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I am thinking about picking up a dual sport. The primary use will be fire roads, easy trails, powerlines, around town, and some infrequent highway use. I have owned and ridden 400 - 600cc street bikes, but I do not think I will be comfortable on a 400 to 650cc dual sport. They are just to high and to top heavy for me. For real nasty off road stuff, I already own a quad. That leaves me with...

Yamaha TW200
Yamaha XT225
Suzuki DR200SE
Kawasaki KLR250 - this is the tallest of the list and I do not think I would pick it. Also it was kick start only.

What are peoples opinions, thoughts, and experiences?

All those bikes are good, reliable and capable... for what they are.
They will all seem a bit gutless, powerwise. Test ride them and see if it's really what you want, then pick the one you like best, they are all good machines within thier limits.