements for kiddo's OSET. The seat height is 24" w/ no sag. For comparison a TTR110 is 26". Both have a 41.x" wheelbase. A KLX140 is 30.7" w/ 49.6" wheelbase.
Phil, IMO which one you sell depends on who visits and wants to go riding. If kids are involved the oset is great. If you know more teens/adults that want to learn to ride, the 140 is the keeper.
Edit: I looked up my measurements for kiddo's OSET. The seat height is 24" w/ no sag. For comparison a TTR110 is 26". Both have a 41.x" wheelbase. A KLX140 is 30.7" w/ 49.6" wheelbase.
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Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
Thanks for comments guys. A lot more chatter on this than I thought there would be.
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Re: Thinking about selling one of my little bikes?
What size wheels on the klx?
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It has the L wheels. Not sure off top of my head.
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