Crashed my CBR 125. YZF Next! Yellow flames??

Notj7 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Karma :

Some of you may have seen from previous posts, but I've had my brand new CBR 125 for around 16 months and it's finally totalled when another guy hit me. So that's.. 5 fall offs and 3 crashes. Awesome! Cool

So now the insurance are paying out £2200 for the bike alone, that's without the thousands I should get for my damaged leg. So I'm going to get myself a Yamaha YZF R125 on finance new. I know if I get anything bigger I'll just kill myself.

My question is, you guys may have seen the R6 with cadmium flames. They look extremely sexy in my opinion.

https://www.wildernessmotorsports.com/images/201_08yzfr6_yellow_1_lores_8f6d756d.jpg

Now you can get a yellow YZF, but would there be any way to get the same flames from that R6 onto the YZF? If so, what would the damage be?

locked · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Karma :

better get your flame suit on Very Happy

Yamaha YZF R125 is just way too exspensive for what it is, why not another CBR?
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Most people will tell you not to bother with the R125 they are a waste of money IMO, especially new.

For that £2200 you could get a nice mito which would be faster, better looking and hold it's value better.
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Notj7 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Karma :

I'll get it removed then Mad

I looked at the mito, but how can you say it looks better than the yzf?

https://www.moto2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Cagiva-125_mito.jpg

vs

https://www.cmcbikes.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/668x400/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/2/0/2010-yamaha-YZF-R125_DPBM13_studio_002_tcm26-325884.jpg

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Sorry for the double post.

MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

i think you just proved it yourself...

Mito looks way better than the hump backed skinny out of proportion excuse for an R series.
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Notj7 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Karma :

I guess I just prefer the sharper edges, really don't like round curves on a bike. Gotta be nice and sharp rounded edges Smile

I'ma gonna contact them about R6 decals. Hopefully it wont cost more than a few hundred to get it put on.

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

The Mito looks much better than the R125. In the exact same way that the 916/998 looks much better than the R1:

https://www.tradebit.com/usr/gearheadred/pub/9002/DUCATI998.jpg

https://www.tradebikesuk.co.uk/content/images/Picture%20064.jpg

(That's the best looking R1 too)

Or in the same way that an 848 looks much better than the current R6.

And the R125 has a very weird hump back as though one bike's been dumped inside the front end of another bike but doesn't sit properly. It doesn't do justice to the YZF series at all.
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northernmonke... · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Karma :

Why not spend some of your money and get some training?

After 5 off's and 3 crashes I'd be thinking hard about buying a brand spanking new whatever without a few days training!

Who know, you might even pass your test?!

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adama · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Karma :

3 grand on a 125 you're probably gonna chuck up a road? don't be silly. Spend the money on getting up to standard mate.
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Notj7 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Karma :

I know I'd kill myself with a bigger bike. That's why I was going to stay with a 125 for a few years more.

Oh and the crashes weren't my fault, any of them. First was going into tram tracks at the wrong angle (learner, so how would I know). Second and third were within the past 6 months when a guy did an illegal u-turn and another one pulled out on me without looking. I am pretty confident in my ability to make myself safe on the roads.

Plus, I only want to buy new as I'm scared if I buy second hand things will start going wrong.

m0l0t0v · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Karma :

Going into tram tracks?

I'd say that's common sense. Neutral

Like it's common sense not to waste stupid amounts of money on a brand new 125 that you will only ruin and lose a lot of money on.

Pass your test, get a big cheap bike. You'd be surprised at the reliability of some bikes.

If you're gonna kill yourself on a big bike you probably will on a smaller bike.
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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

I'd agree with the above Thumbs Up

the R125 is way to much money for what it is, I'd suggest doing your test and getting a bigger bike, not a mental sports bike, maybe something fairly cheap like a CB500, ER-5, GS500E, they're all commuter type bikes, designed to do 6,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles before they need any major servicing Laughing

They're something like 50-55bhp and should cope well with being restricted back to 33bhp (unless you're over 21) so not absolutely batshit crazy quick. They return decent mpg, spares are all over the place and don't sound wank like the R125 does Laughing

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