125-200cc 2009 (or 2010, if the same thing) WR125 first impressions

Thanks big brother Rob. Won't be doing Jaws again 'till I get some more armor and some backup. Too old and brittle fer that hero stuff no more.

I did try to sacrafice myself by placing my body between her and the rocky crap as much as possible, and ease her down....before I went off the side to my doom.

It's all about the Bike.

I get really good grip from Pirelli Scorpion Hard's on the decomp. granite and hard-pan up here. Tough tire and the fronts are DOT legal, go figure.

I've tried alll kinds of different air pressure on the Mich's..nothing. Aint working for me, little drive and no side-bite. They are loam tires so no big suprise there. This is probably the driest conditions the little WR never dreamed of seeing.

Gonna try some Motoz after these Mich's are gone.

I like them fine. I run the Pirelli Scorpion Pro front 80% of the time. I have run the rear with excellant results.
DR

Weekday ride. On the one-two-five. How sooo not fair is that?!

Got a Moose 2008 model bash plate on order so well see how that fits if/after mods are needed. Might do some add-on work to it too so...

Motosportz rad gaurds and chain guide soon too...

Gonna try some springs from Mr. Mad Scientist Bean too. Where I ride it's ether up or down. Mosly up, long up's, some are fast with ski jumps...I'd like my PV to open a little sooner for those sections.

I can't stop looking at this bike. Neither can other's. "Whoa, a 125? and it's a Husky!"

Love at first sight, everytime I walk in the garage.

Yeh, I get the same thing..."look at all that room!"

Tiny motors = wicked good handling/less fatigue.

Life IS good.

Greasy rocks test....

Got 2" of rain at my stompin' grounds Saturday.
Sunday I went up with the lil gun to try and see what I could get away with. I aint into mud/slop, body's busted up, we RARELY see it anyways and so usually I sit it out.

Most sections are either up or down. Little in the way of flat stuff. Lot's of slippery, pointy of rocks and orange/brown clay- bike was one color after 15 mins.

The motor continues to impress allowing me to make good time short shifting and clean stuff with the middle of the powerband slipping the clutch. Passing floundering 450's with dry tires going up and down on the two track stuff was a snap.
Getting on the pipe is rare as there's little room for same and greasy conditions but when there's room even at 6000' it still rips and rips hard. I might try Walt's PV springs, it's steep here and having the PV stay open a little longer will help the clutch last...if I can obtain that result with same. We shall see as I'm getting a set either way.

The "terrain friendly" Michelin Enduro Comp's finally found a happy place. I actually had some grip if I didn't abuse it. I motored around a few peeps sliding, swapping..... cussing face down in goo. .
I was all..."what a bitchen day eh?!?!?!?" *braaaap!*



Made it up everything I tried sans the 'wall of doom'. I muffed the approach and got kicked sideways off a rock. Totally denied at the first big step of two at the top. Slid back in the grease about 50' till I dug the grip in like an ice axe and arrested a potential 600' slide down the rutted fall line by stuffing my body between the bike and the slop- it would have been really, really bad for both of us had I not.

Must..*scrrrcch*...save..*scccrrrcch grind*...the plastic! *sccrsh, rip goes the pants, boots getting unbuckled and packed full of mud
Ended up taking the bypass...oh well.

What an amazing little machine.
I've had easilly 50 bikes over the years including other 125's.
This is by far the neatest one I've ever had.
Rock stock out of the crate sans a spark arrestor, right down to the tires with 300 km on the clock. It goes from apline conditions to full on desert blasting with a few clicks of the resgisters.

It's totally ready for anything I can throw at it.... or under it- including me.

Wow. What a bike.

Rad. Can't wait

Awesome shots, Kel. Yer front tire ever wear out?

That last pic is freakin' KILLER.

PVDuke,

You have to get rid of those Michelins. Get a Motoz Terrapactor front and which ever Motoz matches your riding for the rear and you will love them.

Walt

copt that.... i was suprised, really, how well the Eco Mich's worked in the goo...motoz are coming soon. Tractionator XC IT's should be a good all-arounder in my size for when it dries out....er maybe an IT front and Dez HT rear?....oh great, choices.

you make 40 km from 9,5 liters? It's been 23 liters per 100 km!