Help me get my brother a 125

[Bubbs]

Evening,

I have finally managed to get my brother to get his act together and buy a bike. He's saved a £1k but would like to get cbt paid for out of that too.

Does anyone in here have a 125 for sale?

I'm thinking 4t for reliability. He loves the super Moto type bikes but honestly anything will do as it's the first step in the rung. He 25 so hoping to climb the ladder to a 600.

Thanks,

Bubbs
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[lukamon]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201503091556977/sort/default/usedbikes/make/honda/model/xr/cc-to/600cc/postcode/nr152ya/page/1/quicksearch/true/radius/1501?logcode=p

+£100 for cbt

what about kit? starting from scratch in biking with £1k aint easy really
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[NJD]

[SQL]

Get him to do his test, its cheaper to get decent 500 commuters than it is to get half mashed 125s

[Bubbs]

[GaryJM]

Think I would rather do 70 ona larger bike knowing that as a general rule that suspension brakes etc are better.
125's are fun but limited.
Get him to do DAS and look for a cheap 500/600 bike.
Just because you think he may be a nutter, he may not be.
Also the first time he does something daft will show him that he needs to treat the bike with respect.

[Bubbs]

[NJD]

[kawashima]

[lukamon]

whoops

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201503091556977/sort/default/usedbikes/make/honda/model/xr/quicksearch/true/page/1/postcode/nr22bj/radius/1501?logcode=p
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[Boris the spider]

Could get kitted out at a reasonable cost in Aldi or second hand gear on Gumtree
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[Bubbs]

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[Bubbs]

[Iain.]

CG125, YBR125, H100, RXS100, KH100/125, GP100, AJS JS125.

All of the above can be had for five hundred ponds or less if you look hard enough, can be insured TPO as it simply won't matter enough to claim if pinched, insurance at around £200...so leaves £300 for CBT, a set of Pilot Sporty's and a lid that fits him.

I reckon if I had to do motoring for £1k then that'd be the way to go. Bonus points for an old 100cc smoker, they're just bloody good fun & so simple to work on. I know you mention four stroke for reliability, the commuter 2t's go quite a long time between service intervals and at worst case a rebuild costs around £20 and takes half an hour, so around as much as an oil and filter change on a four stroke machine

edit;

Something like this - however I'd want him to knock £100 off asking price

https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-rxs100-blue-1990/1104592857

[blueglue]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-wr125r-%C2%A31100-bargin/1103741756

[WD Forte]

I'd suggest he does a CBT first too
If he likes it, get him that cheap 125 to commute on and get him to
serve his time and get road experience before upgrading

I'm not convinced the newbie Monday 'real biker' Friday DAS approach
makes good riders.
I know and have met a few who have done it and it may get someone a big bike quickly, but you cant buy experience.
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[WD Forte]

how about this?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexmoto-motorbikes/125cc-learner-comuter./1104786316
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[Bubbs]

What are Lexmoto like as bikes?

West midlands may be a bit far away, but thank you
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[NJD]

[Iain.]

The boggy basic commuter models are okay, poor finish and rust badly as such.

It's when they try to be clever with twin cylinder motors, tons of chrome, fancy digital clocks, four pot calipers and USD forks that it all goes to shit.