Yea,yea, all my buddies around here have been after me for year to at least get a trail bike. More just converting to be street legal and ride from home to the trails.
Back in the day I rebuilt my own stuff at least once a month. (Rings, pistons ect). Usually got a season on at 250 crank and about half year on the 125s. Yea at end of year my bikes were basically not fit for selling, broken frames, welded, bent, just shot. But show new plastic on and they looked great. Funny story, most all of my 125s were 150s. (What they would call cheater kits). And now the two strokes are dinosaurs , in the racing world I can guarantee that when you were watching motocross racing on TV that at least 40% of those bikes were big bores. AMA didn't tec your cylinder in tec inspection. And unless you were contested and fought it, or you placed top three (mandatory tear-down) you were never bore inspected. Realistic it didn't matter cuz talent will win over all but getting to that first turn first is a major part of the race. And being a bit big for 125's (race weight 175-180) against someone made of rubber and weighing in at 115 any first turn advantage was good. Bikes are different now, power is more useable. Use to be the clutch was for slowing you down and brakes were for traction. Throttle was always wide open!! Lol, now I don't know if my wrist can learn how to twist. Lol. Got a couple extra bones in it anyway (never healed right). The 4strokes definitely have their advantages, not really getting into cylinder but re-routing the breathing (intake & exhaust). Then, I could have about $1500 of crank/ cylinder work netting about 3-4 more horses, now bolt on a pipe and get 4-5 more for $200.
Just remember reg, legs should be more tired than arms
. Lol. Keep it up bro!!