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That's a good point! 300s are quite cheap I like the look on the honda forza 300.
I may get one of them but I've only ever driven one scooter before and it's the only time i've ever fallen off a bike
Another option is a 1997 bmw 3 series I have on the drive it is a 318i with 100k miles currently sorn.
It's been parked up for 1 year so I'm unsure what that would do to it. potential money pit? ____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Ok, as much as I like 125's, they don't tend to be very cheap, in comparison to say a 250-500cc bike, those bikes will also have that little bit more oomp. However, depening on your usual journey, a 125 may be ideal. For the most part, most bikes, aer generally pretty relaiable, however, you need to be careful with CBF125's as some of them appear to rust pretty badly.
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I'd get the BMW sat on your drive running, and then take it for an MOT having checked the obvious first, to see what exactly it needs to get a ticket. If it's not alot, then I'd be using that while you put your CB500 up for sale and see how much cash you can get together.
If the car needs too much work for an MOT then sell it as spares/repairs etc. If it's not expensive to get an MOT pass on.it then it would sell easier and for more cash, so it's potentially worth doing regardless of if you want to keep it.
The car and bike sold would probably get you a decent used scooter like a PCX or Yamaha X-max etc. If all your doing is A-B commuting, and carrying stuff around then a scooter is probably better than a bike, assuming you don't live in London?
Or you could sell the car and see how much work is needed by a decent bike mechanic to make your CB500 pass an MOT, and be safe and reliable, even if it looks tatty. It seems a waste to me to sell a tatty CB to go out and buy another commuter bike of 125-300cc, unless the CB is only fit for scrap?
But then having a car sat on the drive doing nothing is also a waste, so if it was cheap to get it running and MOT'd then I'd probably just use it for a bit or through winter anyway. |
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stevo as b4 wrote: | I'd get the BMW sat on your drive running, and then take it for an MOT having checked the obvious first, to see what exactly it needs to get a ticket. If it's not alot, then I'd be using that while you put your CB500 up for sale and see how much cash you can get together.
If the car needs too much work for an MOT then sell it as spares/repairs etc. If it's not expensive to get an MOT pass on.it then it would sell easier and for more cash, so it's potentially worth doing regardless of if you want to keep it.
The car and bike sold would probably get you a decent used scooter like a PCX or Yamaha X-max etc. If all your doing is A-B commuting, and carrying stuff around then a scooter is probably better than a bike, assuming you don't live in London?
Or you could sell the car and see how much work is needed by a decent bike mechanic to make your CB500 pass an MOT, and be safe and reliable, even if it looks tatty. It seems a waste to me to sell a tatty CB to go out and buy another commuter bike of 125-300cc, unless the CB is only fit for scrap?
But then having a car sat on the drive doing nothing is also a waste, so if it was cheap to get it running and MOT'd then I'd probably just use it for a bit or through winter anyway. |
Far as im aware it just has a ABS light which might be due to it sitting before it got parked up it got a new sensor then immediately parked up.
Also tyres will prob need changing as they were near the limit during old mot.
Prob Battery will also need changing (dunno if leaving a battery hooked up kills it or just drains it) Front disks are rusty but i suspect that will come off fast enough if i start using it.
Other then that i don't think much was wrong with it apart from handbrake feeling a little loose. ____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Varadero if it must be a 125.
Keeping the CB500 would be the cheapest option though I think you're just wanting a new bike the novelty will wear off rapidly and you will be full of regret especially if it's a shit slow 125. |
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Tissue under the dust seals for MOT. Chain guard's just an advisory AFAIK. Again find a friendly MOT tester I'm always amazed when people want to finance a new bike to 'save money'. |
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Don't bother with the CBF250, has a gearbox fault which is why they are extremely rare.
I can only speak for the Inazuma 250, great bike to ride as long as it doesn't have the factory tyres on... 75 MPG, fantastic brakes. |
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OMFG drop the 125 idea as even new honda 4T's can shit a cam in less than 10K these days....and they are shit to ride like any 125 4T....get yourself a 500 twin as 1 its not balls to the wall just to move..it offers enough go to cruise at 80 and can be quick enough to overtake a road traffic....and C you wont die/ crash it quite as easily as a bloody 125 roller skate!!
and WTF is wrong with fireblades? I bought my last one for £1700 and sold it 2 years later for £2100 having only fitted 1 set of tires on it and mucho speed ____________________ Current bikes...cbr929, KDX200's, Rd125lc mk2, RGV250's |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 151 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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