prilllia rs125 06 model

Andrewc2oo5zx... · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Karma :

hi, due to a sad family loss i have come into some money and while you may all say buy a 600, i fancy getting a rs125 06 model, r they availabl to buy yet, if so tell me where and i may buy one
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Have you passed your test?

Andrewc2oo5zx... · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Karma :

aye i have, but am buyying a zxr400 soon but i work bout 20 miles away from home and its a good ride but fancy doin it on a 125, sounds silly but i fell in love with it, the 400 will be for weekend fun whilst the rs will be for weekdays
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

It's your money but for the price of those two you could buy yourself a nice 600 which will be a much better commuter plus a fantastic weekend toy and track weapon.

I know you said we'd all say "Get a 600", but that's for a good reason.

My advice would be to have some test rides and see first hand what sort of bike you would like. You might surprise yourself Thumbs Up

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Andrewc2oo5zx... · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Karma :

cheers for advise guys Thumbs Up

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EllioTT_GiXXeR · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Karma :

Brand new 125's are rip offs, i wouldnt spend that sort of money on a 125 + they are bound to brake down all the time.
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Andrewc2oo5zx... · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Karma :

i disagree coz if its brandnew then u wud just take it back till its sorted the if that fails just get ya feckin money back u numpty Wink

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EllioTT_GiXXeR · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Karma :

You could take it to bed with you and they will still blow up.

You only gotta look on different forums and see how many people post about problems with them, try saying that to all the owners.

They are too higly tuned for the cc and the crankshaft aint even strong enough for the power, even people that worked at the aprilia dealership admit this, very cheap bikes.
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kb-zxr · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

How about a compromise.

You are saying you have got a ZXR400, and I'm guessing a new RS125 are gonna be around £3500-£4000.

Why not get a second hand RS125 (£1500 for a good one maybe), sell the ZXR and get a 600?

Could be fun, and you'd have it all. Bastard Thumbs Up

Cog Head · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Karma :

if you get a brand new 125, you'll have to ride it like a pussy for 1000 miles, unless you get it run in on a dyno, which is supposed to make the bike run much better, and engine last longer
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kenny · Nearly there... Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Karma :

125's are real fun but the price you pay round about £3500 is a rip off coz ull get board of it in a year then wont to sell it and only get about £16-2000 if its in really nice nick. i had this trouble when i sold mine after a year, my advise is just stick with a bigger bike thats a four stroke or just get your self a nice little 125cc 4-stroke commiutor bike like a gn125 for going to work or something along those lines as they tend to hold there resale value better then a 2-stroke.
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lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

please don't waste your money on a (correct me if i'm wrong) terribly un-reliiable bike Aprila rs125.

use your money wisely, think about it for a while

good luck Thumbs Up

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cLaTTeReD · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Karma :

if only they were still making the 250 now that would be a good buy

only for the week ends though

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

40 miles a day is 200 a week, 800 a month and a top end rebuild every 6 months. I do like small 125s and the RS is reliable if treated well (trouble is that most of the owners are learners, and are so learning how to maintain a bike, normally learning by making mistakes), but that starts getting expensive. Especially on journies that for much of the year are going to be fairly unenjoyable anyway.

By the way, for those saying 2 strokes are high maintenance compared to 4 strokes, that is more a case of highly tuned bikes are high maintenance compared to the low tuned bikes they are used to (for the same state of tune as an early RS125, modern 600s would need to be pumping out almost 30% more power than they manage now). This weeks MCN has an article on the new V twin Aprilia supermotos. They specify new pistons at 60 hours running time (competition use), which compares to the 50 hours before a top end rebuild on the FR125 kart race engine (which has virtually the same top end as the Aprilia RS125).

All the best

Keith
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