These bikes are pretty fast when it comes to top end but the bottom end is rubbish wouldnt pull me out of bed to be quiet truthful would'nt recommend the cr250 if your looking for a big bike. Although kx250 is a much better bike my friend had one and it was a good strong bike and a very good pull in powerband the bike was never off back wheel but i prefer my 4 strokes tbh but the sound of a 250 2 stroke is brilliant best noise ever lol makes you spunk in your pants haha.