Thalweg, "I once owned a 1988 model XR350...I wonder if the modern 250cc 4 strokes and this Husky also would have the same straight line acceleration as that bike...it was dead slow by 250cc 2 st standards but ok for fun riding."
Those modern 250cc 4 strokes are prety quick, should easily beat an old XR350...the 250cc 4 strokes generally race against the 250 2 strokes these days, as the 450+cc 4 strokes make a lot more power then the 2 stroke 250's. Having said that it depends on the tracks...long straights give me a 4 stroke, tight with jumps give me a 2 stroke.
Anyway I have gone off topic. So, it seems a YZ250 is off the table.
How about a Yamaha TTR-230 or TTR-250? Pretty similar spec to the old XR250.
