RG125 FUN?

keen · Guest

are they any good? are they as fast as the NSR? unbiased opinions would be helpful, especially from people who have owned one.
Thanks

Dan · Brolly Dolly Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

my mate had one they are nice bikes, quite small. they are quite nippy just a bit slower than an nsr there ant to many about. worth thinking about getting

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

kevin · Guest

my mates just bought a rg 125 gamma but it's in pieces he keeps sayin that once it's together he's gonna blow me but im pretty confident ill blow him because i could probably get it to a 100mph if i had to to win!!!!! Laughing

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

The old RG125 weighs nothing at all, and managed to do about 80mph restricted. However, the NSR should still take it (assuming both are just derestricted)

All the best

Keith

kevin · Guest

they are both d restricted. he got his 4 a 100 quid in pieces which i think is resonable considering it's complete.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Just about any RG125 was derestricted. I cannot remember how they were restricted now, but I think it was a very easy thing to reverse

For £100 complete it sounds well worthwhile

All the best

Keith

danny · Guest

The restricter was in the front of the exaust pipe in the form of a washer, it wasnt welded or anything, just pull it out.
However i read in BIKE magazine that later ones needed a different ignition igniter? & is very expensive to derestrict.

Dru2000d · Nova Slayer Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

i just bought a japanese import rg125 fun 1994. had a front end smash, top fairing bracket knackered, break light switch fell off, front brake lever snapped, top fairing cracked.

managed to aroldite the fairing back with welding strip. easily managed to buy most parts second hand apart from the fairing bracket (at fowlers in bristol its £120 new).

the import models are full power derestricted arnt they?

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Not sure what the Japanese market rules would be, but it would surprise me if it was restricted like the UK market ones. However a limit in the 20~30hp range might apply (250s were restricted to 45hp, not sure if there was a seperate limit for smaller bikes).

All the best

Keith
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Dru2000d · Nova Slayer Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Karma :

i checked on a website the other day for the particulars of an RG125.

It sayed the bike was 33BHP. Not sure how true that is.

My girfriend works down the SVA centre so i'll blag a test on mine when its running see if it is 33BHP.