Three 125cc Hondas to choose from

[9danielos5]

Hello folks !

I'm getting a new bike and I can't decide which one to get.

I have three options to choose from

Honda PCX:

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/scooter/pcx-2015/specifications.html

Honda CBF125:

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/125cc/cbf125-2013/overview.html

Honda MSX 125:

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/125cc/msx125-2013/overview.html


I'm gonna use the bike to commute to and from work through London and for out of town rides on the weekends and local commuting.

PCX seems like the most reasonable bike for my type of riding but Im not too keen on getting a scooter.

Would you recommend that CBF?

Let me hear your opinions.

[Evil Hans]

None of those. Yamaha YBR?

Why do you only have 3 options?

What licence do you have?
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[Val]

CBF125 will be my choice given the fact you want to use it out of London too.

Otherwise PCX is overrated SH is better Honda scooter.
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[9danielos5]

I was only having a look and picked those three, two of my friends have PCXs and they are happy with them, I was looking more towards CBF than PCX. I had a look at Yamaha YBR and it looks good aswell to me.

Also, PCX is liquid cooled and the rest of them including Yamaha is air cooled, which one would you say is better.

[NJD]

New new or new to you?

New new, non because 125.

New to you CBF 125.
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[9danielos5]

It would be my second bike, I've had a AJS DD125 cruiser bike for a year now. I dont fancy a scooter really, prefer something manual and I'm thinking now about Honda CBF and Yamaha YBR, just to make it clear I do ride a lot with a passanger.

[M.C]

MSX125 with a pillion? You realise how small they're right?

Geared 125's are a pain in the are, especially in London. Unless you plan on getting a bigger bike later on I'd go with the scooter. PCX's what the cool kids are riding

[9danielos5]

Just had a look at few videos of the MSX125 and I didn't realise they are that tiny

I'm thinking about PCX and CBF125 now, tomorrow I'm going to a Honda dealer near me and I'm gonna have a close look at both of them.

Anymore owners of those two bikes?

[KnightsFall]

[Wonko The Sane]

The mini bike wouldn't be the best for London in my opinion as your head may only be the height of a cab's door mirror making you less visible.

When I first started riding I was facing a commute through the centre of Slough and into Uxbridge - I bought a Varadero 125 for the extra height and road presence which worked well.

the PCX is a motorbike with it's soul ripped out, shat on, inserted into whatever weird porn scene Ste's found lately and dropped down a well

The CBF 125 / YBR 125 are both good all round 125cc bikes, they're never going to stir your emotions beyond the "hey, I'm on a motorbike, this is awesome" when you first start riding but they'll do the job and do it well while holding re-sale value.


So, the answer is, provided your legs are longer than Oscar Pistorius, get a Varadero, we've tested them to distraction on this forum including riding one through a stone wall with help from a peugeot and they are brilliant bikes.
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[thx1138]

MSX 125 for giggles

the new, new CBF 125 felt horrible when I sat on one

the old, new CBF 125 2014 ish, was okayish, poorly built, burned oil, needed fettling, would go over 300 miles on a tankful, could hold 60mph on twisty country roads, got blown about all over the place in moderate winds, and was chuffing horrible with a pillion

[Rogerborg]

[Mark65]

The CBF125 were the rusty ones I think, my brother had one, he has a CB125F now, much better built. However if it was just city riding only I would opt for the twist and go.
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[M.C]

[Rogerborg]

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[Rogerborg]

[bigdom86]

i commute through central london everyday on a 125 geared, not too bad to be honest and much better in traffic i find than scooters due to clutch control and slow speed manouveres, will hopefully get a 600 soon as may need to do some motorway riding, when i feel like getting bent over for DAS

[KnightsFall]

[myvision]

I bought a hornet to commute from just outside Romford to central London 20 miles each way I wasn't enjoying it on the hornet as i hadn't had a bike since 17 so the experience was new to me so i took it home and bought a PCX whilst i got used to the traffic down here.
It did everything i expected it too and pulled my 15 stone round quite well but it needed a bit more power in my opinion so i bought a burgman 400.
The PCX was bought as a tool for me to get to work and is still in the garage at the digs where are you? come have a look and a quick spin if you are near me.

[colink98]

i had no issues with my PCX at all.
only issue is that the 3 oiks that stole my PCX where riding on two PCX's

they totally ignored the other two peds on the street.

when i got it back they where seen a couple of evenings later passing the house.

again no interest in the other peds.

given the popularity of the PCX is it cheaper to steal for parts than buy new parts ?
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[M.C]

[Northern Monkey]

I've ridden my MSX with a pillion, for about 5 miles. It's not recommended.

It's the one I'd pick out of the 3 you suggested though, but also the most nickable.

Exhaust is made from cheese though. Expect to replace it with a SS version after a couple of years
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