right now i have a honda xr80r it was a very nice bike but is getting a little small so i've been looking for a new bike. and i was hopeing that you could help me chosse the right one.

 

I have considered both of these bikes (but you already knew that, didn't you Brandon)

XR200r: 200cc, lower compresion, dual drum brakes, kick start (for us lazy people it might be an issue, but that goes for most sub-400cc dirtbikes except the tt-r225) with no compression relese, reletivly small suspension, won't outgrow size, Excelent proven honda reliability.

TT-R125L: 125cc engine, actually quite fast for a 125, front disk, rear drum, based on older YZ80 mx bike frame and suspension, might outgrow size, unproven realiabilty.

For me it all came down to which one I felt more comfortable on.

(P.S. Does travis want to take his breeze to Broken Spokes?)

 

I have never ridden either but my nephew has a ttr 90 and that little bike has got a good bit of power and i love the way it sounds. The ttrs have better suspension than the small xrs like the 80 100 and 200. Yamaha makes good powerful four stroke and honda has the great reliability and a strong motor. I would go with the ttr for the more mx like suspension and looks. Hope some of this helps. Dont think im biased toward yamaha either because i owned a xr 50 and my next bike will either a xr 400 or 400ex.

 

I used to own an XR200, excellent bike. I've seen the TT-R125L, looks nice but its a 125, which isn't a popular size (4-stroke engine) anymore. You'll have far better resale value with the Honda.

 

I bought my 91'XR250R when i was in the 8th grade I was small for it, but I am still enjoying the same bike I paid $2,500.00 for brand new My friend still has his old 86'XR200R and it has more torque than my 250! very fun play bike that can hold its own witout any trouble

 

how many wheels do these bikes have

 

2 wheels

 

Hey man sounds familiar, I owned an XR80 for awhile and it got small for me really quick. I moved right up to the XR200 got pretty good on that and now even that's getting a little bit small for me! It's really a tough age to buy bikes. I would suggest the new Honda CRF230 (they dont make the XR200 anymore) skip right over the 150 thats gonna be too small also. The TT-R thats going to be small for you in a year or so also even if it is the L. Go with either the CRF or even a 2-stroker, you would probably be right between an 80 racer and a 125. Both Kawi and Suzuki make 100 2-Stroker thats a pretty good size too and has plenty of power.