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Bramage · 09-15-2009, 09:25 PM

I would like feedback (good and bad) from people who have had the oppurtunity to ride the klx 140L, crf150f (08 or 09) and pitster 160 lxt or lxr (14). I am looking for a trail bike for my wife, 5'4" 125lbs plus gear.

JR

kawasakicoby125 · 09-15-2009, 09:53 PM

i would get the crf150f, then the lxr then the klx140. thats my order

50minikid · 09-15-2009, 10:09 PM

For a trail bike a honda would be your best bet, reliable, tough, and they also handle well.

Pitviking · 09-15-2009, 10:18 PM

Welcome to PM. I got a lxr 14 and i love this bike! It's been to a outdoor motocross(fast/rough)practice in the 85 class,to a free ride/downhill mtn trail(up it,tight/rocky/rooty/steep), to getting me back into riding,this is an impressive bike.It's the size of a 85,has great susp/handling and is light with a roomy cockpit.If she is just starting out get one with a 125 engine(one great thing about this bike is you can put different motors/wheels for different skill level's and uses)which is a easy starting and easy to ride(not intimating) engine.The crf150f is a great bike too,but it weigh's as much as a 250F,and i've never ridden the kawi so i don't know anything about it.

Bramage · 09-17-2009, 09:37 PM

Anyone else??

irock · 09-17-2009, 10:02 PM

ive rode the kawi 140, and it handles good, and has decent power. It also has electric start, which is nice because if its her first bike, she going to be stalling it.

The only thing i have to say about it is the clutch, it is not very foregiving, and i dont like thge way it feels, otherwise it is a good bike.

Bramage · 09-20-2009, 03:46 PM

Drawback to 150 is weight but on the flip side it's a Honda. Drawback to 140 two stage clutch sucks to speed shift but on the flip side it is much lighter then the 150. Drawback to 160 no electric start but on the flip side extremely light. I should mention I have ridden the 140 and an older 150 but not the 160. I would like to know if the 160 is hard to start cold and hot and how much effort is required to kick it over. Are the pitsters and Kawasaki reliable as the Honda? Any other feedback?

kawasakicoby125 · 09-20-2009, 05:08 PM

or get the lxr roller, and buy a different motor. the 160's are hard to start. but my yx140 started my hand today when u was checking for exhaust leaks. so...

96Justin · 09-20-2009, 05:20 PM

for a trail bike you want something reliable either the kawi or honda will have a more reliable motor than the china gpx motor

I have an 09 klx140L I use for beating around trails and its perfect. For trails its better than the crf150 because its got a better rear shock, and full front and rear disc brakes. If you've ever got drums brakes wet (which always happens on trails) they are useless. Trust me disc is the only way to go for offroad.

klx140L hands down out of those three, you wont regret it.

Not sure what that guy is talking about the clutch not being forgiving? It is so easy to use its near impossible to stall the bike out, easiest clutch ive ever felt. 10 times easier than my kx250's clutch. You can basically not even give it throttle from a standstill and it will chug a bit but pull right out, Kawi really got this bike right.

simmersm · 09-20-2009, 05:49 PM

i was hesitant about getting the 150f over the 140l due to the drum brakes but surprising, the drum brakes on the 150f work great. i have ridden the the 140l and the 150f. wouldn't buy a 140.. for myself atleast

96Justin · 09-20-2009, 05:55 PM

all depends where you ride and the conditions

ive ridden both and would never buy a crf150 for where I ride

simmersm · 09-20-2009, 06:06 PM

probably true. if your gonna do MX, get the 150f, its alot better suited. i suck and pulled the holeshot and lead the first lap against a guy with his pro license on a 140.. even he said that the 140 is gutless

hollywood213 · 09-20-2009, 06:10 PM

150f by far for the woods, the 140l is such a turd its not even funny... its way to slow for what it is..

klxrider245 · 09-20-2009, 06:14 PM

Crf150!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ischilk · 09-20-2009, 07:11 PM

lxt or crf are good trail bikes. Now that the lxt has an air box the open filter concern is gone. My dads wife has been riding lxt and loves it. It is much easier to start and ride than her xr200.

