Budget 125 only race - who’s in?

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Edited Date/Time 5/21/2022 8:32pm
A bunch of my friends are talking about making a budget 125 race happen for the last Masters mx race at budds creek this September.

$3k budget all in. Bike parts etc.

125 stock bore only.

Who’s in? Take it back to the basics, and make Moto great again.

The masters series is an adult only series with 6 lap motos and a lot of track time.
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Says the guy with the screen name "yz133rider" Tongue
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garagedog wrote:
Says the guy with the screen name "yz133rider" Tongue
That was my very first mx bike! 1999 yz125 with Tom Morgan engine work! I had no business with all that back then!!
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I really like the thought, but you can barely find running clapped 125s for $3k.
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I only put 3k down on my bike...does that count? LMAO
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snillum wrote:
I really like the thought, but you can barely find running clapped 125s for $3k.
They’re out there!
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One of the guys found a pretty clean 1993 cr125 for $1500.

I found a mint 2013 husky cr125 for 3k that I might get still. There’s plenty of clean 93-97 cr125s in the budget that are great bikes. Multiple 04-07 rms have popped up under the 3k mark.

It’s 100% doable. Will take some digging and negotiating though I’m sure!


And anyone with over 3k in their 125 come on out anyway. Imagine a full gate of 125s flash mob style at budds creek.

We can race open 2 stroke class so all ages are welcome.
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yz133rider wrote:
One of the guys found a pretty clean 1993 cr125 for $1500. I found a mint 2013 husky cr125 for 3k that I might get still...
One of the guys found a pretty clean 1993 cr125 for $1500.

I found a mint 2013 husky cr125 for 3k that I might get still. There’s plenty of clean 93-97 cr125s in the budget that are great bikes. Multiple 04-07 rms have popped up under the 3k mark.

It’s 100% doable. Will take some digging and negotiating though I’m sure!


And anyone with over 3k in their 125 come on out anyway. Imagine a full gate of 125s flash mob style at budds creek.

We can race open 2 stroke class so all ages are welcome.
Local guy has a 2021 Yz 125 for sale.
Started at 5k and has since dropped the price a couple times and is now at 4k.
Nice looking bike too....bu im interested to see if he has to drop it anymore to move it
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5/18/2022 7:10am
snillum wrote:
I really like the thought, but you can barely find running clapped 125s for $3k.
yz133rider wrote:
They’re out there!
Yeah I see 95-97 cr125,s for around 2,500. Don’t you have a 125 class and a 2st class ? The 125 is pretty big the 125 jr kids usually win it but there’s 50+ yr olds racing it too. Both classes pay points here.
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Does my 2012 KTM 150 qualify? Picked it up before prices went crazy and had to put a top end in it and crank seals. The forks cost more than the whole bike, 1k for the bike and 1500 for the forks.













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The market really is different everywhere. I wouldn’t trust a $3000 125 down here as far as I could throw it…
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I think a old man 125 class would work just as well. I like the 3k price cap but it could possibly limit entries or have cheaters . Just like sand bagger C riders. It would be cool just to have a 125 class again.

I am surprised 125s are overlooked by most Vet riders. The light weight and less power is easier on a aged body than a 60hp 450
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If I was back there, I'd be in!!!
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Let's start a go fund me so I can ride professional's 04 CR125
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3k all in? You livin in 2019 brother
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just saw a decent 2000 rm 125 for $2,000 in so cal on Craig's lists IE .
not too many other offerings around here although the 2021 yz for $4,000 wouldn't be a bad deal really
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5/18/2022 8:43am
That was what the first 125 dream race was kinda like back in 2012. A few decided to do that when you still could and they blew up. The next year nobody had a cheap bike.
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Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much.

I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough you can find something decent for 2k and make it trust worthy with the next 1k.

