I guess Paul Duval was right!

[Karaya One]

Those 125 GP bikes are light!

[Danz19899]

lolol damn

[Awesome]

Two people?

[Paul_E_D]

I could pick it up myself, and I'm no heavyweight!. 160lbs ready to ride is not out of the question for a 125.

[smf]

neil had a pic of him holding up his 125 a few years back. those things are featherweight.

[wheelieman14]

I could pick it up myself, and I'm no heavyweight!. 160lbs ready to ride is not out of the question for a 125.

Agreed. My RS125 at 160 lbs is the only bike I can carry up & down the stairs to my basement by myself. Not uncommon to just pick it up and put on bike workbench without using any ramps at the track.

That picture with 2 guys carrying the 125 would've looked better with a 250 GP bike, but those days are about over... 'cept with the re-vamped CCS/LRRS Lightweight class changes for 2011.

[rolker]

Now you know why I think my ex250 feels like a heavy pig after riding the 125!

[lrrs313]

Quick question for you 125 (fast) guys. What's about the upper limit on rider weight to be competitive on one, specifically at Loudon? I'm trying to keep all options open but I have a feeling I'm a little too big at 5'9" and hoping to be around 155-160 lbs. racing weight.

[rolker]

I'm 180 pounds... oh, never mind, you were asking the fast guys...

[lrrs313]

Actually, I should have just said, you 125 guys. I'm looking around at prospective bikes that I could actually ride on a bigger track too (in other words, not a motard) and I didn't want to start looking into them seriously if I was going to be the only one looking like a monkey fucking a grape.

[Paul_E_D]

That's no problem. Zack, Gus, and Eric Yoo were all fast and as tall or as heavy as you. There's no real limit. It's what you can do with it. I'll warn you that these bikes are not easy to ride fast. I've been away for 5 years, and no one has approached the pace I had when I left. It takes some dedication to learning and perfecting your technique. You have to ride without making mistakes to go fast. No torque is a harsh teacher!

[BMFR6]

They're actually just getting ready to toss the bike over the airfence. There's a couple guys on the other side ready to catch it.

in regards to the questions about racing a 125, I've never done it myself. From what I can tell, the guys that do it successfully do so because it is a passion. Racing in itself is all consuming, racing something that takes the perfection and patience of a 125 is a whole different animal.

[Awesome]

6', 215 lbs when I was passing 1000's on thunderbolt my first time on a 125.

[rolker]

...racing something that takes the perfection and patience of a 125 is a whole different animal.

This is why I chose a 125 when I started racing. I wanted something that would maximize my need to learn proper racing skills in order to get fast. The only problem is that it will take me multiple lifetimes to become as fast as Paul was!