Advantages: lots of fun to ride, great handling, funky looks Disadvantages: slow, requires lots of modifications to get the best performance (but it's worth it!)
...up to the usual high Yamaha standard. The front brake is almost too good: slamming it on at 30mph results in the rear end lifting nicely. Lots of fun!
2 stroke 125's have the advantage over 4 strokes in that they have to be restricted in order to qualify for the 12bhp/60mph learner laws. In the TDR's case, the powervalve and exhaust limit the bike - max revs are 8,000 rpm which is about 60mph in top gear. This is great for learners and once you ... ...TDR.
Unfortunately someone at Yamaha decided to put a catalytic converter in the TDR's exhaust chamber which makes a slow bike even slower. Yes, you read that correctly: a catalyser on a 125cc 2 stroke! Even derestricted the bike struggles to maintain 70mph. Bear in mind this bike weighs 130kg so it's around 20kgs heavier than most other 125's. The gearing doesn't help either: a 16 tooth gearbox sprocket and 57 tooth rear wheel sprocket makes for ...
tomsmith500 03.04.2004
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