How tall should my dirt bike be?

I just bought a Honda CRF250L, and when I sit on it, I'm on my tip-toes when I have both my feet down. I would like to know, how tall relative to your feet is the ground is a dirt bike supposed to be? I have been told that the right size for you is when you're on your tip-toes but I mean logically speaking wouldn't it be easier to ride if you could easily touch the ground with both feet? Or is it normal for riders to barely be able to touch the ground with both feet? Just curious, thanks.

Logically speaking, yes. But, riding dirt bike is against logic. Riding a bike where you can only touch the ground on your tiptoes teaches you to keep your feet up and balance better, and be an overall better rider. On a bike where you can stand flat footed, you will be more tempted to put your feet down rather than stay on the bike.

Thanks! You answered both my questions! And yes I suppose you're right about dirt biking being against logic in itself. So do most riders ride a bike that tall? As in FMX, Enduro, etc. Riders?

You relaise a crf250l is dualsport so it is street legal (you can drive it like a car)

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