I can't kick the rally bug. And I can't afford rally in a car. What do I need to know about rally moto?
Background. It's been 25 years since I've been on a bike almost all street. I want to do Magnum Opus in June. I need to get a license (lots of classes in ON, so not a problem), a bike, and minimum gear. Have a trailer. Can I do this for $2K? I'm quite OK with coming in last.....for my first event. 
Discuss. Thanks.
You can totally do this for $2k.
what bike:
A cheap but functional dual sport. Probably aircooled, probably Japanese, definitely 4 stroke.
what to do to get ready:
-Get protective gear (motocross boots, Snell rated helmet, back protector, neck brace)
-Practice riding your cheap new bike until you're comfortable on it at speed
-Mount the necessary extra stuff to said bike (roll chart holder, first aid kit, warning triangle)
-Sign up and get your med form completed
what do I need to know?
Read this, read the moto section and the rulebook multiple times
Feel free to post any questions, I've done a few RallyMoto events now and feel like I've sort of got the hang of it, although I'm slow on 2 wheels.
I bought a KLR 250 for $960. This would be a great bike as it is water cooled and has a reasonable amount of pop. I always prefer water cooled though.
I only suggested aircooled because reliability per $$ is typically better, at least in my experience. My rally bike is also watercooled (DRZ).
Agree with N on the air cooled part. I've spent more than a few minutes with friends as they're cleaning out their radiators on their overheating bikes/quads, while my air cooled beast is running just fine.
Thanks, another thing I didn't know existed that now I cannot ignore.
Already found this on CL...
In reply to pinchvalve:
What is that? KLR with a Katana fairing?
In reply to Petrolburner:
That's a KLR Tengai, only a handful were sold here, but they were much more common in some other markets.
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