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will a 97 yz 125 be a good bike for me for this price?
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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1259104, member: 68872"] The reason for the California question is that California requires that all off road vehicles be registered and issues "Red" or "Green" stickers based on if the bike meets EPA requirements. Getting the wrong bike (Red Sticker) can severely restrict your riding. A YZ125 is a good bike, no doubt about it. It will haul you around and has as good of a suspension as the YZ250 would have. If you are really agressive in your riding you will probably yearn for more power before long. You can change the front/rear sprockets so that you get a good top speed so your buddies won't leave you in the dust. With this setup you will have a lot of trouble climbing the really gnarly hills, which will require a lot of clutch slipping. You can change the sprockets so that you have better hill climb ability, but then you run out of RPM in 6th gear and watch the bigger bikes disappear down the road. I ride enduros and there was one with a three mile 60MPH section that my 125 just would not hold the pace. I so badly wanted to shift to 7th gear! I had been riding a YZ125 until a few months ago, when I got a deal on a Wr250 that I just couldn't pass up. I must admit that the extra power is nice. It can get you into trouble, however. On my 125 I was used to keeping the RPM up, in the power band. I could sit back on the seat to keep the weight over the rear tire. If I lost my momentum going up a hill I could slip the clutch and maybe keep it going, but on the really steep hills it was tough to regain lost speed. The 250 requires a balancing act between rear wheel traction and looping the bike. When the rear wheel starts to spin on loose shale I move back, get more traction. The problem is that if/when the wheel graps something the front wheel is going to lift. On my 125 I would stall the bike out on a hill. On the 250 I tend to crash and burn...... I still take both bikes when I head to a riding area. If I am going with buddies that like to seek out the hill climbs I ride the 250. If I am going on more of a trail ride I will take the 125. If popping wheelies and top speed are important to you then you should probably look for a 250 instead of a 125. On the other hand, if the cost difference is going to keep you out of a bike completely then I would buy a 125 and plan on keeping it for a couple of years before you upgrade. Rod [/QUOTE]
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