>|QBB>'00 Yamaha TTR 125L
I'm thinking of getting the TTR125LE for my daughter to replace her current JR80. Would you recommend one?[/quote]
We had two of the TTRs, a standard (small wheel) one and the L (large wheel) model. They we absolutely dependable, easier than easy to maintain, and probably the best of all the small bikes we went through as the kids grew up. I sold the standard model to one of our friends and they have two kids who ride it regularly. The L model served both of my boys. I added a lot of BBR stuff to the L as the boys got to be better riders.
The TTRs are very easy to start, and don't have any hot-start or post-fall issues. You may want to consider going with the non-electric start model to save some weight. It almost seems a shame to have an e-button on such an easy starting bike. I can literally push the kick starter through slowly by hand and get the bike started.
A few simple mods really wake the motors up. Just the usual stuff- open up the airbox, high-flow airfilter, and re-jet . All the exhaust manufacturers make systems for the TTRs. We have a BBR header and pipe on the L. It really improved the torque, plus the sound, while not loud or obnoxious, really sounds like a big-bore thumper now.
BBR also makes/markets fork springs and main springs for the TTRs. I highly recommend them as they really improve the handling, especially if and when your kid starts to jump.
I would also definitely recommend getting the big-wheel model. They come with disc front brakes, plus the larger wheel size is really noticable in sand and loose terrain.
I had a hard time getting my youngest to give up his TTR, but after his first ride on his KDX the TTR faded into fond memory.
I guess I am going to sell the L model with all of the BBR mods. If you were closer I'd make you a great deal 'cause I know I'll never get anything for the BBR stuff, but it's really not worth shipping a bike that only worth a few times the shipping cost.
You can't go wrong with a TTR!
Before and after the TTR shots taken on the same day, his first on the KDX (cause my kid likes to see himself on the net!)
At 8,500' at the Bald Mtn Lookout north-east of Mammoth Lakes
Overlooking Mono Lake from the south-east
Mark
