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Originally Posted by culcune
I just thought of something in my search to see if it would be feasible to move back to Yuma (I might want a bike to commute on like I did for nearly 6 years, and your purchase reminded me that with the cost of enduros going up, it makes sense to consider a XTR). I went to Pitster's site, and the lowest cost XTR is the 19/16 version. It states something along the lines of 'Big power in a small size...' or something like that. Months ago, unrelated, I remember comments on a youtube video of the Chinese dirtbike Apollo, someone mentioned it is technically a pitbike. I might have referenced that here on CRs and seeing if anyone was familiar with what 'rules' make a full size bike like an Apollo a pit bike vs. just a plain 'ol dirtbike. No one really knew or posted anything definitive, but your experience with Vermont defining it as a pitbike combined with the club saying the same thing, and Pitster's own advertising about 'small' leads me to believe your bike might technically be a 'pitbike', whatever a 'pitbike' is. With the engine, wheels, and street equipment, it should not matter as far as road legality goes, but its designation might affect its status with off-roading club competition. I guess another call to Pitster might settle it for you.
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There is a generic definition for what a Pit Bike is. It is specifically a type of mini bike that more or less started with the Honda Z50. They are not full framed/full sized motorcycles. The lines have started to become blurred as some pit bikes are being equipped with larger wheels and tires and longer travel suspension combined with larger engines, but at their core they are generally a small frame bike with a horizontal Honda or Honda clone engine.
The XTR 250, regardless of what size wheels and tires are on it, is a Dual-Sport/Enduro motorcycle with a full size frame. If wheel size was a determining factor, then SuperMoto's should then be considered a mini bike just like a Grom. Go tell a Sumo rider they have a mini bike, and I promise that they would laugh at you.