As much as I would work summer jobs, I could never seem to save enough for a bike of my own. Ah the freedom, the feeling of satisfaction of face planting in a berm on MY dirt bike. Well, I've gotten a little bit better since then. Well, as I got better, I decided it was cheaper to modify what I had instead of buying a new bike. 3-angle valve grind.
Engine starts easy, pulls alot harder than stock with better acceleration.
Easy to loft the front over ruts. I can easily outrun any current XR250. It soaks up nasties with no problem. The USD fork does allow me to go faster than modified stock, but at the sacrifice of plushness for low speed riding. You have to ride hard to get the most out of the fork.