What's a good starter dirtbike?

The rider is gonna be around 200 lbs about 5'8" and terrain will be hilly clay dirt with deep puddles.
are Honda crf 's and xrs good? Only four stroke though.

Get at least a 200cc 4 stroke. If you are buying a new bike then the Honda CRF230 would make you and excellent bike at slightly over $4,000. Honda's are very dependable and reliable and hard to beat.
http://powersports.honda.com/...f230f.aspx

Honda makes excellent dirtbikes. I suggest a 250cc or larger for someone 200 lbs +.

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