I want a new bike and a 125cc..

[Nobby the Bastard]

The only reason I would ride a 125 these days is 1) shits and giggles and 2) because they weigh fuck all and I want to ride off road.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[to v or not to v]

another option is the new Royal Enfield 350 platform, Meteor/Classic/Hunter.
cheap and a 3 year warranty.
id imagine the Classic is the least likely to be desirable to "youths" .
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[adam277]

Well my bike on eBay was sold for over £1500 less than what its worth.. paid £6300 about a year ago sold for £3750.. maybe I'll just keep hold of the beemer.
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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
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[adam277]

Well I got a CBF 125... fucking hell lol. quite the weight difference between my 1200gsa.

felt like I was jumping on a bicycle. I was a shaky on it for the first 10 miles. but soon got used to how light it is.


Not much of a shocker really used to driving a bike that weighed around 250kg+ and now I am on a bike that prob at most weighs 115kg.

As for top speed.. I had 50mph out of it but I did not really push it. acceleration started to slow around 45mph. but good enough. might drive it a little harder after the 600 mile service.
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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
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[adam277]

now I just gotta work out how to stop the thing from rusting.. lol.
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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
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[jeffyjeff]

[that_impulse_guy]

my little 125 is bigger and heavier than my 400...but anyway, its the loveliest thing to potter about at anywhere from 0-50mph. Just "fun"...if you ignore the pedestrian-era acceleration.
Approaching 60mph things are buzzy and a bit unpleasant, and the one time I had it hit the cdi-imposed 10k rev limiter in top gear on a A- road made me realise I actually do want to do my mod1 and mod2.

i.e. messing about town, its lovely.
"actually going somewhere" - "a" 125 (1990's 2 stroke) "would be fine"...but the 15hp government mandated power limit 125 means youre stuck behind cars doing 58mph and you dont have enough puff to overtake and it just becomes irritating.

so I keep it for riding about town, for now. Can ride it like you stole it and nobody even notices.
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Gone: Yamaha DT50lc, Suzuki DR500, Suzuki A100, Kawasaki z250ltd, RD350YPVS, Suzuki DR Big, Kawasaki AR125, Kawasaki KMX200, Suzuki GS1000S, Katana 1100, GS550M, Suzuki RGV250
Now: Suzuki GSX400X, Suzuki RF900R, NS400R

[jeffyjeff]

[woo]

test ride a Honda CB300R like I did and ditched the 125cc for it
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Elen sila lummen omentielvo!

[Villers]

I made a 45 mile journey on a cbf125 last week bringing a bike home for my mate. Mixture of speed limits on the dreaded A595 from Carlisle. The last 125 I rode was my aprilia rs125! Was a fun bike riding through estates and stuff but bordering on painful in the 60's.

What did suprise me was how people treat little bikes, I was overtake. By 3 cars at 60mph and had some lovely young lady an inch off my back wheel for three miles.

If I was never going over 40mph I'd love one though, so easy and the seat was so comfy!
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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille ≥ Sv1000s somehow
'You came on your own, thats how you'll leave'

[adam277]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[adam277]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[to v or not to v]

[grr666]

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[Nobby the Bastard]

Those stats are not for an FZR1000....


https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_fzr1000_91.htm
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Sprint ST 1050

[adam277]

Would be an interesting drag race to be honest.
old early 90s era litre sports bike vs vs a much newer 600cc sports bike.
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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
Current Bike: Honda CBF 125: current

[Nobby the Bastard]

[adam277]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Mine had a completely reconditioned engine. Tbh if it's only got 10k miles on it then the fact that it's 20 years old is irrelevant.
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Sprint ST 1050

[WD Forte]

Knock it off you guys


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