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Posted: 09:42 - 14 Jul 2020 Post subject: Why so many big blokes on tiny 125 motorcycles here? |
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Just curious: why do you think there are so many 125 motorcycles in England, compared to other European countries? I say England simply because I have no experience of the other countries of the UK.
What has always struck me as odd travelling all over Europe is that in other European countries I have never seen as many 125 motorcycles, especially not ridden by older people; lots of 125 automatic scooters but few 125 motorcycles.
I get it that a full motorcycle licence is probably more expensive here than elsewhere, and I get it that for many people (especially food delivery riders) renewing a CBT every 2 years is easier and cheaper as a 125 is all they need.
What I don't get is: why get a motorcycle instead of a scooter? You won't go much faster and you won't get many more thrills than on a scooter with an engine of the same size.
I have always found the "big fat bloke on a tiny 125 bike" phenomenon quite an odd thing to see
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So does seeing a 250-lb grown up bloke on a 300-lb tiny Yamaha R125 |
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There are lots of things we do that little bit differently to our European cousins. It's one of the reasons a lot of Brits don't particularly feel the great European love.
I mean, the Europeans like Vespas and Lambrettas ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Well, I'm not quite a 250lb man, but I am a 220lb man that has a 125. I'm also 6'3", so I haven't eaten all the pies.
it's 4 miles to work, my VFR doesn't even get warmed up, the GSX just wants to be ragged everywhere, and the 125 will do a month on a tank of fuel. The insurance, even with the "17 year olds spaz them into hedges" loading on the premium, is a pittance. Economics and prolonging the life of my other bikes aside, they're a hoot to throw around. They weigh fuck all, you can take some amazing liberties on one if you have half decent rubber on. You wouldn't *want* to ride it for miles and miles, but you can have a giggle on the commute to work, more so than on a "big bike" as on almost all of my commute, it's not realistic to open her up and/or infested with coppers and speed vans. ____________________ '98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine) |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 287 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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