re: Dirt bike for tall teenage boy who's never ridden, but is fearless?

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If he is 17 don't buy a cr 150f, i know it sounds confusing, but the 150 4 stroke is smaller than the 125 2 stroke. The 150 was designed to compete with 85cc 2 strokes, which are for kids in the 9- 14 year old range. He will be cramped on the 150, which is dangerous. He will likely want to race the beginner class once he gets comfortable, which is 125 2 strokes or 250 4 strokes, i would go this route. KTM also makes a 150 2 stroke which is a good bike. After one trip to the track with a 150 4 stroke, he'll be asking to trade it in for the right size bike

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You're confusing the CRF150F with the CRF150R. They're looking at a F, which is a 150cc air cooled, trail friendly, beginners bike. Not very high strung and fairly mild power and fairly low grade suspension. It would be a great bike for someone who's never ridden to start out on to get the feel for operating a clutch and be mild enough to where the power won't make you shite your pants.

The CRF150R that you're thinking about is the water cooled 150cc 4 stroke equivilant to the current 85cc 2 stroke MX bikes.