How Many of you Raced 125's in the 90's ?

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Edited Date/Time 11/19/2018 1:18pm
Good Times Full gates and 3 or 4 groups of 40 , post a pic
Of the Bike you rode in the 90's if you have a pic
Or a pic of 1 like it.
This is My 1991 KX125 , Pic taken in Grantsburg Wisconsin
Racing 125 C class
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F150Motocrosser 11/13/2018 10:09am
11/13/2018 10:09am Edited Date/Time 11/13/2018 10:12am
Rocking the shift baggy pants on my 1998 KTM 125 (and donning a Fox chest protector) ...before KTM's were cool (and good haha... it was fine for my skill level..)
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1991 KX125;

I grew up racing off-road - I remember this race pretty well; huge sand hills.

Custom-painted Bell Moto 4 as well.

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scott_nz 11/13/2018 10:42am
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grew up racing KX125's from 15 years old, , had a 93, 94, 95, 97 and 99, before going 250 in 99 as well,
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DannoJ919 11/13/2018 10:44am
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1990 Rode 250's more that year but had a couple of these too.

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Johnny Lock 11/13/2018 10:51am
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Tarz483 wrote:
Good Times Full gates and 3 or 4 groups of 40 , post a pic Of the Bike you rode in the 90's if you have...
Good Times Full gates and 3 or 4 groups of 40 , post a pic
Of the Bike you rode in the 90's if you have a pic
Or a pic of 1 like it.
This is My 1991 KX125 , Pic taken in Grantsburg Wisconsin
Racing 125 C class
I raced Grantsburg once in ‘99 on a CR125 - BRUTAL - It was an age class so it was an open class - actually led for half the first lap as most everyone crashed in the first corner - some dude on a yz490 and carhart coveralls smoked the field. Never rode there again. Have pics of it but they’re back in Wisconsin at my parents.
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Falcon 11/13/2018 10:51am
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I had a great time racing 125s in the Novice and Intermediate classes in the 90s.

Here's me just missing out on the holeshot in the Novice class (I'm #99 on the Suzuki. BTW, #17 on the Suzuki is Twitch.)


And here I am on my way to winning the Intermediate class for the first time in '97. (I'm pretty sure this was the day.)


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mattyhamz2 11/13/2018 11:09am
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Falcon wrote:
I had a great time racing 125s in the Novice and Intermediate classes in the 90s. Here's me just missing out on the holeshot in the...
I had a great time racing 125s in the Novice and Intermediate classes in the 90s.

Here's me just missing out on the holeshot in the Novice class (I'm #99 on the Suzuki. BTW, #17 on the Suzuki is Twitch.)


And here I am on my way to winning the Intermediate class for the first time in '97. (I'm pretty sure this was the day.)


What tracks were these pictures from?
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Motox627! 11/13/2018 11:23am
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Not a very good picture, but this would have been 1998 racing the winter arenacross championship in Redmond Oregon. I think that was my 96 or 97 KX125 and of course, rocking the Shift baggy pants! The 90's were such a good time for moto!
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Tarz483 11/13/2018 11:33am
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Tarz483 wrote:
Good Times Full gates and 3 or 4 groups of 40 , post a pic Of the Bike you rode in the 90's if you have...
Good Times Full gates and 3 or 4 groups of 40 , post a pic
Of the Bike you rode in the 90's if you have a pic
Or a pic of 1 like it.
This is My 1991 KX125 , Pic taken in Grantsburg Wisconsin
Racing 125 C class
Johnny Lock wrote:
I raced Grantsburg once in ‘99 on a CR125 - BRUTAL - It was an age class so it was an open class - actually led...
I raced Grantsburg once in ‘99 on a CR125 - BRUTAL - It was an age class so it was an open class - actually led for half the first lap as most everyone crashed in the first corner - some dude on a yz490 and carhart coveralls smoked the field. Never rode there again. Have pics of it but they’re back in Wisconsin at my parents.
Grantsburg was my favorite track i Love Riding in the sand
Thats what all the little local tracks i rode on where like
Pretty much sand whoops around the whole track even in the corners and braking bumps the size of supercross whoops By the end of the day lol i love that though.
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tprice07 11/13/2018 11:36am
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Early 2000s I raced/rode a 99 CR 125 then Brayton's old arenacross bike, 2003 CR 125. I remember being 110lbs and 5'2" hoping on a 125 and thinking holy crap this thing is fast haha. I started late so my first bike was an XR 100 then I jumped to the CR 125 and skipped the 80/85s. I think I would have benefited from the 85 haha.
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I came back home from college in 1998 flat broke and hadn't ridden in a few years. Saw a barely ridden '98 KX125 for sale in somebody's front yard. I knocked on the door and ended up convincing the guy to owner finance it for me. Raced it at Highlands and Rio here in Houston for the next couple years and had a blast. Met some great moto people during that time.


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Falcon 11/13/2018 11:52am
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Falcon wrote:
I had a great time racing 125s in the Novice and Intermediate classes in the 90s. Here's me just missing out on the holeshot in the...
I had a great time racing 125s in the Novice and Intermediate classes in the 90s.

Here's me just missing out on the holeshot in the Novice class (I'm #99 on the Suzuki. BTW, #17 on the Suzuki is Twitch.)


