Dirt Bike FAQ

A 125cc two-stroke or a 250cc four-stroke would be a good choice for your age and weight. Choosing between a two and four stroke is mostly based on personal preference. Each has their own advantage and disadvantage over the other. The most obvious difference is that two-strokes require you mix your oil with your gas. However Two-strokes are also lighter than four-strokes and have a much simpler design. It usually costs less to modify and repair a two-stroke engine than a four-stroke engine. But two-strokes can also be finicky and a lot less forgiving than a four-stroke if you don't know how to tune it properly. four-strokes also have a more user friendly powerband, they tend to make more power than two-strokes on lower RPM's so it's much easier to putt around and go as opposed to a two-stroke which tends to like being revved high. I personally prefer a two-stroke over a four. But you need to decide which would suit your needs better.

Choosing a brand of bike is the same also, whether it's Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki or KTM. All manufacturers have their advantages and disadvantages over the other. Just keep in mind there's nothing that will affect performance, handling and reliability more than how you set your bike up, and how good of a rider you are. I've had friends on modified 250's and 450's get spanked by 8 year olds on 80's for that same reason.

So do some research and see which bike would suit your needs better. Once you buy your bike be sure to also get a repair manual for it and learn how everything works and how to properly set it up. You'll end up being safer, faster, and a better rider.

Good luck with your purchase.

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4 stroke bikes these days have jsut as much power if not more than a 2 stroke, I suggest to get a 4 just because it'll be less matenance and great for a beginner. All the bike manufactures make good beginner bikes I like to lean more towards honda, and yamaha in the 4 stroke technology they are good. Anthing from 100-250cc 4 stroke will be a great beginner to intermediate bike or a 80-125 2 stroke. A 250 4 stroke can have to much power for a beginner especially if it's brand new, I have a new yamaha 250 and it's sick fast so I'd lean more towards a honda 150 4 stroke or something simular. I'm 6'3 and 185 so we're not much different in size and a 150 pulls me around pretty good.

If you are only interested in trail riding then have a look at these. klx125, ttr125 and crf150f. All good for trail and would suit someone your height and weight.

Kawasaki cause they last along time and go very fast lol 4 stroke tho cause then u can barly ride it if its a 2 stroke cause of the red stickers but ya there great bikes lol i have one and race it and i get 1st,2nd,3rd every time lol

You can find a nice used Honda CRF250R from about 2,000-6,000 depending on the year. I'm the same height and weight as you and the 250 would be a great bike to grow into. And there is no such thing as a CRF125, but there is a CR125.

It can cause the chain to slip or break, it could smack your case ( that can be expensive if the case cracks). It could cuase you to come to a fast sudden stop ( that hurts). At least put on a new front sproket Around $20. Make sure you keep you chian adjusted correctly

Don't get a yz125 if you are a beginner; I made that mistake and regretted it. Simply put it would beat the hell out of a noob trying to ride it in trails.
The reason behind it is that it is a 2 stroke and therefore has the power of about double that klx and twice the kick. The KLX is a non performance (non racing) trails bike designed more toward beginners.

I would highly suggest you stop off at a dealer to test drive both and compare them, you will see what I mean.
I had both a yz125 and a similar one (CRF150F) in the same situation. Dont make the same mistke I did.

You can look up E-Bay. Buy parts and leave in garage shelf for extra parts. Autotrader . in newspaper. Also you can type KDX parts on web search on top of your screen. They can help you to find parts.
I wish I didnt sold my 1980 KX125. That is fun bike.

I have no experience whatsoever…jumping stuff but no more than 15 feet…Good luck

I really like KTM, but Yamaha is a good company.