Best 125 for tall folk?

Saltire · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Karma :

I'm about 6 4, guessing it's gonna be a supermoto. Recommendations?

Beehive Bedlam · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Karma :

Varadero.

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

New 125? Old 125? Italian? Japanese? or Chinese?

What do you want to do with it? Distance work, commuting, fun? Does it need to be cheap to run and maintain? Are you good with the spanners?

A lot of variables involved!

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Varadero is my choice as well. Thumbs Up

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

The Varadero 125 is listed as having a 7mm higher seat than a CBR125. It's also suggested for shorter riders.

It will be less cramped to some degree.

You need to specify some of the aforementioned variables - what are you going to use it for, what's your budget and so on.

Boxing · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2012 Karma :

Varadero XL if you have some cash to splash. I'd go for a later model (last ones released in 2009 of the XL.) Thumbs Up

Commuter_Tim · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 May 2013 Karma :

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If you want to compare how cramped you may be on various bikes, i've found it rather accurrate.

I'm 6 foot 3 and I actually found the CG unbelievably comfortable though, my knees used to stick out like my avatar but comfort is comfort.
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Fin · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Feb 2016 Karma :

There must be 100's of threads like this, the answers are always the feckin same Middle Finger

Doink · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 20 May 2016 Karma :

I've got a 53 plate Varadero I'm just about to stick on eBay if you're in the market for one.

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Derbi Cross City 125?
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yep - sat on my 675 and a 636 at the weekend, the 636 felt a chunk taller.
It wasn't, just a wider seat, possibly even a bit lower seat height.

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

I had to ask, as my mind wonders easily onto fragile Italian exotica when someone says what 125 shall I buy?

If you said you wanted it to cost you a fortune in fuel, fully synthetic oil, and you wanted to be constantly changing sparkplugs and spanners deep into the engine more often than riding it, I'd have had a fair few suggestions on the tip of my tongue.