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dodsi
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Good 125 for £1500 any ideas folks? Reply with quote

Hi,

as my peugeot speedshite 2 100cc "prost" has gone BOOM (bad seizure)

as its still on finance i owe £1200 on it still Sad so i am getting a £2500 loan to get a new (second hand) bike and pay off the speedshite

then i will either break the speedshite for parts or fix it in my spare time... or burn it?

so for £1500 what can i get... needs to be 4 stroke and reliable

the obv choice is the CG 125 or the yamaha Sr 125

i have found a 2003 yamaha Sr 125 with 700 miles on the clock for £1450 which is still under warrenty

anyone have any other ideas?
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PostPosted: 17:07 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can pick up an NSR for less than 1500. I picked mine up for a grand.
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PostPosted: 17:13 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about the really cheap option, a Honda H100? I know where there's one going for £300....... Wink

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PostPosted: 18:42 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

as much as i would love an NSR it would not suit my purpose

and the H 100 hmmmmmmmm... nah

just got my speedfight back its cream crackerd

seriously anyone i needa 4t reliable commutery sort of bike no more than £1500

please... post links from auto trader etc

DL6 2RG is my post code and cant travel more than 60 miles really
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why waste £1500 on a new/newish little 125cc commuter when you can pick up a second hand CG125 for £400 in good condition? they last forever even if not treated very well.
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PostPosted: 18:56 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought my NSR for £1400 and sold it for £1300 a year later. You're not losing out on anything. They're good bikes. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:57 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why does it need to be a 4 stroke... bit confused on that?

As for reliability, well that's going to depend on the previous owner and how well you treat it. Add in a big bucket of 'luck' as well.


From adtrader; all well within your area, yes some are 2 strokes... but for the price of some of them you could aford to buy it and get another one as a backup in comparison to an expensive 4 stroke.

The only thing an NSR won't do over a cg125 is the cost of actually using it. NSR still isn't that bad, but the cg is really cheap on petrol.

Also... just a thought on new bikes; my old NSR that was eleven years old was more reliable than a less than a year old NSR I later used for a bit.
[quote=www.adtrader.co.uk]Aprilia RS 125 Race Replica, T reg. 13000 miles, taxed & tested, excellent condition. £1,250. ono.

Gilera Cougar Tourer 125cc, 2000, W reg. 2900 miles, learner legal, genuine dry mileage, taxed and tested till March 05, full chrome, hardly used, excellent condition, only. £995

SUZUKI RG125 L reg, red and white, 2 stroke, very fast, december mot, april tax, £495 ovno

YAMAHA DTR 125 1998 model, just had full engine rebuild, good starter, very fast, fair condition, £500 ono

Honda 125 XLR Monoshock, R reg. 5000 miles, 1 yeas test, electric start,1 lady owner, immaculate condition, new baby forces sale,. £1,250

HONDA CG125 black, good condition, good runner, just out of tax and test, needs very little for MOT, cheap transport, £250

Honda XLR 125, 1999, T reg. 7000 miles, 10 months tax, 11 months test, never used on fields, excellent condition, ideal bike for learner,. £1,195

SUZUKI DR125 G Reg, black, T&T for 6 months plus, mint condition, £700[/quote]
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Personally I would say a Honda H100S is a very similar style to the CG125 and SR125. Servicing would be cheaper, oil costs a bit higher and fuel costs fairly close (mine did 95mpg). The H100 engine should be rather easier to fix.

Sure the H100 is not stylish, but then nor is the CG or SR.

All the best

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PostPosted: 23:49 - 23 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

you could always buy my mates 2003 mz 125 4 stroke supermoto great fun for £1000
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PostPosted: 01:19 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

pics?
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PostPosted: 14:04 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

I say get the cheap H100 two stroke, thrash it around and enjoy biking in it's most basic form Thumbs Up . You will get dead cheap insurance, have as much power as the 4 Stroke 125s and restricted bikes, and have an oftern overlooked cheep to run piece of Honda's history that wont cost you much to repair When you crash it. And you should be able to sell it for what you paid for it if you look after it. Very Happy

Go on..... It makes sense Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:16 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

RXS100 is another good 100cc 2 stroke. Looks better than the H100, too IMHO Smile
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PostPosted: 14:23 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

mr jamez wrote:
Why waste £1500 on a new/newish little 125cc commuter when you can pick up a second hand CG125 for £400 in good condition? they last forever even if not treated very well.


I agree, on point on spending 1500 pounds on a 125 which you will not really like, or keep for a long time.

Honda CG can be picked up for a few hundred. Haggle and you should get a decent old (reliable) one for 400 or less or more. They are as basic as they come so it will be no hassle.
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PostPosted: 14:52 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why not try https://www.motorcyclenews.com - goto buy a bike and enter the type and your postcode. That'll give you a good idea what's in your area. Pick from suggestions already in this thread or see what other 125 you fancy. Can sort by distance from you or price.

HTH Smile
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PostPosted: 15:07 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ad Trader is good for finding bikes next you. Thumbs Up

You can quite easily get a CG125 type bike for £400 which will work and not have to sell it for much less than you bought it for and it will do just about everything a £1500 one will do, however a £1500 one there is still not going to be a big dropped in value as long as you do look after it and don't abuse it too much. There will always be some drop in value and it will get some marks on it as it is quite likely that you will drop it. There isn't any point in spending more than about £1500 as a £1500 bike will do just about as much as a £3000 one will do without there being such a big drop in value, so if you do want and can afford a £1500 there is no real reason why not to get one. As it will be a bit more fun than a £400 one, it'll still do pretty much all the same stuff, okay the £1500 will be a bit faster but not much else. It's just the same as everyone saying we should all be riding £500 old GPZ bikes as they'll still do all the stuff we need them to do.
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dodsi
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

i cant see me dropping a bike... i have not just started riding!

i would love a varadero 125 just cannot afford one they are a little too much...

looking at a £1500 Sr 125 like i have done my test on
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PostPosted: 16:54 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't count on it, most people for the time when they're not very experienced have will are likely to drop them, due to being slightly caught out by the bike or the ground. It's nothing saying that "oh you're crap you'll drop your bike", it's something which happens with most people so am just saying it as if you drop a shiney 2003 bike and damage it a little bit it will affect the value of it a lot more than if you drop a slightly older bike which already has a couple of scuffs on it.
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dodsi
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

me thinks your getting me muddled...

i am very used to SR 125's its all i used on my test training... and was the last bike i rode

i dropped my speedshite but i wouldnt say i was 'new' to biking now
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PostPosted: 18:30 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go for the cheap and reliable option, and put the rest towards your test/ next bike/ pub.
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dodsi
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

my next test is paid for

as is the training

i dont drink a great deal

so i would rather get a half decent bike
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PostPosted: 22:38 - 24 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

why not get a bigger bike like an old cb400 or something, reliable and in your price bracket grandpa
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dodsi
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PostPosted: 01:31 - 25 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

because i failed my test so am gonna get a yamaha Sr 125 i have decided to pass my test on

you cheeky young whipper snapper

welcome too BCF tom
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PostPosted: 13:32 - 25 Aug 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote

my mates mz which I brought brand new and run in which I sold to my mate any offers
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