125 sled

[DConwheels]

My cr125 doesn't seem to have the quickness off the line and low end speed that some posts I have read from other 2 strokes. What should I expect from the bike. I am 175 lbs. the power band is a different story. It will kick just fine but I don't know if something is wrong with the acceleration or if the bike is not suppose to jump off the line. What are some other experience. i see on here all the time that if you can push the kick starter down with your hand then time to rebuild. i was at the Honda dealer and tried it on some 125s and 250s, the 125 I could do with my hand, the 250s I could also but had to put more into it. It's not like I'm superman or anything but why the difference stories?

 

[mongial]

Could you tell a difference between the new 125's and your 125 when pushing it down with your hand? If your compression is down it is time to rebuild. You can go to a dealer and have them run a compression check for you. As far as the "doggy" feeling down low, 125's don't have a heck of a lot of bottom end. They are made to rev and run at high RPM's. If you watch a MX race at the start, those guys are on the throttle and dump the clutch when the gate drops.

 

[Octane250F]

125s dont really how much lowend power. You have to keep the revs up high to get power out of them.