Honda CBR 125R

[woodie2k8]

i have a honda cbr125r , its a nice , lovely looking bike, easy to use , comfortable as its small and light, and im short aswell.

but my problem is the bike struggles to get past or up to 60mph, and i only way around 8stone and im 5ft6 .

i bought my bike from a motorcycle shop, do you think they have added restrictors ? its only 2 years old 2008, everything is standard , would a performance exhaust make it any different , even an extra 5mph or quicker acceleration ? and sound better , i know many of you will say get a bigger bike , but i love this bike but would like it a bit faster. thankyou

Dan

[chillyman0]

Be glad your 125 even hit 60!!
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[pinkyfloyd]

Instant cure is to pass your full test and buy a CBR600

You'll pass 60 in first gear
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[Acemastr]

Sounds right for a 125, my YBR would sit at 60 generally, 65 on a calm day and 70 with the wind behind me.

It's what 4 stroke 125's do
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[N cee thirty]

lol theres something wrong there,its not a shitty fucking cg

it should get to 75,probs need a service
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[Teflon-Mike]

[N cee thirty]

we all talk in clock speeds here Mike
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[Benson_JV]

You could change the sprocket size to gain a slightly higher top speed, and loose some acceleration or vice versa.
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[MinhDinh]

I believe it can hit 70MPH! My friends one did.
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Hit the G spot.

[G]

When you say 'struggles'; I doubt it's going to be amazingly fast, but it should go faster than that, so depends on your definition.

For a test, try and find a long pretty straight rode and hold the throttle fully open in top gear from 60mph or whatever, duck down a bit and see what speed you are at after a mile or two.

[P.]

Can only speak on behalf of my current workhorse CBR125.
Its got 5000 miles on it, the valves are adjusted to spec, oil is new and chain is tensioned Every single day my clock indicates 85, without fail.

Very very slow to start off with, takes a while to get going above 55mph.
After a solid run down the dual carriageway at about 75/80 indicated, it then becomes more alive (i say alive, you see another few mph )

But I have absolutely no trouble exceeding 70 every day, in the wind and rain. Maybe its time to service it properly.

Oh and in relation to what G said, my bike has no usable 6th gear... it is a straight flat cruising gear.. but you still drop speed like a stone. I rarely use it, 5th gear doesnt seem to hit the red line anyway.. ive got it nearly touching 10,500rpm, but again.. you should be getting faster

[G]

Ah, ok I was presuming it'd hit red line in fifth.
On some smaller bikes if you change up too early you will find the bike doesn't have enough power to accelerate to the point you have enough power.
Always change up just before the redline - at least if you're trying to 'make progress'.

[J D]

My ybr gets to around 55mph- 60 at a massive push.

But im quite a big guy.
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[Teflon-Mike]

[ThoughtContro...]

I'm 6ft and average build, and 60mph on the CBR should be no problem. I can get 70 indicated on mine on the M60 (GPS reads it as 63mph) and have had 77 going downhill on the M67. Going uphill is another matter, 70 drops to 60 fairly rapidly then falls to 50.

The bike isn't restricted as it's only a 4 stroke.
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[P.]

I'll try and get a video of my commute.. Boring but you'll see how I ride and get it where it gets to. standard gearing

[BumpingUglys]

If mine's any gauge it should be getting past 60mph with little real effort, it's only above 70 that mine starts to struggle, though I've had an indicated 80 a couple of times.

[hellbound]

I have a gn250....that gets to 75, 80 if I am going downhill with no wind

think it needs help.
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[Andy levitt]

Check your tyre pressures Worked for me, My NSR stuggled to get to 80 mph, I found out both tyres had about 18-20 psi .

Sorted it and away i were topping out at 90 again
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[CarlosCBR]

Something doesnt sound right. Ive ridden at least 8 CBR125s and all have hit 70 no problem. Your not putting it into 6th at 60 are you? 6th is useless, keep it in fifth at all times unless cruising or going downhill.
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