1) your physical size- 5'8", 175lbs
2) How physical / aggressive are you ? Lots of track days on my road bike, fairly aggressive on a quad
3) what do you plan to ride- MX/SX tracks, woods, fields with friends or ????? fields/trails
4) Do you have any riding experience? Street for 8 years, quads 15 years
5) Do you think you will race ? Hare-scrambles maybe in the future
6) Are you mechanically inclined and will you be doing your own bike work? Yes to both
7) Do YOU have a preferance to a brand/ motor choice (2 or 4 stroke)? 4 stroke (preferably honda)
8) Do you have a dealer close by your home that you might use and what brand(s) does he carry? All
9) How much ($) do you plan to spend on a bike? $4,500 tops
10) Do you live in California? Negative.
11) Your age? 29
12) anything else that you think would help form an opinion- I've only ridden a dirtbike for 15 minutes or so tops- ever. I am just getting the itch to try out bikes and leave the quad behind. They look like they beat you up a lot less, and they look like a LOT of fun! I'll be learning, but I still want a bike that I'll not get bored with soon.