What 125?

[Monkfish]

i drive a 50speedfight at the moment an im dying to get onto a
gearedbike and i really dont know whats out there in the market
im not asking for you to tell me which is the best 125 bike out there.
if you could just gimme some ideas it would be appreciated.

[G]

Personally I would go for an older 2 stroke 125; if you get one from about 10-15 years ago it won't have much lower performance than the latest ones, but will cost a whole load less.

Go for a bit older and you don't miss out much on peformance, but prices start at about £500.

Models to look at : NS125, NSR125, TZ125, RS125, AR125, RD125, TZR125, RG125, MITO (and others).

[MinhDinh]

i think the main top 3 sports looking are the civaga mito, aprilia rs125 and honda nsr125.

btw does anyone have any idea what to pay for a honda nsr when considering the mileage and year?

so for example how much would a 10k miles - year 2003 bike be worth? or a 5k - 1998 bike? both in great condition...

[mrchips]

Maybe 12-15 for the 98 and closer to 18-2k for the 03 private.

Your best bet's an old two stroke as said. At least with them it's not the end of the world if you do crash/drop it and should anything go wrong parts should be plentiful along with lower insurance.
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[MinhDinh]

thanks for that, do you know what amount of miles affects the price? so like every 3000 miles 100 quid gets knocked off?

[Rift.]

What About The DT125r

Most Brilliant Bikes

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/ruizclaudio/moottoripyorat_yamaha_dt125r_sm.jpg

nice heh? heh? heh?>

obviously a bit done up but they are easy to work on and cheap
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[freestyler_onli]

Id go for an Aprilia RS 125. They've had a bad press with being unreliable-but i just got rid of mine ('04 Reg) and i had no problems with it. It looks cool and is the best 125 you can get. With the possible exception of an older NSR 125.

https://predator.bikepics.com/pics/aprilia-rs125-04-bikepics-133817.jpg

[Josh|RD125LC]

Hmmm maybe an RD125LC? They still have a good reputation. Nice little sports learner, quick acceleration but top end seems to be a let down. Just a suggestion though.
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[Monkfish]

i was thinkin bout a DT, a guy i know has one, nice bikes his went to bout 85mph.

[Keith]

[Gazdaman]

From a 'ped owners perspective you'd probably want something along the lines of an RS125 from here, maybe an NSR125 (ebay it).

I mean that because you're a ped owner, buying a vehicle you know won't be used for very long doesn't bother you, and the depreciation isn't a factor.

I'm not having a go, just stating the points I'm noticing.

As a lot of people will tell you (and yes I know it's boring) but you're much better off getting the cheapest (but safe) 125 you can. And getting on and doing your test.

I sound like an old man.

But if you have lots of money to chuck around, which I guess you'll have a fair bit from selling your ped and you want something that'll look good and go well, you can't go far wrong with an RS.

Gaz

[freestyler_onli]

Yep i agree (ex- RS owner) they are dead flash and pull the birds.

[Monkfish]

im not sure on what i want really, theres so much choice out there like keith said. ive got a ped at the mo just because i cant have anything else really, the L plates situation i haven't given much thought apart from getting my full licence as soon i can
i would like a sports bike because of the performance and styling, but then something like a dt which is quite sturdy is also appealing

[Rift.]

whatever you get....it'll be good for you
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