Mini bike hill climbs

[Bdjim55]

What do you think would perform better for climbing hills?

My xr 100 which is very light, or a crf 150f which is much heavier but 50% more cc's.

[yamaha-racer37]

XR100! I love XRs.

The CRF may be "50% more cc's" but it's only maybe 5-10 mph faster. I've ran both, and owned both. The XR is a way better bike.

[yamaha-racer37]

To add to that, I climbed some big hills with my 01 xr. It was bone stock. I climbed up some hills with that thing that I had trouble doing on bigger bikes. My 02 xr I had(120bbk, fmf pipe, Mikuni carb, disc brakes, cr85suspension) I climbed all kinds of huge hills with that.. Power to weight ratio is ridiculous.

The crf150f is way way to heavy.

[2SiX]

Depends on the dirt. If it's sand they're gonna both suck. If it's tech rock stuff than you should be able to get either up em. I got my ex a crf150 and I ended up riding it wayyyy more than her just for fun. That lil bike was legit. It may have been heavy but it was a tractor and I got it to places I never thought a bike like that could go.

Edited February 16, 2014 by 2SiX

[Bdjim55]

So... I want a second bike.

Would a crf 150f in addition to my xr 100 be a redundant purchase?

I'm not real experienced and I don't think I'm ready for a 250 or 125 because I might dump it...

@yamaha racer

How do you feel about xr 200's?

[Go Big Red]

What about  CRF150R?  Small size, lots of power and torque.  My brother has one and I am tempted to run it instead of my CRF250X at the next scramble because it more than enough power, its easy to handle, and a lot lighter.

 

Just a thought.

 

XR200 is a good bike, but kind of a toad.  Good for poking around trails.

[Bdjim55]

Idk how to quote you but @big red

I considered the 150 r but my buddy at my work is almost identical body shape to me as far as height and weight. He rides a yz 125.

He handles it fine so I think I'll try that.

I can always cut the foam!

[Go Big Red]

Idk how to quote you but @big red

I considered the 150 r but my buddy at my work is almost identical body shape to me as far as height and weight. He rides a yz 125.

He handles it fine so I think I'll try that.

I can always cut the foam!

I think in the long run you would happy with a big bike over the minis.  And yes, you can make adjustments to bring them down a little bit, but not too much.  Have you ridden a larger two stroke before?  I just ask because some people shy away due to the unique powerband most two stokes have.  Give it throttle and it takes a while to build up, then....BAM!!!!!  You are on the pipe and the bike takes off.  a 250f is close in size, a little heavier, but the powerband on a fourstroke is much more manageable.

 

Take his bike for a few rides if you can.  Two stokes are great bikes, but if you are not use to them, it can take a little while to learn throttle control.