Yamaha DT125RE

More than enough power to keep up with traffic on the road (unrestricted)but green laning is were it really comes alive easy to steer good brakes plenty of travel on the suspension i love this bike two stroke heaven.ps i am 45 years old and own three other bigger and supposedly better bikes but i know wich one leaves me with the biggest smile on my face after riding buy one and see.You cant go wrong after sales on these bikes is easy they are so popular. Riiiinnnnng diiiinggggg wwaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

The DT125 RE is a bike FULL of character. The YPVS gives the bike an imense burst of acceleration at low and mid range rpm. This same system also helps the bike pull in higher gears at low RPM. Although restricted these bikes loose top end they still go like a stink and will show all 4-stroke users that these bikes are not to be messed with.

Once these restrictions are gone then this bike is a fiesty reving machine. Most restrictions on the bike are very simple to undo and there are vast tutorials on how to do these. So get a little more complex like the cones in the exhaust which you have to split the exhaust in half to get out however an after market exhaust will do the same trick AND get the bike sounding like a real scrambler. I AM the envy of my friends. The bike will smoke most 125's off the line and does fairly well for a top speed. Unrestricted like mine it WILL do 80+ Indicated MPH. I believe it has done more but you would be screaming it by then.

My Yamaha DT125RE has recently been stolen and upon recovery it was a wreck. However dispite the bike was lacking two stroke oil for the last 50 miles it still started up FIRST time when i got it home. I've managed to replace all the broken parts myself (and fit) and only changed the piston and rings engine wise. The rest was just asthetics. The bike still bombs around today almost as good as new. That just shows how RELIABLE these bikes seriously are.

Like all two strokes these bikes require maintenance. Spark plug and two stroke to name a few. What you might not be aware of though is that replacing piston and rings is just maintenance on two strokes. On these bikes it is not a difficult task, provided you have sufficient tools. It is inexpensive with a BRAND NEW MITAKA PISTONE KIT costing around £40. I expect that you could go a long way before having to do this, I'd say around 20'000 miles on poor two stroke oil and much much more on the fully synthetic stuff.

The bike is surprising good off road. Again the YPVS helps pull these bikes up very steep hills in the wet mud. Although a little front heavy for jumps the bike is capable of completing them. When maintained well these bikes will go on forever and a day.

The bike is next to nothing to run and even buying a used one you get what you pay for. The bikes seem to retain their value and for a good reason. I'd say that its rival, the Kawasaki KMX, depreciates more. I'd have to say that there is nothing wrong with the build quality of the KMX. They too will go on forever and a day its just that from experience they are NOT as quick as these DT's.

You'd have to be a bit cautious in the wet due to the knobblys and the power bands but I've never had any problems. The bike NEVER overheats. It has never broken down EVEN AFTER it has been stolen from me. Parts are inexpensive with plenty of websites offering spare parts. (wemoto is a good example if your looking for spare parts).

It's not all good though. With every bike there are downsides. I hate to admit it but the DT does feel a little uncomfortable after I'd say 30 mins of continuous riding. My backside goes a little numb. The tyres are tubed tyres which can be a pain if your like me and want to replace the tyres yourself. I'd say that a new bike would definately benefit from a tailtidy as they do look a bit rubbish without them (from the rear anyway). There is also NO REV counter. It's not terribly important since a rev counter runs off the engine and therefore a restriction. And that the restricted models don't seem to rev higher than 10'000 rpm anyway. Well the restricted models the YPVS port closes around then and you can't seem to climb higher.

To sum up, these bikes ARE HIGHLY RELIABLE, HIGHLY DURABLE and ALL ROUND GREAT FUN TO RIDE. Cheap to fix if things go wrong and there is a mass of forums out there for you to share your experiences. Trust me for a 17 year old this IS the envy of your friends. They should know why the DT is just THE best reliable 125 2-stroker!

hi she is the 1st roadbike and last i will ever purchess. I got my bike 2 years ago love it so much. there hasnt been a part of northern ireland i cant reach on her she never lets me down starts 1st hit of the button everytime and is real good on fuel she is off road as much as on. The only few bad parts are im around 5.4 height so just a short but hasnt put me of only 1 foot on the ground lol. And when travelling on mucky or wet ground ur feet and legs get it real bad no cover at all and no storage to hold anything in but thats the bike wanted so will keep it 4ever

The Yamaha DT125RE is very light, very stable, very easy to maneuver, shifts are very light, I love the soft suspension, and it still offroads very easily. So it's a very good commuter bike, especially in heavy traffic or gridlock where a light and easily controlable bike is a must (in the city it dominates the traffic), but also a great fun bike whether offroading or just riding on the road. I also like the near absence of vibration (in contrast to 4stroke engines) and the sound of the engine.So I would say it's almost a perfect bike, for the streets or Trails, where the words easy, fun, and efficient immediately come to mind. but not so great if you spend a lot of time on the speedways, where it's out of it's element.

I think these little bikes have endless talent, they are reliable, sturdy and parts are cheap.

I previously owned an old tired 1989 DT125 with a kick start that killed my back problem, especially when it wouldn't want to start! I loved the bike and jumped at the chance to buy a two stroke with an electric start button

The 2006 model is great fun on the road, I whacked some meaty tyres on it and started green laning all around the countryside and has now competed in 5 enduros competitions with no parts needing to be replaced, just a few scuffs and scrapes and a quick service. These bikes are tough cookies....

The bike amazed me, it has enough umph to tackle hill climbs and get you out of thick mud. It is nibble in and out of tight woods/trees. It is also quite torcky in 2nd gear, and gets you out of all sorts of trouble!!!

The only down side I can say is that it is quite heavy to pick up if you drop it and there is no kick start....so if your electric button doesn't work you don't have much of a back up plan!!!

When I bought the Yamaha DT125RE bike about 2 years ago for £400 and sold it for what I paid for it, I thought it was a good bike. It wasn't so nice to look at but very reliable and good top speed, could of got about 70-80mph out of it I recon, maybe 90mph, if I really tried.

On cold mornings it would take more than a few kicks to start but it would always start on the kick, never had to bump it to get it going!

On a hot day I could start it on the 3rd, sometimes 2nd kick, it was very easy to kick, never back-fired.

The acceleration was a bit poor. It had working lights and speedo so that just added to the weight, it had a metal fuel tank which was very heavy also.

The bike did. however, have a powerband in every gear and if you could let the bike get to about 6000rpm, the powerband would kick in and then it would really fly! If you could change when the powerband was fully in, then the powerband would carry on in the next gear making the acceleration amazing, the only thing wrong with that was; the bike would drink LOTS of fuel!

I think the fuel economy was quite bad, think I could only get about 15-20 miles to the gallon, if not a bit less.

The bike would struggle on hills making me change down into 2nd gear out of the 6 that the bike had. I would say the bike was more a semi-offroad or enduro type bike, more than just an offroad bike.

I would recommend this bike because I feel it is a very reliable bike and nothing brakes down on it.