Best Dirt Bike For Beginner?

Ive heard alot about dirt bikes regarding height and 2 stroke vs 4. I have never riden one and looking to start. I am 6 foot 2 but only 160lbs. Which bike is the best to buy, also 2 stroke or 4... I want a bike that i can learn on but be able to have enough power when i become advanced. I will be doing mostly trails. Thanks in adavnce.

4 stroke bikes these days have jsut as much power if not more than a 2 stroke, I suggest to get a 4 just because it'll be less matenance and great for a beginner. All the bike manufactures make good beginner bikes I like to lean more towards honda, and yamaha in the 4 stroke technology they are good. Anthing from 100-250cc 4 stroke will be a great beginner to intermediate bike or a 80-125 2 stroke. A 250 4 stroke can have to much power for a beginner especially if it's brand new, I have a new yamaha 250 and it's sick fast so I'd lean more towards a honda 150 4 stroke or something simular. I'm 6'3 and 185 so we're not much different in size and a 150 pulls me around pretty good.

2 strokes seem to be more for advanced riders, they're older technology and have a little bit too much tork to learn on, on the other hand, 4 strokes are great to learn on because they are steady and have plenty of tork and power. I would go with a honda CRF250X because you ride on trails, it has a light, electric start, and can be green stickered, while the 250R is more track focused and can only be red stikered (ridden during certain months of the year because it doesn't have a spark arrester, green sticker means that you can ride it anywhere, anytime).