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Currently undecided on what to choose as a counterpart to my 450.
Pros/Cons of 125
-more lightweight
-less expensive to buy
-more difficult to ride fast
-more expensive to maintain (top end replacements)
Pros/Cons of 250 2t
-has torque that 125 lacks
-ride longer motos easier
-more expensive msrp
-less agile, possibly worse at cornering
Pros/Cons of 125
-more lightweight
-less expensive to buy
-more difficult to ride fast
-more expensive to maintain (top end replacements)
Pros/Cons of 250 2t
-has torque that 125 lacks
-ride longer motos easier
-more expensive msrp
-less agile, possibly worse at cornering
Or get rid of the 450 and get both, that's what I would do haha.
If you don't have much experience riding two strokes you will struggle to keep the thing on the pipe in every conditions.
You just become so lazy with the big 4 strokes.
Also don't imagine a 250 2 stroke is easier to ride. Yes it has more torque but you still got to keep it singing and it will tire you off very quickly.
Maintenance wise the 250 has the advantage but 2 stroke is cheaper to maintain anyways.
The 150 is also a ton of fun.
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a 125 is the very opposite of a 450. a 450 you can relax almost the whole way around a track and get through any turn and get over any jump.
a 125 you have to be on it the whole waaaay. there is no relaxing.
but thats what makes it fun, you can just lock it open and it wont get away from you.
a 250 will require yuou to be on your game, it requires a little more work than a 450, and it has the power a 125 doesnt, but they also will try to get away from you too.
both are fun, 125= wring it out and beat it like a redheaded step child
250= keep it moving but give it some respect
Next question ?
I was at a Yamaha ride day on Saturday and rode the YZ250 and YZ125, the 250 made my hands and feet numb in 2 laps it vibrated so much. The 125 was a dog. I was having trouble getting it to shift as well, but that was just a clutch cable adjustment that needed to be made. I'd suggest riding one before you buy one if you can.
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