What is wrong with the CBF125?

kingsknight · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Karma :

I sometimes spend time on ebay just looking at bike which are close to me and I often see CBF125 bikes with next to no mileage and are pretty new going for around £1k-£1100ish!

I'v also seen CG's with more mileage and a bit old go for more money!

Maybe the CBF are not proven yet? I truly cannot understand why this is the case!
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P.addy · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Nothing wrong, basic reliable transport.

Just people flogging cheap...although that sounds way too cheap.

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

The only thing I've seen wrong with them is that the are pretty big for 125cc bikes, the fairing makes it look pretty big and probably the fairing puts people off. Drop a CG it costs a couple quid to fix drop a CBF and you've got the plastics and the FI sensors to replace.
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whitedevil · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Karma :

Well they are only 2k new plus ive heard the quality isnt as good as the cg with parts on new cbfs going rusty after a few weeks, especially exhausts and in the fuel tanks, dunno if it has anything to do with them being made in india and not being able to handle british weather.
But they're cheap and get good mpg

kingsknight · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Karma :

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2010-HONDA-CBF-125cc-WHITE-/150523918759?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item230becb9a7#ht_500wt_1156

its like £2300 new....
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dsavickij · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Karma :

They are almost like the Cg, with a bit more electronics and worse build quality. Stick with a Cg, even an old one, change the oil every 1000 miles and it will just keep going and going

N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

because there ugly as hell

and maybe people have bought them and then passed there test
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nokiakeys · Token Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Karma :

I had one, and it was fine.
Dropped it once, and only the bar ends got mark, other than it cool.

Got it in april, brand new, so its been through all types of weather and never rusted a bit. (I never treated it with anything to stop rust)

It's suppose to be the replacement for the CG, which seems funny as it so much bigger, but same engine.

I think that dealers bought loads in bulk, but they never really sold too much, which is why there are so cheap now I guess.
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Welshd1k · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

and there shite? i mean who buys one of them new? some one 30+ riding with a cbt. i know most kids wouldnt want one...
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Alexio · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Karma :

Compared to the CG they are unproven, more complex (electronic stuff), doesn't have a mountain of parts and knowledge laying around for it and for a successor to the CG I really don't like the shape or the seat comparatively. The CG's seat was fantastic for me because it's wide and let you put a lot on it. The CBF looks a bit more fragile and slightly less practical.

I'm sure if Honda stick with it then it will have a great place in the market but I don't know if they're really going to have a good appeal for quite as long as the CG had / has.

Just opinion though as you do tend to get a soft spot for bikes you've owned in the past. Were I given a CBF125 I'd probably ride it many thousands of miles like a happy lunatic.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

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

I've got one and its alright. Keep the rust at bay with ACF50, dropped it once with minor damage on the bar ends and pegs.

Other than that its a great little commuter. £5 of fuel and I can get 120mpg.
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kingsknight · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Karma :

I think I would buy one if I needed to get to work but I'd use it as a bit more of a hack then anything else!
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