And here I am on my way to winning the Intermediate class for the first time in '97. (I'm pretty sure this was the day.)


mattyhamz2 wrote:
What tracks were these pictures from?
Both at Barona Oaks. I've raced some pretty fast guys there, most of whom kicked my ass!
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My 1991 RM 125. Raced all over Southern California back then.
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southwick national 91
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Great thread....rode 80s until mid 93. 125 Junior through 95, Intermediate 96/97...turned Pro in ‘98. All RMs those years.






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Currently race a 1990 KTM 125 at some Vintage stuff in the NW and having the most fun riding since the 90s!!


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mark_swart 11/13/2018 12:12pm
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I raced 125s in the '90s... and thanks to some great vintage racing organizations here in Washington I race '90s 125s now!! For anyone who hasn't been on one for a while, they are probably even more fun than you remember.



The 90s were the true hey-day of the 125. I wrote an article on the topic that you guys would probably like:

https://motohubnw.com/2018/09/24/two-stroke-glory-reflecting-on-the-golden-age-of-the-125/
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Tarz483 11/13/2018 12:26pm
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wpark89 wrote:
Currently race a 1990 KTM 125 at some Vintage stuff in the NW and having the most fun riding since the 90s!! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/11/13/302221/s1200_A08997BD_88AC_49FC_BC68_5107E9596054.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/11/13/302222/s1200_F1FEDBF7_92CF_47A6_8185_71B275AE1A60.jpg[/img]
Currently race a 1990 KTM 125 at some Vintage stuff in the NW and having the most fun riding since the 90s!!


Looks like Fun , i would damn near move there just to race that class Smile

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Tarz483 11/13/2018 12:28pm
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mark_swart wrote:
I raced 125s in the '90s... and thanks to some great vintage racing organizations here in Washington I race '90s 125s now!! For anyone who hasn't...
I raced 125s in the '90s... and thanks to some great vintage racing organizations here in Washington I race '90s 125s now!! For anyone who hasn't been on one for a while, they are probably even more fun than you remember.



The 90s were the true hey-day of the 125. I wrote an article on the topic that you guys would probably like:

https://motohubnw.com/2018/09/24/two-stroke-glory-reflecting-on-the-golden-age-of-the-125/
So Sweet , i want to Re live that era So Bad
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Johnny Lock wrote:
I raced Grantsburg once in ‘99 on a CR125 - BRUTAL - It was an age class so it was an open class - actually led...
I raced Grantsburg once in ‘99 on a CR125 - BRUTAL - It was an age class so it was an open class - actually led for half the first lap as most everyone crashed in the first corner - some dude on a yz490 and carhart coveralls smoked the field. Never rode there again. Have pics of it but they’re back in Wisconsin at my parents.
probably a tall lanky dude named Josh
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Not the 90’s , but in the early , mid 80’s.
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Mini o’s 1994- borrowed my parents GMC Safari minivan to drive down fromWI, blew the engine on the way back..

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I rode them in the 80s too


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Vinton county racetrack McArthur Ohio 1997. Riding my buddies 1997 CR125.
1998 Honda Hills, Thornville Ohio riding my buddies 1998 and I would later purchase and regret cuz that turd wouldn't turn. Rocking the shift jump pants, rattle can grey spray painted Bell Moto 4 helmet with TLD bubbles graphics...oh yeah... good times! Apparently I must have liked that Jersey cuz it's around a year apart and wearing the same thing. Lol.

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bents 11/13/2018 1:23pm
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Had a 93 RM 125, went to a Honda 250 in 94, got another RM 125 in 1995, and another in 97, then my last RM 125 in 1998. Loved that bike. 1999 moved to the Yamaha YZF400 and so it began....
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Tarz483 11/13/2018 1:25pm
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Brad460 wrote:
Mini o’s 1994- borrowed my parents GMC Safari minivan to drive down fromWI, blew the engine on the way back.. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/11/13/302228/s1200_D0B4D82A_E900_491B_834A_A809146C7452.jpg[/img]
Mini o’s 1994- borrowed my parents GMC Safari minivan to drive down fromWI, blew the engine on the way back..

Beautiful bikes , could be worse, could have happened on the way there huh. What did you do after that ?
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Motox627! wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/11/13/302212/s1200_arenacross.jpg[/img] Not a very good picture, but this would have been 1998 racing the winter arenacross championship in Redmond Oregon. I think that was my 96...

Not a very good picture, but this would have been 1998 racing the winter arenacross championship in Redmond Oregon. I think that was my 96 or 97 KX125 and of course, rocking the Shift baggy pants! The 90's were such a good time for moto!
Purple fork guards & radiator shrouds - 1996, same year as mine. I bought a 96 KX125 and a 95 leftover KX80 for the wife, and we both started racing moto that year. I ran 125C and +30, she ran Supermini and women's classes.

Full gates everywhere we raced (NJ, PA & FL) in every class. Good times...
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Tarz483 11/13/2018 1:31pm
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mark_swart wrote:
I raced 125s in the '90s... and thanks to some great vintage racing organizations here in Washington I race '90s 125s now!! For anyone who hasn't...
I raced 125s in the '90s... and thanks to some great vintage racing organizations here in Washington I race '90s 125s now!! For anyone who hasn't been on one for a while, they are probably even more fun than you remember.



The 90s were the true hey-day of the 125. I wrote an article on the topic that you guys would probably like:

https://motohubnw.com/2018/09/24/two-stroke-glory-reflecting-on-the-golden-age-of-the-125/
I just Read your Story , good read i liked it a lot , and i never really though about when 125's became popular, kinda interesting to see there whole window of use .
Who would have though it would be like a 20 year window basically.

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