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I have a 2023 plate Husqvarna FE 350 Heritage which I have owned from new. First registered 1st April 23.
It’s done about 30 hours and is in beautiful condition. I’ve only used it for green lanes, not proper enduro.
It’s had three or four oil changes and I always switch over the air filters after each ride as a precaution. I’ve had engine and swing arm covers on from day one to protect the bike.
The mileage/hours are so low because I was also running a Husky 701 alongside the 350.
I’m not desperate to sell but I would for £6750. 👍
I’m based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
That's a lovely bike. It's a bit more than I was hoping to spend but I'll keep it in mind.
 
Many folks put a lot of miles on Enduro's, when not raced they do not need as much servicing, just think of road bikes used exclusively on tracks, they go from needing a service every few thousand miles, to every handful of track days - down to hundreds of miles from thousands, its the opposite way around when bimbling about on an Enduro bike.

The bigger the Enduro the harder they are to thrash and less mantenance needed, a lot of folk in the US use 500's as "Dual Sport" bikes and report pistong lasting 20,000 miles, even 350's reportedly manage 500+ hours on a piston - 10,000+ miles, and I just gave my husky 350 a top end overhaul at @150 hours and the piston was in excellent conditon and the bore looked like new (I was always a bit concerned the hours on it when I bought it may not of been genuine - but now think they probably were accurate or fairly close.

You also need to consider if taking a road based trail bike like a DR and then riding it almost exclusively off road you will need to do a lot more maintenance than the manual suggests if you want it to last, so the differnce is a lot less than some people imagine, although obviously a CRF250L will have a longer engine life, it is also bloody heavy (40kg more than an Enduro) underpowered and the suspension needs upgrading, an Enduro will be pretty much fully sorted out of the crate.

Also the "hour meters" only clock up when bike is moving, I often gone for a "long day out" to find I have clocked just 4 hours or so, and it's easy to stretch service intervals to 20 hours for trail riding, giving you 4-5 days riding between a simple (and cheap - they don't hold much) oil change, the 10 hours in the manual assumes you may have spent 10 hours in sloppy welsh bogs at WOT bouncing it off the rev limiter in 2nd the whole time, pootling down a lane at about 1/3rd of that RPM on a whiff of throttle puts a lot less stress on them.

Another consideration is they are deisgned to be maintained regularly, parts are relatively cheap, a full set of genune OE bodywork for my Husky listed at just over £200 inc vat about 5 years ago - side panels, rad shrouds, headlight surround, fork protectors, tail piece the lot - a lot of road bikes will cost that for a single panel.

It just so happens my 350 is for sale, just had a good overhaul and should need nothing for quite some time;

Thanks Rasher - budget wise that would work. I'll do some research on the model.
 
EXC-F. Don't bother with a CRF-L. You'll only regret it after picking it up for the 10th time somewhere. They are the same wet weight as a 690/701. That's the context you need to put it into.
An alternative is a Beta Alp or Montessa 4 runner. Think 200cc Suzuki engine in a Trails bike chassis with an actual seat. Even lighter than an enduro bike as long as its not the latest model which has been on a seefood diet.
There are guys in our south Wales TRF group who actually use trials bikes and just carry a couple of fuel bottles.
I've used mine on local stuff and its all day long easy as they only weigh 65-70kgs!
Good shout
 
I've been considering this, several times.

One of our customers has one. Brings it on our tours, which are approx 2000 miles. Incl Pyrenees, Portugal and soon Morocco. It's good, and will carry some luggage.

I've bought two bikes from 'fin, both I still have. Good bikes
If the Yamaha is a consideration, there is a really good FortNine video within which he provides loads of info about these bikes. Seems they have unusually high quality components throughout.

Well worth a watch, I would suggest.
 
DRZ400S
434 Athena big bore
FCR39 flatwise pumper carb
Seat concepts seat
Clark 15L tank
Custom touring screen
New suspension front and back
New discs front and back
New chain and sprocket set.
15,000 miles. MOT June.
Probably one of the best in the country

£3750 ONO

It's going up for sale soon. You can beat the rush.
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Have you considered an BMW 650 XChallenge?
Great bike with plenty of grunt and pretty light bike, a good compromise for when you need to do some road riding to get to those lanes.
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This one is a bit special having had a recent complete overall with approx £1200 spent plus some upgrades making it an ideal TET bike.
I have it advertised on here and eBay if you want more details.


