Commuting 60 miles

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by studysession

off road bikes need more torque so would have more low end get up and go

Depends on the actual purpose and design of the off-road bike. A motocross bike mainly works with high rpm to develop useable power. A trials bike is designed to make tons of low rpm power and be very precise in it's power delivery. Some bikes just seem to do it all.
Now we get into 2 stroke or 4 stroke off-road bikes with different results again. The 4 stroke engines may be cleaner overall but I prefer the old 2 stroke engines. I had a 1988 KDX 200 Kawasaki that worked remarkably well for me. There was a mechanism in the engine to enhance low rpm power and control while it was still able to rev out like it was nuts. 30+ horsepower was a lot to handle in a 238 pound bike but it was not nearly and fast as most actual motocross bikes. The previous bike was a Yamaha 175 DT dual purpose with a whopping 12.75 hp. So many bikes, so little time.