Weight: 140
Height: 5'6"
Age: 25
Live in Idaho so trails vary greatly: Went riding this weekend in high desert, along mountain ridges, some sandy areas. Single track, forest roads, atv trails, wide open, etc. Everything is available and is ridden by us. Also have St Anthony's sand dunes less than 1 hour away (go 1-3 times a year). I could definitely see her getting into occasional recreational MX.
Two Wheel Experience: I purchased a NX250 (little Honda Dual Sport) as my first bike three years ago. The intention was to train myself and her, then buy myself a bigger one and hand the little one down to her. She never became super interested. She ended up getting about 10 hours of seat time on-road with it. She has scooted around yards on friends Trail 90's and pit bikes. She did well in both situations. She is confident and enjoys pushing herself.
Offroad: She has ridden three wheelers and currently has an 87 TRX250x. She loves riding her quad, but is seeing the benefits of two wheels. She has been complaining that her quad isn’t powerful enough and would like a bit more suspension.
She drives her turbo Subaru like a mad woman
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So, for her first bike:
KX100: Add FWW, bar risers, and possibly taller seat? Make it a small tossable KDX100. I really like the low weight (easy to handle for a lady and beginner) and decent power (for her to keep from getting bored). Don’t like how she is on the upper limit for size.
KDX: Lower 1-2". I like how it could share parts with mine and that it is a full size bike that I don’t have to adjust. Downside is that she is a beginner and the extra torque and size/weight might be a little intimidating.
I don’t want to pick up an old XR200 in case it poops out while she is learning and I have to put $ into a temp bike. Plus I know once she gets comfortable I can see her getting bored (power) and frustrated (suspension) quick. Since I can find clean KX100 and KDX's for around $1k here and clean XR250 for ~$1k and XR200 for ~$700 Id rather get the better bike for a little more. Any thoughts one way or the other?
Budget is ~$1200