I have owned the 1989 Kawasaki 125 since it was new. I have blown it up three times. The last rebuild was a big bore kit and rev pipe with silencer. I rode many newer bikes after I had mine for the first ten years. I can say mine had much better suspension than the soft upside down forked bikes of that decade. My bike is a sand dune machine. You ride it like you stole it. I am still asked by people if it's a 250 because of the pep it has