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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1366188, member: 68872"] It is certainly nice to be able to touch both feet to the ground, but tip-toe is enough. Keep in mind that dirt bikes come in several different flavors. The MX bikes are built for racing and don't usually come with any extras, such as kicks stands, headlights, etc. Their engines are also built for race and need frequent maintenance, and this is true fo both two strokes and four strokes. The maintenance on a two stroke is a lot easier, however. Note that "maintenance" includes fairly frequent rebuilds of the top end. A full out racing bike will have its top end rebuilt every 20 hours or so. If you ride it gently you can push that interval a fair amount but you can't just ignore it like you do low performance engine. All of the two strokes made in the last 15 to 20 years are going to be MX bikes. Examples of MX bikes are Yamaha Yz-xxx , which come in both two and four stoke models. Another flavor of bike is the "off road" models. Cheaper, heavier, less performance, less suspension travel. The engines are low compression so they will run just fine on 87 octane gas and if you change the oil frequently they will run a long time. The off road models often come with kickstands and many come with electric start. They also tend to have much lower seat heights which is good for shorter riders. Great bikes to learn on but you will probably tire of it fairly quickly and want to move on to a MX bike for the performance. Example of off road models would be the Yamaha TTR series, such as a TT-R230. "Enduro" bikes are generally MX bikes with a headlight, battery, a bigger gas tank and often with electric start. Some are even street legal. Examples are Yamaha WR450 or the KTM 450exc "Dual Sport" bikes are closer to the "off road" models with the extra equipment to make them street legal. A big problem with dual sport bikes off road is that you often come back from a trail ride missing mirrors and turn signals. And street legal tires suck in the dirt and good knobbies don't last long on pavement. If you are intent on starting off on a two stroke then a 125 would be the preferred choice. Two strokes are a bit more difficult to ride due to their power delivery characteristics: RPM drops too low and you have close to nothing, then all of the sudden you hit the power band and you have too much. They also tend to be a lot more finicky on the jetting and if you aren't pushing them hard enough they will foul plugs like crazy. At 5'11" you should be properly sized for a 125 or 250 two stroke (they will both be about the same height). Your budget is about right for a 10 year old 125. Rod [/QUOTE]
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