Ladies (and Gentlemen, should they peruse this site), I just bought my very first dirt bike: a Yamaha TTR-125. Prior to this, I never even sat on one. I think of myself as an intermediate level sportbike rider, also a cautious one who believes in gaining experience on bikes one discreet level at a time.
Being thusly cautious, at the recommendation of several experienced dirt riders, I bought the nonthreatening aforementioned bike on which to begin my dirt experience. Part of my rationale was that I am only 5'4" with a 29" inseam. My feet actually flat- foot on this bike.
My first short ride around on the snow today was pure culture shock, I'm afraid. I was not too impressed with the bike's capabilities. To be fair, I'm sure, I must ride it seriously in the dirt as soon as we have a thaw. Too much snow now.
My question to all you ladies who grew up riding in the dirt is this: did I buy an appropriate bike to begin on, or should I have looked at a 250 or the zippier YZ series? Perhaps I had delusional visions of lots of speed and torque that I probably couldn't handle right now, but---an R-6 it ain't. What do you think?
Being thusly cautious, at the recommendation of several experienced dirt riders, I bought the nonthreatening aforementioned bike on which to begin my dirt experience. Part of my rationale was that I am only 5'4" with a 29" inseam. My feet actually flat- foot on this bike.
My first short ride around on the snow today was pure culture shock, I'm afraid. I was not too impressed with the bike's capabilities. To be fair, I'm sure, I must ride it seriously in the dirt as soon as we have a thaw. Too much snow now.
My question to all you ladies who grew up riding in the dirt is this: did I buy an appropriate bike to begin on, or should I have looked at a 250 or the zippier YZ series? Perhaps I had delusional visions of lots of speed and torque that I probably couldn't handle right now, but---an R-6 it ain't. What do you think?