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Did I buy the wrong bike?
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[QUOTE="sbest, post: 1436177, member: 124334"] If you are not made of money, you are on the right bike! The 250F and 450F bikes SUCK $$$ when it comes to repairs. A major rebuild, crank, cylinder plating, piston and all (you doing the work) is $1000 at most on a 2 stroke, more than double that on the new 4 strokes. Plus the complication. It is a 2-6 hr job on a 2 stroke, 6-16 hr job on a 4 stroke. These are not your Daddy's old 4 stroke. Their oil change frequency is 10 hrs or every race of $$$ synthetic. That is more oil than the 2 stroke burns! The piston replacement frequency is the same but all the parts are 150% more $$$. And the major overhaul frequency (gearbox, clutch, crank, cam, valves, camchain) is more often on the 4 stroke and costs 200-400% more! Now forget the costs, what are you racing for? Racing to win? Get a job that can make money no object. Racing for the fun of it? To improve your skills? To learn to ride and ride well? If so a lighter bike is better for control. The 10-30 lbs less that a 2 stroke bike weighs and lower center of gravity are very important for control. Think about racing with a 20 lbs microwave oven strapped to your bike. Crazy. Give me a lighter bike anyday. The traction of a 2 stroke is awesome and if you can handle it a good rider can do awesome things with a 250F or 450F but most don't. They learn sloppy corner habits and full tilt on the straights. Nothing teaches you to ride like a hot little 125. Light and powerful if you do your part to keep it in the right gear. I own a 450, and a KTM300. My 125 is still my favourite bike. Remember, it's 90% rider on any given day anyway. You've got the right bike. Steve [/QUOTE]
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