If you like to ride pretty hard there's really nothing that can match the satisfaction of riding a 250 stroker through the twisties IMHO. My R6 hardly ever comes out of the garage unless I have serious motorway miles to cover. For fun blasts it's the 250 strokers every time for me.

They're not everyone's cup of tea though, and demand much more of you as a rider (but the rewards are well worth it ). You should try to get a test ride on one, though, because if you have only ever ridden big four strokes, a stroker may take some getting used to. Or you may find that it really just isn't your thing at all (more likely though you'll be wondering why you didn't try it sooner).

Expect to get much more acquainted with the spanners too. Strokers tend to need rather more care and attention than modern four strokes to keep them running really well. I guess for most of us here this is a big part of the fun of ownership, but if you are not mechanically inclined you would probably find high performance 10-20 year old 2-stroke ownership pretty frustrating (and very expensive).

I'd definitely recommend trying a 250 stroker though. I'm guessing you are in the US though, so it may not be that easy. maybe check on the forum if there's anyone near you that would give you a taster?

Rgds

Wb