I had the pleasure of growing up riding dirtbikes on the farm.  I have to thank my dad for all the money he spent on them over the years.  Even when money was tight he kept me on two wheels.  Those were some fun years.  I even raced motocross a couple times, my ankles still hurt when the weather changes thanks to that.  I still have my YZ250 two-stroke sitting in the shed but I rarely ride it anymore.  I was looking for something to check crops with, ride to the farm, maybe even ride to work which is 10 miles of rural gravel road and two-lane highways.  A couple weeks ago I picked up a TTR 250 from a guy on craigslist for a reasonable price.  It's a nice little bike and it works slick for scooting through the fields scouting crops.  It's much more mild mannered than my YZ but I really miss that power.  This morning I rode it to work and realized that I really could use something with more snort and gears to hit highway speeds.  What's your bike of choice for this type of use?  A WR450 or Suzuki DRZ400 would fit the bill nicely in my opinion but I don't want to spend a ton of money either.  Just looking for some opinions on what works well.

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