Fury, What's that? What happened to your spellcheck baby?

 

seriously........ i think he's suggesting i buy a 125 but im not sure

 

not trying to bag on you though fury

 

Fury you are a retard, you are suggesting a kid with no riding experience whatsoever buy a 125 motocross bike? Do you have a deathwish for him? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

Buy the XR200 but try to get the price down a little, I paid $3000 OTD for one in 2001 and the retail price didn't go up for 2002. Unless it's in PERFECT condition, I'd try to get it for $2000. I sold my son's 2001 on ebay for $1600 this Spring so he could upgrade to a 2 stroke MX machine. The XR200 is an awesome trail bike, enough grunt for low speed riding but still enough power to keep up on the powerlines. There are aftermarket performance exhausts for the XR200 that can add a few more HP. My son in 6' and 190lbs, he could clear doubles and tabletops on the XR200, the suspension is pretty darned good for a trail machine. I don't recommend a 2 stroke for anyone's first dirt bike.

 

The XR-100 is a great starter bike. They are absolutely indestructible. Mine's been wrecked countless times on dirt AND pavement. The person riding usually got a lot more beat up than the bike. And they require virtually no maintenance to keep them running. I'm not saying that you shouldn't change the oil and adjust the chain regularly, but they CAN go without it. We've had ours since 2001 and never changed the oil. It's still gold colored. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] But anyway, the 100 has enough power to keep you happy for a while and not scare you starting out and enough suspension to do some pretty good jumping without bottoming it out. It's a lot lighter than something like the TT-R 125 and handles a more precisely while not being too much slower. And it's also QUIET, which seems to be increasingly important these days. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] It seems like you're getting a ton of different suggestions, hope you find the right one!

 

yea i am getting a lot of different opinions but i think im leaning toward the xr200 bacause a) dont have to mix gas, and b) its a honda(im a honda guy) well thanx everyboda, i'll let ya know what i get if and when i do and how i like it thanx again

 

The XR100 will top out at about 30 mph, you'll be tired of it in no time unless you are 10 years old. The XR200 is light enough for you to handle, my 14 year old rode his older brother's for a while without any trouble and he's 5' 6" and 135 lbs.

 

Man if you ride trails alot, then this is definately the bike for you, i rode one on some of my trails and i wanted to buy it from my friend!I personnally like it better than the xr200r, im about 6ft 143lbs. and i loved the xr100, if you still have that money, you should snag it.

 

if the xr 100 tops out @ 30 mph then forget that...... i usually like to go new w/ everything but i would rather have a used xr 200 then a new xr 100. does anybody have link to a specs. chart for the xr 200 or does anybody know the top speed?