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Probably doesn't fit the cheap category but good bike nonetheless. Also Honda SOHC https://zcarsales.com/item/honda-xr-400-r-1997-p-reg-road-legal-enduro-style-motorbike--57002Some good servicing and fettling would make sure all running ok.As you feel the little fourtstrokes like theYam you've indicaticeted will probably feel quite weasy for your someone of your stature. They generally get more fun as two stroke reaches 250cc and fourtstrokes reach 400cc
Depends on if you want to poddle down under tarred roads where most 4 stroke 250's are pretty comfortable. I did a spell tour guiding on tail bikes with Trail rides Wales, they had at the time a couple of Drz400 Suzukis and some Crf250L Hondas, a new Yamaha 250 trail bike and an aging Honda Crf230, the 230 was in my books the best, they also had a Rejhu 300 or something of that ilk, Yamaha engine in a cheap Spanish Chasis, was like a pogo stick, naff suspension, fragile starter motor. The also had tried a couple of Ccm 250s, disgarded them after a swing arm snapped on a ride, rest of it was not good quality. Guided by their experience I would look to a Honda, come off it, the plastics survive far better than most other bikes, air cooled again simpler and more robust, ride off road, you will come off now and again, radiators break sometimes. Shame is that air cooled are getting sidelined by manufacturers as emissions are hard to get right. I am focusing on trail bikes rather than endure, because that is what I know a bit about. That are less tuned for power etc but last that bit longer, ridden well the guys running the company had Suzuki Dr125 for learners and if the bosses were riding it, it was capable of leaving every other bike behind if the rest of us were only experienced on road bikes, even I could keep the 125 up with the pack and off road I was a comparative novice. For me the Drz was plain too big, but at 6 foot and 100 kilo a bike that big might appeal to you, capacity counts for a lot less off road. I have a old Kwak Kl250 for myself, still at the project phase. Do a bit of research on the model, the KL I have for example are prone to eat their cam bearings and finding a good head was a quest, luckily I found someone able and willing to machine out the chewed cam bearing area and insert a phosphor bronze insert to redeem the head saving what was the worst of 4 dead heads the bike came with. 2 stokes are lighter and faster, depends on what you are after - if you are on lanes where you may be sharing with horses or walkers and livestock, then keeping it moderate is a good thing. Also it helps keep lanes in good order. If you want to unleash a beast off road, look for a pay and play site as those bikes often get green lanes closed pretty fast if you open the taps.