DT125R ARCHIVE

sebamax2 · Guru

should i swap?

sebamax2 · Guru

Dt Danny · Guru

doooo itttttt i love the wr's im getting the 426 i cannot ****ing wait

Dt Danny · Guru

yeh get it checked over first and these sell for like 3k sumoed iirc

sebamax2 · Guru

i know but it aint on the road :P i dont mind what sells for what its just as it stands husky its a better bike for the minute :D only if it had an electric start. plus it has very nice excel rims and brand new ContiAttack SM tires they are like 200 quid alone

Calum122 · Guru

Don't do it. These bikes cost a fortune to rebuild. If you're going to buy a bike like that make sure it has as much history as possible.

sebamax2 · Guru

the husky cost just as much or more to rebuild, but than its only 7k miles on the clock on my husky and its mint well maintained bike

sebamax2 · Guru

its a hard choice but the wr keeps its money and its an easy seller when it comes to selling the bike, when i was looking for a bigger supermoto first thing that pops in mind its the wr 450

2strokemx · Guru

Whats the husky's year and cc?

sebamax2 · Guru

2001 576cc

2strokemx · Guru

Ah yes just looked on your other thread, hate the look of that husky (no offence), do the swap!! See if you can have a go or get a video of him riding it though, dont know why he would want to swap, be suspicious

sebamax2 · Guru

well i have offered the swap. if the thing is road legal i dont mind it. the thing is the husky its road ready race machine, the wr would need another 700 quid investing in it untill its anywhere close to the husky. all thats better with the WR really its the electric starter and that it has a higher resale value

sebamax2 · Guru

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WR400-supermoto-enduro-/301190456410
this guy wants to swap aswell but i really hate the wheels, i think they are of some chinese 125

Dt Danny · Guru

im going for the 426, might go for the 450 not sure yet, some people told me go for the 250 instead because i wont use all the power of a 450. is that right ?

sebamax2 · Guru

thats right but depends what the bike is for. im after a good supermoto, 250 would be underpowered on the road

sebamax2 · Guru

when it comes to the husky its too powerfull for the roads hahha :D to rapid. but i have to restrict it to 32bhp for my A2 licence as 46 is too much due to the other power to weight restriction

Calum122 · Guru

Dt Danny wrote:
im going for the 426, might go for the 450 not sure yet, some people told me go for the 250 instead because i wont use all the power of a 450. is that right ?

250 four stroke? You're having a laugh ain't you. Mate not being funny an RS125 has more power than one of those things, and believe me , you'd use all of it very quickly.

Okay just read it. It's a competition bike isn't it? Well then that would have power. But with great power comes great unreliability. Danny believe me if you're thrown by a head gasket on a two stroke then just avoid an 4 stroke competition bike. Not even I would risk it.

Save your money and get something that has genuine miles and that has history. You'll be grateful when you get it.

Nathlaad · DTR Legend

Any 4 stroke is going to be an expensive rebuild, from experiance parts on the Husky are not only hard to come by but tend to be expensive as the majority of them are genuine husky parts. Yam also has it's problems but parts are more readily available being a jap bike, with the Yam being less focused on track it's going to have a slight edge on reliability. that £700 getting it set up properly will counter itself with the rebuild costs on a husky after getting everything imported etc. I'd say go for it, once you know how a 4 stroke goes together you'll save yourself a **** ton of money on labour. this is coming from experience with a "reliable" 4 stroke which isn't reliable at all lmao

Calum122 · Guru

I mean I'd of thought with that size cc you don't need strenuous power. Just use what it's got.

Nath how much brake does the dizzy put out? For it's cc anywhere near 40 would be plenty. But that said DT230 puts out 40. Is lighter, cheap and cheap to rebuild. Plus no need to restrict for A2 licenses.

Dt Danny · Guru

yeh i know cal, but im getting a 426, i know ill have to rebuild it but im happy to do so :)

Calum122 · Guru

yawn

Yeah I've heard better ideas. As said you'd save yourself a lot of agro and money if you just save up and buy a better condition one. If the engine has been abused then what else?

I don't know why I care so much not mine money or hair. Just like to look out.

Dt Danny · Guru

is that about me ? or sebamax ?

2strokemx · Guru

4 strokes are much better road competition, nice and smooth power ideal for cornering, s*** all over the 2stroke sumo's, get a 250 crosser and get it road llegal! Plenty of power in them, no need to restrict either i dont think

Calum122 · Guru

Haha. I'd love to hear how you came to that conclusion about 4 strokes being better than a two stroke. Speaking from someone who has a supermoto road legal mx bike in their garage and have ridden it I struggle to see where you're coming from.

The yz's power is savage yes but smooth delivery. The powervalve system is mechanical and doesn't operate in the same way as the YPVS. I'm sure more appropriate sprockets would further enhance this.

There is the fact that 2 strokes are lighter than 4 strokes and that in itself contributes massively to the handling.

Then there is the obvious one that two strokes simply put out more power and therefore on paper it's better.

Ultimately it's down to the rider. My brother can be on my dt and I'm on the yz and he'll beat me simply to being a better rider.

2strokemx · Guru

Look at any proffesional racers in mx or supermoto... All use 4strokes, must be a reason for that

A yz 125 is nowhere near powerful enough to race and be competative at events, but considering your (anyone) a beginner and haven't got the bike practically side ways in the corners then it doesn't really matter what you ride

2strokes are fun and can be very fast, but when it gets serious and you want to be winning events, 4stroke comes in and gets the job done

Calum122 · Guru

Haha!

Of course. They use 1200cc two stroke engines for competition racing.

2strokemx · Guru

I thought he was doing sumo? They use the likes of crf450's for sumo

I would love to see pro's riding 2strokes, but it just dont happen

Calum122 · Guru

Mainly because they don't make large cc two strokes. They are moving bac towards two strokes. They've reached the limit in terms of power for MX bikes but the cost of a rebuild is too expensive. That's why you so many cheap mx 4 strokes on eBay. Noone wants to fork out the cost of a rebuild.

Lots of pro's use two strokes. You only have to tune into extreme sports and see them.

2strokemx · Guru

Yes your probably right, i think more about mx, enduro they use two strokes thinking about it

Yeh i heard about that, four stroke reaching their limit so they are going back to two strokes because they are highly tuneable

Why dont they just make a goddamn 3 stroke lol

Calum122 · Guru

They have 6 stroke.