Best 125 and 250 of the 90's

Woke from its long nap, still need to change oil in forks and shock.

Generally, these bikes were not as bad as the magazines made them out to be. They got a bad rap because the engines were all midrange and not as easy to ride compared to the YZ and RM. The 1993 was fast but had some reliability issues. The 1994-1998 were the same design, as were the 1999-2002. Power looked good on a dyno, but was pipey and hard to ride for beginners/novices. Once set up correctly, they handled fine and the suspension was good. A lot of fast guys in my area were on them in the mid-late '90s. I always pulled good starts on my '97 even though it was supposed to be by far the worst and most underpowered bike at the time.

Toss up between my 97 and 99 KX250. Miss them both.