please help ,lexmoto?or suzuki

[gowersponger]

ive been to my local bike shop and had a chat i had a good look at the ,,lex moto125 lsm,, supermoto ive had a price of £1950 inc my cbt test , this is my first bike and i no next to nothing about them the lexmoto comes with a years labour and parts warrenty.
or my outher option is a suzuki dr 125 ,2011, but this bike is £3000 but has 2 month warrenty . iam realy likeing the lexmoto but have herd bad things about chinese bikes but brand new for £1950 with a cbt cant be bad can it ?

[kotachi]

You'd do much better to spend £1850 on a second-hand "big four" bike such as a Honda or Yamaha, and pay for your own CBT.

Warranty on Chinese bikes isn't worth sh*t..

And by that I mean, you may have to go further afield than your local bike shop. I made a 120 mile round trip yesterday to look at a bike
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[Alpha-9]

As above^


Overpriced as fuck too.
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[mysterious_rider]

AVOID chinese, espesh for that much. Dt's are good bikes, better off buying that.... Not that I'd ever pay 3k for a learner bike...

[gowersponger]

thanks for the quick replies

[Rogerborg]

[kotachi]

[P.addy]

Don't touch it.

If you want a supermoto type bike, grab a CG/YBR for £700-£900, go through the test for £121.50 and then sell that and put money towards a 33hp DRZ400

[kernow24]

[Alpha-9]

[MyCarVsYourHe...]

I've had lexmoto, I didn't see the fuss, every forum would say it was Chinese sht, but it was great for me, until I reached 5k miles, the list of problems are to long but I know how to care for a bike and this was a dead end, i couldn't find parts for it anywhere, i would have had to of waited weeks for the simple parts i wanted, go with a trusted brand every time, you will save money in the long run, with resale value, repairs and parts.

[gowersponger]

thanks for all your comments and help iam picking up a honda xR 125 ,2002, in the morning now for £850 it hass all the paper work tax and mot

[sidewinder]

Good buy far far better than that lexmoto.And you will probably get most of your cash back when you go to sell it....£850 is a decent price to

[nick_houghton]

congrats! Oh and enjoy
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Cheers
Nick Houghton

[RomanMotard]

Honda all the way!! congrats on a nice choice, they are bulletproof bikes!!!
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Theory passed 9/03/2012, Mod 1 passed 29/03/2012, Mod 2 passed 19/07/2012.