CBR125 haters

Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

i have to admirt im a cbr125 hater, not because i think there bad bike as i think for a learer that want to not that fast there good as fairly cheap new but i hate them becuase most cbr125 riders claim that they are really fast and are better than RS and NSR's, it just gets on my nerves....
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mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

Nothing really against them just thought the big H were capable of better. Understandably it had to be a four stroke, it is just a bit small. I always thought my AR125 was small till I sat on a CBR125 in a dealers!
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Psychonaut · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Karma :

I've had mine for 6 weeks now and I love it. Lost my parking space at work (for my car) and tried 3 weeks on a bus. did the CBT on the friday and picked up the CBR on the Sat. Yes vanity prevailed and I wanted a faired bike and honda relieability (and a 4 stroke) so it was a choice between the valdarado or the CBR. I felt I was too sat upright on the valdarado and it was 800 quid more so the desicion was easy really. The only bad thing about the bike is that its called a CBR as this seems to irritate you lot with "proper CBR's" I couldn't care less. It gets me to work and back quicker than when I had to brake the speed limit in my car. I can manover it into work due to its lightness so no more paying parking and I took it on a 500 mile trip to wales and back last weekend (although its not really cut out for that kinda thing (any 125 not just my bike)) End of the day I may not have become a biker If I hadn't of seen one in a showroom that started the whole ball rolling, just would have changed jobs and kept the car.

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

I'd buy one if I had a short commute to do (about 15 miles). Great fuel economy. I'd jsut sell the fairings to some suckers on ebay who have dropped their bike (what cbr owners haven't??) and then it would be a decent purchase. Still, ugly as sin but it'd do, just for the mpg.

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stevey900 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Karma :

I am new to biking actually am so new i havn't even done a cbt yet. This is why i want a cbr 125. I dont why you don't like them so much its only a bike. aimed at under 21's like me. Of course if i get one am not paying full price its only to get me starting out which is good. For me i would rather make my way up from slower bikes to the 600's and so on.
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stevey900 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Karma :

There only expensive if you buy from a dealer. Same as an aprilia. You can find both bikes cheap second hand. I havn't mentioned any others because i only like the sports bikes. Am not keen on the crusiers. The reason am going for cbr 125 is because as it will be my first bike (after passing cbt hopefully) I think most people know honda are very reliable am not saying there perfect. I have heard a few storys about the cbr 125 having a few problems. It is also just to get me to work and back about 5 miles a day. Then hopefully move on after 2 years. I would never buy a new 125 unless i win the lotto. But then i guess why bother with a 125.lol
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

i did a cbt on a sr125 which made me think i didnt like 4t 125's. I got a rs125. I had a go on a cbr125 and didnt like it much and struggled to say something nice about it to its owner when i got off.

Since then ive been having lessons on a cg125 and i quite like it. If i had ridden that for my cbt I probably would have bought one instead of my rs125. Obviously my rs125 is better on twisties but not necessarily in town.

The cg125 looks a bit old-fashioned but is a nicer ride than the cbr125. The cbr125 may be better at higher speeds but if you wanted a bike for higher speeds you'd get a rs125.

Maybe the rs125 doesnt need a fat tyre most of the time but leaning going round corners is fun, and leaning on a fat tyre inspires more confidence that leaning on a skinny one.

I havnt got my knee down yet but I'd prefer to try it on a rs125 with a 150 tyre than on a cbr125 on a 100 tyre. This may be purely psychological but that shit still counts.
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simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

The main thing i dont like about the cbr 125 is that it is so small, and skinny tires compared to my tzr (and thats saying something)

If it was a proper size with bigger tires then maybe more people would like it, plus it does look very complex to fix the fairing, just like the newer tzr50.
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Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

The CBR125 is a classic example of style over substance. Thats what I don't like.

Its marketed as a sports 125 and it just isn't. If people have the money for a faired shiny 125 like the cbr and thats what they want then fair enough I hope they enjoy it. But I dislike them for the same reason I dislike sports 50's. All show and no go.

Someone who wants the most fun bike to ride will buy a 2 stroke 125, someone who wants a sensible reliable bike will buy a 4 stroke cg or cityfly.... so why buy a cbr? just seems like a bad buy to me.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Personally I chose a CG because it's what I need, and I think it's something more at my level (No road experience) whereas something like an NSR125 or RS125 is more geared towards people with a bit of experience (Maybe from a 50cc or something).

Used a CityFly on my CBT, enjoyed it immensly, but as this was the first bike I've ridden I can't offer an informed opinion... Had a go on an RS125 and found it a piece of piss to UTurn, but terrified me wen I first opened it up... I wanted something that will deliver power steady throughout the rev range and allow me to focus on observations rather than concentrating on keeping it in the powerband.

CBR125... I was looking at them, but I think the race rep styling inspires people to treat it like a sportsbike when it doesn't have the tyres for it.

It's the same for anything really, if you want something that looks the business and is cheap... I'd have the CBR... Until you realise a decent RS or NSR can be had for the same price and are much simpler to service.

Hope my no sleep ramblings helped someone.

GreyHam · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Karma :

the thing that bugs me about them is their size. people seem to look silly on them. perhaps there target market was short

i can see the problems with the prices of them, but i would certainly have a second hand one in a few years (if i was starting). race styling, reliable 4 stroke engine and a learner friendly speed is surely a good thing?

in a practical sense i should imagine it having lower insurance, fuel costs than an rs or nsr.
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Honda seem to be trying to cater for too many tastes with one bike in my opinion.

The short rider

Someone who wants something sporty looking

With 4 stroke performance

Good fuel economy

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wantser · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Karma :

i think its an attractive bike. much better than the CBR and its a million years older, when bike stylists could only design things using a set square and chisel. Thumbs Up

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kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

I like CBR150 better. It has DOHC head. 17ps.
https://www.endurance.co.jp/thai_list_cbr150rr/right.jpg
https://www.endurance.co.jp/thai_list_cbr150rr/front.jpg
https://www.endurance.co.jp/thai_list_cbr150rr/rear.jpg

Original is CBR150 in Thailand. Bore downed & SOHC converted is CBR125.

wantser · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Karma :

I have bigger wheels on my mountain bike. Thumbs Up

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Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

damn.... please tell me those pictures are squashed Smile

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