Back in my 20's I had an older Yamaha YZ250 2-stroke that I used to play around on.....then I ended up getting rid of it, and getting into sport quads. Now I'm in my 30's, and the idea of having a dirt bike again is starting to sound pretty fun. I still have my quads (YFZ450, Z400), but I want something that's a little more exciting.....and easier to go fast on. I've been looking around at the used market, and there a bunch of decent bikes out there for around $1500 +/-....and that's about what I want to spend.
I'm trying to decided what size bike I should try to track down and buy.....a 125 or 250 2-stroke, or maybe a 250 or 450 4-stroke. I've never been on a 4-stroke bike, only 2 strokes. I've been on some 2-stroke quads (Banshee), and I really didn't like how weak they were down low....but they had an explosive amount of power once you got the revs up.....my old YZ250 seemed much easier to ride than the Banshee as far as power delivery.
I'm 6'5", and 200lbs.......for a woods trail bike, and something I can just play around with out in the country.....what type of bike should I be looking at? I've heard that the full on MotoX bikes aren't that great for slow trail riding.
What bikes would you guys suggest? Something in the 99'-04' range is what I've seen mostly in my price range.