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Your mind is pretty well made up get the 450.
A 250 2 stroke isn't what your describing at all.
For what it's worth, I'm of the opinion that being maximally lazy is not maximally fun.
" What do you plan to do? Play ride , get a 250 2 stroke.....if you want to race , get the 450 "
OK....first off , not everyone rides the same. Every single one of us is different , our goals are different , and what we want to ride in a practice day or race day , is up to that individual rider.
My experience over the past 3+ years. After re-discovering 2 strokes ( 125's and 250's ) , I myself just have a LOT more fun riding them on the tracks. That fun , translates into how you feel on the track , and if you are having fun , you find yourself pushing harder. I have found out that I am running the same speeds against the guys I ride / race against on my 250 2 stroke....as I did my 450. The only difference is , now that I've re-learned how to ride one , my moto's are better in every way. I sure as hell can ride harder , longer , and sometimes faster on my 250 2 stroke , then I could on my 450's. I'm also smiling ear to ear.....which to me , is important.
Just my $0.02
Disclaimer: I'm an old(32) washed up, never was B MX racer/rider. Therefore my credibility on the interwebs is almost nonexistent.
"But I dont want to be singing at the top of the gear on my 250f trying to get myself over it, with the possibility that I could hit redline and drop the front end, ending in a huge get off."
"But honestly I will be rolling jumps."
I change my mind. A Grom would be too much work for you. Honda has a scooter called a Metropolitan. You should look into that. No mixing oil, has auto transmission, no shifting, no big get offs possible, no accidental neutrals, you can lug it around in the same gear all day, has a belt so no messing with yucky chain lube. You just pull up to the pump, put gas in it and go. Its a luxury.
It's meets everything on your list.
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YZ250 is a good platform; great suspension, good brakes, reliable as an anvil. Something a lot of people don't know, you can adjust the timing to your liking, add or take away some punch.
The 16+ KTMs are very good as well; AER fork is good, more bottom end, and adjustable powervalve is mint. Brakes and some fit and finish items are much better, but handling and motor wise, I'd say it's almost a draw.
As some others mentioned, buy a KTM SX250, buy a spare 18 inch wheel, 300kit and a pipe, pretty hard combo to beat. I personally have 18 and 19 setup for my YZ now, and FWW/X CDI, and it's plenty to haul me around MX tracks to train and to race enduros.
If you plan on really racing, I'd go 450. Minimal maintenance, better for starts, all of them good right out of the box.
If you want a bike that will challenge you to ride it and thrill you, buy the 250.
Or man up and buy a 500 two stroke.!
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