i may save up and buy a new dh bike in the summer next year but well see im not buying new btw ebay ftw 

what bike you got mate? thanks alex

carnt say i have seen you i prob have as i use to go up loads

hes probably on about how often you have to change mx ones, as its normally more that with bikes. geddit?

haha, you wont look back man, i started riding mx a few months ago the Dh bike has been out once since, and that's only 'cos i pre booked the race! MX is better in every way. You wont believe how far and high you can jump these things, beats anything you can expirience on a DH bike!
 I'd get a 125 to start if i were you it'll teach you to ride properly and make the most of the gears and good lines, 4 strokes mean you don't have to think so much about alot of things due to their awesome torque right off the bottom and smooth power delivery. You'll probably be a better rider if you do some time on a  2 stroke first.
 Also if you only got the cash to buy a bike circa 2000 then you don't really wanna be touching 4 strokes that age as for a start only yamaha made one back then, i think, so there isn't much choice and if they let go your looking at a grand also the old ones are pretty big (wide) and heavy.

i still wouldn't touch a '03 thumper, still in their infancy then. unless you know who's it is and the hour son it when it was last rebuilt when the valve were checked, what they were like etc etc. + its good to start on a  2 stroke, you pick things up that you wont even notice on a thumper, makes you want to carry speed more to keep it in the band, for instance.

Did you still wear all matching green Sam Hill gear?