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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 206455" data-attributes="member: 1650">I think you were given some good and sound advice.&nbsp; The dirt is a good place to learn how a motorcycle works.&nbsp; You don't mention size or age or what you have available as a riding area.&nbsp;&nbsp; if you are over 5'8&quot; i think you can adapt to any of the motocross bikes,&nbsp; and since you are buying used I would get a two stroke,&nbsp; 125 or 250. yamaha,&nbsp; honda,&nbsp; ktm,&nbsp; kawasaki,&nbsp; suzuki&nbsp; take your pick and buy the best 1500 dollar one you can find and hold the other 1500 for gear and repairs.&nbsp; the older 4 stroke race bikes are really&nbsp; money pits and unless you are willing to spend a lot to keep them running good,&nbsp; i would pass on them.&nbsp; even smarter may be one of the trail oriented 4 strokes from honda like the xr 200,&nbsp; 250, 400,&nbsp; etc.&nbsp; suzuki had a decent 350 and their water cooled 400's are excellent and are the only on offroad ones(certaian models of their 350 and 400 are street legal from the factory) I would recommend.&nbsp; they are going to use up all your 3000 though (the water cooled 400).&nbsp;&nbsp; yamaha makes some great air cooled ones too,&nbsp; the tt225/230 and 250.&nbsp;&nbsp; the xt series yamahas are road legal,&nbsp; but not up to the two suzukies i mentioned in my opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 206455, member: 1650"] I think you were given some good and sound advice. The dirt is a good place to learn how a motorcycle works. You don't mention size or age or what you have available as a riding area. if you are over 5'8" i think you can adapt to any of the motocross bikes, and since you are buying used I would get a two stroke, 125 or 250. yamaha, honda, ktm, kawasaki, suzuki take your pick and buy the best 1500 dollar one you can find and hold the other 1500 for gear and repairs. the older 4 stroke race bikes are really money pits and unless you are willing to spend a lot to keep them running good, i would pass on them. even smarter may be one of the trail oriented 4 strokes from honda like the xr 200, 250, 400, etc. suzuki had a decent 350 and their water cooled 400's are excellent and are the only on offroad ones(certaian models of their 350 and 400 are street legal from the factory) I would recommend. they are going to use up all your 3000 though (the water cooled 400). yamaha makes some great air cooled ones too, the tt225/230 and 250. the xt series yamahas are road legal, but not up to the two suzukies i mentioned in my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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