*Dirt Bike Advice* KX100 or YZ85 or Other?
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Thankyou for clicking on my fourm. I would like any help you guys can give. I am just turning 13. I am 5'5 and I weigh 116 pounds with a 32 1/2 inch inseam. I have FAR outgrown my Chinese Baja 70cc. I got it so my little brother could move into it. So now I'm ready for my next bike. I did lots of research and I am for sure interested in two strokes. I am in the used market for $1500 or less. I want to keep the bike all the way until I get my motorcycle license. I want to get a ZX-6R so I want a good stepping stone that still fits my budget. I saw a few nice priced YZ85s on Craigslist and a couple KX100s. I am open if you have a suggestion on a completely different bike. I will be doing trail riding but I plan on going to the track on my next bike just to mess around with some friends. I want to thank everyone in advance for any support yyour willing to give.
Thankyou for clicking on my fourm. I would like any help you guys can give. I am just turning 13. I am 5'5 and I weigh 116 pounds with a 32 1/2 inch inseam. I have FAR outgrown my Chinese Baja 70cc. I got it so my little brother could move into it. So now I'm ready for my next bike. I did lots of research and I am for sure interested in two strokes. I am in the used market for $1500 or less. I want to keep the bike all the way until I get my motorcycle license. I want to get a ZX-6R so I want a good stepping stone that still fits my budget. I saw a few nice priced YZ85s on Craigslist and a couple KX100s. I am open if you have a suggestion on a completely different bike. I will be doing trail riding but I plan on going to the track on my next bike just to mess around with some friends. I want to thank everyone in advance for any support yyour willing to give.
My girls went from a yz85 to a KX125 at around your size.
The thing is that I have not yet owned a yz85. The Baja was also a semi automatic transmission. But how does the yz125 fit them? @2strokesteve89
Ok then the crf230 or TTR 230 is ideal. You won't ever get bored with that bike.
The Kx100 is a better trail bike than the yz85. It is slower but works better for the slower sections. The yz85 has a frame and layout that favors taller riders and you are already plenty tall enough for it. It is a nice simple engine, and if you can find one with the bigger wheels you will get a bigger thrill out of it.
On the downside the 85 won't go as long between rebuilds and around here, finding the big wheel versions are tough. If I ever get around to it I am going to finish a couple of yz85 projects (bigbore kitted ones with timing retarded to be more trail friendly). Those are both small wheel versions.
For the parts of nevada I have ridden in (virtually all of it actually) I would prefer the big wheel version of the yamaha to the kx100 to close.
On the downside the 85 won't go as long between rebuilds and around here, finding the big wheel versions are tough. If I ever get around to it I am going to finish a couple of yz85 projects (bigbore kitted ones with timing retarded to be more trail friendly). Those are both small wheel versions.
For the parts of nevada I have ridden in (virtually all of it actually) I would prefer the big wheel version of the yamaha to the kx100 to close.
I was also thinking about boring out my bike after a little while to get it close to a 125.
One daughter rides that 125 everywhere I go on the trail. My other daughter is on a KX250 now.
How tall are they? And how much was the 125? Did you have to lower it?
My shortest daughter is around 5'4" and maybe 125lbs. I traded the 85 straight across for the 125, and its stock height now.
getting it past 105 gets up into the area where you can buy a 125 pretty easily. 112's are spendy to build and spendier yet to maintain. the 105 kits are in the price range of only slight insanity.
Yeah I did just find that out. But I went to the dealer and when I sat on a crf250f which is even a little bit shorter than the yz125 and I could hardly touch the ground and I don't know if that's ok? I know I could make the suspension looser. I think that would bring it down 2 inches. Since I haven't had a two stroke before but I am a good rider I don't know if I should be able to just have my toes on the ground. What do you guys think?