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first dirt bike NEED HELP!!!
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[QUOTE="i_955, post: 950806, member: 57722"] Personally, I think the salesman did you a huge favor. With a few more hours on that bike you'll learn, and begin to understand what it is and how to make it work for you. You will have to ride in open spaces for a while and I’d highly recommend going to a MX track that has a kiddy track to practice on. Work hard on how to use the clutch. Riding with someone that knows how to ride (I mean really knows how to ride and can guide you) should be your #1 priority after you get heeled and get several hours of open space practice under your belt. I set my 10 year old son on a KX100, pulled in the clutch, put it in 2nd gear, gave him a push and watched him go. Mother almost lost her mind but 6 months later he is following me around MX tracks. I don’t take him to trails yet because although he is doing really good, he still hasn’t gained enough seat time (experience) to get through a tuff trails situation if it arises. You’ve got a bike that is a stepping stone between a MX80 and a MX250. A handful? You bet! Don’t blame the salesman, you must have at some point inferred that you have riding experience or you will be going to a track. There is no way he would sell a brand new YZ125 as the first bike you’ve ever thrown a leg over, no way. My recommendations: - Go back to the dealer (with cast for effect) and ask if they could soften the suspension for trail/less aggressive. You might get it for free. If not it is free if you do it yourself and it is pretty easy. - Replace the rear sprocket 1 tooth smaller with a heavy steel one. This will give you a little less hit and a little more top speed. It will also resemble the effect a flywheel weight will give for a fraction of the cost. The down side is the rear suspension won’t reach as fast but that isn’t any ill effect at your ability level or mine for that matter. Grab that Bull by the horns and stay off the pavement. Your going to needs lots more dirt practice before you can back her into the corners on the pavement Super Moto styles. [/QUOTE]
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