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Fucking heck, didn't know that were that bad!
What about the new CB125F? |
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Courier265 wrote: |
Fucking heck, didn't know that were that bad!
What about the new CB125F? |
It's worse. |
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I've not seen so many bawws about it. Got any horror stories to share? I am sitting comfortably. |
Horror stories? Do you mean the example of a bad dealer, sorted by another one, with a free bike upgrade? |
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M.C wrote: | Horror stories? Do you mean the example of a bad dealer, sorted by another one, with a free bike upgrade? |
Eventually, after Honda UK got involved which shouldn't have been necessary.
Did having it replaced by a CBR125 mean that the CBF125 isn't hugely prone to rusting? I ask because we're discussing the prospects of buying a used bike, not a brand new one.
Now, do you have any worse stories about the CB125F? Does it rust in the factory? ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Here's how my lad got his first bike on the road at 17 (with my help)
We bought a cat C write off ybr125C from surreymcsalvage on ebay for £650. it was under 3 years old and had twisted forks, badly scratched headlight rim, bent levers (brake, clutch & gear), and a slight graze on the exhaust.
most expensive to fix was the headlight rim at £55 for a genuine part, other bits cost no more than £40 aftermarket, I loosened the forks and twisted them straight, the grazed exhaust he lives with, in fact he has added more scratches of his own. MOT £30, tax £17.
Insurance was £228 from Lexham, (Shire County market town postcode and he had 1 year ncb from his ped) Third party only, I don't see the point in fire and theft or a fully comp policy - it's not like there are any circumstances where he's going to make a claim, have to pay an excess and declare such claim for 5 years. The bike's already a cat C.
He sourced and paid for his own gear, all second hand except the helmet which he got in a sale at J&S, £50 got him a decent looking flip front with bluetooth (which doesn't work - hence £50). I advised him to get proper bike boots, textile armoured jacket & trousers, proper gloves, I don't know what it all cost but his budget was less than £200 inc lid.
He has since added a waterproof oversuit and a nice looking leather jacket & kevlar jeans, + some new gloves having fucked his first pair at the same time as he scratched the exhaust.
So it's quite possible to get on the road for under 2K.
The ybr is still clean and tidy - I expect to get my money back on it when he's done with it (unless it catches fire or get's pinched obviously). |
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tentativebike... Renault 5 Driver
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andy46 wrote: | Here's how my lad got his first bike on the road at 17 (with my help)
We bought a cat C write off ybr125C from surreymcsalvage on ebay for £650. it was under 3 years old and had twisted forks, badly scratched headlight rim, bent levers (brake, clutch & gear), and a slight graze on the exhaust.
most expensive to fix was the headlight rim at £55 for a genuine part, other bits cost no more than £40 aftermarket, I loosened the forks and twisted them straight, the grazed exhaust he lives with, in fact he has added more scratches of his own. MOT £30, tax £17.
Insurance was £228 from Lexham, (Shire County market town postcode and he had 1 year ncb from his ped) Third party only, I don't see the point in fire and theft or a fully comp policy - it's not like there are any circumstances where he's going to make a claim, have to pay an excess and declare such claim for 5 years. The bike's already a cat C.
He sourced and paid for his own gear, all second hand except the helmet which he got in a sale at J&S, £50 got him a decent looking flip front with bluetooth (which doesn't work - hence £50). I advised him to get proper bike boots, textile armoured jacket & trousers, proper gloves, I don't know what it all cost but his budget was less than £200 inc lid.
He has since added a waterproof oversuit and a nice looking leather jacket & kevlar jeans, + some new gloves having fucked his first pair at the same time as he scratched the exhaust.
So it's quite possible to get on the road for under 2K.
The ybr is still clean and tidy - I expect to get my money back on it when he's done with it (unless it catches fire or get's pinched obviously). |
What the holy fuck? You'd be stick a 0 on top of that if you tried to get a 17 year old insured on a YBR round my neck of the woods. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 157 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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