Keep the little DR or move on up?

[Chris S]

After 10 years or so of not riding at all, I decided for my 30th Birthday present to myself that i was going to do something about it.

Picked up what appears to have been a bit of a bargain 2000 DR 125, went and did CBT again, did the theory test and last weekend passed Mod 1 DAS and hopefully getting around to Mod 2 shortly.

In the past I'd always had two strokes, mostly competetion bikes (CR's mainly) but I did have a KMX 125 on the road while I was 17.

The little DR runs fairly well (just need to have a play with gearing and maybe the jetting a bit yet) and is fairly tidy but I know they're not the most desirable of bikes as they are fairly sluggish (in comparison to say the XLR 125) and I like the fact that off road it seems to be able to surprise those on more conventional bikes so I'm getting kind of attached to it.

I'd liken it to a Serow in terms of physical size but with a bit less go - but it does still make me smile.

I'm a bit torn as which direction to go really; I'm looking to end up with a bit of an all rounder at the moment, something that I can get away for some short trips on, maybe take in a few lanes on a weekend and an odd bit of commuting.

But, I've always had a hankering for an XR 250/400 or a DR 350. I know deep down the XR or DR would probably be the more sensible choice but for what the little DR stands me at, am I daft for thinking about maybe doing a few subtle mods and hanging on to it?

There's very little info online that I can find on the DR 125 but from I can gather I should be able to drop in a set of earlier RM 80 big wheel forks for an extra inch or so travel on the front - not got very far on the rear yet.