Originally Posted by 2 strokes for life

CACRanger, what pred said and mabe a Honda XR400 would work.

Originally Posted by 2 strokes for life

XRpredator, but wasent he worried about reliability and having too work on a bike?

Originally Posted by 2 strokes for life

There is no 2 stroke dirtbike that i have come across yet in my life that would ever take as much abuse as a XR50 to a XR600 ever will. Dont change oil, dont wash it, dont clean air filter, leave it in the rain (or snow), have it freeze at night, ride through water past the handle bars ,dont even love it, and the XR will keep going. Heck if you droped it off a building or ran used cooking oil in it it would still go. So, other wise i love 2 strokes. If it ever comes down to it the 4 stroke i would have would be some XR model.

Originally Posted by CACRanger

I am looking to purcahse a dirt bike for myself and don't really know what kind I should get.

I am a larger guy at 6'2" tall and weigh in at ~250 lbs.

I want something that I can get for cheap ~$1500 or less and will work good on trails putting around with a buddy of mine. I will not be racing or even taking on the MX track.

I would prefer a 2-stroke just because they are cheaper to rebuild and I am mechanically inclined so I will be doing the work myself.

I live in Houston, TX, so pretty much every different brand has a service/parts department not too far from me.

As far as experience is concerned, I raced dirt bikes growing up from teh age of 12 to about 16. Then I gave it up and haven't ridden a bike since. Couple of 4wheelers including a Warrior, but no dirtbikes in about 10 years.

Thanks,

Chris