Here's a thing to try? Hare Scrambles.

[BLINGMW]

Oh, whoa.

You've done this! Awesome. Around here, they're like 1.5+ hours and I fully realize I am currently not in good enough shape to handle that at speed. But I'm probably going to buy this overpriced POS, do some practice until I'm comfortable with it and do a race or two this season.
This is a 250, very much full size. 36" seat height, and with 11 inches of suspension travel and rear discs, it could almost fool someone into thinking it's a real bike. It's just a little heavy. Most air cooled dual sport or trail riding bikes have 9ish inches of travel and drum rears though.

Why air cooled? I would think that would be bass ackwards.

Yeah, that sounds like me! I dunno, I just think bikes are supposed to be air cooled. :dunno:
pro:
1) no radiators to puncture with tree limbs. (a real issue for woods riding)
2) when I smell coolant, I can laugh. (something I enjoyed from bike track days)
3) one less thing to maintain.
con:
1) less power potential.
2) heavy mud can cake the fins and blow you up. I guess I'll keep my grill brush in a tool belt. :lol:

So my 125 2 stroke isn't guna cut it?

I'm sure it would. There's all kinds of stuff out there, and most are 2-strokes. I just figured I've never messed with two strokes, I've never ridden one, and the more linear power delivery is a plus for a newbie like me.