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jeffro503
2/12/2017 7:29pm
2/12/2017 7:29pm
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8/17/2022 7:48pm
So I have a new Husky TC 250 coming here in a couple weeks. And I'm thinking real seriously about pairing it up with a TC 125 sometime this spring / summer.
Just trying to think...it's mainly for fun , but if I want to race it , is there a class I could run it in? Wondering if the 125 has gotten popular enough out here in the NW , that we have an actual 125 class? I wouldn't mind having to run against the kids either.
So for a vet guy who owns a 125...just thinking where I might fit in on race days. Got this 2 stroke bug and I don't think it'll be going away any time soon.
Just trying to think...it's mainly for fun , but if I want to race it , is there a class I could run it in? Wondering if the 125 has gotten popular enough out here in the NW , that we have an actual 125 class? I wouldn't mind having to run against the kids either.
So for a vet guy who owns a 125...just thinking where I might fit in on race days. Got this 2 stroke bug and I don't think it'll be going away any time soon.
You weren't feelin it, as they say?
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I don't know. Maybe it's an age thing , but I want to ride something I can ride aggressive without it having that much power. It's a head case thing too. I'll ride slower on something that's real fast , compared to riding something a little slower , where I think I can push it. The smile on my face at the end of the day is what's more important. The 450's weren't giving it to me.
Second place? Eric Yarnell on a YZ125. Nearly 35 guys on the gate, mostly on modern big bores.
125's are the most fun you can have, period.
I've kinda done the same.
Gone are the 450 days for me.. Getting too old and prone to injury.
I ride a 250 2stroke and a crf250r at the moment.
The crf250 is so tame, it's unbelievable, but I can throw it about and enjoy a day on it.
The 2 stroke is for those days where I want the 2stroke rush.
I'm ditching my 450F and going with a 125 this year. I raced my kid's 2004 at a WA State MX race last year and again last month at Woodland. It's fun, it's more forgiving when you do get out of control, and it's cheap to maintain. My 'sprint laps' are 1-2 seconds slower but I think I actually hold a better pace on the 125.Yes you have to be a bit more opportunistic on the starts.. but watch any SX race and do the same thing Dungey does and you will be fine. And of course you have to commit to the jumps if you are on a 125, but I am not having any huge issues getting over them. My main question is if I'm going to put some better SSS forks on the 2004, or bite the bullet and get a newer one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9V_oky-Yqc&t=2s
I have no doubt that at this particular race I wouldn't have done any better on the 450.
Shocks me a little when I think about it. Back in the 90's and 2000's , I was running Tom Morgan built KX 250's....fast as hell! But they don't even compare to these new 450's. Some where along the lines , the bikes have gotten so fast ( at least me ) , where I need to down grade to a smaller size. No shame in admitting that. And besides , if I feel good , I ride even better. I guess after I get that Husky 250 , I better start making room for a new 125 to go along with it.
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/125-Holeshot-w-Gate-Full-…
Pit Row
I ride a 125 because of how it makes me ride, all out!
I pulled one holeshot against the 450's and I was so stoked that I was screaming inside of my helmet!
After that it didn't even matter what happened the rest of the race.
I find that in the Vet classes, apart from the start, the engine size has little to do with how fast people ride. The 450's are way faster than anyone is willing to ride. This is less true in the higher classes obviously.
In the 250f beginner class I'm slightly slower than everyone else, but that's simply because I don't ride enough.
I'm getting faster though so I expect to be competitive this year. Once I start winning, I'll move up.
I have no interest in riding a different bike, 2T or 4T. The 125 fits me, and keeps me riding with intensity, just the way I like it.
If you're buying a used 125, it's not going to really cost anything to try it. If you find that it's not for you, you can sell it for what you paid for it.
The 125 only classes that I've seen are really fast, but they're fair since everyone's on the same size bike. I would love to race it one day, but I'm not there speed wise yet. Maybe I will be by the time I turn 60 .
I think Mammoth MX has a 2 stroke class during the amateur week.
Theres also the 2 stroke championships at Glen Helen.
i am faster over 10 min plus a lap which most races are here, i like the challange of passing guys on big bikes,
Btw the new TC250 is an amazing bike, way to go Jeffro!
I'm the guy with the biggest grin on his face too.
Do it! Best bikes ever. I sold my fresh YZ450 because 8/10 rides I'd take the 125.
Although it is a lot of work to ride. I had forgotten how much you have to shift. lol.
Haven't raced it yet but plan to.
All that said, I wouldn't want it for my only bike. Still dig riding my 450.
Jeffro, I feel exactly like you do about 450's. Keep on trying them, but find they're just too much, and they're not even fun to ride. Too easy, too fast, too boring all at the same time.
I raced plus 30 yesterday at the Scramblecross opening round. It was a combined gate with 40 plus as well. I got shit starts both motos ( actually all 4 motos that day lol) but it was the most fun I had racing in ages because I spent the whole rest of the race picking off 450s. It was windy and dry, there was zero traction but I found myself catching the 450s going into corners and by the end of the moto I was about standing on the outside peg flat tracking to try and get around these guys. Best part of the day was the end of the last moto I passed 3 dudes and had my sights set on a 40 plus guy on a TM125. He was running first in his class I was running 2nd in mine but when I saw him in front of me I thought no way. It was now a 125 race! We had a great battle with him even taking me wide and bumping me. I was hooping and hollering at him going down the front straight, it was so badass hearing the 2 of us winding out the 125s down the stretch! I did get him on the last lap though!
I know getting the holeshot and running away is an awesome feeling, they had a 125 class last year and I almost swept all the motos without competition. But man.... at 39 I just love the racing and battling aspect of it. It was a blast changing up lines and getting creative trying to get around the thumpers. So I say go for it!!!
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