Kx80 update (for those who care)

I made a post a while ago asking how kx80s hold up for riders a little over the 100 pound mark. Turns out these things are pretty weak. Looking for a recommendation on a new project “mess around on” bike.
I’ve had the kx for almost a year and it most definitely hates me.
 
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You will get many different responses here. We all have our preferences and favorite brands. I'm kind of a Yamaha guy myself. I like their parts availability and reasonable prices.
Are you looking for a motocross bike, a trail bike...?
Also, whats your price range?
 
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I have a kx80. I’m 230lbs but the bike rips. Not for the faint hearted as it needs to be at 16,000 rpm to make power.
Thats pretty solid advice IMO, and along the lines of what I was thinking.
16,000 rpms? Really? Do they really spin that fast or are you exaggerating?
 
Thats pretty solid advice IMO, and along the lines of what I was thinking.
16,000 rpms? Really? Do they really spin that fast or are you exaggerating?

An exaggeration of sorts. Peak power is at 12,000rpm and varies from bike to bike at that cc range with a max rpm of about 14000.
65cc and 125cc 2stroke bikes spool up at right around the same rpm range with 250cc 2 strokes having a max rpm of about 10,500-11k and making peak power right around 9,000rpm. I have heard that procircuit 125national motors would peak at 15,000 rpms and max right around 16,500. Those are $20,000 bomb motors machined beyond what I could ever comprehend.
 
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