This was my first new bike in four years and my first ever current-year Motocross bike. My long-deferred dream of rolling a brand-new YZ125 out of Burnsville Sports Center was finally fulfilled. Armed with a competitive motorcycle, I entered my first race at Cambridge Motocross. My results were nothing special, but everyone needs to start somewhere.

 

1978 was a great year to get a 125. The improvements made between 1975 and 1978 were substantial. Honda was little slow to adapt, but Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki all had new designs with good motors and long travel.

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