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[QUOTE="gospeedracer, post: 112428, member: 17307"] I know what you mean Sharla. For some it probably is best to start off with something like an XR200 but I believe others may benefit from starting out on a 125. You probaby would have been one of those people that took to it well. I think I may have started on a bike that was a little more difficult than most 125's. I just got this e-mail from Eric: [i]"I just un-boxed your engine parts and examined them, this is what you have. The cylinder and head were ported by Paul Leary when he worked for Race Tech located then in Pomona. They probably charged the original owner $500 for this job. The cylinder was ported for an expert so the powerband is very narrow and high. The cylinder head was designed for race gas so its just starting to have problems with errosion at the gasket surfaces of the cylinder and head. The cylinder bore was tapered and out of round so it was leaking compression and the piston ring was seized in the groove so it couldn't spring out to control the compression either. The exhaust valves work fine but I think that the spring wasn't positioned properly. You must of had to rev this bike really high to get it going. I can imagine that it was hard to ride. You'll need to be carefull once we fix it for higher compression, if you try to ride it by sound (revs) it will be a little wild!"[/i] He reallly hit the nail on the head when he mentioned having to really rev the bike! Without really having much to compare it to, I had no idea. But I guess in the end it may have benefited me in a way, heck if I have been riding this thing all along, everything else should be cake! ;) My MXC has a heavier flywheel on it now. I also have the stock one, but I think the heavier one will be best for the type of riding I do. I don't ride track at all. It's been a while since I rode Lori's EXC so I'm not sure I will notice much of a difference with the MXC but I will give a full ride report after I get some time on it this weekend. :) [/QUOTE]
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