Hi im new to this and i got a few questions.

[Guns1in9er]

Ive never bought a bike before and i was wondering whats a fairly cheap and reliable 125cc bike? Im thinking of buying one over the summer second hand and i was wondering if you could give me any tips as im completly oblivious.

[tokarev]

The Honda CG125 is supposed to be very reliable and is also cheap. There should be loads for sale. Try www.biketrader.co.uk

[Guns1in9er]

Alright ill give it a look thanks.

[tokarev]

It depends what your really after though. Are you after a sporty type bike? or do you not mind how it looks? (hence the cg125)

[Guns1in9er]

Well what im looking for is a 125cc chopper. Im just not so sure what i should go for as im completely new to bikes. I mean i know next to nothing so i thought asking on a bike forum was a good place to start.

[mchaggis]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=16187

G's musings on your first bike seem to be quite useful to me. The sticky for Newbie bikers at the top of the New Bikers Area has some top stuff in.
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[Guns1in9er]

Yeah thanks again i read that but im still wondering about a specific make/model. I took a lot of the stuff said onboard and it was helpful but im still pretty unsure what kinda bike i should look for. Ideas?

[mchaggis]

Depending on how long you're going to use it for, I'd say you'd be better off with a 2 stroke bike, as it won't make you quite so bored going along straight roads.
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[Guns1in9er]

yeah i already decided after reading the newby help guide to do that. I plan to keep it for awhile (itll be my first bike) but im kinda strapped for cash and want somthing thats fairly cheap and reliable but can still get me from A to B pretty fast. Does any chopper fit this description?

[garry]

if your strapped for cash , leave the chopper/cruiser things alone , all yer payin for is lots o chrome to clean ...... as as been said above yer cant beat the old cg ... but if yer look careful you,ll find older yammie sr,s for good money .. comfy laid back lil bike

enjoy looking

[DoctorS]

how about kawasaki eliminator 125 cc!!!

a good and cheap choise if you ask me...but not very easy to find!!
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[instigator]

Kymco zing 125 is pretty damn good, decent build quality so long as you look after the chrome and its incredibly reliable. In my 8 months of having it, I didn't replace a thing except for oil and spark plug, and that was over 5000 miles.

They don't keep their value very well so you can pick one up for £700-800 no bother. As I say look after it (just make sure it don't start rusting) and it's great. Very under-rated and better than other chinese shite.

[Guns1in9er]

Thanks for all your help i looked around and i really like the look of the Suzuki Marauder, and from reviews ive read it appears to be a good learners bike as well. Does anyone here have any massive objections to this choice?Ive seen a few bad reviews but they werent very specific...

[mchaggis]

No-one will have any objections to anything other than buying a car. Buy whatever you like. A large amount of deciding what bike to get is whether you can actually find what you're after. I'd love a MZ Skorpion Sport Replica, but I'll be damned if you can even find one in the country at all, let alone for sale.
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[Guns1in9er]

But shouldnt the marauder be easy to find? i see them around quite often...Although i suppose im lloking for a second hand one and that may be hard enough to find.

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[Guns1in9er]

Thanks for all the sites but im Irish...