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'85 XR80 -- a neighbor owned this and we used to share riding around the pasture. This litle honda was just the right size & speed for me.. I got bit by the bug bad, and I blame this XR80.
That was a very long time ago. Thinking back, a few bike's I've owned or ridden stood out among the others.
01 RM125 (owned & raced)
1987 CR250 (only rode for 20 min moto but loved it)
]94 KTM 400 LC4 (owned & ridden all over north Georgia)
1985 KX125 (owned & raced)
That was a very long time ago. Thinking back, a few bike's I've owned or ridden stood out among the others.
01 RM125 (owned & raced)
1987 CR250 (only rode for 20 min moto but loved it)
]94 KTM 400 LC4 (owned & ridden all over north Georgia)
1985 KX125 (owned & raced)
It is a bike that does every thing I want it to and I makes me faster with everything about the set up.
The Shop
Then again owning a rat bike eventually taught me how to work on them a little, like taking off the wheels & replacing chains. Not bad for a clueless 15 year old strung out on Cyndi Lauper & Romeovoid! Ahhhh the good ole days.
And a close runner up would be my 1998 YZ125 (my matching 98 250 is in this picture)
1986 RM 80. This thing was a bad ass. The only thing comparable were the KX80s because the 87 KX 80 especially was pretty bad ass too.
1989 KX 125. I had mine worked over a little and went to A and ProAm on this bike. I could honestly play with just about any bike on the track with this bike including other KX 125's. In its class and at the time, I truly had one of the fastest bikes. Flowing and riding at will with a 125 that had head shake, now that will make you a good rider.
1997 KX 250. This is my all time favorite bike of all the bikes I've owned. It was just an all around good bike with tons of power that had a thrill factor like no other. I had it well after I quit racing competitively but for a play bike, this thing was a missile and tough as a tank. ProAction gave me a set up for this thing and you could get rude air or over jump anything and just laugh at it. I swear I probably could have jumped my house and landed flat. It was amazing. It was a little bulky but it would do anything you wanted to do. Great all around bike. For me, the 97' 98' far outshined any KX up until the 04 model.
Which I also loved the 04 KX 250. This bike just fit me. I kept the both the 97' and the 04' bikes and still ride them now and again. I have an overbore on the 04' and it is awesome.
My 2010 250r is the best MX bike I've ridden. Speed & confidence went way up on this bike aslong as I'm not in the tight stuff.
A close 2nd is my 06 CRF450. Raw beastly power and with the correct suspension tuning it's plush like a Caddy.
2005 crf250x; always adjusting valves but dam it handled like a Ferrari in single track...killer tranny.
2009 KX250f; when I have my suspension set perfect for conditions it's a dream on the track...so so tranny...mis shifts.
Until I bought my 2010 Husqvarna CR125/150. Best bike I've ever ridden no question.
Pit Row
97 YZ 125
97 KX125 My first bike bike. Loved how the suspension was so much better than my KX100. Wasn't the best through corners but you could charge into rough sections with this bike. It didn't wallow.
2001 YZ250. Monster power (for me at that time). Made the transition to 250's a bit scary but once I got used to the power I started to fly on this thing.
2005 KTM125 Rattray Edition First time back on a 125 for a few years and this thing ripped for a 125. Put a smile on my face for 2 seasons before finally going over to the dark side (4 stroke world).
The best bike I have ridden throughout the years is between an 2009 200xc(effortless to ride) or a 2012 XC300 (effortless to go fast on). Just fantastic bikes both in their own right. In fact I think the XC300 might be next on the shopping list.
For me, one of the best bikes I've ever owned from the pov of pure ecstasy to ride; has to be my 2004 YZ 250.
This is the one bike I should never have got ridden off. It was a stunning machine. Sure I've owned faster bikes since but none have given me quite the same feeling of confidence on the track.
I also love riding my '77 CR125 and "86 CR250.
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