yamahaty250xox Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) has anybody had the experience of going from a 250 to a 125? im just interested as i am only a youth but ride a montesa 315, and two of my best mates (that i would usualy keep my own with!) have just got 125s and are now seam to be progressing in leaps and bounds. this could just be my bad riding but i just wonderd if there is a a big differance with a smaller capacity bike? max Edited January 3, 2008 by yamahaty250xox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdc Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 If you're a youth you can't ride a 250! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Unless you are in the year of your 17th birthday, you must ride a 125 (or smaller) in ACU events. I am 13 stone and found 125's quite capable for the type of events which I ride when I tried them for a comparison. Infact, I was amazed how good the Beta was! Just look at what Ross Danby and Alexz Wigg can do on 125's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here's a shot of the 125 Beta, I was very impressed with how powerful this felt, even with chubby old me on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjbiker Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 My mate borrowed my sons 125 (Sherco) a couple of weeks back and got on brilliantly with it. So much so he's considering getting rid of his 280 and buying a 125 ! I quite often swap bikes with my son and I must admit, although underpowered on the big climbs it's probably all I need. There's many a 125 rider will show up the big boys (there's many a 50 rider that makes me look bad but that's another story). As has already been mentioned, if you want to enter a trial as a youth you will need to ride a 125. Go get one and get your name on the results page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 A 315 is old technology if you were to go to a pro or sherco you should see an improvement in your riding regardless of capacity, but for competitions as stated above its 125 for youths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaty250xox Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 i know because of this i am restricted to amca evets. if i were to look at say a beta 125 04-05 model, roughly how much do you rekon theis would set me back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fozza321 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 something like this would be perfect to learn quickly on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedelaney Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I'm in the same situation, where i ride a montesa and both of m friends ride sherco 125s. I jump on their bikes and i can do most of the stuff i can on my bike, cept hopping from rock to rock on the rear wheel is pretty tough, and i feel a lot less confident. They are real easy to flick around though in terms of hopping and stuffing the front wheel though. Edited January 13, 2008 by THEDelaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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