09-15-2009, 09:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bramage PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Klx, crf or pitster I would like feedback (good and bad) from people who have had the oppurtunity to ride the klx 140L, crf150f (08 or 09) and pitster 160 lxt or lxr (14). I am looking for a trail bike for my wife, 5'4" 125lbs plus gear. JR

09-15-2009, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
kawasakicoby125 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 2,356 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster i would get the crf150f, then the lxr then the klx140. thats my order

09-15-2009, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
50minikid 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 936 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster For a trail bike a honda would be your best bet, reliable, tough, and they also handle well.

09-15-2009, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pitviking 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hope B.C. Canada Posts: 301 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster Welcome to PM. I got a lxr 14 and i love this bike! It's been to a outdoor motocross(fast/rough)practice in the 85 class,to a free ride/downhill mtn trail(up it,tight/rocky/rooty/steep), to getting me back into riding,this is an impressive bike.It's the size of a 85,has great susp/handling and is light with a roomy cockpit.If she is just starting out get one with a 125 engine(one great thing about this bike is you can put different motors/wheels for different skill level's and uses)which is a easy starting and easy to ride(not intimating) engine.The crf150f is a great bike too,but it weigh's as much as a 250F,and i've never ridden the kawi so i don't know anything about it.

09-17-2009, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bramage PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Klx, crf or pitster Anyone else??

09-17-2009, 10:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
irock 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Granite Bay, California Posts: 255 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster ive rode the kawi 140, and it handles good, and has decent power. It also has electric start, which is nice because if its her first bike, she going to be stalling it. The only thing i have to say about it is the clutch, it is not very foregiving, and i dont like thge way it feels, otherwise it is a good bike.

09-20-2009, 03:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bramage PM Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Klx, crf or pitster Drawback to 150 is weight but on the flip side it's a Honda. Drawback to 140 two stage clutch sucks to speed shift but on the flip side it is much lighter then the 150. Drawback to 160 no electric start but on the flip side extremely light. I should mention I have ridden the 140 and an older 150 but not the 160. I would like to know if the 160 is hard to start cold and hot and how much effort is required to kick it over. Are the pitsters and Kawasaki reliable as the Honda? Any other feedback?

09-20-2009, 05:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
kawasakicoby125 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 2,356 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster or get the lxr roller, and buy a different motor. the 160's are hard to start. but my yx140 started my hand today when u was checking for exhaust leaks. so...

09-20-2009, 05:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
96Justin 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 770 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster for a trail bike you want something reliable either the kawi or honda will have a more reliable motor than the china gpx motor I have an 09 klx140L I use for beating around trails and its perfect. For trails its better than the crf150 because its got a better rear shock, and full front and rear disc brakes. If you've ever got drums brakes wet (which always happens on trails) they are useless. Trust me disc is the only way to go for offroad. klx140L hands down out of those three, you wont regret it. Not sure what that guy is talking about the clutch not being forgiving? It is so easy to use its near impossible to stall the bike out, easiest clutch ive ever felt. 10 times easier than my kx250's clutch. You can basically not even give it throttle from a standstill and it will chug a bit but pull right out, Kawi really got this bike right.

09-20-2009, 05:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
simmersm 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 1,429	Re: Klx, crf or pitster i was hesitant about getting the 150f over the 140l due to the drum brakes but surprising, the drum brakes on the 150f work great. i have ridden the the 140l and the 150f. wouldn't buy a 140.. for myself atleast

09-20-2009, 05:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
96Justin 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 770 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster all depends where you ride and the conditions ive ridden both and would never buy a crf150 for where I ride

09-20-2009, 06:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
simmersm 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 1,429	Re: Klx, crf or pitster probably true. if your gonna do MX, get the 150f, its alot better suited. i suck and pulled the holeshot and lead the first lap against a guy with his pro license on a 140.. even he said that the 140 is gutless

09-20-2009, 06:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
hollywood213 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 971 My Mood:	Re: Klx, crf or pitster 150f by far for the woods, the 140l is such a turd its not even funny... its way to slow for what it is..

09-20-2009, 06:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
klxrider245 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: RIVERSIDE Posts: 1,017	Re: Klx, crf or pitster Crf150!!!!!!!!!!!!!

09-20-2009, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
ischilk 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cranberry, Pa Posts: 258	Re: Klx, crf or pitster lxt or crf are good trail bikes. Now that the lxt has an air box the open filter concern is gone. My dads wife has been riding lxt and loves it. It is much easier to start and ride than her xr200.

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