Which 125 should I get?

Bosvegas · L Plate Warrior Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

Peugeot Speedfight 2 50cc moped right now 05 plate brand new blue and silver, 2500Km on the clock, 4 months old. Opinions on how much I would get for it aswell please.

I dont have a ******* clue right now which 125 I should get Ive made a small list so far though. I need your opinions please Smile

Groove · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Karma :

Youve pretty much listed all the popular 125's there...

Question is, what do you want from your 125?

If its reliabilty, then a 4 stroke is preferable. (CBR125 for example)
4 stroke 125's generally do about 70mph, cant be de-restricted nor made to go faster without spending ££££.

Speed would probably be the RS125 or the Mito, bout 2 stroke bee in tin can things. Will hit 90-95mph de-restricted (Though this wont be legal with only a CBT) or 70ish mph restricted.

Fuck knows about off road, im sure another member will know. Thumbs Up

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Bosvegas · L Plate Warrior Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

I want the fastest bike out of what ive listed pretty much Im not to bothered about reliability. So the fastest bikes kind of push the off road bikes aside. Don't know why I bothered puttin them up there :/. More opinions Please Very Happy

bristol_sports_bikes · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Karma :

if you want the fastest get the cagiva mito,,,,,,,but then again thier not the most reliable bikes,,but if you keep them as they need keeping, maintaing etc thier serve you fine,
i had one thier beautiful bikes and gets loads of attention,,
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palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

afaik the mito has a slightly harder edge to it than the RS, but there is verry little in it, you'll pick up and RS cheaper too.

I'd say buy an RS. Thumbs Up

(did you know half the bikes you posted aren't road legal?)

TOM M · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Karma :

When i had an rs125 i found it to be a great bike, loved owning one and i didnt have any reliability problems, only general maintenence stuff.
If your are buying a 125 it mite be worth considering buying second hand, but check service history etc well Thumbs Up

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Biker-Kev · Brolly Dolly Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

RS125, great bikes
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houlsby · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Karma :

im selling my rs at the min, its inexchange and mart.

cheers houlsby

riichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Karma :

if you will look after it,,,get a RS125

if you dont want to pamper it after every ride get a cbr125
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0ni · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Karma :

If your going for a 4 stroke Id get a Honda CB125 pre 1983. 16bhp Twisted Evil

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Chiz · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Karma :

I know its not listed but get an NSR definetly. More reliable than an RS/Mito but more poke than any of the rest.

bidman · Crazy Courier Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Karma :

I would suggest getting a cheap cg125 passing your test then looking at some 400's, Dan
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Scorpius · Scooby Slapper Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Karma :

Get a Mito, stylish and speedy m8 Thumbs Up

I'm selling my 2000 Mito EV pm me if you (or anyone else) is interested.
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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

The mito is very very small, i've just bought a planet today, which has higher bars, but still feels small. Sounds very very nice, and feels solid though.

Jack
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jimpuntoy · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Karma :

nsr definately, i have owned a brand new cbr125r and its horrible little thing compared to the nsr, nsr i have is a 1992 nsr125rk import very quick much more fun than the cbr, choose 2t rather than 4t, i hears off a lot of people rs125s are very fragile bust easily and are expensive, i say nsr Smile

heres my nsr Thumbs Up

jimpuntoy · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Karma :

and heres my cbr Thumbs Down

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jimpuntoy · Nova Slayer Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Karma :

exactly what i thought

simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Do a search for 'which 125' and read the previous discussions, it may be useful.

I suppose its one of five catagories (not counting scoots Rolling Eyes

) that your gonna choose:

1. 2T 'Race replica', aprillia rs125, honda nsr125 etc- 2strokes with fairings
2. 4T 'Race replica', honda cbr125, sachs xtc125 etc - 4strokes with fairings
3. 2T/4T crosser or supermoto (dirt bikes)
4. 4T CG replica or cheap japanese version, cruisers
5. 2T old rusty non sporty bike with a 100cc engine

Most choose a supermoto or a 2T race replica.
The four stroke race replicas are quite new (compared to the 2 strokes) so generally cost more and dont go as fast.

If you want to stay legal and buy a restricted bike they will almost be as fast as each other though.

Id say find an old 2stroke race replica or go buy a supermoto as they are nice and big and dont break that much if you fall off or drop it.

They will also go fast if you want to.

An old Honda NSR125 or a good condition RS125 is probably your best bet, or a TDR125 (yamaha) or DT125 (also yamaha) for supermoto/crosser. Of course ir depends on how much you have to spend.
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DNA50 (sorry) ->> TZR125l >> GPZ500S

simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Basically:

The Derbi GPR125s were out last year (I think) so will still cost thousands.

Cagiva mitos are expensive to repair and difficult to get parts for but good looking and fast.

Honda CBR125s are small and look like a 50cc.

Sachs XTC (4stroke) look good but are apparently difficult to get parts for, the 2 stroke version uses a refined version of the TZR125 engine

Any RS125 that dont cost the earth will probably have something very wrong with it, as I have found when looking at many.
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DNA50 (sorry) ->> TZR125l >> GPZ500S

ducati455 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Karma :

nsr top bike i use to have one

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