Gear Changing

gazmanlfc9:
so will i have to keep the clutch down while changing gear up/down like a car? yes or no

Well, yes but its a fluid smooth motion once you get the hang of it.  As you are bringing the clutch lever in, you are moving your foot to shift and then the clutch lever is smoothly brought back out.

With some practice its a very smooth yet fast action.

Hope that makes sense!  
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Dave H 2006 YZ250
(2008 YZ 125 son)

does anyone here recommend a honda cr125 2001?  

How about with a Rekluse?? I just got one myself.  

gazmanlfc9:
does anyone here recommend a honda cr125 2001?

I wouldn't recommend one for a 10 year old.  
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WAFNIA!

BC
01 YZ 125
02 RM 85
99 KX 80
87 DR 200

lmfao dude if your ten your should be on nothing bigger then a 100 my opinion lol i raced my 125 til i sold it for my first car lol 125s are no sissy bikes if thats what your expecting.  
Freddy
Pittsburgh PA
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2 stroker 4 life

so easy even a caveman can do it(shifting that is)an 85 2stk will scare the poop out of this kid when the power comes on,plus my boy is 10 and doesnt even come close to the height needed to even hold a full size bike upright for a few seconds let alone ride it,get a bike that when your on it you can get at least one foot comfortably on the ground worry about the power later.  
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i let my bro in law try my 175 and he almost lost it just shifting from 1st to 2nd cause its so snappy...threw up a roost and the bike slid out and i thought he was gunna lose it for sure but he got his leg out in time lol....he was like wow your throttle goes from 0 to full throttle in like 1/4 turn....i was like well all you do is speed up and slow down....its not made to putt putt around FULL BLAST OR NOTHING!!! but ya when the powerband kicks in i bet even a 100 thats running well will throw a person sized for that bike for a frikin ride if ya dont know what yur doing. i lurve strokers...i lurve my powerband...*checks powerband tension* lol  
1978 Yamaha 175 MX
Northern Ontario
Canada
31 yrs young
WHEELIES!
Yaaaayyyyyy!

DT_Jason:
i let my bro in law try my 175 and he almost lost it just shifting from 1st to 2nd cause its so snappy...threw up a roost and the bike slid out and i thought he was gunna lose it for sure but he got his leg out in time lol....he was like wow your throttle goes from 0 to full throttle in like 1/4 turn....i was like well all you do is speed up and slow down....its not made to putt putt around FULL BLAST OR NOTHING!!! but ya when the powerband kicks in i bet even a 100 thats running well will throw a person sized for that bike for a frikin ride if ya dont know what yur doing. i lurve strokers...i lurve my powerband...*checks powerband tension* lol

Here is a picture (in 1979) of my MX-175.


And if you like powerbands, my 1983 KX-500 2-stroke:
 
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Dave H 2006 YZ250
(2008 YZ 125 son)

oh wow man that 500 is to die for!!!! id love to have an old big bore!!!!!! and yur mx looks nothingggg like mine does now lolol....mine looks more like a YZ now but even then you have to look hard to see the resemblance. very nice pics man...are the bikes still alive???? they would be awesome collectors items for sure if you still had them  
1978 Yamaha 175 MX
Northern Ontario
Canada
31 yrs young
WHEELIES!
Yaaaayyyyyy!

I doubt either is around; but who knows.  I wish I had at least kept the KX.  At that time era, bikes were improving so much each year you "just had to have the new ones"; so I sold the ones I had to trade up.  At the time you didn't miss them.

Now it would be cool to have them.  
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Dave H 2006 YZ250
(2008 YZ 125 son)

DLHamblin:
I doubt either is around; but who knows.  I wish I had at least kept the KX.  At that time era, bikes were improving so much each year you "just had to have the new ones"; so I sold the ones I had to trade up.  At the time you didn't miss them.

Now it would be cool to have them.

GREAT PICS !!!! man thats awsome dave i love old pics like thse so much!!!!!!!!!!!  
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