Keeway Superlight??

[JimNotBob]

I love how these things look (the ltd one) however i can't really find much about them online in terms of reviews, anyone know if they are worth the money? anyone got one?

https://www.keewaymotor.com/motor_superlight_lim.html

I am failry new to this.
I've got my cbt booked for next week and hoping to purchase a bike soon!

[sidewinder]

Hi jimnotbob

To be frankly honest i would not bother with buying the keeway. especially a brand new one the depreciation will be a killer also there might be a problem getting hold of spares etc..My choice would be to buy a 2nd hand jap bike which you will most probably get most of you money back on when you come to sell .If you like the keeway then the suzuki en125 might appeal to you.

https://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m492/sidewinder11/motorcycle-en125-380.jpg

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201212458602187/sort/default/usedbikes/cc-to/125cc/cc-from/125cc/make/suzuki/radius/1500/page/1/postcode/sy161nq?logcode=p £1000 and spend the rest on kit insurance and training

Good luck with your trainning

[McfcChris94]

hi there,

as your doing CBT soon my guess is you are looking for a 125

Im also in the same boat as you, but finished hunting and should be buying next week, as i dont know your budget here is a little guide


NOTE: this budget is just for the bike, not including gear/insurance

Under £1000 for a bike

Then the best option is a Honda CG, reliable, hold their value very well, Honda are one of the best suppliers and can simply run and run and run. Tried and tested bike and one of the best options really

Suzuki EN is the other option, they are slightly better looking (but still naked) in my opinion that is, they fetch around £800-900 depending on condition. They are good bikes as well and nicely reliable, the big thing i liked is that they have a gear indicator telling you which gear your in, which is great for learners, i would of got one but cant afford to insure it!

£1500 for a bike

Then you have 2 options as well;

Honda CBF; probably my favourite of the bunch here, but i couldnt afford it. Same as the CG really, they are a newer model so about 1500 on the dot for a second hand bike... They are holding value well as far as i can see on certain sites, and a lot of people are rating CBF's as good learner bikes too

Finally is the Yamaha YBR, basically the same as stated above, other than a fair few people do rate it along side a CG as the best learner bike, again these fetch about £1200 £1500 for various conditions ect



For me, id get a CG as they are cheap, probably one of the best learner bikes, and holding value, and some of the 00 models are quite nice to look at too!
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Current; Honda CG 125

[Elffie01]

have to give the for an EN125 as I am currently using mine while I learn !
Gear indicator is a good thing to start off with, though the damn full beam is annoying till you get used to the indicators!

Had a Yamaha SR125 before that and the EN125 feels like a 'real' bike in comparison lol

[andy-b]

I have a Keeway Speed 125 and the only joke part of it is the name. Speedy it certainly isn't!

The build quality (on mine anyway) is great and from what I have seen it rivals the (Chinese Built) Jap bike that it copies.
Personally I don't think cruisers are well suited to learn on and are reputed to be very slow but it's your choice if that is what you want.

The main agent for Keeway is Moto GB in preston and they say parts are available from stock but as nothing has gone wrong with mine yet I haven't put it to the test.
They are also the agents for Cagiva, Benelli, MV Agusta, Daelim and Sym. Website link.





Andy
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CBT passed 13/02/12 Theory passed 22/02/12 Mod 1 Passed 28/05/12 Mod 2 Passed 29/06/12
Current bike 59 plate Keeway Speed 125 Now sold - 1989 FZR 1000R EXUP - 1996 SLR 650 and 2003 ZX9R

[Archangel]

Am I right in thinking the Superlight is legal to drive as a learner, but no use for sitting the test on because of its top speed of about 50mph?

[Matt-]

[symonh2000]

I don't think spares for Chinese bikes are as difficult to get as they were a couple of years back. It seems that a few companies have seen a gap in the market and started importing them.

The opinion on whether they offer good value though is open to debate, and your view on that will decide whether you buy one or not.

They can be variable quality wise, but seem to be improving. You could get a secondhand Jap bike which will be better built, but you never know how it was treated by its previous owners.

Learners tend to neglect bikes more than more experienced riders so used ones also have a degree of risk in that you may get a lemon.
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[Teflon-Mike]

Yes... you ARE new to all this, aren't you... OK

Start Here:-
I want to Ride a Motorbike! Where Do I start?

For advice on the Chinky thing, read this:
Chinese Bikes they cant be THAT bad, Surely?

You know when you see an advert for McDonalds... or even the picture above the menu? Yeah... that's Chinky-Bikes.... what you get in the box, is a bland, limp reflection that doesn't really satisfy!

So, read this and think hard:-
Recommend Me a Learner-Bike!

Meanwhile, you have to get that CBT sorted, so slightly more important, than worrying a bike you might not even WANT if you dont take to it during CBT.....
What Do I need to Have before CBT?

And so you know what you'll be getting up to on it:-
What do you DO on CBT?
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[Teflon-Mike]

[MCW]

Yaigi is selling a nice 125. I have no idea how to put up a picture. This is the thread though:

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=255687&start=75

[janner_10]

As above, with pic

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDQ1WDU5Mw==/$T2eC16JHJHgE9n0yEY(5BQ(I,l1,Bg~~48_79.JPG
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[SamWise72]

Mate of mine has a Keeway Superlight. On the one hand, even nearly 3 years old and with over 30k on the clock, it's still a pretty decent bike. Runs well and very useable, though some of the pretty shiny bits are not as pretty and shiny any more. On the other hand, supporting a lot of what Teflon says, he was literally given it for free. A colleague of his had run it every day all year for 2 years, got some sort of electrical fault with it just about the same time he decided to buy a car, and said "If you want to sort it out, it's yours". So, no reason it might not be quite useable, specially if there's a dealer in your area, but it's not going to be worth a lot of money.

[yaigi]

[symonh2000]

I rode a YBR custom on my CBT, it was a nice bike.
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[Ribenapigeon]

I am the only person in the world who has a WR125X hahaa.

[Polarbear]

I wouldn't recommend any Chinese bike for a new rider for the simple reason it will be much more maintenance intensive than a Japanese machine.

If you like going round and checking nuts and bolts are tight, if you regularly check electrical cables for chaffing and WD40- them, if you don't mind cleaning it and applying copious amounts of FS365 or AC50 then you MIGHT have a trouble free existence.

If you are like me and just want get on and ride, get Japanese!
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