It won’t be a 2022 factory edition, but that’s the entire point.
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That was what the first 125 dream race was kinda like back in 2012. A few decided to do that when you still could and they...
That was what the first 125 dream race was kinda like back in 2012. A few decided to do that when you still could and they blew up. The next year nobody had a cheap bike.
Beat me to it. Joey has been thinking about ways to get a budget class set up as that was how it all started. Crazy how much it blew up. Proof was when MX Sports decided to steal the idea.........(and completely fuck it up)...
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DEMONDAVE wrote:
just saw a decent 2000 rm 125 for $2,000 in so cal on Craig's lists IE . not too many other offerings around here although the...
just saw a decent 2000 rm 125 for $2,000 in so cal on Craig's lists IE .
not too many other offerings around here although the 2021 yz for $4,000 wouldn't be a bad deal really
Probably get it for $3500
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5/18/2022 12:13pm Edited Date/Time 5/18/2022 12:32pm
yz133rider wrote:
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much. I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough...
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much.

I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough you can find something decent for 2k and make it trust worthy with the next 1k.

It won’t be a 2022 factory edition, but that’s the entire point.
If you keep it just for fun and shits and giggles, it will level out. The minute prizes, $$$ and prestige come
into the picture, then the bucks up machines show up.

"Thaaaat's right, Dude. The beauty of this is its simplicity.
If the plan gets too complex something always goes wrong."
-Walter Sobjack
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yz133rider wrote:
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much. I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough...
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much.

I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough you can find something decent for 2k and make it trust worthy with the next 1k.

It won’t be a 2022 factory edition, but that’s the entire point.
FWYT wrote:
If you keep it just for fun and shits and giggles, it will level out. The minute prizes, $$$ and prestige come into the picture, then...
If you keep it just for fun and shits and giggles, it will level out. The minute prizes, $$$ and prestige come
into the picture, then the bucks up machines show up.

"Thaaaat's right, Dude. The beauty of this is its simplicity.
If the plan gets too complex something always goes wrong."
-Walter Sobjack
It’s just a group of idiots trying to do something fun, no prizes or money involved.
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Give me my old 1987 CR125R in new condition and I am in. That was a magic bike. Compared to the other 3 it basically was alien tech.
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If I lived closer I would! Long haul from Minnesota
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Are tear downs going to happen after the race if they suspect illegal shenanigans? asking for a friend.
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Are tear downs going to happen after the race if they suspect illegal shenanigans? asking for a friend.
No but we should lol
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mxrose3 wrote:
Are tear downs going to happen after the race if they suspect illegal shenanigans? asking for a friend.
yz133rider wrote:
No but we should lol
I was joking.... sort of..lol
Personally, the only advantage i see of the 144 is the ability to get a better start, and some added mid-range power.
125's can and sometimes do turn better laptimes than the 144 because of the longer spread of power.
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5/18/2022 1:51pm Edited Date/Time 5/18/2022 1:54pm
yz133rider wrote:
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much. I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough...
Or come on out on 10k 125s I guess I don’t really care that much.

I get what you’re saying but if you look hard enough you can find something decent for 2k and make it trust worthy with the next 1k.

It won’t be a 2022 factory edition, but that’s the entire point.
FWYT wrote:
If you keep it just for fun and shits and giggles, it will level out. The minute prizes, $$$ and prestige come into the picture, then...
If you keep it just for fun and shits and giggles, it will level out. The minute prizes, $$$ and prestige come
into the picture, then the bucks up machines show up.

"Thaaaat's right, Dude. The beauty of this is its simplicity.
If the plan gets too complex something always goes wrong."
-Walter Sobjack
yz133rider wrote:
It’s just a group of idiots trying to do something fun, no prizes or money involved.
Oh man, I would FOR SURE be there if I was back there! I'd frigging race with a dunce cap taped to my helmet!
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I would be in if I could make that haul! Nothing better than a bunch of dudes banging it up on 125s.

The most fun I had at day in the dirt down south this year was battling for like 12th with two other guys on 125s in one of the open classes, during the last two laps we probably swapped that spot 25 times between the three of us just roasting our clutches in that sand.
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If I were closer I’d be in. I’ve been trying to find a 96-98 rm125 for the 125 dream race, they are hard to find!
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