DaveCarlson Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I posted this in the new introduction section as well. Sorry for the redudancy. Hi, New to this forum but not to bikes. I'm thinking about getting an older 2 stroke and have settled on either a '73 RT1 360 enduro or a '79 DT 250F. As many of you know these are enduro street/trail type bikes. Anyone have an opinion one way or the other? If you do I would appreciate your input. Thanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted September 25, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 25, 2013 RT1 for me. The DT is no faster than the 175 DT and parts are a lot harder to find. The extra cubes will help when riding and keeping up with modern traffic. Welcome. Lots of 2 stroke owners here, I have three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayruf Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi Dave My choice would be the later 250 1979 bike, I just prefer the look, both bikes should appreciate in value, I figure the 79 Bike would be a better bike to run benefiting from some model updates that the 360 would not of received, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi dave,,, , The RT1 has a great sound to it,,, it is the smaller bike tho, if your tall . the DT250MX would be more suitable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted September 26, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 26, 2013 Rt for me too. Dt 250 does nothing a 175 wont, performance is similar. They got used as learners too remember. So chances of abuse far higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCarlson Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Thank you for your replies. I took a look at some You Tube videos and the 360 does look to be a small bike. I am going to look at the 250 today and the 360 on Sat. I'll keep you folks posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Don"t forget the DT400, more torque , but only a slight bit faster , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCarlson Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Looked at the dt250 today. Not impressed. Checking out the RT3 360 on Sat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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