I've been riding street bikes for about 5 years. I'm thinking seriously about taking up dirt riding. I've been looking in the cycle trader, manufacturer's sites, my local dealer and here for information on what bike I should get, but so far it's not real clear what it would be. I'm 5'9" and about 160 lbs. Without dirt riding experience though, I don't really know what kind of riding I would be doing. Living in SoCal I assume all types of riding would be available and I'd probably want to try everything and take it from there. So far I'm thinking I would want to go with a four stroke(no mixing fuel, cleaner burning and smoother power delivery) MX bike(CRF450R or YZ250F) since I've heard it would be easier to take a MX bike on trails rather than the other way round. Or should I opt for something like a WR250F or WR400F? Would they make out on a MX track? Any help would be appreciated.
Also can somebody please clear up this green and red sticker thing for me. What bikes get what sticker and why? When are you allowed to ride red sticker bikes and where? I've been told you can only ride red sticker bikes(2 strokes) 2 months a year. Someone else told me you can't ride them only 2 months a year and it also applies to certain 4 strokes. Thanks.
Also can somebody please clear up this green and red sticker thing for me. What bikes get what sticker and why? When are you allowed to ride red sticker bikes and where? I've been told you can only ride red sticker bikes(2 strokes) 2 months a year. Someone else told me you can't ride them only 2 months a year and it also applies to certain 4 strokes. Thanks.