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gowen:
I had a cr144 I sent off to Eric Gorr and that thing was an ABSOLUTE beast. It exploded like my KX and was d**n near as fast as my YZ. But, top-ends were constant and was hard on the crank. I ended up using Wiseco's crank assembly and it fixed that. I ended up selling it to a buddy and he still has it.. That thing was awesome.

hangtime:
I got to ride a new yz125 last weekend and it was a blast. After riding a big bike around, the 125 was like a bicycle. eprovenzano said his kid was 225lbs. If he is anything like his kid the little 125 aint going to cut it.

kx_rider53:
The YZ 250 is a great bike, you would be very happy with it. You could always make your 125 a 167   :evil:

eprovenzano:
Hangtime, unfortunatly the apple didn't fall too far from the tree.  I am (size wise) the tad bigger than my son...  When we are young, we are gratefull to grow, but as we get older we continue to grow, just in the wrong areas...

The 125 does get my big butt where I want to go, but I have to work a lot harder to get it there...  With the two fiddy, I don't even think the deep mud, or what line I should use on this hill climb, or even will I even make it to the top...  I just twist the throttle and go.  On the 125, you need to think ahead, be aware of your lines, the terrain etc.

It's a kick in the asre that a 125 when in the proper line, in the proper gear, and in the proper RPM range, has that much power.  Its just my son has leaned that in our tight trails, the two fiddy is just easier to handle.  He was ready to give up riding because he was struggling so much on the 125  :-(  that's why I suggested taking the 250.  The passion for riding and that big smile we all get from riding has returned since riding the 250.  8-) :-D

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