jinxy

racing and riding are different. as long as it has decentish compression its cool to ride but would be not ideal to race.

hondarex2323

i am 100% your a fagot....and your xr 600 is a dual sport bike not a standard dirtbike..so get your ---- straight the op wants a DIRTBIKE not a dual sport....i work part time in a small motor cycle shop and i see more pos 4 strokes than i do 2 strokes....and the last time i checked it was way cheaper to keep a non-race bike 2 stroke running then a 4stroke.
like rawr said there is a difference between racing and riding on the weekends...
but of cource your a badass **** that "races" and knows everything there is about bikes....

BoostinStuff

def get a 250 honda or yamaha. four strokes are fun though they have alot of torque all around. but if you really want something fun get a pit bike i have a 03rm250 (dont know why i bought it) its fun and i have a 03 xr50 with big suspension and a 110cc kit and its fukin badass sooo much fun

turborski

wait till you blow it up and have to nickle plate your cylinder worst case/i know), word of advice, for the 30 minutes and $150 it takes, for the love of god pls rebuild your bike, after 3 years it'll be like a brand new bike to you.

4drcivicb18a

I have a 1986 kawasaki kx125. I go riding almost every weekend for about 4 hours straight and I only had to get the topend rebuilt twice in the past 4 years. It could probably use one now tho. 2-strokes win over 4-strokes any day......

gen4acclude

ok "jonny dirt bike worker" u sure are smart........not xr 600 dirt xr600r dual eat ---- but you should know this u work for a bike shop ok for the ride on a wkend let look at cost 5 gallons in my big bore 600 cost 12 buck and ride all day , now a 250 2 stroke cost 12 bucks for the first 5 gallons of gas + motul mix which is not cheap, air filter oil which is cheap but still counts , 2 stroke eat sprockets and tires fast chains everyother set of srockets, like the dude also noted kx have frm sleeves which can not honed which cost bucks, yet to see a 4 stroke that need anything more then a hone, so just drop it the choice is his to make not ours to squabble about

hondarex2323

i dint want to get in a pissing contest with you but when some 1 calls me out im going to say something back..but back to the subject

yes its a lil more $$$ when you get in to 2 strokes then 4 stroke but it depends on the bike itself also the new fourstroke race bikes need just as much attention as a 250 2 stroke bike...
when you say maintenance that means to me oil change/filter, look at chain and sprockets.. and there is not that much of a diff in prices between the two...
i go throw tires about once a year but i only ride on the weekends on trac and trail...
lets say you have 06 yzf 450 and you need to rebuild the motor..it going to cost a ---- load more $ than an 06 yz 250 with the same rebuild...do you agree?
my personal experience its easier to work on a 2 stroke than a four stroke....

GenLx

if you're still new a 125 will be just fine. you most likely wont be getting into anything that you'll need the 250s power to get out of.

gen4acclude

depends on experience level never called you out but want to race put ur money were ur mouth is and lets see who wins lol i will even ride my bros cr 80 and whip ur ***, and a set of tires that last a year must be a squid rider with hard terrain rubber