XL125V vs CBR125R

[kingsknight]

Question time. You have 3500 in the bank and want to buy either a brand new cbr125 for 3000 in my local Honda dealer OR the XL125V 6 months old with 2k on the clock for around 3500 mark.

The XL has more power then the CBR but weighs more so the most you're looking at is 65 on the straight I am lead to believe by reviews where the CBR can pull 70/75.

Tricky one.
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[G]

Tricky indeed.

Does selling the bike and getting a decent one or cheaper one and use the money for something else included in the options?

If not; how about suicide?



If not that; then I'd go with the CBR for it being able to be a bit quicker.

[pepperami]

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[DMCpro]

Get a dt 125 they pull about 80-85 plus you can take em off road cbr 125 is terrible you'll spend more time cleaning it
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[kingsknight]

Didnt mean to post this here! Tried deleting but it won't let me delete it lol
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[Ollie1995]

Please don't spend that much on a 125
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[andys675]

if you must

CBR made in thailand

XL made in japan

enough said
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[stirlinggaz]

hi,
no question, the varadero is a far far better bike.
the cbr is a commuter bike, styled to make it look sportier,made up of budget parts in thailand.
the varadero is built by honda in japan, using far superior parts, hence why they hold theie value so well.
try & look for a cheap 2nd hand varadero & you will find very few, whereas there are plenty of cheap cbr's.
i've owned both & the varadero wins hands down,
cheers,
GAZ
ps ; the only decent thing you can do to the cbr is fit the 150cc engine from the cbr150 (not available in uk, but can sometimes pop up on ebay) & the cbr150 rear light cluster, which makes it a much better bike, capable of m/way speeds without it vibrating itself to bits & the rear light cluster just looks a bit better. (it has integrated indicators) thats what i done to a previous cbr (i have a full licence,btw, in case the usual suspects pipe up with their usual drivel about getting a cg & sitting a test )
pps : a standard cbr125 is not any faster than the vara, speeds of 70-75 may be indicated by both, but the varadero would last a bit longer at that speed, whereas the cbr would rattle itself to bits very quickly.

[CarlosCBR]

I would personally go with the Varadero. There is literally nothing in it in terms of acceleration and the Varadero is physically much larger and more comfortable.

The CBR is brand new so will depreciate whereas the Varadero has already taken the hit and you shouldn't lose much (if anything) when you do come to sell it.

I dont agree with the CBR "rattling itself to bits" comments, i've had several and all had lived hard lives and stood up to it very well.
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[G]

Compared to a big single, a twin can have some advantages - better balance and lower reciprocating mass in one direction. Also smoother power delivery.

Not sure any of them are big issues on a 125.

[P.]

Varadero.

My CBR shat its cam bearing at 21k. Heard of many going pop at 20k.

The Varadero is on 70k and running/starting as it should.

[stevo as b4]

Buy Paddy's mates RS125 instead and look after it like a baby spoon feeding it £12/litre oil and a new piston and rings and full De-coke every 6000miles, and you'd have four stroke rivalling reliability maybe?

Just watch out for cold seizures, oiled up plugs, sticking powervalves and total meltdown at 100mph in the outside lane! Now that's proper biking!

[P.]

It is up for sale at 1k