another "what bike ?" question

resin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Karma :

Hi all.

Looking for some advice and hope you folks can help me out.

Im looking for some cheap transport to get to Uni and work in September. The main problem is I live in the middle of nowhere. Public transport is total rubbish and the cost of car insurance is sky high. I got sdme motorbike quotes and they came back suprisingly cheap, must be something to do with my age (24)

Its roughly 35 miles round trip from my front door to Uni and back on a mix of slow A roads and town work. No motorways and a mere 4 miles of dual carriageway

Im looking at getting a bike and riding just on my CBT as I dont really have a lot of cash to play with. Ive had a look at some bikes in the local shop and asked the adive of the sales bloke and he says to go for a Direct Access and buy something bigger, but I dont have the cash for that.

Ive been told that a 125 2 stroke (eg TZR125 or AF1) would be crap as they wont go the distance. The second hand bike market around here is crap. I dont want something that is really dull as there are some fun roads where I live!

Has anyone got any suggestions as to what bikes will be good for riding these distances? Would a 2 stroke do it OK? Should I look at one of the 125 cruisers instead?

Thanks for your help

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

The dealer has already supplied you with the correct answer.

Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

A 35mile trip each day would suck if you bought something high maintenance or unreliable.

I'd recomend a Honda CG125. You will do the milegage require minimal maintenance and are disgustingly cheap.

Mine was also a good deal of fun in the twisties.

If you've got the cash and want a sporty looking bike then there is always the CBR125.
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resin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Karma :

Thank you all for the information. I'm keeping my eyes peeled on the second hand market in case something crops up.

I looked at the cost of DAS and I simply cant afford it, the prices for doing it where I live are amazingly high.

I might get a 125 for the time being, get some miles in and then look at getting maybe 2 lessons next summer on a bigger bike and then taking a test and moving on from there.