125 ktm exc road legal

[2006 _p1]

ok im neerly 17 and im looking for a bigger bike! i love motocross bikes and am looking at these. i will have about 1500 to spend. i want to do a bit of off roading on it. and all i want to know if they are any good. worth the money. and if they are a genrally good bike?
cheers nathan

[lllN30lll]

my mates got one and it's for sale

they have a lot of torque as you'd expect from a born/bred offroad motorcycle
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[2006 _p1]

awsome how much he want for it?

[firefox]

i know 2 people who have them that both broke, ones a 51 plate ones a 52, my mate with the 51 plate has his in the shop gettng all new gaskets, bearings and seals, think hes asking 1500
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Just a note that I think 125 EXC is unlikely to be actually road legal for someone on a restricted 33hp (which has a power to weight limit), never mind someone on 15hp provisional licence.

[2006 _p1]

know of any other bikes then?

[firefox]

[2006 _p1]

and that means what? lol

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Even if you have passed your test, it is still illegal for you to ride it on the road (including green lanes etc).

It's definitely not near legal if you are on a provisional licence.

[2006 _p1]

why is it? surely if you tax and mot it and insure it surely its legal?

[veeeffarr]

[2006 _p1]

ok is a aprilia rs 125 to poweful then?or a cagiva mito 125?

[2006 _p1]

ok at 17 on a provisional licence whats the maximum bhp can i run? also what bhp does the ktm exc 125 throw out?

[G]

To ride on a provisional licence, it should be under 14.6hp.
To ride on a restricted full licence it should be under 33hp and under 0.2112 hp/kg (so a 130kg bike would have a maximum of 27hp allowed).

This means the RS125 and Mito are probably just ok as they tend to have around 26/27hp these days I believe; when fully fueled up probably weigh around 130kg.

[2006 _p1]

so if i should only be riding a 14.6bhp bike at 17 on a provisional how is the rs and mito legal if they give out 27bhp? also what does the ktm throw out? cheers

[2006 _p1]

just been on dvla and itsays https://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547
so what does the A1 and A mean? do i have to take another test to ride a bike upto 33bhp?

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[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

I know loads of people with them, they are very good bikes and look very nice also.

https://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C06%5C17%5Cbikepics-934969-800.jpg
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[Dischord]

Honestly mate, dont listen to all the bullshit you're hearing. Buy the KTM and you'll be fine with it at 17, loads of people have them. Do you really think the police are going to go into power to weight ratio's kerbside? NO! They'll see it's a 125 and you'll be on your way.

Just look on youtube they are awesome little bikes with stupid power for a 125. Although £1500 isn't going to get you anything decent, probably a pre 2000 model!
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[The Tot]

I think they don't have steering locks and the like.

I went to the KTM stand ages ago at the ally pally stand and said explicitly if i could ride a KTM EXEC125 on my provisional - they said no They said in competition trim, they put out 40bhp at the crank - even if you do have it as your main bike - expect rigorous maintenance and don't expect it to be as rideable as say a CG125. The guy also told me that restricting it will be worthless and that i might as well get a 4 stroke alternative for day to day use.

Failing that, remove one of its powerbands and maybe it might restrict it to 20bhp or so.

All 125cc 2 strokes are designed to put out 25-35bhp or so, but are consequently restricted to 14.6bhp to comply with local laws and legislations but like most 17 year olds out there, speed is much more important than preserving your license and abiding by the laws (well who here would claim that their bike is still restricted!) so as such, the run the risk, and most are NOT caught.

1500 is a nice price to pay considering that's about how much a less capable xr125 costs and seeing that you want to off road on it, it's definatley a good choice with the KTM
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[2006 _p1]

ok thanks for the information guys much appreciated! do ktm exc 125's have key, stand, inducators? also what age do i have to be to take the test which allows me to ride a bike legaly thats restriced to 33bhp?

[Dischord]

[2006 _p1]

how do i apply to do my a2 test? and how much is it? also isnt it illigal to not have inducators on the road? also do you get a inducator switch to inducate left and right? cheers

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See the sticky thread at the top of 'new bikers' for details about tests and such like.

[2006 _p1]

ok thanks guys i will let you know what i get!