Opinion on the Skyjet 125

[TomReilly]

Found a lovely condition Skyjet 125, only thing is wrong with it is it has no choke cable but replace that simply, everything else works fine he said, wanted 500 but offered him 420 and he said alright.

Problem is I get paid in 6 days and he said if somebody offered him the money he won't say no.. So it's the waiting game for me..
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[DottyDuck]

[gavcarter]

[Teflon-Mike]

If you knew enough to live with a Chinky-Bike, you'd know enough not to buy one.

£500 is scraping the barrel money for anything with tax and test; and if you know your AF from your imperial, it could make a penny-anti bus-fare beater; BUT

Early Skyjets were horendouse. big-bore pit-bike engine in a CBF rip off frame with very poor CBRish plastics to cover the sins; they were about as quick as a C70, and probably didn't even handle as well as one of them. They were the Toys-R-Us dress up, I wanna-be a Toys-R-Us dress up, I wannabe a big-bike... and no there isn;t a clip & paste error in there! A pretender to a pretender!

Unless you REALLY know what you are getting.... hope that some-one else more dumm comes along with cash in thier hands before pay-day... not that they dont!
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[nathan k]

[Rogerborg]

[TomReilly]

It's not a dick move mate, at all, I do have the money I have already earned over that I just don't get it till pay day like most people, and I didn't ask, 'do I buy or not' I asked for oppinions, so either 'shit' or 'good enough to get you around'
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Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.

[Minty]

It's traditional to seek advice before making an offer.

You have one naff chink bike and are front of the queue for another.

Do you have a allocated care worker?
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[Jonathan A]

For your own safety, walk away.

[Ste]

Shit.

If it was in lovely condition then it would be more than £420. This 2012 Skyjet 125 spares or repair sold for £410.

[TomReilly]

He is selling due to getting a car, forgot to say.

Full papers, it's got him around for one year, said it runs fine but ill see that for myself sine it will take me 5 minute car ride, it's worth a look like
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Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.

[Jonathan A]

As I learned the hard way, at the cost of £1800, chinese bikes are not worth getting exited about. By the time you have fixed it for the tenth time (or about 2 months) it would have cost you less money to buy a Japanese bike.

[nathan k]

I don't see the point of asking for opinions then ignoring the advice anway?
you're only gonna learn the hard way, and believe me it's not a nice journey.

I saw a decent CBR for £800 quid the other day, why not just save up? (And buy it with money you have)
After all, isn't the reason you're buying this because you're last one is a chinese cheese machine?

[Ste]

[bren_9311]

[totalllama82]

I've got mixed feelings about this thread.

You shouldn't have offered anything to the seller without actually having the funds available to actually follow through on a deal.

You shouldn't have made an offer without parking your arse under and on top of the machine in dry-daylight conditions.

Chinky bikes have a reputation for a reason. They are lower quality and with that, you need to accept the fact that they are very needy. Every weekend you end up tracing a short, lubing a non-sealed chain, polishing the thinnest chrome known to man or inflating the plastic tyres.

Now with that said. They offer a very cheap avenue into biking. Parts are plentiful on eBay and other specialist sites (at an inflated premium of course). They offer you that chance to really get your hands dirty and learn how a bike works. If you maintain it correctly, you'll be rewarded with not only pride in that you've managed to achieve a level of mechanical ability, but a really cheap way to get around.

Don't expect to pay £420 for this bike and be able to service it next Julember without problems.

£420 is a fair price for a 3-4 year old bike, with T&T. If it's older or needs more than a choke cable. Forget it.
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[Ste]

If it gets bought then the threads about it in the workshop will have many "told you so" posts.

[P.addy]

You are really heading toward cabbage land with the Daelim master Jivebunny.

Do not buy another chinky dink bike.

A jap bike can be had for like £700

[Rogerborg]

[Yupty]

NOOOOO.

I'm no expert I don't even ride yet but if you get a Chinese bike you'll end up spending more money than the bike itself on repairs. That is if the garage is even WILLING to touch a Chinese bike. Don't!

I was thinking about buying a Skyjet but I totally changed my mind after the reviews.

[Dan100tdi]

Dont do it tom its not worth the hassle

[dydey90]

[Rogerborg]

[TomReilly]

You have to make an offer to even get in contact from gumtree, when you meet them in person you talk over everything
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