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Message: [QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 1423440, member: 18302"] Open class bikes can be a great choice for some riders in the woods. Shoot, Honda sold tons of XR600's and 650s, and they were heavier by far. OTOH, all that rotating mass combined with weight and a slow steering frame suited to blast through the desert at 70+mph will make the bike less nimble in the tight stuff. IMO, bikes with gobs of power are a blast, even in the woods, but do tire me out a lot faster. As for mods, I would focus on suspension and making the bike quicker turning by optimizing the suspension set up. All in all, it's about the fun factor and the KX5 might peg the meter for you. But if you want to keep up with your buddy on his KTM200 in the woods, my bet is you would be better off on something that is more powerful than your KDX200 but is not excessive like a 500. There's some good reasons that 250 - 300 two strokes are popular... [/QUOTE]