XR 100 VS tt-r125, XR200 vs TT-r225

I purchased a TT-R125L for my son this year and while he will out grow very quickly due to wanting to become an MX racer it was a great learning bike so far and I am seriously considering keeping it for my wife as it seems to be a terrific ride. While shopping for my son's bike I was also looking to upgrade my ride from an 86 RM125, I test rode a TT-R 225 and was shocked and dismayed at the weight/ lack of performance of this beast. It was the most underpowered undersuspended bike I had ever been on, also test rode the TT-R250 and was more pleased with this bike as it had alot more power and suspension although after riding mx bikes I couldn't bring myself to part with the cash for it either so for now I still ride the 86 RM 125 while I save enough cash for a YZF250 or WR250F. If your a trail rider looking for trail performance the TT-R 250 is a very nice ride while I can't say enough good things about my son's 02 TT-R125L. Hope this helps in some way :)