Yo GC need Dirt Bike advice!

You will be way to big for that bike, get a full size bike, what kind of riding will you be doing?

 

get a 250, I hadn't ridden since I was 14 also then hopped onto a 250 last month for my birthday, and felt at home even though the biggest bike I rode then was a 80 hahah

 

Well it depends alot on your riding, trails? Track? Dunes? Open areas? If your riding trails I would recommend something like a 250 four stroke maybe a YZF250 or pretty much any other brands equivalent. I say trails because four strokes (generally) have more low end torque and better low-mid range acceleration vs. a two stroke. On trails you would probably want that torquey engine. If your on dunes, plains etc. a 125 or 250 two stroke would do you well, two strokes tend to have ALOT more top end than a equivalent four stroke, but tend to lack a little on the low end. This is not to say a four stroke isn't going to go fast, but a 250 two stroke will have a higher top speed than a 250 four stroke. Two strokes are also more expensive to run, as they burn gas and oil much faster (four strokes don't burn oil (or they shouldn't) but whatever). In short--
Four stroke= low-mid range torque, acceleration
Two stroke= High end torque, top speed
Hopefully this helps a little.

 

Both most likely, it's going to be uncomfortable for you to ride. Try and find a 250 trail bike, just take it easy untill you get used to the bike.

 

A 250 wouldn't be "too much". You would likely get bored of anything smaller than a 250 pretty fast, also I'm assuming your talking four stroke? A 250 two stroke will scream if you let it, which may be "too much" for some people I guess.
EDIT: Just looked at that bike you had in OP and I would recommend you go bigger than that. I had a Yamaha TTR-125 when I was younger (basically Yamaha equivalent of that bike) and I couldn't picture a 6'2 man riding it haha.

 

they don't even sell two strokes anymore do they?

 

KTM does, not sure on others haven't been in the dirtbike scene in a while, but can still buy them used

 

I couldn't actually tell you, as I havn't looked into new bikes in a while, a couple years ago they did though. I couldn't imagine them just completely cutting half the market off though. Unless the (completely stupid) EPA put mad regulations on new bikes. That EPA bullshit is especially prevalent in California, so it mite just be a state or regional thing. But you could always find used two strokes....

EDIT: To OP's post above me, that is a 250 two stroke, so I guess you could kill yourself on that pretty easy haha. But that doesn't mean you will, if you take it easy on the throttle while you get used to how it handles you'll be fine. I bet that bike could hit near 70 MPH on a hard surface........

 

Get a yamaha 450r

 

A 2 stroke 250 will have similar power to a 4 stroke 450. You'll probable be fine with a 250 four stroke.

If your set on buying a 250 2 stroke, you could put a flywheel weight on it, and make it a little less harder to stall it in the slow sections

 

If your take it slow at first a 250 should be okay. I have seen bigger guys than you fit on 125s though. I'm 6'4 and fit on my friends just fine. A 250 would be as big as I would go though. My first bike was a honda 400 four stroke and it was way too much for a beginner.

 

Hard to tell much from that add itself.

Another forum for good advice is thumpertalk.com, they can tell you what to look for when you go and look at the bike, prices etc..

 

I'd go for that YZF over that RM you posted any day.....Keep in mind with a two stroke, your probably gonna have to rebuild it every couple years, and that Suzuki almost guaranteed has been raced.
Four strokes are IMO a better option for anyone thats not craving crazy top speeds. But if you think about it, on trails, you will rarely hit the top speed on any bike bigger than a 125.......

 

Any used bike you buy, could need a rebuild at any time, four strokes are generally cost alot more to rebuild than a two stroke though