Any ideas for a 125cc

[Looney tune]

If he's tall I suggest looking at the Yamaha DT125R, I had one, paid £2000 for it and sold it for £1500 back to the shop, so pretty good at holding value if doing it all privately, also apparently known for being one of the quicker 125s so you'll always find buyers.
oh, and it's a 2 stroke  un

My girlfriend has one for sale, 57 plate, 5318 miles, blue/white. More details if you wish.


Cheers Russ

[AdieR]

Honda CG125 - not the most stylish, but will run forever and cost nowt to run.

[Chris]

Engine and gearbox are out of a motocross bike

I cant think of any Honda 4 stroke 125 motocross bikes...

Sorry, you're right, I believe it's just the gearbox that's based on the xr125 box.

Chris

[adeejaysdelight]

I have a wee CBF 125 that I bough new in 2009. I have done around 15,000 miles on it. Mostly work and back, but I did do the coast of Scotland in 5 days (nearly 1000 miles). It nips through traffic and pulls away from the lights fast enough. A top box takes all my stuff.  The MPG is amazing, I put fuel in it 2 days ago for the third time this year! I actually forget to check the gauge. It looks ok (did a few mod's) and its not tiny. Decent used ones are around your £1500 budget. And its the most popular bike in the UK, so parts will never be an issue.

[slimwilly]

I see most Aprilla's for sale say they have had engine rebiulds,,,this says alot  !!!!  he will have to learn.


Thanks for the advice,,the young ones eh? :rolleyes

[Dave48]

isn't this a case of the heart ruling the head? - if I was a youngster I know I would be looking at the sporty 125s but they come at a horrendous price-from memory the Yamaha is over £4k OTR! The performance of the Aprilia comes dear-not only in terms of the expensive fully synthetic 2-stroke oil it demands but also it is a very high revving motor requiring frequent top-end rebuilds. Can remember thrashing everything I rode to within an inch of its life-they loved me at the parts dept! :eek  But most of us don't buy bikes like a lot of people buy cars!

[slimwilly]

Yes , agreed, you try to advise a 21 year old even though he asked for advice :lol

[noggythenog]

Hey slim,just to give you an idea rather than your nephew then check out this little cbr for £1300.


Look quite sporty to me & will be bulletproof but i can sympathise with him wanting what he likes the look of, on the flip side though for a while i thought i wanted something sportier looking than the fazer & felt like i was just reluctantly taking my old mans advice & short changing myself but foc am i glad i did as it is sporty without needing to look it.


Anyway heres a cbr


[font=.HelveticaNeueUI]http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-...GN-7592674[/font]


And heres a link to a top 10 125 review


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Gotta say i love the micro R6 bike,looks the danglies!!! 8)

[mr self destruct]

Best piece of advice I had was: Take your budget, slash it, spend the rest on training, because you're far better off riding a cheap piece of junk properly than buying a shiny expensive bike and stacking it into a hedge.

With this in mind, I spent £300 on a 30 year old GS125 which I can sell for the same cash, and freed up more for better training. And it really has paid off.

[Oldgit]

Yes a 1200cc one. :pc

[Tiberius Onklevaart]

Avoid Hyosung for another few years as well. Unless he wants to wash it every day and is handy with spanners

[justy1]

tw 125...........



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