interested in new/used 125 bike

[trail rider]

I'd like to find me a nice used, or possibly new 125 two stroke bike. I mostly ride trails and hill climbs and I also drag and just ride and mess around in the fields. Im not a big guy, just 5'6 and 140lbs, and I think I could handle a 125 pretty good in the trails and stuff, but I've only rode a 125 like one time before.

 

Are 125's pretty simple to work on, as far as engine rebuilding and modifications go? I was thinking maybe of finding one really cheap that needed a rebuild and fixing it up for trail/play riding. As far as modifications go, I would just maybe get a good pipe, reeds, air filter and that would be about it. I would give porting a thought, but i dont know much about it though, does it help a 125 very much?

 

I dont really have a preferred brand when it comes to mx bikes, cause they all seem top notch to me. Anyone have any opinions on what what be a good pick? I'd just like another 2 stroke besides my banshee to ride/play around on and a 125 just seems like a good choice to me.

[MudSlinger09]

i know someone that can hook u up with a 250f? theyre in louisiana...

[jc11752]

Yea i think 125 are eay to control I have Honda CR125 i love that bike but i am selling it

The Height thing is whats sucks i am 6ft and i have kinda a hard time standing on my bike but if the forks and stuff are set to ur weight u shouldnt have a problem

[trail rider]

yea, people have told me that you can adjust the ride height and stuff so that wouldn't really be a problem. I rode a yz 426 that felt perfect, it had the suspension softened and lowered.

[kermithills]

man i really want a yz125 or even a honda. we do all kinds of riding from trails to dunes and dragging and i switch out w/ my friend who has a boner stock yz 125 and i love it..so that would be my choice.

[trail rider]

I would buy any brand 125 that I could get a good deal on, new or used, but my top choice would be one of the new 05 yz 125's, they say those are the fastest and lightest 125's ever made so far. but i'd also consider a new cr or kx 125. Wasn't 05 the last year for the kx 125?

 

Its been a long time since I've rode a 125, whats the powerband like on those? I know they dont have much bottom end, but I forgot what the mid/top end was like? is it similar to a piped banshee?

[Spitfire]

The powerband can be pretty nasty on a 125. If you're looking to buy brand new, the '05 YZ 125 is the way to go.

 

And whoever mentioned that you can adjust the seat height, that isn't true. You can buy lowering links for the rear, which would in turn lower the seat height, but you can't "lower" a bike without those special parts.

 

Have fun though, I miss my 125 DEARLY!

[trail rider]

I think they ment lowering the ride height by softening up the spring preload and the forks, which im pretty sure would make the bike sit down lower when you put weight on it.