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[QUOTE="weimedog, post: 62062, member: 20655"] I am in the 230 lbs range myself. I found that you really need to ride on a couple of brands to appreciate the difference betweem bikes and how they fit. I have riden a 2001 YZF426, 1998 Honda XR400R, KTM's and my VOR's. I have sat on the new 2001 Husqvarna's. Despite what I read in the magazines, the 2001 Yamaha 426 was too soft and didn't fit me as well as the Husqvarna, VOR and KTM's. The Honda XR's are just heavy and those new Suzuki's just feel weird with the way their seat seems to tilt to the rear for me. My local dealers will give demo rides. The local VOR dealer will actually drag his bike to our local track because he has to fight the lack of marketing exposier. If you have equal dealer support for all these brands my bet your going to be impressed with the new Four Stroke Husqvarna's, both their price and performance. I think they are the sleepers in this mix. Also ANY of the KTM four strokes are awesome machines, that new 520 MX/C is about the most versitile machine ever built. They are also the most expensive. The VOR's also seem to fit the large set well and mine has proven to be fast, reliable, and easy to maintain. Actually its the easiest machine to do basic maintainance I ever have owned. It also works well for me and now when I go back to my son's Honda CR's; they actually feel cramped and awkward. Understand I was a die hard CR fan for almost 15 years. Notice that now Husqvarna is spending money in magazine ad's they are getting better press. The VOR has been a very pleasent surprise. I think I appreciate it more because I just didn't expect as much as it delivers. Conversly when I rode the Yamaha I expected a religious experience and actually got something that didn't work nearly as well for me as my VOR. So my impression was much worse than it actually deserved because I was really dissapointed. One of the guys I race with also rode my VOR and thought it fit better than his Yamaha but was harsh( I always set mine up stiff and the VOR folks set mine up at the factory based on what I asked for..it works for me but is too stiff for most. ) but rode a dealer's VOR Enduro and thought it was the best machine he ever experienced..and his practice lap times confirmed it worked better for him. He can correct the suspension with a new set of springs, and a revalve. But then his Yamaha will cost as much as my VOR or a KTM. By the same token my friend who is a more "normal" size thinks the Yamaha fits best and the suspension is perfect followed by the smaller two stroke KTM's. My hyper aggessive son would definitly be much better off with the Yamaha's...and when I was 21 and 165lbs I might have felt the same. The Yamaha's burst type of power would fit his style. Also since you have riden on a 125 for so long the Yamaha's will be easier to transition to at first....but don't just assume its best because of what you read..take a little time to check out the others. You will hear many with all kinds of expert advice from those who NEVER even sat on the brands they slam. They just repeat what is written in magazines. Follow the herd and you might miss on a the bike that acually works best for you. ------------------ 2001 VOR503 V-Cross 1982 husqvarna XC430 1974 Bultaco Frontera 360 6 Kids, Four Ride, 3 race. (cr125, yz80, 2 KX125's) Case 780, INT 1066, Ford LTL9000...and a Percheron [This message has been edited by weimedog (edited 04-15-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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