Thread: Getting back on a dirt bike

i was in your situation exactly a couple years back when i was buying a bike. i was looking and getting very serious about buying a 230, tigmaster talked me out of it and man am i glad he did! i started looking into a 250, being a broke kid they also talked me into buying used and that was the best advice i ever got being a beginner rider, i didnt need a brand new 06 for 5k, instead, i picked up a real nice 94 rm125 for $700, which had twice the suspension, braking, handling, power, and was lighter than the 230 i later rode. and having an older bike taught me how to do all the maintainance and fix a bunch of random things that go wrong with old stuff. it also gives you something to do, i have an 09 now and it kills me because there is nothing to fix or clean or adjust, lol. at first most bikes are going to feel overwhelming, this quickly goes away. like i said the 250 is a completely different bike, in a good way. any bike can be made nice, even if it was ugly new, so dont rule out used bikes....







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if you're coming back, get yourself a nice 125 2 stroke for knowledge and trust me, it has enough power. You can simply talk with TDB to increase the HP. I have a 2000 YZ 125 that you have to hold on to pretty tight now...

Originally Posted by ColdWolf07

I have a 1979 125 2 stroke. I like the power of it (Powerband) And I will fix it up.. but i'd have to go used to get one now, and.. I really don't want to go used...

just sayin, a 79 125 is comparable to a modern crf100.
ride it back to back with a 2000+ 125 and you would **** yourself, lol

are you saying you have to go used or new? Yam and Ktm are still making new 125cc 2 strokes. you can get one new anywhere from 52-56 OTD, maybe more if its a left over and there trying to get rid of it.