Is a yz250 too much for me

Here's the stats :-)
35 years old
physical size - 6'1" 210lbs
not real aggressive
trail and friends - want the option to get crazy though
3 years street experience, maybe 5 hours on dirt
will never race
mechanically inclined
dont care about brand dont know enough about 2 or 4 stroke
looking for used
$1500-$3000
My 5 year old is riding a cheap knockoff bike, I didn't want to invest the money incase he lost interest, well he loves it so as soon as he kills this bike he's getting a real one.
He really wants me to ride with him so I want a bike also. I hopped on a 2003 yz250 yesterday, mind you I havent rode a bike in 12 years, and it tried to through me off :-)
I'm going to look at it again tomorrow with a real rider, The guy wants $2000 for it. Is it too much bike for me? should I look for something smaller or a 4 stroke 250. I'll spend most of my time on flat tracks around my house. I have 2 acres here to ride on and 5 acres down the street.
if I get a 125 will I want a 250 later?
Thanks for any input

I also can get a 98 YZ 400F for $2300, which one would be better, sorry forgot all about that one

Well the yz250 sold for $2500 so I went and looked at the YZ400F
I talked to the owner for quite a while, started up the bike and road down the street. Being used to riding a street bike the 4 stroke felt really nice. I talked to him a little more about the bike and he showed me all the paper work for it and explained everything that was done to the bike. I could tell he liked the bike and took great care of it.
I'm now the happy owner of a yz400f and a few boxes of the stock parts that were replaced, chain lube, brand new sand tire, desert tank, extra stock rear tire, coolant, tiedowns etc. the guy hooked me up.
When I got home I cruised around in my backyard, got a little sideways and was in heaven :-)
Thanks for the feedback guys and thank you Scott for the great bike!

Sorry haven’t been back in a wile lots of yard work and riding to do :-) We cut a pass through a grove of trees I have in the back and have a good size trail for the little guys. Even my 7 year old is getting in on the action, and they both found out why they shouldn't dig random holes around the property - my 5 year old took a huge header because of one yesterday but came out ok, Thank God. The bike has a clean title and is already registered in my name; also have a green till 09. I've only wiped out once trying to wheelie, I fell prey to the pressure of my youngest who watches way to many google videos :bang: . Back to the track, we have about 10' of drop on our property and 5' of it happens to be all in one place which is kind of fun for the older guys, it's steep enough to catch air but mellow enough to for the youngsters to go at a decent speed without leaving the ground. We ride around the perimeter of the property now and I can actually get in 3rd gear. I have some friends with track around the corner and he has about 8 acres with lots of jumps, I think I'll stick to the ground a little longer before I hit that too much. I’m starting to feel my age.
Thanks for all the feedback guys, I'm having a blast.

mojave ron said:

well how would you say it stacks up compared to the 250 you rode?i have only rode newer 2t250's and 4t 250/450's lately.wondering how the older 400 feels :)

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The yz250 was way tooo snappy for me, to quick with no low end. The 400F is perfect for my backyard, I can bog it down in 2nd when I really need to and I've only stalled it around a turn once. I can really feel the power in the 400 just about everywhere, I even think I would have done fine with a 250 4 stroke. I never got a chance to try a 250 4 stroke. I got such a good deal on this bike I couldn't pass it up, I figure I'll ride it for a year and if it still feels like its to much I can always downgrade. I just didn't want to kick myself later for going too small.