Good 125 to go for at 17

[rezzin]

Hiii guuuys. Well,not that long now really until im running a 125. So im trying to be wise and 'scout' about and soak up as much information as i can while i can. I generally like the idea of a sports style 125,or a dirt bike style 125. Im not ruling auto scoots out,but id prefer to have a bit of fun with some gears. I have been reccomended the Yamaha DT125. What are they like,top end speed,acceleration,'power',anything information wise you guys can throw at me with all that knowledge in your big biker brains. How much do they generally go for,anything to watch out for other than the general,any specific year i should be looking at? I had a look on the Yammy website,and noticed that the DT125 wasnt on there,so are they not made any more? Also,the reason for me getting a 125,is that it is another year of cheaper,quicker transport,another year for me to learn (in all areas),another year NCB. Also money wise i will hopefully be better off at 18ish so i will then be able to afford the appropriate tests,and insurance rape-age and nice bike. Ill leave it at that for now,ta.

[hmmmnz]

yeah if i was gunna get a 125 i would go for an off road type, there are quite a few... tdr125, dt125 tdm125 Aprilia Pegaso 125, Cagiva 125 Super City,MZ ETZ 125 the older Suzuki RV 125, KTM Enduro 125, if you can find a road legal ones there is also rm125, cr125, kx125,yz125
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[rezzin]

Well,you know,whats the cheapest and 'best' to go for? Thankyou.

[AppleJoe]

I went for the YBR after many thousands (well it felt like that) of hours of research. Obviously it's not an offroad style bike, so if you must get one of those then rule it out, but I still think it looks pretty good Shouldn't lose much money over the year you will own it either.

Just my 2p
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[rezzin]

Thankyou Joe,appreciate any input i can get.

[hmmmnz]

most of the foriegn ones are based on the rotax engine which is as good a 2 stroke power wise that you are gunna get,
if i was going to choose i think i would go for the MZ ETZ 125 they are bullet proof albeit a bit slower than the rest and not as pritty,
or mabee the old twin shock dt125 personal choic3e really, they are all a much of a muchness
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[Fahd]

One Word, 2 Letters, 3 Numbers:

Aprilia RS 125
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[tutton]

^ +1
Very nice bikes
know a few people with them

whats your budjet looking like..
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[hmmmnz]

what ?? dt 125
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[ginge51]

cg 125

[rezzin]

Budget wise,whatever i can shift my 2007 Piaggio ICE for i guess. So not too great,anyway who wants to fork out loads for a 125 just for a year (most probably) and then ill step up a bit. Gixxer thou at 18?

[McGee]

[Ben.]

rs 125 if you can afford it, dt 125 if you cant
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[TUG]

TZR 125, CG125, 2 Stroke if budget is unlimited, CG if your budget is £700, CG's are cheap as and doesnt even matter aboud condition or age cos as soon as you pass your test just flog it and get a SV like everyone else.
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[colin1]

id suggest dt125 as it wont matter when u drop it
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[rezzin]

DT125 it shall probably be then. How much will i be looking at,wont be buying brand new on this occasion. Any particular year/model to look at etc?