Welcome back.
Most bikes are ditching the kick starter now that everything is electronic. Ye old kick start of old with the AC cdi and a carburetor, and not even a battery in most cases are just gone with the wind. Heck, i have yet to even use it in a legitimate scenario on my Hawk. Last time I could have tried to kick it over I just bump started it with the clutch.
Middle ground between a Hawk and the CRF300. have you looked at the Lifan KPX 250? Less than half the price of the CRF, and has EFI and a 6 speed gearbox so it can do both highway runs AND off road without compromising the gearing.
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