Shall I buy my first bike brand new?

[Yupty]

Well I can't find any CBR125s in my area, but there are lots of brand new ones for sale. It's the last thing I wanted to do but I might have to buy a brand new bike? I just can't find one. I expect myself to crash though which is why I didn't want a brand new bike. But yeah they all seem to be in London for some reason.

Any used CBR125s in the West Midlands area anyone would be willing to sell to me?!

[Alice-In-Sunderland]

Just give up now...

[Yupty]

Thinking about it.

[Alice-In-Sunderland]

Why buy a new bike when you can get one couriered for sub £100.

[Yupty]

Didn't know that. But is it really that cheap? I doubt it.

[instigator]

[retrobiker]

I had my vanvan delivered from surrey to Northampton for 90 notes

pouring with rain the day we had it arranged, about 90 miles , I would say from London to west midlands no more than 120 tops

[anthony_r6]

As said, looking further away is a good idea as it will give you more options. Delivery is something you should consider, but I'd say you'll still wanna go see the bike first, and take someone who knows what they're looking for, to make sure you don't buy a dudd bike for your first.
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[Clutchy]

So there's not one cbr125 for sale in the midlands area? YEAH OKAY MATE.




Have a look on gumtree/auto trader set the distance to 20 miles (even gumtree has this now!) worse comes to the worst check eBay.
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[Rogerborg]

I do agree that used offers better value, but this is a first vehicle - OP doesn't have transport to get around with.

Also, the number of used vehicles for sale drops off as we approach winter, but dealers still want to shift stock, especially if they're not taking anything in P/X.

So it might not be too crazy to buy new - on finance I presume - if you have a reliable source of income and can get a good deal.

I'm still not advocating it, but I wouldn't rule it out either.
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[dydey90]

If you're only wanting it until you can get through your test, maybe get a cheap bike-inna-box like a Lexmoto Arrow which probably costs less than a used and dropped well loved Honda.
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[mivster]

Get on gumtree or feebay theres loads
courier service £70-100 depending I had a virago 1100 vanned from Cornwall to Manchester for £90
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[Yupty]

Awesome I'll see what I can do if I'm buying one with delivery.

[thepuma]

[Yupty]

Well not crashing is pretty inevitable. I'm not talking about getting slammed by a truck. I mean falling off etc. Don't be so butt hurt.

[thepuma]

[Dave70]

[barrkel]

[Yupty]

[ScaredyCat]

What's the problem? Buy a new bike. Everyone says don't do it. If you have the money do what you want.

I got myself a new bike to learn on, no worries over how well it had been looked after. Threw it down the road, twice, still got decent money for it when traded against first big bike (new).

The key is not to crash.

But if you do, so what? As long as you don't kill yourself there's not much to worry about. Dealers will probably do you a deal at this time of year anyway, just to shift a bike. Only 637 sold in November last year (1,484 in december [Christmas presents??]) - get in, get a deal and some gear too.
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[Yupty]

Thanks guys.

And yeah to be honest I haven't come across many bikers that have never dropped or crashed their bike, especially when learning. So I DO expect myself to crash or drop the bike. The odds say I will.

[thepuma]

[Kickstart]

Hi

What is your budget? Looking at a local bike shops site (Stafford) there is this one for just over £2k.

https://www.staffordmotorcycles.co.uk/HONDA_CBR125-R/p890976_10841204.aspx

Or Uttoxeter isn't that far away, and a private one for a lot less:-

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Honda/CBR125R/2007/_/R-NXGN-7605377

All the best

Keith
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[ukdiceman]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-cbr-125-/161135450598?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item25846bd9e6

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBR-125-RW9-2009-59-reg-HRC-learner-legal-motorcycle-12-month-MOT-8129mile-/251363380715?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3a866ccdeb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBR125-R-ONLY-11650-MILES-DISPLAYED-DATATOOL-ALARM-FITTED-/281167394000?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4176e1f4d0

A few in th eWest Midlands, or very close to!
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[stevelup]

I bought a nearly new bike (it had 200 ish miles on the clock, and 15 months warranty remaining) before I'd even passed my test.

I haven't dropped it yet, or deaded myself. I did fit some engine protection bars though just in case!

I reckon buying 'nearly new' is a good option. You still get the benefits of a new bike (it's not old, and still has a proper warranty), but someone else has taken the initial mega-depreciation hit.