Respect for 125cc <--- Riders

[Wave2k]

Recently bought a 1981 Honda H100 and am using it to get to work, its the slowest thing ive ridden for a long while, but actually quite fun.

Anyway, collected the bike from Horsham yesterday, its a small bike so its road presence isnt much.

But oh my god, this is the hardest bike to ride ive ridden in a long long time, even harder than Gs old BMW that had no brakes.
You have to prepare for every hill in advance be in the correct gear to go up the hill, you cant be at all lazy when riding it.

Next comes the biggest problem, other drivers, people treat you like a complete and utter cunt while riding this.
I wouldnt say im going any slower than i would be riding normally on my GSXR1000, but people think its ok to pull out, cut you up and get right up your ass.

The 1980s drum brakes arnt exactly responsive either.

But this lead me to respect some of the more mature <--- 125cc riders who have to deal with this on a daily basis.
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[N cee thirty]

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[J.M.]

My experience on a 125cc was strangely pleasant. I can honestly say that I've been treated no different on my 500cc than I was on my 125cc!

However when I had a go on my friend's CBR125 the other week... my rose tinted glasses were shattered. It felt like it wouldn't move.
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[Wave2k]

[Im-a-Ridah]

125 riders are awesome

[illuminateTHE...]

Today whilst following a R1 i noticed the cars infront seemed to part like the red sea...maybe because you could hear the beast roar from a mile away.

[Wave2k]

The H100 is louder than the GSXR1000, but in a less intimidating way.

Ring a ding ding of a 2-stroke and all that.

Nothing makes cars GTFO like the thump of a litre twin.

Ahhh i miss my twins
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RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

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[ocatoro]

i ride a h100 and i don't get tailgated, and only 1 person in 700 miles has cut me up.

get what you say about the hills though, but a kick into 4th is usually enough to see it up even welsh ones.

brakes... i find the rear is more effective, so need to apply both, any time you want to brake.

got pics?
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[Teflon-Mike]

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[stuartt]

i took a palls 125 for a mot as his insurance had ran out , it was bloody torture
i stalled it a few times & when i wasn't stalling it i had to many revs
it's def much easier driving a big bike as you don't really need much throttle just let the clutch out & away you go

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[truslack]

Post some pics! My new winter steed is also an 81, but has surprisingly good headlights (much better than the 86 that I had written off last year, or my mates 91 SJ2 model).

H100 drums are good once they're set up, unfortunately I haven't found the sweet spot on this bike yet (and i need a new set of shoes for the back). I'm thinking of ditching the indicators and putting an LED tail light in to save a bit of electrickery.
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[symonh2000]

I very nearly bought a H100 once, it was only £200 as the main bearings were rumbling.

Other than that it was a nice bike

Should have bought it and fixed it really but you live and learn.
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Four strokes is two strokes too many.

[truslack]

[symonh2000]

That is a bargain.

IMO they are a better bike than the CG125, which accelerate like a snail with the brakes on in comparison.
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Four strokes is two strokes too many.

[neil.]

125cc forever.
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[GrumpyGuts]

Really one of the things I hate on most 125's are the small wheels. In the poring rain, I cannot keep that 4 second or so gap from the car in front because people overtake and cut me up. So, whenever I need to brake really hard, I risk losing control, which happened last month!

My CG has very thin wheels and I can feel it slightly slipping across the road which scares the shit out of me....and putting it in 1st gear up a hill
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