vulcan 125

burnrubber · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Karma :

i am getting a vulcan 125 i was wondering what ppl think to it at the mo i have a mz etz 125 at witch one is the better of the two

OssY · Nearly there... Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Karma :

Can i ask what made you choose a Vulcan??

burnrubber · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Karma :

as i like crusier i like the look and the way in witch they sound

The Original Muzza · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Karma :

At first I thought kawasaki made a vn125, but googling tells me differently! No-one on this forum would recommend a chinese bike, apart from maybe the ones who say something truly inspiring like "Chinese bikes aren't all as bad as they get reputation for! My one has lasted 1000 miles since new without breaking." Even that is rare to hear.
If you like cruiser style and are restricted to 125, get a second hand Suzuki GZ, Honda VT (if you can find one for cheap) or the rarer (in UK) Yamaha XV/S. All reliable bikes from what I hear, just watch for rust on the Suzuki.
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Former Bikes: Honda MSX125 (2014), BMW Funduro (1996), Honda VT500 (1983), Yamaha FZR250 (1989), Suzuki GZ125 Marauder(2005),:Triumph TT600 (2002) (stolen)
From then on, I and the bicycle feelings deeper.

Jenks · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 May 2006 Karma :

heya pal, dont get a vulcan! i had one and they suck!
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buddy · Trackday Trickster Joined: 07 Mar 2009 Karma :

bear in mind that they only get to about 65mph and take over 20 sec to get to 60
and theyre really heavy for a 125
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burnrubber · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Karma :

thanks for all your advise i have heard alot of diff ppl views on the vulcan like that it is a very easy bike to ride and for the money im paying to get it its only £300 so i think i mite just get it

Alex A · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Karma :

Don't do it!

You may as well go on a £300 binge, that'll be better value for money, and safer!
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OssY · Nearly there... Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Karma :

OOOOOOh yeh go on the binge instead... choose a different bike matey peep...

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

neatbik · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Karma :

It doesent matter how cheap it is, it will still be a waste of money. Honestly.

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burnrubber · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Karma :

i can understand where you are all coming from
but i think i will go with the vulcan i have spoke to some one who has had the vulcan 125 and he told me that it was a brill bike
anyway i only want it till i have past my full test then im part exing it in for a bigger bike

Alex A · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Karma :

What's the point of asking for advice and opinions?

It's a piece of shit. That's why it's £300.

The current owner will be rubbing his hands with glee that finally some new idiot has come along and parted with £300 for something that he - being the previous idiot - also thought was great but now knows is worthless.

The MZ is better. If you want something newer, buy a CG.
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burnrubber · L Plate Warrior Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Karma :

hey all just an up date i got the vulcan and i could not have asked for a better bike yes a few faults but it got me over 190 miles round trip to a mates house and it ran like a dream

yes i agree with you all that it has fault like it takes a while to get up to 60 and it hates hills but i dont live in a hill area so its a good bike for me im taking it down to bmf in may and to mcn in skegg

Quickly · Crazy Courier Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Karma :

Why are Mrs Spock and Port Stanley airport runway the same?

They were both fucked by Vulcans.
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thx1138 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Karma :

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Hello. Smile

If you can be bothered to dig it up, there is a thread about the Vulcan 125 on here from around 2005 someplace. I first found this forum doing a search for info on it. The red one in the photo above is my old one.

I owned one, I rode it from Bedford to Portsmouth for example. I owned it from new. After one winter, the finish on it was worse than a 30 year old Honda that had been left to rot in a shed for a time.

There were too many shortcuts in the production. The plastic gear casing fell off, because the screws were too short and vibrated out. The same thing happened with the back light cover. The fuel guage broke after about a week. The side panels were flimsy, the plastic lugs snapped on both of them. You can see in the picture where I had to tape them on whilst I waited for the glue to dry. The chrome was about one micron thick, and a lot of it disappeared mid-winter.

The engine was okay, it never refused to start, and was actually quite nice to ride. The general advice in the original thread was don't buy one, buy a used Honda, and I think that was good advice.

I did actually like the bike though and enjoyed riding it. Moved onwards and upwards pretty quickly though. Seeing as I was the first owner and it was expensive for what it was, I wonder quickly it deteriorated after I parted with it, pretty quickly I should think.