6Ft 16 Stone & chomping to get biking. Will a 125 do or

[mrbee]

I'm 25, 6Ft 1 and about 16stone (and falling [v.slowly]). I 'm at uni at the moment and things are tight. I really want to get onto a bike asap.

I know the ideal would be to get a decent a bigger bike and restrict it etc, but 've seen lot's of advice about getting a 125 and selling it on at a very small loss a few months down the line.

My question is, how quick, big and credible is a reasonably cheap 125 crosser? Am I going to look a bit of a tool on one and considered being too big/old for that route? If not what are the better bikes to look out for?
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[c-m]

I'm 24, 25 in september, and I plan on getting a 125 when i can afford it. You are certainly not too old. I guess you just need a few guys on here to tell you what the largest 125s are so you don't look out of place on some tiny bike.
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[mrbee]

That's what I'm hoping for.

I've read loads about the sv650s and similar, being the best way for a new rider, but it's just not affordable at the moment.

I just want something cheap I'm not going to lose too much money on, but that's still got some credibility.
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[map]

FWIW if you want a more all rounder type of bike to practice on then if you can find one at the right price the Honda XL125V Varadero might suit you better than a crosser. Taller than most 125s.

https://www.honda.co.uk/mcStatic/en/picture/product/XL125V%20Varadero/prd_bike_mute_black_metallic.gif

https://www.honda.co.uk/mcStatic/en/picture/product/XL125V%20Varadero/full06.jpg

HTH
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[mrbee]

Help me out.... a 50/50 split is just making things harder....

Cheers for voting/responding.
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[TheShaggyDA]

Get the 125. Life is short, and 18 months is a long time to wait. And don't worry about what you look like on a bike, get one that is comfortable for you. I knew a bloke who was 6'4", 25st and made a CBR600 look like a moped, but he loved the bike.

I'm guessing that those voting for you to wait are more image concious than those voting for you to get a bike now.
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[c-m]

plus if you get abike now, you will have had 18month road experience on a bike, which should make doing your A2 or DAS a lot easier.
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[alec_h]

whack yourself on a bike now =D if you really want to save some money wait until the end of summer, when bikes will be going cheap cheap.
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[stinkwheel]

I'm 6'1" and just under 16 stone. I am going to be riding a Honda H100 to a rally about 80 miles away this evening (an H100 is a tiny little bike). I do have to stick my leg out if I'm doing a tight turn or the handlebar catches on my knee though.

I also used to commute to college on a 1968 stepthrough moped (with pedals).

My mate Chris is 6'7" and rides to work every day on a Honda C90.

So I wouldn't worry about the size of the bike unduly.

I like the look of those new MZ 125s.

[0ddball]

I'm around the same size (bit shorter, bit heavier) and things like newish DT125's feel far from small.

Do consider that living in an area full of students theres a higher chance of it going walkies. So the Varadero might be a better choice. They tend to be less interested in that type of bike.

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[mrbee]

[G]

DT125, KMX125, CRM125, teh Hysoung (sp) Supermoto 125 is supposed to be ok as well.

[Annabella]

Didn't Dean (Demonic69) ride an NSR125 for a while... he was about 6ft something and MASSIVE?


I was going to suggest the Varado, I have seen a Chinese copy that one of the electricians has here, I can't remember what it was but it looks a whole lot bigger than a 125 and is a decent hunk of bike.
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[alien.46.uk]

Get an Aprilia Pegaso 125 if you can find one

Got the same frame as the 650 version ... So a big and bulky bike ...



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[mrbee]

Pegaso looks good.
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[mrbee]

Guess I'll be wandering round the bike shops this weekend and trying a few on for size

Cheers again, to you all
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[Dometeor]

[stevo as b4]

Im 6'2, and my KMX200 didn't feel big at all. I can touch the floor with both feet almost flat, and it feels like a very small, light and easy to manoeuvre bike, so you won't have a problem with one. If your 6'4 i would try to find a DT125R as the seat height is 25mm taller than the KMX, or a TS125R as these has the highest seat of any 125cc trail bikes! The Honda XLR125 might be a good bike to look out for too!

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