125 choices

[aRe_eSs]

Hey guys (and Gals)

havent used the site in ages, but when i did i always found you usefull so;

after riding my rs50 tuono for 5 months (with at least 4 returns to the dealer, chain failure, starter motor, mysterious rattles, speedo failure....etc...etc) i have come to the conclusion it is a complete waste of time.

so the bike is going back and my money is coming back to me.

which leaves me with a new bike choice.....need to be quick and reliable, i have been told either go yamaha tzr125 or honda nsr........any other choices?

i have ridden a friends tzr and seems like a nice bike, little dated looks maybe but looks kool in my opinion.

opinons and pics please!
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>> Nova boy in rehab.....

[Marc_Buck]

Sorry no pics, but sports 125 2 stroke, rs125 or mito.

2 stroke 125 trailie style, dt125

My suggestions.
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94 fzr600r

[aRe_eSs]

aprilia customer service and spares.....and the original product really havent inspired any value for money in me, so i would doubt if i would consider an rs125........

ive heard a few horror stories about the mito....true?
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>> Nova boy in rehab.....

[Marc_Buck]

Oh yes sorry, forgot you had a bad experience with the aprilia.

No experience, but the Mito parts are hard to come by, BUT there is a place mitomondo.com or something that i have heard of that get any mito part.

I have heard that the nsr is the most practical, easiest parts to come by, i also like the new tzr125, i think its the 93> model.
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94 fzr600r

[Flip]

Mito's are lovely looking bikes but I've heard sh1t things about the gear boxes. As in sh1te quality.

[satans_BIG_helper]

ive put 4000 km's on my mk1 mito and not had a single prob except one blown indicator bulb.....

[johnsilva]

what kind of license do you have?

John
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[killa]

My Mito........

Looks kool doesnt it?

I had a strange desire to burn it to the fuking ground though
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[Josh|RD125LC]

Yamaha RD125LC - quick old bikes.



I'm not being biased. Honest
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[satans_BIG_helper]

[stevo as b4]

depends on what you want to pay, and if you want something new, secondhand, but smart and ready to ride away, or if you want a project bike either a nearly new damaged repairable for example a late NSR or similar, or if you want an older bike that needs some work to get it spot on and MOT'd, or even if you want a complete possibly non running project?

If you want a nearly new bike then you could be looking at an NSR, Mito, RS125, etc all these should be had for less than £2000 if they are a couple of years old. I think there's nothing to split them in terms of reliability when they are full power, despite what you may hear. Parts prices for NSR's arnt any cheaper i dont think than the RS etc, and the Mito is rare, and possibly more tricky to get parts for quickly, but the bodywork is supposed to be quite tough!

The best 125's for long term ownership i.e. people that are keeping them for the duration of a restricted license, are the late 90's jap sports 125's. I particually like the TZR125R and RG125F models. you should get a bike of this age in good condition and that would pass an MOT for £1200-1500 easy.

For a crash damaged bike pay no more than £1000 even if its a nearly new NSR etc. For something older its difficult to put a value on, as for example i would pay more for a mint 96plate TZR-R thats got perfect plastics and original paint, than i would for a 3yr old 01/02 NSR thats been thrashed, dropped, and treated like shit for 3 years.

I think you can get a nice running sports 125 for between £1000-2000 depending on the age and how immaculate it is. For a bike that needs much work doing then id give no more than £1000 even if its a recent model NSR or RS etc.

And finally a running but not neccassrily roadworthy old skool sports 125 like the RD mentioned or NS/AR/RG gamma, then id want to pay between £400-700 max. If its a non runner, then its not worthless as a project, but even a fully complete non runner of this age is worth no more than £200. This would be my preferred option!

p.s. If you consider a much newer 125 like a 90's Mito, RS, or NSR that looks cosmetically very good, but has a seized motor, then bear in mind that even doing the work yourself could cost you up to £500 for a full motor re-build in the worst case.

[Rookie]

Have you considered a CBR125? Cos they're a 4-stroke instead of 2, so are more reliable and have better fuel economy, even if you do sacrifice some power. I suppose the simple thing to say is if you're willing to put up with the unreliability synonomus with (most) 2-strokes and sacrifice some power, you'd do well to get something similar to a CBR.