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Honda CR125 and a brand new rider?
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[QUOTE="Joburble, post: 1391200, member: 108776"] I agree. When I was 15 I learned to ride on a YZ125 (lots of switch-like power, crap steering, suspension and brakes) and I guarantee your CR125 will be easier to ride than that was. Just get the feel of the throttle and don't try and go fast. Ride on some flat ground, do some stops and starts, go through the gears. After a few rides learn to rev it a little more and gently learn where the power is. Yes you could learn to ride on an easy 4 stroke, but there's no real need, just take it easy and don't push yourself. Yes you will stall it a few times and when it starts to pull away don't just drop the clutch, keep feathering it out gently until you get the feel of things. Wear good safety gear. Tip: Sit up front when accelerating and maybe grip the tank/seat with your knees coz if you find the power the natural tendancy is to roll the throttle on as you slide off the back. Gripping the bike will stop you sliding off and give you time to throttle off. Have fun. P.S. Someone suggested putting a smaller sprocket on the front, all that will do is make it wheelie more easily, and make the bike more snappy in the lower gears. Yes it may make the bike climb hills more slowly, but you don't want to be tackling hills or tricky terrain until you have mastered the control of the bike on easy flat terrain first. To do that, you would do better to keep the standard gearing. To feel confident it may take 5 - 10 rides depending on your progress, give it time. It is better to be patient than to be a patient. [/QUOTE]
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