What 125 sports for under 1500

[Fowlersrs]

The mrs has done her CBT and wants to get some miles under her belt before attempting the big test so we've gone with the idea of 1-2 years on a 125, now women being women she wants something pretty and I know that's a big ask for under 1500, but which of the 125 sports are more reliable and represent a good buy?

[yaigi]

Does it have to be a 'sports'? I got a YBR Custom as I thought they looked better that the standard YBR:

https://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQivTMOujqTG4h5o-KEQ19QE3g7-IbQPBjXjAF60D4zQZa_pBN

and it's definitely possible to get a decent one of them for £1500
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[kerr]

Can get a decent older RS125 for under £1500
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[keggyhander]

"Ask" is not a noun.

[Turkish]

CBR125.

Easy to get a nice one for that money. Light, low seat height, skinny, physically quite small. Perfect for the average lady.
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[stevo as b4]

I wouldn't go near the average £1500 Aprilia RS125. Not if your wanting a ready to ride bike that's going to be solid and need little doing to it.

I would think you'd land a decent CBR125 for that, and that would be a decent bike until you wanted more cc. You'd sell a clean CBR quickly too, and lose next to no money on one either, if you keep it nice.

A tatty less than spotless RS125 would need you to find the local village idiot and throw paint in his eyes before you'd get him to hand over £1500 for one IMO.

[J.M.]

I'd personally tell her to go for the test and then get a bike. You get more bike for your money in the big bike world; you don't have to get a stupidly fast one either.
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NSR125 if you want something actually a bit (though not that much) sporty.
After riding both a YBR and an NSR recently I'm definitely pleased that I did convince the NSR owner to go with that - but also, the inexperienced YBR suits her bike much more too, to be fair.

CBR125s can make decent buys these days, though they're a good chunk less sporty than the NSR.

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[stirlinggaz]

hi,
wouldnt describe any of the 4t's particularly sporty tbh, & the ones that are, arent in your price range.
cbr is NOT in any way a sports bike, though it does have fairings. slow,small & boring as f*ck.
go with a 2t : mito,nsr,rs etc (not neccesarily in that order) & get a genuine 100mph & some fun, instead of 75mph that you get with a 4t, she will soon tire of it......
cheers,
GAZ

[maxp]

A £1500 budget will allow you a huge choice of makes and models. Personally with that budget I would get something like this:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/honda-cbf-125-m-2011/1015841855

Go in at £1350 and bank any leftovers towards the inevitable 'upgrade' fund.

Anything 'sportier' looking will either talk the talk but not walk the walk, or break the bank (either in terms of purchase price, maintenance or both).

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[Rogerborg]

Assuming that plastic is her definition of "pretty", then +eleventy to the CBR125. It looks nice without being aggressive, it's neat, a smart choice economically, is easy and forgiving to ride and there are plenty of parts around for when if she drops it.

I'd have one as an urban / suburban commuter, then we can sync our periods and chat about which of us will marry Justin Beiber.
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[bikertomm]

100% the CBR 125.


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[keggyhander]

CBR125 is okay for women. The trouble starts when men ride them and they look like a monkey shitting in a teacup.

[Davie J]

Have the rules changed on riding a 2T 125 when you only have a cbt?
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