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I just met somebody who might have some private property I can ride on. He's got an old 175 enduro bike. There's a couple of trails not too far from here (St. Catharines, Niagara) as well.

Was originally planning to pick up an old CB or the like for my first one. Mentioned this in the Introduce yourself section but not sure if you remember. Anyway, now I'm looking at getting a dual sport instead so I can ride offroad through the winter when the weather's not too bad and I have...

P.P.S. Sorry, lol. LOVE the classic Honda CBs with the flat seats such as: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/CB350F.jpg

350 cc to 500 or 600 cc would probably be ideal. Don't want to have to worry about blowing about on the highway and like the idea of having some extra power when carrying extra weight (camping gear, a passenger, etc.).

jcbarnar, yeah, I like the style of those eras of bikes, and as for size, I'd say I'm open minded. I understand that a 200 cc bike and 700 cc bike are two very different machines. I just figure I need something that's at least 200 and really shouldn't go any bigger than 700 for my first bike...

Still saving up, but once the time comes to actually go look at something, I'll post more information and try to get some in return. Thanks for your replies.

Oh, one more thing. How much would you spend on a used bike? I was hoping I'd be able to pick something up that runs for under $2,000. Between 2 and 3 grand more realistic for a decent used bike?

I'm Carl, but I'll be going by my last name. Moved to Canada from Sweden in 2002 and been here (Niagara) since. Hoping to pick up my first bike this fall/winter. Leaning in the direction of an older Japanese bike. Looked at bikes in the 200-700 cc range and between the years of 1970 and 1990 on...