Heres me situation..(new bike related)

[RooRoo]

I currently have a cg125 2001 model (mint condition) and its just not quick enough, I can do about 65 and thats push it on a flat, I also want to be able to carry pillion and get rid of the L plates, if I sell my CG im hoping to get about 11/1200, in terms of getting a new bike and licence, what can i do with 1200? im 18 so cant do a DAS, so A2 seems the only way, im worried about selling the bike, and not being able to find a new one for cheap or something..and being stuck bikeless for ages...anyone got any advice for how I should spend that money?

I saw a TZR250 in another topic for 500, and I've love something like that but im worried the insurance would be stupidly high and/or a bike like that would just pack in due to it being 2 stroke..

[Sparks!]

Just one thing but you can buy a brand new CG125 for less than £1200 (I've seen adverts in papers.. and they are genuine Honda not Hongda or Hondau )
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[Bendy]

What do you need the bike to *do*?

It it your only means of transport, or is it a toy?

[RooRoo]

only means of transport (im pretty sure I can get 1200 for it, ive seen them go for that much here)

But I need something to capably carry pillion, and do motorway journeys

[Bendy]

Sit your test and see if you can pick up an unfaired 'commuter' - Bros, cb500, er5...

They can be got pretty cheap and last forever.

[mchaggis]

Or perhaps a CB(1) 400 (Superfour)? Dunno if the insurance'd be very nice though. A GPZ has a similar power to weight but is two insurance groups lower...

[G]

The ones I've seen for less which are genuine honda have 4 gears and a different (older) design yams. Square headlight, even older styling etc.

[rizo-sri200]

[dibbster]

Get a few insurance quotes for bikes like the cb500 so you know roughly what it will be. At your age carrying pillions will probably cost a bit extra on your insurance.
I think 1200 could be a bit optimistic for an 01 CG (although i hope you manage to get it). How many miles has it done?

If you have been riding around for a while on a CBT you probably won't need (m)any lessons so it will only cost you for test and theory crap.
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[RooRoo]

yeah im pretty confident on the road, except sometimes when filtering..the cg has done 3000 miles, maybe i should aim lower than 1200 then, either way i dont wanna be stuck on L plates for much longer because I feel...inferior on the road..lol

[mr.z]

I got my licence last year, you can get some BLOODY good bikes for 1000, but depends what your after.. in fact a mate has a zxr 400 which cost him less than £1500 (though from a cg its a bit of a jump )

I'd reccomend something like a cb1, gs500, cb500, gpz500, er-5. cbr600, or various older bikes if you're prepared to wave a spanner. Mines an old hack for most people but it cost me £900, nothing major has gone wrong with it (anything minor that has was down to neglected maintainance, like an unoiled cable e.t.c.) Its done +8000 miles in 9months, Did 600miles in one weekend not long ago and could still walk afterwards.

Its not just the inferiority complex that comes with a 125 larger capacity bikes are a world away in comfort (generally) distance capabilitys, and obviously powerrrrr grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Not just that, Doing your licence training will (probably) show you just how much improvement you can make to your rideing, i'd say thats allot more important than a shiney new bike.


As for the cg, perhaps try puting it on e-bay with an £800 reserve? £1000 is not unreasonable but they are quite cheep at the mo.
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[RooRoo]

any idea how hard i'd find the test? i'd say my riding is decent (considering I've been riding about 5 months, so its obviously not what would be classed as good)
And I'm confident in pretty much everything on the road, so I'm hoping it should be easy..

[ratcliffe]

I'd recommend the BMW F650GS or CS Scarver to anyone, as its a cracking commuting tool, but also able to be opened up when you want to play. I've just gotten back from a week on the IOM at the Manx, and I had great fun on the course with the Scarver.
It doesn't have the sheer top speed of a lot of bikes, but can still do 105 ish, and the Rotax engine is just about bulletproof...

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[Shaun]

[dibbster]

[Mr C]

generally the more you spend on a first bike the less you will have to spend on a second bike

and that's the important one

the first one is just a means to an end, a way of passing your test

I learned on an RD80 - it was gutless and kack but I only had it for six months - get some miles, pass test, get bigger bike


all 125s are shite in the scheme of things so just use what you have to pass your test then move on
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[Ste]

It will cost you more if you don't take your test. Insurance goes down when you have a full license, and to keep going on a CBT costs about £90 every two years, and the test costs £48. So not going your test will work out more expensive.

[Mr C]

[Kickstart]

[Robby]

You are a very special case though keith.

[Mr C]

indeed

for most of us it's one bike only or maybe two max

I bet if it was a toss up what you would keep and what would go if you were to be limited to one bike

none of the 125s would be on the list
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Don't know really. I have run a 125 as my only bike in the past after passing my test. It would depend on what I was using the bike for.

All the best

Keith
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