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[QUOTE="pyrofreak, post: 672097, member: 41047"] CR85r: Goods: improved power from extra displacement excellent gear ratios, shifting effective, highly-adjustable suspension Bigbike front disc brake, super-powerful good balance between cornering, stability unequaled durability, ease of maintainance Downs: bar bend old, changes with crashes chain wears out too quickly suspension on soft side for experts seat/tank junction snags right boot clutch fades when abused, no AOF KX85: Good: Excellent turning, handling great clutch action, light pull Easy to flick around smooth power delivery great beginner/ novice mount bad: suspension holds back fast ones so does the midrange motor heaviest bike in class pocket in seat restricts movement gastank inlet too small for quickfills rm85: good: best clutch, slick shifting smaller, lighter kids dig shocks more low-end than yz, cr, kx lightest weight in class flat tank/seat junction bad: Lacks top end power fork too stiff, shock too soft cheesiest graphics in class slowest turning, some shake steel brake pedal yz85: good: most top-end power, good bottom/ mid excellent suspension balance, action excellent turning, stability good bar bend, skinny ergonomics great package at lowest price bad: Cheesiest chain stretches quickly clutch weak, need adjust on the fly tall seat height for shorter riders power delivery erratic for neophytes Ergonomically Correct 1:Yz85..............Thinnest 2:cr85..........Wide, Catch Boot 3:rm85.......Tallest, swept bars 4:kx85........Seat pocket Fork Facts 1:yz...........Tuned for speed 2:rm...........Stiff 3:cr..............stiffest 4:kx............Softest Shock Jocks 1:yz...............perfection 2:cr..............stiff but good 3:kx..............soft but good 4:rm.............to soft for most Suspension sensations 1:yz..........Best balance 2:cr..........best expert 3:rm...........imbalanced 4:kx...........beginner/novice Peak Ponies 1:yz.............22.7 2:cr.........21.8 3:rm............21 4:kx..............20.7 power spread 1:yz...........widest spread 2:cr.............soft low 3:rm...........all mid 4:kx.............no top Turning Tables 1:kx............mindreader 2:yz............wired into CNS 3:cr............stiff fork 4:rm.......... stiff, sedated Stability at speed 1:yz.........no headshake 2:rm.........imbalanced 3:kx.........headshake 4:cr.......... headshake Clutch 1:rm 2:kx 3:yz 4:cr Brakes 1:cr 2:yz 3:kx 4:rm Best beginner/ novice 1:kx 2:rm 3:yz 4:cr Best expert 1:yz 2:cr 3:rm 4:kx Overall 1:yz 2:cr 3:rm 4:kx [/QUOTE]
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