YouTubers Put $2,500 Facebook Marketplace Dirt Bikes to the Test in Wild Challenge

Six riders were given the same budget, but wildly different motorcycles, as a cheap dirt bike challenge turned into a day of racing, crashes and unexpected results.

What can $2,500 buy you on Facebook Marketplace?

Apparently, enough dirt bike to race, jump, crash and, in at least a few cases, seriously surprise the competition.

The popular YouTube group CboysTV put that question to the test in a recent challenge that gave each participant a $2,500 budget to purchase a used dirt bike from Facebook Marketplace.

There was one catch: nobody could simply choose whatever motorcycle they wanted.

Six different categories were placed into a helmet, with each rider randomly drawing the type of motorcycle they would be required to purchase. The categories ranged from an air-cooled bike and 125cc two-stroke to larger 250cc and 450cc machines, along with a street-legal option.

The result was an unusual collection of used motorcycles that included everything from a small 2021 Honda CRF125 to older Kawasaki two-strokes and a street-legal 2003 WR450.

Once the motorcycles were purchased, however, finding the best deal was only the beginning.

The riders were put through a series of competitions designed to test both the machines and the people riding them. Events included drag racing, a slow race, long jumps, woods riding, enduro obstacles and eventually a final motocross race.

Early in the competition, Ben emerged as the rider to beat in a straight line, winning the first two drag races and securing the best-of-three competition.

But horsepower wasn’t everything.

The riders next competed to see who could travel the slowest without putting a foot down or falling over, turning a dirt bike race into a test of balance and control.

Then came the jumps.

Each rider was given three attempts to launch his motorcycle from a dirt bowl, with the longest distance counting toward the standings. The challenge exposed the dramatic differences between the bikes — and the experience levels of the riders — as some machines sailed while others struggled to generate enough speed.

The competition became considerably rougher once the group headed into the woods.

What initially appeared to be one of the easier portions of the day quickly became one of the most punishing.

Riders hit logs, a culvert and even a fence. Bikes went down repeatedly, and Ken suffered a violent crash after hitting a log and being thrown from his motorcycle into the trees.

At one point, the group summed up the chaos simply: nearly everyone had been claimed by the woods.

The final showdown moved to the motocross track, where riders also faced a roughly 65-foot dirt double before preparing for the race that would decide the championship.

Heading into the finale, Evan held the overall lead with 13 points, followed by Brett Turkot with 11. Ben had nine, Mike had eight, Spenny had three and Ken had one.

With five points available to the winner of the final race, the championship remained up for grabs.

The three-lap race began with a Le Mans-style start: competitors had to run to their motorcycles, fire them up and take off.

Brett won the race, while Evan finished second and Ben crossed the line third. Mike finished fourth, while Spenny failed to finish.

But Brett’s victory wasn’t enough to erase Evan’s earlier advantage.

When the final points were calculated, Evan won the entire challenge with 17 points, narrowly defeating Brett, who finished second with 16. Ben took third overall.

The victory was particularly surprising because Evan had drawn the street-legal motorcycle category — something that initially appeared to put him at a disadvantage against more traditional dirt bikes.

Instead, the unlikely machine carried him to the championship.

Evan received a trophy along with an additional surprise prize revealed after the competition.

The group also decided not to keep all of the motorcycles for themselves. Viewers were told that one person would be selected through an Instagram promotion and given the opportunity to choose one of the remaining bikes.

By the end of the challenge, the group had reached another conclusion about the used motorcycle market: despite rising prices, $2,500 can still buy a surprisingly capable dirt bike on Facebook Marketplace.