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[super_mario1]

Try to include the following info in your first post
1) your physical size 5'11 and 200
2) How physical / aggressive are you ? very
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ?????mx/sx
4) Do you have any riding experience? yes 2years on a cr 125
5) Do you think you will race ? yup
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work?yes
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)?
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry?ya
9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike?1000-2300
10) Do you live in California? nah fl
11) Your age?16
12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion
i dont need that ,much help i just dont know wether a 2storke 250 would be to much or if i should just get a 250 fourstrkoe

 

[Backslayer]

me personally Id go with the four stroke, but buying a used four stroke is a gamble

 

[super_mario1]

anybody else

 

[justalonewolf007]

At your size, if you're aggressive, you'll do just fine on the 250 2-stroke. Any 4-stroke in your price range is going to be raced out, or blown up. I'd also suggest going with the 2-stroke since you're more familiar with them and their maintenance.

 

[super_mario1]

but if its maintained woudlent it be fine :think:

 

[XRpredator]

If you don't want to listen to people's advice, and if you really want a 4-stroke, buy one and quit trying to get someone to tell you what you want to hear.

 

[super_mario1]

i was just wondering i was just trying to get some oppinions

 

[Rich Rohrich]

i was just wondering i was just trying to get some oppinions

9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike?1000-2300

You aren't willing to spend enough money to get a 250F. It's difficult to be much more clear than that.

 

[J-man]

preds got a point. if you want the four stroke then first your ganna have to up the budget but then get the 250F. there is also nothing wrong with getting a 250 2 stroke

 

[justalonewolf007]

but if its maintained woudlent it be fine :think:

People will say anything to sell a bike. Supposedly mine was perfectly maintained, with oil changed every other ride, fork seals recently done...blah blah blah.

I ended up believing half the stuff he said, as he *seemed* to know what he was talking about and bought it. I couldn't exactly take the top end apart and check it in front of him. Nor could I see just how bent the rims were when I rode it.

I at least made the choice of getting a twostroke...and can completely rebuild and customize it for about 700 dollars.

If you buy a used 250f for 2300, about two days or two weeks (might last you two months?) later it will need a 3,000 dollar rebuild.

Long story short...used racing 4-strokes are almost always (bank account) a time bomb. If you can't afford a newer one that has been well taken care of, you definitely cannot afford to own one that is blown up.