I agree with Hondas having pretty lousy alltogether powerband.
i myself would never buy a honda 2 stroke but thats me of course since many people like them, but if you want that brutal top end power, go with a YZ since i think it is an overall better bike, or if you are one who wants a better overall powerband, the RM is also a good option, or the KX which will kill them all down low and mid.
it just seems that these days when people want to get into dirtbikes, and they are looking at one, they automatically seem to jump right to honda without any research and end up regretting the bike. Not intended at the poster, but for instance, where i live and where i ride the places near here, nearly all the kids my age just get cr 85s without any initial research at all and dont know anything about what kind of power they need. it just puzzles me.