Best 4t 125

[Courageous T]

hi all,
right fist off im getting a four stroke 125 in the summer and a want to know which is best for the money i have and what i want to do or go.

i have about £800 maximum
i want to travel to college on it everyday to avoid traffic and its faster than the ped i currently have.

whats best for value, i know they're all pretty reliable, the fastest one would be good, maybe with a little style into the mixture.

all this for £800 or less. (wishes)

[ash t]

For £800, you wont get much quicker than your ped!

Just keep the ped friend!
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[Courageous T]

btw i live in cornwall and there are plenty of cg's etc going fo less than that.

[Josh|RD125LC]

Ooooh another south westerner
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[Courageous T]

ha ha josh!
also my ped is restricted and the best i got out of it was 42 downhill!
please help me out here you experienced bikers!

[danclarkie]

i got a yamaha TW 125 good cause they're geared but the off road enduro style is a little aqquired i think. before i had a Gilera DNA 125, nice looks and not bad top sped i clocked about 72 on it, very sporty with a rev counter and digital speedo. The TW in my experience is more of a real bikers bike than the dna, the points i like about the TW are the gears, chain drive, sidestand and reserve petrol tank. The DNA looks much sportier and is faster but i didnt enjoy the ride as much as the TW. its much heavier for a start and is harder to bank round the corners, if your planning on moving onto a bigger bike it is poor practise as it has no clutch gears or foot operated rear brake. The TW at times can be embarrassingly slow but i just see this as an incentive to pass the 33bhp test. reliability wise i heard the gilera is less reliable but i had only a HT lead snap on me in 7 months on the TW i had an inlet valve snap within 2 weeks. i can see the TW being more expensive to maintain in the long run however because of the chain drive system, mne had just over 5000 miles on the clock and is almost at the end of its available extension, with the DNA the belt drive system doesnt consume at anywhere near this rate and still felt good at transferring power efficiently.

it depends if you want a 125 to keep or a 125 to take your test on and move up to a bigger bike. for keeping i would consider something like the TW or a honda CBR. to use to pass the bike test, something cheap like a CG125.

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[Courageous T]

dirty! damn u plymouth but go plymouth argyle!

ye well whats happening is im using it to get to college while i learn my car driving and get a car in about a year!
i would prefer not to have a cg btw

[danclarkie]

i had a 50cc when i as 16, turned 17 got a DNA, rode that got a car passed car test sold the DNA and carrie don i the cage for a while, itched to get back on a bike and then this May bought the TW didnt want an ugly CG (sorry CG owners, but they are arent they??) now booked bike theory test going to get some training and take 33bhp test soon
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[CAPONE]

I have a dna 124 4t, best i have had from it is 72 but its still restricted,
you can pick em up now for around 900,
Ash
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[cagiva gezzer]

Pop down to WHSmiths and pick up the latest issue of 'What Bike' mag.

They've got a huge 125 test and there's loads of 125 4t's.
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[craigs23]

Either keep the ped, or go for a 125 without spending the full £800 (local rags usually turn up a bundle of 125s from around £350, sometimes you can find a deal/steal).

The less you spend on a bike that you're only going to have for say, a year or so? the more worthwhile it would be - you could learn how to use a geared bike ready for your test and then have a bit more money saved to put towards your first big bike, post test.

https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/whers84/cm.jpg

Bought this for £350 when I was 17, learnt to ride it, cleaned it up passed my test, and sold it for £650!

[Courageous T]

thats very nice, cant make out the model.
well im definatley getting rid of the ped and i definatley want a geared bike. That looks pretty stylish too

70mph would be just right as i wouldnt be able to go much over that on the roads down here anyway. what you think?

[ts50x0]

the only ones ive rode are the cg and the sr125's, youll probly think the sr looks better, the sr is faster but for pure handling the cg kicks ass, you have so much fun flicking it round roundabout and getting the footpegs scraping and the like, i had a great time on my cg but it was also nice to have the power of the sr. also the brakes on the cg stop working properly when braking hard down from 45-50mph, the sr is boring and the brakes work!

[Courageous T]

yea brakes that work sound good!
the sr sounds good for me, would i be able to get down here for under 800 u lot reckon?

[ts50x0]

if youve got a NCB you could probly buy an sr and insure it for 800

[Courageous T]

ye i will have, also the ca looks pretty sweet, but i dont know if thats in my price range

[bandit250]

first off why do u want a 4t? if ur only getting sumthing for while u learn to drive a car, u mite as well get a CG or the equivalent. get one for about £400 in ok condition, get some quotes off motorcycledirect.co.uk, ull find that axa will provide sum craxy cheap quotes. that or derestrict ur ped for about £50.
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[bandit250]

or get a 2t, much better idea. way more fun, sound better, smell gorgeous
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[veeeffarr]

I really enjoyed riding my CityFly on my CBT.

Nice styling (Enduroish), uses bullet proof CG engine, very nice clutch, easy to control, nice comfy riding position (Great for taller people, I'm 6' 2" and I felt small on it!), really good brakes, easy to UTurn, can get about 65 mph on it and you felt very balanced and well planted on the road on it, can't recommend it enough if you don't like the look/feel of the CG.

Tobyr

https://www.motogeorgousis.gr/images/clr125.gif

[bandit250]

or a wayyyyy better idea - do a training package - 3 days training, test and bike rental for about £300, then u can ride a better bike. phuck cars, theyre phucking schit. learn to drive another time, when youre old n u need to drive a family round. ps i do have a driving license too, and have experience of both 2 and 4 wheels. cars are poops
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[Courageous T]

nah ive got my heart set on a car for my 18th mate.
the cityfly indeed looks very nice, is it cheap enough though, please dont make me get a cg lol!

[bandit250]

ok maybe u do but u mite as well hav both, the chicks diggit lol. i reckon u shud get sumthing cheap like a tzr125, do 90mph n then ull realize how cool bikes r
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[veeeffarr]

Might be able to pick one up for around the 800 mark, but they're quite rare... I've never heard of them as CBT bikes until I did mine on one, but I loved it!

Try ebay and biketrader, I'd say you'd have a better chance on ebay, could also try an ex CBT bike from a riding school