Suzuki GSX-R125 review

[Rogerborg]

It's not shit.

Bang on the power limit, big-bore revvy but fuel efficient engine, light, well laid out, usable suspension and brakes. Winner.

About time, Suzuki, and a badly needed bike for them.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Oldie]

Sounds fine, but I wish they'd tell us if it can maintain 60/65 mph uphill on a dual carriageway - that's where safety becomes an issue and avoids being truck fodder.

[Musketeer]

I don't mind lack of upside down forks, but no radial calipers kinda sucks. I suppose you either get both or none.

Kids will love it though, it's got 1 bhp more than Yamaha R125 after all

And it's cheaper too.

Out of all sporty 125cc I would probably buy GSXR
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[stevo as b4]

It sounds ok, and within the confines of a 125 should be as good as anything else really.

Wanting a constant genuine 65mph up a long hill on a dual carriageway doesn't sound very realistic for any 15bhp bike, and I question if you know how bikes work by asking for something like that? It's like saying I thought all bikes are about the same up to 100mph, or will a 600 do a reliable constant 150 uphill on a windy day?

Just because you deem a bike to be acceptable or safe if it can do or better 65mph in the harshest conditions, doesn't make any difference, as it's not being judged by your standards, only by the standards of the class.

I just wish they had put a better engine in the 250 and made it as light as possible too. If the 250 even had 34bhp instead of 24, and was a 150kg wet ride, it would have been ok for a small bike for many people that want a sporty (not sports bike) commuter or a second bike that's light and easy to throw about and has to be thrashed to living hell to put 3figures on the speedo.

I did follow a YZF125R home the other night in my van. On a long maybe 1.5-2mile flat dual carriageway, it sat about 5 car lengths ahead of me, as I was doing 70 in the van and didn't gain on it. I thought that was ok for a 125 four stroke, and while I do believe that the bike is capable of about 75mph on the flat and maybe a real 80 down hill, it's just the acceleration that is slow on them. Up to 50mph they are ok, but it does seem that they need a long time to get the last 20mph out of them, but once there will sit happily for miles.

I reckon as a 17yr old today coming to bikes, and especially being born in an era having never known what the word two stroke meant, I could be happy with one, for two years anyway.
As long as they keep selling the 180cc big bore kits especially!

[Oldie]

[wr6133]

[almostthere]

if 125s are limited to 15hp why don't thy make one with 100ft/lb of torques just to make it interesting
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[stevo as b4]

Well that's exactly why you don't want a 125 Einstein!

You wernt asking a performance question in 125 terms, only your own in which case you can quietly walk on by and shut the door.

WR, I believe they could easily if they wanted find a 250cc engine to fit the GSXR 125 chassis if they wanted. What would be ideal is a down tuned RMZ or any other 250cc motocross engine.

Arry said their hands would be tied in power to weight ratio to make it shitty A2 compliant, but even 25bhp is cool if your pushing no weight along. And it leaves them the option of offering a non A2 full licence version with say 35bhp, which is still a long and safe way off a full 250 MX bike engine, so offering reasonable maintenance schedules etc.

If they sold an A2 bike that absolutely *cough* couldn't be easily derestricted to full power, it could prove very popular IMO.

[Rogerborg]

[Oldie]

[G]

[Lupo]

It is great but it is 4 grand too.
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[Rogerborg]

Oh, it's not something that any sane Yoof will buy, but the fact is that they've been buying more expensive YZF-R125s by the boatload, so a mini-gixxer should find a market.

It's more that Suzuki have for once invested in producing something half-way decent rather than reheating yesterday's leftovers.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[RhynoCZ]

It is a good thing there's another competitor in the 125cc category, maybe it'll make the manufacturers to compete for the customers with each other again. Unless they've got a collusion to keep things as they are, of course.

I'm after a small four stroke myself, I found an unexplainable joy in riding low displacement machines with extremely good mpg and cheap maintenance costs.
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

[Musketeer]

[arry]

[Rogerborg]

Thing is, they are so consistently wrong that it makes them a reliable source.

This is a real thing in police intel reports. If you know someone always lies, this actually makes them more useful than an unknown source.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[arry]

[G]

[arry]

[Polarbear]

[Dr. DaveJPS]

[G]

Someone on here has a Zero I believe.

If you're willing to make a long term investment and if their battery claims are believed, I can see some situations where it would make a sensible long-term commuter/town bike.

And if you can swap out batteries (not sure you can), could make a nice circuit bike (ie motocross, enduro, supermoto), at least if it wasn't 50% heavier than decent bikes in that area.

[Selhihome]