Hey guys, i would need some ideas for a first bike. Im about 6’1 but the thing is that im only 14 years old and cant earn money until next summer (although im only gonna have enough in summer 2028, about 2600€ then but i cant earn any more until im finished with school in 2031), i know its not a lot of cash but ive seen some Suzuki 85s lately for under 2K€ used in my country (Austria), my previous experience also isnt that much but ive ridden a surron lbx that has about 12HP and my tuned 50cc supermoto with about 15-17HP, so power wise an 85 would just about not be overkill i guess. Just know im opposed to sth like a TTR230 or some small 4T like that and beginner trail bikes in general because of the limited suspension and mostly also limited power, because there will come a time in this bike’s life where it will be used on an MX track. I guess if i wanna be future proof i could mayyyybe handle a 250 4T but id rather not go big from the beginning. Also for most bikes in this price range im forced to buy Suzuki, are the bikes good enough quality wise?

Sorry for this long rant, i hope its not too much. I know it might be a hard task to suggest something within such a low price range. Thanks!

Hi,

Took my CRF300L to the motocross track the other day. This is my first summer riding bikes, I got about 9k KM experience on it so far, mixed road/dirt. Overall it was harder than expected but at the same time I feel like I was doing corners at a decent pace, didn't really feel that bad, but I was very scared to jump. There was nobody on the track, so I just pulled over and quickly checked the internet and it said that tabletops are the easiest to learn jumps on, so that's what I did.

Oh boy! I accelerated to about 35-40km/h, kept a steady throttle and the moment I reached the top of the incline, I got shot off the bike so hard, it was a miracle I didn't fall. The bike briefly left the ground and I left the bike :D I was standing up, doing a what I would consider a neutral position in the center of the bike, hips back, knees slightly bent. The only logical explanation I could come up with is that this was the suspension's fault? CRF300L has a notoriously soft suspension, so I'm thinking as I'm climbing the hill, the suspensions compresses and the moment the rear tire hits the top of the incline, I get launched upwards. But then I saw a video of Carson Brown ripping on a track with a CRF300L Rally, doing wild jumps.

Is this a me problem or a bike problem, or a combination of both?