Honda cg125

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Hey guys n gals, if i have posted this in the wrong section i'll say sorry in advance.
Basically i've tryed to sell my scooter in the sentinel and after shelling out £30 for 3 nights and not even a phone call i think i'll have to resort to trading my Piaggio NRG MC3 (bought August last year) into the local bike shop. I know this is foolish due to the price he has offered me - £750! the fecking cheek but he is selling a 02 reg cg125 for £1200 round about and it seems to be immaculate. I've done my research on the bike and understand it's reliable and a good bike but knowing me i will get tired of the speed quickly. I've been told 75mph but other sites have said less... Also what performance tweaks e.t.c could be done to it? and can the engine be rebored without nackering the bike? It will be my first bike so any help on this would be greatly appreciated,

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[mchaggis]

If you want a 125 to go quickly, get a two stroke. The CG will do 65 at the outside.

Performance modifications on a four stroke 125 are reasonably pointless, the very small gains will be completely out of proportion with the money you'd need to spend.

You can get 125's far cheaper than £1200. I foolishly made the mistake of getting one for a grand + delivery. Scour Ebay and local papers etc, and you should be able to get a middle aged 125 for £500-700. Treat the 125 as a stepping stone on which to practise for a year or however long until you do your test. Don't spend a lot of money on it, but save the difference for tests, insurance etc for a larger bike.

You get a lot more big bike for your money than you get 125 for your money.
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[Nath]

Stick it in a free ads paper(Loot?). How much are you advertising it for? If you're willing to take less than it's worth from a dealer, try putting it in for less than it's worth in the paper/ But slightly more than the dealer would give you; It's all money in your pocket

I sold my 51reg cg125 for £680. It was worth more, but I got it cheap so I was happy to sell it cheap in order to sell it quickly. Mine wasn't mint but the paint and chrome were almost so an inexperienced buyer may have missed the few bad points. Still, I have no reason to believe it wont be running fine for another decade or so. If you're after a cg125 you'll be better off with an older scruffier bike than something that's mint, because neither is likely to have any mechanical problems.

Get something cheap and get it quickly, as it becomes a sellers market once the sun is out regularly
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[Spazzy]

the cg is a lovely motor well the new shape one is. but i think it is a reliable bike if you plane to do lots of miles and if u need cheap insurence then go for it mate.

[JodieWodie]

My CG is an 04 four stroke...
will do 75 mph

Cheap fuel, (runs about a fortnight to and from work...9 miles daily.. on about a tenner)...
good, reliable....
nice bike.

A good buy that won't let you down.
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[Midnight]

yeh ive ridden them and been out with my friend who used to have one alot. very reliable never had any probs with it just have to remeber the cost of a cbr is only a few hundred extra and you get both disc brakes, rev meter, fairings and screen liquid cooling and an extra couple of hp

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[MattShill]

My CG will hit 65 on a long, flat straight and will just hit 70 downhill. Doesn't seem like it could possibly do 75, but since it was made for the Japanese market it only has 4 gears .

It has a rev meter, and I believe the newest model has disc brakes. Oh, for disc brakes...
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[lilredmachine]

Agreed on the drum brake, better for a learner as they also work in the wet, unlike discs . I also have a bike with no tacho or gear indicator, it is a tad more difficult, but you will find it infinatly easier later on in your biking career having ridden wthout them.
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[kawakid]

My CG 125 is for sale for £750 ono its a 51 Plate

Its in the exchange and mart section.
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