zoommx said:An open class 2 stroke would be good. Aside from the CR and KX 500s, consider also the KTM 300s, 360s, 390s, and offerings from GasGas also in similar flavor!
rbt76 said:"If you do not have enough power under your butt, in my opinion, you may be disenfranchised by the two wheel dune experience. Sand riding has the tendency to wear you out a little more quickly if you do not have enough power, regardless of how good of shape your in."
Well said! I am 6-2 220lbs and I ride the dunes alot. I have a CRF 450 and it is day and night from my old 250R. The 450F is a LOT of bike but if you plan on riding alot (espically at dunes) it may be worth looking at. Like Magna said, the more power you have under you the easier it is to ride in the sand.
Remember that once you get a new bike have a new spring put in, cut the sag and adjust the suspension BEFORE you ride it. A stock suspension/spring will max out around 200lbs and make it a nightmare to ride for us bigger guys.
Good luck and enjoy the new bike!
XRpredator said:buy a big 4 stroke. You'll be happy.
CRazy250 said:go with a cr500
2 strokes have bad low-end power but power increases amazingly with rpm. 4 strokes have a linear increase in power, they have good low-end power.
Sahinoz said:But the thing is that a 250cc 2stroke is 60hp and a CRF450R is like 60hp. So 2 stroke have much more power if both bikes are 250cc. For ex CRF250 is 40hp. QUOTE]
The CRF450R has about 50HP.
The 2002 CR250R is around 45HP.
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