Buying a Bike from Learner Legal and collecting- portsmouth

[skiman666]

Hi there guys, I've been on a 125 scoot for a while and fancy a cruiser Jianshe JS125-6C, I thought to cut costs and have a bit of fun, I'd see if i can ride one back to Aberdeen from Portsmouth.
As I see it, I only need them to post the reg documents to me a week before i pick it up with the number plate and tax disc in hand... ((30 pound on megabus)
The lady on the phone laughed, told me i was joking, then hung up when i said i wasn't joking...
Sooo, anyway round this? get a local bike shop to pick up (pricey) or something?
fyi: 30+ yr old male, car license+cbt, downhill mtb racer, experience with gears and country roads.

[tbourner]

You ARE joking aren't you?
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A chinese 125 from Portsmouth to Aberdeen, I know why she laughed, it will have rotten and fallen apart by Birmingham lol
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[skiman666]

They're (lol) not that bad, Ive got a 07 Chinese 125 atm and its running fine.

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[tbourner]

If you really want to do that trip on a 125 choose a Varadero or at the very least something like a CG or YBR. I rode my Sanya 125 flat out for about 10 miles and had to stop cos the vibrations were making my hands hurt.
Seriously, it might sound like an adventure in your head, but it really won't be.
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[skiman666]

lol, IT IS a ybr, its made in the same factory.

[Timmeh]

I say do it.

The naysayers speak the truth tho; they aren't built for endurance. They aren't really built for anything much past a daily commute.

You could manage it in a couple of days probably, although I'd take a toolkit containing several sparkplugs and enough oil for a complete change should it spring a leak. Take plenty of breaks.

Realistically the top speed will be about 50-55, and of course you can't use motorways.

If all goes wrong, at least you could get the train home.





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[lihp]

How many miles for first service?
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[tbourner]

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Go for it.

Make sure you have decent recovery just in case.
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[Rogerborg]

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[Pigeon]

I've a very similar bike, same engine. Done 14,000km so far, no problems. Thrashed it on day 1 for 2 hours.

That being said, you're not going to run it in unless you keep below 50mph and below 6,000rpm. Not possible. Plus you'd need to do an oil change half way through your journey.

Rogerborg posted a link some times ago, about running in engines by ragging them for 50 miles, then changing the oil, ragging 200 miles and changing again. Or something like that

Twist & Go mag did the same journey on a brand new Lexmoto Street. It made it fine. Averaged 120MPG or something.

The Jianshe is much nicer on A-Roads with 15t front sprocket though. Out the crate its under geared, you run out of rev's too soon.
If you do make it, you'll be deaf

Also, for me, the seat is a struggle after 9 hours.

EDIT: Shit, sorry, forgot to say. This is a brilliant idea! Something I'm thinking about, maybe next year. Good luck! Have fun!

[totalllama82]

Thing is, when there's a will there's a way.

If you're serious about this, plan the route to a T. I cut my teeth riding a Chinese HT125 through a Scottish winter before sitting my test. This bike was 4 years old at the time and didn't miss a beat (besides the chain freezing in place) throughout 4k miles of shit weather.

You won't do it in a day, that's a fact. Although the bike is reasonably comfortable, your arse will not thank you for it.

Ultimately you will make it home and save the carriage from Portsmouth. Whether you save money doing it this way over couriering it is up to you.
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[i.p.phrealy]

Take a toolkit and a tent, you will need at least one stopover.
ignore the naysayers, I have a 56 plate Chinese Sukida, that has done 10000 miles (16000k) and only had 1 advisory on the last MOT.
I say go for it!
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[Jonathan A]

Is it really worth going all that way for THAT bike? (can you not buy one near to home?) I mean if it was a 125 like an old cb twin with some character and you wanted it for a particular reason, then I think the long trip home would be justified, as well as being an adventure.

But for THAT bike!? by the time you get back to Aberdeen it will already be be halfway in to it's working life, and it will be rusting and you will have to spend most of it at 30-40 mph if you want the bike to work properly in the long run.

Plus, from my experience with one, I think no one should ever buy a chinese bike new (apart from a Sinnis, some lexmotos or an AJS eco maybe)

[Rogerborg]

[Jonathan A]

Oh yea forget the AJS

[andyscooter]

if this is a brand new bike then the first service is 300 miles so will have to be serviced on the way home

there has got to be a dealer closer to you then portsmouth
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[cromwell]

I bought a Chinese 125 scrambler from that address back in 2008 (they weren't called Learner Legal then, just and eBay shop). It was a sketchy looking warehouse, no shop or even front door, very strange, living locally at the time so went with it as I knew I could go straight back if it was a con.

Brand new for £600ish. It came in a box, had a mate build it having taken it home in the car and it was alright. Used it for a summer and then flogged it for £500, can't say how long it lasted after that but it was ok for the 1000 miles I put on it. Not sure how confident I'd have felt trundling up the country on it though.
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