honda cbr 125r

[Adam_W]

thinking about getting a cbr 125r tomoz , heres a bit about it .

Honda Cbr 125r 2005 model only 764 miles on clock, smartwater , only 3 months old and has 21 mopnths warenty left .. i am might be buying this for £1900 as my birthday is on saturday and i managed to save up alot of money over the holidays!!
is this a fair price to pay for the bike ?
and what do you guys think of cbr 125's??? any good.. ?

i am currently riding on a sym jet euro X 2004 .. ( 30 mph ) ..
any help would be great

edit: oh yeah and what is smartwater?? not too sure

[Rookie]

Just search CBR125 on here to see pages and pages of abuse, they're not the best bikes in the world. For £1900 you could do a lot better, and personally I recommend the Hyosung Comet. They look like a 600.

It's a fair price, but consider why the person is selling it so quickly...

[Adam_W]

he is selling it . . bcs his wife is pregnant , i dont think there would be much wrong with it .. as it has such low milege ? i am going to have a look at it tomoz so i will keep you informed on how it goes

[Rookie]

It's not about what is wrong with it or what could go wrong, actually I should have been more clear.

Personally, and it's an opinion shared here, I think it's ugly. But each to their own, and fair play.

It's slow. No getting around that. It's a 4 stroke, so it will be slow, and the CBR certainly is.

The build quality is not fantastic. To put it lightly.

That said, the CBR is a suitable commuter, and one which is so new is going to last you a while.

However, when it comes to selling it, don't expect to get much.

[Spiral]

If your new to bikes its good learner bike the size and riding postion is easy to learn on and its light so if you drop it you really need help.

+points

reliable
good to learn on
comfortable riding postion
looks good imo

-points

not the fastest but your learning so should be fast enough
can look small next to other bikes
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[J20a]

I am quite partial to CBR's. But I dislike the 125! It's very small and bulky.. tires are too thin. Makes it look nasty IMO. It's like the next step up from a MiniMoto. Apparently they aren't the smoothest ride either!
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Just to reiterate what I've said before:
It's expensive and slow. One or the other is fine, but both together don't really make sense.

It will depreciate a lot if you actually ride it and put a few miles on it.

Have a look for a second hand bikes like the NS125, RG125, TZR125 and similar, ok examples can be picked up from around a quarter what you would be paying and you'll get a faster bike.

[Spiral]

just to add if your buying a newish bike get someone who knows or at least has riden a bike before to take it for a spin, because it might have been thrashed and a new engine that has been thrashed normally has £££££ signs in its future.
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[Josh|RD125LC]

Better off with a CG mate. Same performance, looks just as good, and gets good mpg, and can be picked up for half the price of the CBR.
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[Adam_W]

i bought it .. for £1900 mint condition .. and i am glad i got it ..

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Good man! Any pictures?
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[0ddball]

As long as you're happy with it thats all that matters.
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[Jack_Cheese]

I hate it, it looks so oddly naff. The best 125s i reckon (based on information from others) are the Hyosung Comet (4t), Honda varadero (4t) and Honda NSR (2t)

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[Andy C]

well done, anyways its a learner bike so get experience on the road and get your test done and save for a bigger bike! i dont liek them but i think it is a good bike to learn if you are a novice!

good luck and take it real easy till your confident! and dont bin it!!
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[Adam_W]

i will try get some pictures on soon .. going to give it a good wash tomoz soo might get some pics then .. and i am doing alright .. considering i was never tought how to use gears .. still one or 2 probs though.. i got a bad habbit ..of stalling on roundabouts..

thanks guys

edit.. : oh yeh and for all those people who we arguing about how fast cbr's go . . . i got just over 76 mph on the clock

[Marcg868]

So what if the cbr is fucking slow. Its a learner bike, and they arent that expensive! I paid £1995 brand new for mine. Its cheaper than any other brand new 125's. Yes its a small bike, and yes its slow. But when your learning who give a flying fuck. Its a bloody good learner and its an alternative to the ugly as fuck cg. Id rather spend a couple of extra 100 quid for a nicer looking bike than the cg. Ill be arsed about speed once ive past my bloody test.

Could do alot fucking worse than a cbr.

Well done mate for buying one.
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[Adam_W]

yeh your right.. and 75 mph is GOOOD enough for me .. because in my area there arent much roads you can go faster than that on. its a nice looking bike .. sound better than a 2 stroke insurance was quite cheap £500 3rd party fire and theft . i will use this as a learner bike and pass my test asap and then worry about speed

[Jack_Cheese]

[Marcg868]

Yeah maybe they're not the fastest but, at Traffic light Grand Prix, they shit on nearly all cars up to 40 mph. Living round the Centre Of Manchester ( Blackely) i dont need a speed demon, i need something economical and reliable and thats what the cbr is. It'll do 80 mph tops but most of my riding involves no speed greater than 60!
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[Zippy]

Yea hes my m8 and i think the cbr is great for were we are?

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[Adam_W]

yeh thats good.. it was either £500 or i paid £1100TPFT , some rediculous price the other companies wanted .. i found ebike insurance the cheapest

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