Xidium

WHich bike is beter? I can get eh kx at 3500 (which me and my parents alredy put money down for) But on the way home all i could think about was the ktms. Does a 02 kx have the nysikal (sp) plated cylinder or not? And hows the reliability on the kx.

Xidium

well i found aout about the hx and iv decided its gonna be better thatn my xr100 anjds its sweet looking and i like it so can i have some info from people who own or have ridden a 02 kx125? hows it ride, power and such compared to other bikes.

RedRebel

1. pick color
2. ride

vegas

as compaired to your 100 , when you hit the powerband its gonna feel like your getting rearended by a bullet train,I hope for your sake that your ready for a 125, but Id recomend the KX cause I had a buddy with a KTM and any time he busted parts the shop had to order them in, and when youve got a new bike the last thing that your gonna want to do is have it sitting in the garage busted cause the part that you need is being shipped, just my.02,

good luck

Xidium

Yea im ready, iv ridden some 650 twins and some 500s (all fourstrokes). They were pretty old (70s and 80s) but they did a good 40 hp.

vegas

have you ever ridden a 2stroke race bike like the one your thinking of buying? if not buy some one lunch and ask to take theirs for a spin. powerband on a 2stroke is a lot different than what your used to

Xidium

yea i know, i was gonna say that. The only 2 stroke ive ridden with a hit would be my freinds PW80 and that aint saying much . Andyway ive ridden a really old (70s) 125 that had a tiny sproket (it was an enduro) and it did 30 in second. I never got here outte 3rd gear, the one time i tried the gears were grinding and everything so i never tried again.

Xidium

And i dont know thats got a race bike, well nm, my frind does but hes half the size of me and hes getting a 125 but hes ridden on it once and he was scared. I guess ill see. And im not gonna go ***** out right away. Hopefully tommorow or fri i can get it. The latest it can be picked up is sat at 12.

vegas

**** that put an hour on the motor to seat the rings and then twist it till the throtle hits the stops

Xidium

I got to ride it, wasnt big, i was breaking it and and my parents was around but i acctually think my xr100 is faster (sound horid but it is) I was doing 5th on it and i thought i was in third. Or coarse it wasnt broken in and stuff and it was bout half in the rev range i never felt the hit unless i was going slow in third otherwise i didnt. But when i went around corners i would slide out. Tommorow im going back bye my grandparents (were its at for more land) and im gonna change oil then go ***** out.

vegas

how god aweful much do you weigh, mabey the buck 25 dosent have enough torque for you, but it is definetly faster and stronger than your 100

Xidium

Yea i know now, i was reving it 1/4 throttle when i posted that last one, and as soon as i hit that i shifted. I had here topped out at bout 80, and i did a wheelie too! Andyway yea its faster and stronger, but i had to get on 100 to fix the bent clutch and i popped a wheelie right away . Anyway its much better and fast now im reving it.

vegas

dude a 125 wont do 80 i have a friend that has a stalker radar and they all top out at 70

Xidium

stock 2003 cr125 tops out at 74 mph with 5 gears, and i got a 6. I know that the gears are shorter cause i have 6 but itll have a little more top speed.

twiztdsprkt

i have a 2000 yz 125 and it tops out colse to 70 but you can only do it in short bursts be careful lower rod bearings arent cheap to replace but my buddies got a cr 500 and it makes me feel inadiquit im thinkin of gettin one for a field bike i wouldnt ride one on a track their too heavy

Xidium

i dont usually top it out in my feild, it suposivly tops out a 77 mph.