Sorry people - What 125cc?

[PiaggioNRG]

Hello everyone,
I am gonna ask the most boring question, what 125cc?

I am not too bothered about looks. Price range is between 400 and 1200 pound. I am happy for a project as my previous bike have been successful projects. I am quite short. I have been looking at CBR's but they are far too expensive for something I am gonna slide down the road. I was thinking of a YBR but I cant find any cheap enough. What would others suggest?

[N cee thirty]

honda cg (newish one), suzuki en,yamaha sr/ybr

then do your test and get rid of the boring pos
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[Beelzebob]

There's YBRs around for that sort of money, depends where you are I guess. I sold my YBR for 1300 and that was an 09 model, relatively low miles... they go back to 2005 ish (I think) so a higher mileage and or older one should go for less.

Otherwise - CG125, the equivalent Honda pretty much. Or anything else that's 125 and cheap.

Cue the 'don't buy Chinese' posts too...
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[trippz]

Before i would have said an RS125 as i used to be.... well i will leave that to your imagination but it has to be a RD125 MK3 fully restored <3
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[Germ]

I thought LC125's weren't allowed on the road nowadays?Coulda sworn someone told me they just can't meet emissions tests no matter what you do to them or some such thing.

I could easily be wrong though or misled by arsehole mates

[blurredman]

[deleted111]

Another vote for the CG125. But I'm bound to be biased

[Teflon-Mike]

What do you want it for?

Cheap 125's are rare... 'good' cheap ones like unicorns eggs!

'Project' Bikes.... often a fools errand.

Look at Snowie's Pup project... Yeah! we DID it..... BUT.... Same with my Corporal. BUT BUT.

If you want a 125... 'cheap' to get tests on, buy one, put up with whatever you get, get rid as soon as.

Meanwhile, use whatever you can filch from the pot to find 'big bike' pocket money project, for when you have licence; better bikes; more choice; lower prices, same or often less work.

Its as much work to take an NS125 to bits and costs just as much to fix it up and put it back together again as it does something like an old XL500.... depending on how you pick it on the swings and roundabouts, same goes between many many 125's & big bikes.

Lessons Learned (or at least 'proved'.. I did 'tell her') on the Pup Project; dont try and squeeze SO much from ONE bike.

125's are horendousely over priced; and project bases sell for as much as >125 'runners'.

I bought my CB750, taxed, tested and on the road, ride away ready, for what a 'just needs fork seals' (ad-speak for; its fucked & REALLY needs ground up resto; but good excuse for it not having MOT and gets you all exited, thinking its a bargain that can be put on the road for a fiver!) NS125, 'poor-boy's NSR would cost.

Every nieve, optimistic, eager learner wants a 125 for very little money, and they will take on a shed, for the sake of, knowing no better, or hoping for the world!

They rarely prove cheap or easy to do, certainly do well; and at the end of it,. you have a bike, that still has finite 'usefulness' for all your effort.

If you want the fun of a project; fine; but siphon that bit out the 'plan', bag it up seperately, and dont make the job harder for yourself and less rewarding, trying to do a nice project on a 125.

UNLESS, you have some deeper, more deviouse ideas, doing a 'keeper', you wont want to sell on after tests to get a big bike; and you do an exotic of some sort, that's a recognised 'classic', you can hang onto; keep roaded with £20 a year 2nd bike insurance, after you have moved on, and use for high-days and holidays, or hide behind the freezer at the back of the garage, to admire in your dotage, and point at and say "My first bike that; built it myself" in fag breaks at dinner parties when your in your 40's!

With £1200 to spend; JUST nudging YBR125 territory; as train & test tool, its the best VFM bench mark; and worthy. ST125 would be a bit cheaper, but in the price bracket; looking ugly ducklings,m there is enough out there that would do you well, and work out the crate, and not have you up to your elbows in grease, cursing price of bushes or MOT mans insistence on functioning indicators, as you spend hours tracing dodgy earths with a multio-meter.

THINK HARD!

Projects are for mugs like me, that DONT have to get to work on them every day, pass a test on them, and can 'kid' ourselves we haven't done TOO badly getting it to test for what we have spent, sort of 'forgetting' all tyhe masking tapoe, sand paper, primer, grease, and 'odds and sods' we have bought from the shop round the corner, 'cash' that doesn't appear in the e-bay purchase History!
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[P.addy]

Shameless plug

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/honda-cityfly-125/86611898

You might not be close, but you can get it delivered to your door for like £90, and being off BCF I could lower the price

[N cee thirty]

how come your selling it soo soon ? D:
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[P.addy]

[trippz]

Just replying to mike ( Big respect )

I want a 125cc a decent one as i am actually going to do my tests and get a restricted licence but i still want to finish the year of with the 125cc as it will be cheaper to run than a bigger bike. plus i want a good solid year or a small slower bike before advancing. plus if i drop a 125 i wont be crying my eyes out compare to a nice 250cc or even maybe a 400cc with a restriction kit on.

So with all that in mind. what 125 would you recommend to me. I will be doing a mini restoration on it. not so much the looks (obviously something will be polished, rust removed and such) more or so on the engine. first thing done as you say will be, make sure it can stop and turn before it can go. so i will be checking everything over steering and breaking wise.


I was looking at the erm... whats it called TZR125. Love the look, beautiful bikes. and ive heard pretty decent runners too.

Edit: I may also be keeping the bike as i have some people that will be getting on a bike the second they turn 17, (family, family friends)
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[P.addy]

[Teflon-Mike]

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[trippz]

Haha thanks guys, See ive spotted a little 125 zennco super montaro for £440. To me it sounds like a chinese rust bucket. but i would actually prefer a bike like his cityfly (check your messages!) because i would like a nice bike to hit the dirt on from time to time.
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[Teflon-Mike]

[Eas85]

I'm also looking to get a 125, for a daily commute of up to 40 miles.

To Mike, in these post you seem to suggest getting a 125 to pass CBT and then get full license as soon as you can so you can get rid of the 125 and move up.
The problem is for me, i'm probs gonna have to take out a loan just to get a used cg or ybr so I'm not gonna want (or be able) to trade it back in straight away.
So my question is, is a 125 ybr or cg good to keep as a commuter up to 1 or maybe 2 years for a daily commute of up to 40 miles.

Also, when I'm shopping around, does year of make or total mileage have much bearing on the quality of the bike? Like is there gonna be a massive difference between a bike thats done 5k and a bike thats done 20k or 30k?

[Germ]

[Teflon-Mike]