I bought my daughter an '82 XT125 Yamaha as a logical move up from her XR100R. I'm a 2-stroke guy, but the MX175 I tried to put her on first scared her because of the bigger size and quicker power both at the same time. The XT is kind of heavy, but doesn't seem like a bad little bike. It does have an issue with the exhaust though --- the muffler part of the stock exhaust starts right under the front of the seat, and makes for a VERY hot inner right thigh!
I rode a '77 TT500 for a little while, but it had a modified exhaust --- an older Supertrapp that was mostly behind the seat. Is something like that the way to go with the XT? Can I just add more round pipe, making the 'header' longer, then stick a supertrapp on the back? Are there tuning issues I need to consider?
Thanks!
I rode a '77 TT500 for a little while, but it had a modified exhaust --- an older Supertrapp that was mostly behind the seat. Is something like that the way to go with the XT? Can I just add more round pipe, making the 'header' longer, then stick a supertrapp on the back? Are there tuning issues I need to consider?
Thanks!