I have a hard time believing that this kid got a pro's bike, and that he just so happened to see him at wash. I am not saying that he is lieing I just have an experience with a kid that was told he got a pro's bike and it runs like the biggest piece of 97 cr125 trash ever You need to watch out for these kinds of guys that say they have raced pro and done everything right. Just to be on the safe side. Personally I would have to go with the post farther back, I dont think I would ever buy a used buy. I would only buy a used by if I know exactly who rode it and who maintained it, like one of my riding buddies, but other than that for sale bikes are off limits! Some are a steal and are a great deal but there's always that chance. + buying a used bike with all the mods that you want to do to it allready on there, then whats the fun of riding and showing off your mods
i have to dissagree to a point. i went to look at a bike that a kid raced and the thing was a total piece. i mean you cant get much cheaper than welding the broken piece of clutch lever back on after it breaks off. i mean a new lever is 15-20 bucks. that really makes you wonder what the kid did when he needed to do a top end on the bike (which he claims he did every month). after i got done looking at the bike i left and went to cycle gear, where i found the bike that i have been secretly drooling over for the last month.i immediatly called the owner and we met the next day and i talked to him and then took the bike out for a test ride. it rode flawlessly.
anyway, the kid raced 80cc bikes for team green for 3 years and then moved up to the 125cc bikes. he raced for a local dealership called manchester honda, formally know as MHR. he raced for them for 3 years with his pro license and rode 5 nationals a year and had a machanic and the whole deal. every bike and part was free and he had to deal with the whole corprate thing as well. now the pro license means you are allowed to qualify and race in pro level and national races. it doesnt necessarliy mean that you have a factory ride and tons of sponsors. the bike that i was looking at was was his bike after he left MHR. he went to college and decided to take a year off. when he came back he raced this 2001 cr 125 as a pro independant. he told me that he race 2 nationals with the bike and then ran out of money for the third, and just ended his season early.
you can tell alot about a person and whether they are telling the truth by how consistent their respnses are. when i first looked at the bike the kid told me all this stuff about his career and what the bike was used for and where it was riden. he wasnt the "drone on and on about the mods done to the bike kinda guy" and that really made me feel comfortable. also when i looked at the bike for a second time ( the first time i looked at it the space to ride it was quite limited) i went to his house and i saw all of his pictures from racing, team green pics and team mhr pics. now about the wholt mods thing. i was looking for a bike that has some superficial mods but a bone stock motor except for maybe a piston. and that is what this bike is. im not sure about you guys but i want to know who does my mods and i want to know the exact specs of the engine. also i want the power curve set to me not the previous owner.
anyway that is just my input feel free to post a disagree with me.
btw that bike is sweet mxracer!