# What dirt bike to buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 11, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084 "2007-12-11T05:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084/13 "2007-12-11T15:52:09Z")
[quote=“sedlmeier101,post:12,topic:40084"”] I’d like to say that I have the most dirtbike knowledge and experiance on this site… so… Stay away from 2-strokes. they sound cool, thats about it. Everything is going 4 stroke for a reason. they are better. [/quote] :bsflag: > With the exception suzuki is going Fuel injection on their 450’s true if he wanted a trail bike, i dont see where he could go wrong with some type of DRZ SE/E/SM ect… i don’t want to come out as a dick, but more of a fellow rider… i just have some points to make. 2 stroke vs 4 stroke $100 rebuild $1000+ rebuild now power, im sure your assuming say a 250 2 stoke and a 250 4 stroke are the same over all HP? well seeing AMA will do nothing about this, but are well aware… a 2 stroke produces pretty damn close to .10 hp per CC so a 250 2 stroke would have 25 hp @ crank. now a 4 stroke on the other hand, is pretty damn close to .12 hp per CC. so a 250 4 stroke would be 30hp. BUT again nothing is an ACTUAL 250/450cc ect… my RM125 was really a 124.6 or something. not that big of a deal. again not trying to be a dick, just bring up a point. i still say a DRZ some way new or used. mod parts everywhere, pretty cheap and reliable proof. then he’ll have a headlight and a street conversion if wanted --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-dirt-bike-to-buy/40084)._