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Its time for me to upgrade to something bigger but I don't know what i should be looking for. I have been reading a article that says you want the same amount of ccs for about how much you weigh so the bike can run at peak performance but i'm riding a smaller four stroke bike at the moment so i feel like maybe that might be a bit big of a jump, i also worry that my family might want me to get a bike that is to slow for me, what do you guys think would be my best option? by the way i'm paying for it with my money so i need to now what bike might be good for a nice cost, here is a description of me if that helps
-weight (varies from 200-215)
-height (5'9 but i think ill be 5'10 by spring)
-i'm comfortable on my current bike but its much smaller that a 250 2t
-Sam
-weight (varies from 200-215)
-height (5'9 but i think ill be 5'10 by spring)
-i'm comfortable on my current bike but its much smaller that a 250 2t
-Sam
The Shop
Want to be AMA Pro? - Buy a 250F
Want to ride for fun? - Buy whatever you feel like.
(250cc 2T is a low financial risk when buying used, compared to any 4T)
You'll learn a lot on the smaller bike for a year. That will make you a better rider the rest of your life.
Loosing some weight will make you faster, safer and you'll be able to ride longer. Also, you'll probably live longer.
Pit Row
It is possible at your age, but a 250 is not really reasonable with only a few months of riding experience. Riding will be ok, but be very very careful with any jump, you will have to go very progressively. You would learn more on a 125 YZ although the power can also be violent, in all case you wiill need to learn good technique to ride safe.
However if you buy a 250, the best would be 1. to put a heavier flywheel, or 2. an enduro: like a yamaha 250 WR, a motocross engine that is slighly modified for enduro use, the engine is a bit easier to handle than the motocross version. Good luck.
The 250 will probably be too much at first, but you can adjust to it gradually.
If you had little to no experience, I would have said no to the 250 2T.
I put my son on a YZ250, to get him into riding - it was too much. But that was his 1st time riding off road too. In hindsight, I should have put him on a KDX200.
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