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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 209252" data-attributes="member: 1650">You have time.&nbsp; My feeling is that a 125 being a full sized rig is on the big side for him.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is a &quot;fruit picker&quot;compared to an 80-85.&nbsp; Honda,&nbsp; Yamaha,&nbsp; Suzuki, KTM,&nbsp; Kawasaki all make great ones.&nbsp; You see 15 year olds racing them.&nbsp;&nbsp; With a guy his size and weight they will out drag a 125 usually.&nbsp; Get a small wheel for him this winter and start looking for wheels and a swingarm.&nbsp;&nbsp; the small wheel bikes sell low.&nbsp; 500 for the honda won't be a bad deal unless you are like I am in attitude towards them.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 97 was such a great rig (as was the 92-96) and then 98 comes around and Honda sends what they did.If you already had the bike sitting in a shed, I would say use it up.&nbsp; Then it would be like the guitar you had available.&nbsp; When you look for a 125 if you are looking in that era the KX was a good race bike and had a power band that was more trail friendly than the honda.&nbsp; I think Suzuki was still using the very large and heavy conventionals back then and for that reason I would lay off of one of them until 99 or so.&nbsp; To sum up my take on training rigs I don't think it matters a flying pickle whether &quot;jr&quot; gets a works bike first off or has to ride his dead uncles dead Allstate,&nbsp; if he has desire and some direction with an emphasis on balance and control rather than throttle twisting the rider will pick up confidence and the speed will come with it.&nbsp; You&nbsp; wont even have to stress it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 209252, member: 1650"] You have time. My feeling is that a 125 being a full sized rig is on the big side for him. It is a "fruit picker"compared to an 80-85. Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM, Kawasaki all make great ones. You see 15 year olds racing them. With a guy his size and weight they will out drag a 125 usually. Get a small wheel for him this winter and start looking for wheels and a swingarm. the small wheel bikes sell low. 500 for the honda won't be a bad deal unless you are like I am in attitude towards them. The 97 was such a great rig (as was the 92-96) and then 98 comes around and Honda sends what they did. If you already had the bike sitting in a shed, I would say use it up. Then it would be like the guitar you had available. When you look for a 125 if you are looking in that era the KX was a good race bike and had a power band that was more trail friendly than the honda. I think Suzuki was still using the very large and heavy conventionals back then and for that reason I would lay off of one of them until 99 or so. To sum up my take on training rigs I don't think it matters a flying pickle whether "jr" gets a works bike first off or has to ride his dead uncles dead Allstate, if he has desire and some direction with an emphasis on balance and control rather than throttle twisting the rider will pick up confidence and the speed will come with it. You wont even have to stress it. [/QUOTE]

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