hey of course yamahas are more reliable funner easier too throw around and have that snappy power and the torque my friend has a 2002 rm 125 and i dontlike it its just weird hard too throw around not snappy ect. and the power is guay it feels like it stays in the bottom revs but i love my 2002 yz 125 its mint and pur fun and wouldint trade it for any other brand of the same year inclding thoe 250fs