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2017 Beta Strainer 300 2 stroke? Think it's on about 3600 miles, need to check, large tank fitted, rack fitted, heated grips, getting ready for a back tyre, metzeler Sahara front and back, weighs bugger all. 2 owners from new had the piston changed by Graham Charlton Beta where I bought it from and I've owned it 3 yrs but have decided to go 4 stroke for a change. £3000 ish
 
Depends on what type of lanes you want to ride and how much road work. Crf seems to be the go to for many people if you have road work in mind. The voge 300 rally is exceptionally good value and rides very well out of the box, have a go on one.
 
I have a nice CCM 650 . The one with the ultra reliable Suzuki engine only problem is I'm in Northern Ireland
 

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Only other caveat with Enduro's is lack of Key, I fitted an ignition switch to mine to stop a casual "hit start button and run" type theft, also carry a tiny alarmed disc lock in the tail pack, even if stopping for a bit of a pub lunch, mates laught at me, but then insist on a seat close to bikes, or outside even when it's freezing as they are terrified some oik will just ride off on their bikes. When fuelling up etc one of us goes and pays whilst other one keeps eye on bikes.

All these things really attract thieves, so don't be blase about leaving them unatended for even the shortest amount of time, or expect to park up in a cty centre Hotel and find it still there the following morning, I wil use a Hotel with secure parking or off the beaten track B&B if bikes will not be visible from the road.

450 / 500 make great TET bikes with lazy power and long engine life, 250s are easiest to try and go fast around an Enduro track, but don't have much torque, the 350 is a nice balance with a lot less cog swapping than the 250, and less chance of a bit of "whisky throttle" throwing you headfirst into a tree.

A couple of guys I know started with 250's and then bought larger bikes, guys with 350+ all stuck with their bikes or are now on their second larger bike, my 350 will cruise all day long at 60, and I have had it at an indicated 85 but it was getting a bit wobbly on knoblies and low tyre pressures, pretty sure it would do a ton with the stock 14 front sprocket, but I prefer the lower gearing which almost eliminates the need to use 1st, and means I can stay in 3rd / 4th 90% of the time on trails with very little need to shift gears, think I'd gear it up for TET style work or trips involving a lot of road work.....

....Mate has a 23 EXCF500 and that just pulls any gear from any revs, it is just so torquey and smooth, but you need a bit of finnesse on the throttle as it just spins up / wheelies on more than a whiff of throttle even in 4th or 5th gear, but for lazily plodding along trails it is beautiful, if I had pots of money i'd lean towards a 500 for trails and get a 2-stroke for track based fun days, but the 350 4T is all things to all people.
 
Make your own trails with the mighty Himalayan !!!

take no notice of this light is right approach , what you need is the mud plugging thump of a long stroke motor

Heavy is heaven when you're riding an enfield :D plus you'll be able to touch the floor :clap


Also its cheaper than a Klim riding suit £1650


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There is no great answer to this.

A bike that is good on the road will be bad off it. See also tyres.

There's the odd exception where the balance shifts a bit like the Honda CRF 200/300 which is OK on the road, and is fairly capable off road for riders with no soul. There is a reason the KTM/Husky 350 is such a popular bike with TRF members, but it's crap on the road.
 
Make your own trails with the mighty Himalayan !!!

take no notice of this light is right approach , what you need is the mud plugging thump of a long stroke motor

Heavy is heaven when you're riding an enfield :D plus you'll be able to touch the floor :clap


Also its cheaper than a Klim riding suit £1650


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Any details on this, mileage, condition etc?

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Morning all

Thanks again for all the suggestions and thoughts.

I've decided on a DRZ (via a private message). Not an easy decision with all the great bikes that were offered! The idea of buying more than one crossed my mind a few times...

Cheers
 
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