Hey y’all!

Okierider · 03-30-2022, 04:06 PM

Hi! I’m looking to buy my first dirt bike so I can ride with my son. Grandpa decided my son needed a bike, and I’d hate for him to ride alone, it’s just not safe…at least that’s what I tell the wife lol.

So like everyone I started at Amazon looking at the X-pro 250. Delved deeper into the YouTube Hawk 250 rabbit hole. I’m watching those videos I found this place and decided I’d ask before I bought.

I’m currently stuck between a hawk 250 or an Apollo db-36 from Orion, but I don’t really know any better options in that price range. I’m not too worried about registration here in Oklahoma. These things are normally pretty simple here.

Anyway, glad to be here!

buzz · 03-30-2022, 09:00 PM

TBR7 what i bought 1500.00

Kit352 · 03-30-2022, 11:05 PM

I ordered an xpro Titan. Seemed to be the best compromise for me. The Orion was better but maybe not worth the extras to me. The Apollo was a close second pick but I thought the titan would suit me better.

Okierider · 03-31-2022, 09:00 AM

I keep coming back to the different suspension and OHC motor on the Apollo. Seems like it would lend itself better to tinkering. I got my pill of pushrod motors playing with my old LS1 Camaro, OHC seems better all around.

Kit352 · 03-31-2022, 02:11 PM

I believe all bikes mention are OHC, the titan is for sure. Suspension wise the Orion is tops.

Okierider · 03-31-2022, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kit352

I believe all bikes mention are OHC, the titan is for sure. Suspension wise the Orion is tops.

I was under the impression that the Hawk and it’s variants with the same motor used a cam-in-block, pushrod style motor?

03-30-2022, 04:06 PM	#1
Okierider Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 252	Hey y’all! Hi! I’m looking to buy my first dirt bike so I can ride with my son. Grandpa decided my son needed a bike, and I’d hate for him to ride alone, it’s just not safe…at least that’s what I tell the wife lol. So like everyone I started at Amazon looking at the X-pro 250. Delved deeper into the YouTube Hawk 250 rabbit hole. I’m watching those videos I found this place and decided I’d ask before I bought. I’m currently stuck between a hawk 250 or an Apollo db-36 from Orion, but I don’t really know any better options in that price range. I’m not too worried about registration here in Oklahoma. These things are normally pretty simple here. Anyway, glad to be here!
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03-30-2022, 09:00 PM	#2
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 862	TBR7 what i bought 1500.00
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03-30-2022, 11:05 PM	#3
Kit352 Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 28	I ordered an xpro Titan. Seemed to be the best compromise for me. The Orion was better but maybe not worth the extras to me. The Apollo was a close second pick but I thought the titan would suit me better.
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03-31-2022, 09:00 AM	#4
Okierider Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 252	I keep coming back to the different suspension and OHC motor on the Apollo. Seems like it would lend itself better to tinkering. I got my pill of pushrod motors playing with my old LS1 Camaro, OHC seems better all around.
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03-31-2022, 02:11 PM	#5
Kit352 Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 28	I believe all bikes mention are OHC, the titan is for sure. Suspension wise the Orion is tops.
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