• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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125-200cc Who's still riding a 125?

I will say we still hav e Evans buck two fiver, still in stable. It is fun to jump on, from time to time.
 
I will probably not NOT have one again. I love these things. Nothing is more fun and the 125/144/165 is the best muddy gnar bike I have ever owned. Also a hill climbing beast. Can hang with most anything and super EZ to ride. Fun factor is through the roof.

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Motosportz said:
I will probably not NOT have one again. I love these things. Nothing is more fun and the 125/144/165 is the best muddy gnar bike I have ever owned. Also a hill climbing beast. Can hang with most anything and super EZ to ride. Fun factor is through the roof.

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Do you feel the old frame is much of a let down compared to the new ones? I am tempted to get one of the old blue and yellow ones myself!
 
You are not giving away that much once you get the suspension working. I can jump back and forth with very little issue. 09 and later just turn a little better.
 
Like Walt said, still very good but IMHO the handling is slightly less accurate and the 45mm forks need a lot of work. I think the 09 and up is better but marginally if the forks are reworked and the 04 feels smaller and lighter to me. Always liked the slim lower ergonomics of the 2000-04 banana bikes. If you find a deal on one for sure grab it. Also I find the 04-08 CR125 motor to be the strongest. Something about those motors and especially with my Doma pipe, they just run hard.
 
water racer said:
Where in the heck have y

I am still around. I have 5 vintage Husky's I am building all at once. My goal is to fire up all 5 in late spring?

They are a lot of work. By the time I cut the alloy aluminum tanks, slap the dents out/file, weld them back up, I have about 12hrs in them, even before paint.

Evan and I have done zero riding or racing this year, other than just zinging them round our place to clean em out.

He's on graveyard shift and makes it difficult.
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I like the blue and yellow if done right and that bike looks cool. I think the frame feels bigger on pre 09 . I really like the 45mm zocchis - They just seem to absorb the little bumps and hits really well.
I agree on the 04 motor - I thought this was due to ignition differences to newer 08 - 10 bikes. 09 cr I rode was not as strong as 04.
Not sure on 06 and 08 wr125 - Ive had both and nothing like the 04 cr125 but 165 kit will fix that!!
I thought the 08 cr onwards with newer cylinder was supposed to be better .
 
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I thought the 08 cr onwards with newer cylinder was supposed to be better .
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the new cylinder was in 09 not 08. The 08 CR125 was a ripper too. In 09 they seemed to go backwards power wise and forward chassi wise and the motor is just now catching back up.

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I have two YZ125s and they are really fun to ride but I'm certain I'm better off and faster on my WR250 Husky. The 125s are a fun novelty but when I lug up a rooted rocky hill with step ups in 3rd gear on my 250 that I know I would not have made on the 125s it makes me glad I bought the 250. I wonder if I should make it a 300 when the 250 top end is worn out? :thinking:
 
lankydoug said:
I have two YZ125s and they are really fun to ride but I'm certain I'm better off and faster on my WR250 Husky. The 125s are a fun novelty but when I lug up a rooted rocky hill with step ups in 3rd gear on my 250 that I know I would not have made on the 125s it makes me glad I bought the 250. I wonder if I should make it a 300 when the 250 top end is worn out? :thinking:
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respectfully disagree at least in my case. I find the WB165 to be one of the best technical hill climb bikes i have ever owned. Perfect power, light weight, and never stops trying. I have owned piles of bikes from 125-650 off road, 4 strokes and 2 strokes and FOR ME the 125/144/165 is hard to beat for gnarly off road. Love sitting at the top of nasty hills waiting for the group of bigger bikes to make it up. Snow, deep mud, rain, rocks and gnar the 125 based bike always seems to get the nod to go riding.
 
Yes, I am amazed at the hill climbing ability of my 125, Sometimes less is more when it comes to traction.
I would probably agree with lanky about the yz125's ability to make it up the hills though, totally different kind of power.
I first saw a wr125 back in '06 at the atlanta international bike show and I fell in love with it. Started researching them on thumper talk and all you guys were raving about them but I still did not believe it. Thought it would never work in Tennessee, bought one anyway in '09, and I am still shaking my head everytime I climb a hill or get in a tight spot. Looking forward to having a 165 bike soon but won't give up my current 125. Can't have too many bikes can you??!
 
Motosportz said:
respectfully disagree at least in my case. I find the WB165 to be one of the best technical hill climb bikes i have ever owned. Perfect power, light weight, and never stops trying. I have owned piles of bikes from 125-650 off road, 4 strokes and 2 strokes and FOR ME the 125/144/165 is hard to beat for gnarly off road. Love sitting at the top of nasty hills waiting for the group of bigger bikes to make it up. Snow, deep mud, rain, rocks and gnar the 125 based bike always seems to get the nod to go riding.
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I have not ridden a 165. The fun factor of the 125 is off the charts but I can't see how any 125 would tolerate mistakes like a 250 will. I've been looking for a good used Husky 125-144 in my area but they just aren't around. I'd sell both my YZ125s to give a small bore Husky a try.
 
I had a 02 WR125,bone stock and I will agree that it was leeps and bounds faster than my 09WR125,now the 09 is a 165 and have,n a great time.
 
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