need an advice regarding 125cc

[i feed ma cat]

Hi everyone , recently i decided that in the end i dont want to ride my scooter and willing to buy a 125cc motorcycle. There was a thought to just go for a direct access and get full bike license , but i honestly dont like big bike due to they are too loud for me / sort of heavy and quite hard to maneuver. I like the MPG and the fact that they are light => 125cc.

I was currently looking at the prices on gumtree/ebay.
I would like to pick up something under 2k.

Yamaha YBR 2012 1.5k
Couple of Yamaha YZF 2010-2012 about 2k each
Honda CBF 2013 for 1.8k
Yamaha XT 125X 2009 for 1.2k
And Honda CBR 2007-2009 1.6-1.8k

What im looking about the bike is decent reliability like no constant issues and bla bla , average MPG , comfortable riding and enough power.

I personally like the new Honda CBR 125 and that Yamaha XT125X , but unfortunately no one is selling new design CBR for 2k and that Yamaha got bad reviews in terms of constant carb issue , speedo sensor and digital display.
If looking at it boldly then probably the best choice would be the Honda CBF due it its this years design and upgrades which looks kinda cool.

Thank you.

[heapy]

just me but id go for something older you can pick up a good cb125 for less than a grand and itl do around 80 and last years if you keep it well serviced

[maph3rs]

[Teflon-Mike]

Bigger doesn't have to be 600cc....

There are a lot of bikes over 125, that aren't any bigger, heavier or more unwieldy; in fact, some are actually lighter, and or easier to handle.

Eg's:

Yamaha YZF R125.: Compromised for sporty style; riding position isn't the best for round town visability or comfort. 14.5bhp, 127Kg, 75mpg at a push, 55mpg on a good day, Insurance group 6.

Honda CB250RS: 'Sporting Single' Commuter; its got narrowish bars and a more neutral riding position. 26bhp, 145Kg, 90mph, 75mpg, insurance group 3-4.

Suzuki DR350: Conventional On-Off Road-bike; 30bhp; 118Kg; 80mph; 45mpg, Insurance group 8.

Yamaha XT125R: Conventional On-Off roader; 12.5bhp; 118Kg, 70mph (REALLY pushing it!); 55mph, Insurance group 5.

Yamaha WR125: 15bhp, 137Kg, 75mph (on a really good day); 50mpg, Insurance group 7.

Honda CBR125: (Pre 2011). 13bhp, 70mph, 115Kg, 70mpg, Insurance group 6.

Honda CBR250: 26bhp; 160Kg; 90mph, 65mpg, Ins Group 13.

Yamaha YBR250: 21bhp, 90mph, 138Kg, 70mpg; Insurance group 5..

Yamaha YBR125: 210bhp, 70mph (maybe), 113Kg, 90mpg; Insurance group 4..

Specs dont show the full story, but, do give clue. More 'mundane' over 125cc bikes tend not to command such silly prices as fancy must have 125's; so you get a lot more bike for your money; stand a better chance also of having not been thrashed to death by a succession of know nothing numpty owners with half a clue, learning by thier mistakes, and hammering brakes and fork-seals and stuff practicing test manouvers.

And the bonus's start stacking up for you. These aren't big, raucouse, 'noisy' bikes; they are big tiddlers. And along with chance to get a better standard of bike for your money, you are getting, what, twice the power; not huge performance gains all told, still talking sub 100mph machines, but, just that little extra that makes them a tad more useful on NSL roads and a bit more relaxed around town where you dont have to work the box so hard and can ride it on the throttle and have more 'response' there.

Ecconomy ?& running costs is pretty much ball-park the same as for a 125, and as taking the insurance groups with a pinch of salt; not having L-Plates declaring full licence you avoid the punitive loading on a Learner policy that is the equivalent of bringing them down a couple of groups.

Its ALL win, all for the sake of a few hours of your life facing the man with a clip-board for a personality, and need not be all that expensive.

[i feed ma cat]