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Are there cool 125cc motorbikes?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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U31 - Member
Nope, R125, CBR 125 and Varadero 125 are all full size bikes
The Varadero is not far off full size making it very heavy and slow, the others are like 3/4 scale models. Very nice bikes but they are not full size
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Last year I had a 1953 BSA Bantam D1 125cc which was very cool I thought, not the best if you want something to use every day though. And it really was not the quickest bike about luckily as the brakes were really really bad.
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CBR 125 is a toy bike , i cant even get behind the fairing at 6 foot 3 !
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It's a 125 it's not meant to look cool ! Any attempts to make it so e.g. adding fairing will just look ridiculous and weigh you down.
Somebody at my work (names have been changed etc) has a 125cc Harley Davidson rip-off thinga Jiminju or something ? I burst into open and unashamed laughter every time I see this thing, its pure dripping chrome and bobbly things and excess tubing, odd pipes etc ? Why ?? Why ??
I see a 125 Honda Repsol replica around town too, again, Why ??
Being a Hobbit I was quite restricted on what I could buy and went for a Yamaha YBR 125, it has a low seat height and just looks like a motorbike, nothing more. And it came in a nice plain blue color.
I would say though, buy second-hand if you can, breaking in the engine on a 125 is not fun. There are loads about.
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i had one of these too
hels , some of the replicas are replicas of 125 race bikes - acceptable at age 17
125 racing looks fun if you weigh as much as a rizla
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this is 'cool'
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I want to get photographed next to Rossi one day, to make me look tall.
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So lambrettas and vespa are as cool as 125s get then! Oh and that TL125 is pretty cool however , sorry shouldn't say cool let's say easy on the eye!
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I've got one of these... don't know about cool, it's different that's for sue and certainly gets some looks.
Hyosung Karion
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alwyn - Member
Pigface - I have a Husky 125, it's quicker than my mates 250 4 stroke.
As quick at the KTM, and it pisses over all the Jap bikes.
Really? Quicker than a 250 4 stroke and pisses all over the jap bikes? Well the with the MX bikes the 2010 husky TC250 4 stroke produced the least power of the 2010 250f's after all of the big 5 with an output of 34.26 BHP stock, KTM is the quickest with around 40 (Rumor has it the Pro-circuit race bikes in the US are approaching 50hp) which is roughly the same peak hp as the 2 stroke 150sx which has a fair few more HP than the class leading KTM sx125. Meaning that the husky 125 is quite down on power copaired to the KTM 250 and the Jap 4 strokes. So I would have thought you would have been doing well to be quicker than a 250 4T unless they have done something incredable with the WR125 to make it a whole heap faster than the cr125.
But the wr125 is indeed a very cool 125.
Iain
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I want to get photographed next to Rossi one day, to make me look tall.
Apparently he is only four times as tall as the average bike helmet.Posted 1 year ago # -
Think he's short, I met Ricky carmicheal and he is tiny! he's also ginger (as am I) but not quite what expected from sick and gnarly MX DOOOOOODE!
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Amos - Member
Think he's short, I met Ricky carmicheal and he is tiny! he's also ginger (as am I) but not quite what expected from sick and gnarly MX DOOOOOODE!
WOW! I went to the MXDN at Matterley basin 06 hoping RC would be riding but he got injured and Tedesco took his place. Apparently he was in attendance but I didn't catch him on my wander round the paddock. Seeing Everts pass Stewart and ride 99.9% of the track stood up more than made my weekend though!
Iain
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I got 75 out a Varadero XL125 back when i was still 15 stone, granted..
By god that feels like a lifetime ago
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Has no one mentioned a TOMOS?
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Meaning that the husky 125 is quite down on power copaired to the KTM 250 and the Jap 4 strokes. So I would have thought you would have been doing well to be quicker than a 250 4T unless they have done something incredable with the WR125 to make it a whole heap faster than the cr125.
My mates bikes isn't a KTM 250,the KTM 250 is a lot faster and one fun bike, his bike is slightly older Suzuki. It probably isn't as quick as the CR as the CR is an out and out crosser not an enduro bike, but it will certainly thrash a Yamaha DT or and Honda XR. It is ridden on a full licence and has a racing exhaust and plugs.
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the husky is not a bike for a leaner then.
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alwyn - Member
My mates bikes isn't a KTM 250,the KTM 250 is a lot faster and one fun bike, his bike is slightly older Suzuki. It probably isn't as quick as the CR as the CR is an out and out crosser not an enduro bike, but it will certainly thrash a Yamaha DT or and Honda XR. It is ridden on a full licence and has a racing exhaust and plugs.
Ah right I jumped the gun a bit then. I thought you were suggesting that the wr125 was as quick as enduro 4 strokes such as the exc250, wr250f and even huskys own TE250 which would have comparable peak HP to the Mx bikes, as oppose to the trail bikes such as the DT or XR.
Iain
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Used to have a Varadero 1000 - could ride it all day and not feel tired, but it was crap at corners.
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I want to get photographed next to Rossi one day, to make me look tall.
Rossi is quite tall for a bike rider though about 5ft 10 I believe,against Dani Pedrosa though embryo's look tall
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yeah, he is quite tall for a GP rider.
Back in the day the Cagiva 125 was hitting 120mph !!! There were reports of people squeezing 125mph out of them! That was the learner bike to have back then, looked lovely too...
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125s are tiny and even the seat height is naff as is the power.
But I wouldn't mind one of these:
Made for taller riders, useful power in the city, good brakes and handling. 4 stroke too.
Stupid Yamaha dropped the white colour but can see it might be a pain to clean in winter!
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Or ride the CG for experience and buy a bigger bike after a year or two
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I rode a CG125 for a while. Surprisingly fun trying to squeeze 65 out of it whilst in a tuck down hill and with the wind behind me.
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You want a 100cc.
Either:
or:
Nowt beats a 2-stroke down Picadilly
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Aye - 100cc is often much cheaper to insure.
Have a serious look at scooters as well - they are great and some are suprisingly cool - like the one linked to above and this
Italjet dragster. space frame chassis, hub centre steering, as fast as any 125Posted 1 year ago # -
I'm glad someone confirmed Rossi isn't a complete midget! Also met him a few years back and didn't think he was THAT short 5 ' 10 puts him about my height which I realise ain't tall but average height no? Or are most gp riders over 6' 5"? Just wondering!
Are italjets still about? Remember lusting after one of those 15 odd years ago!
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Anyone remember the Cagiva Mito when it came out? looked like the Ducati big monster but a 125 lol
I know someone who uses their Honda cub 90cc drum brakes but bigger tyres fitted lol fuel economy is amazing on that!
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Just remember the cooler it looks the quicker it'll disapear after you've gone to bed.
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lock it up hora.
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Definitely go down the trailie route. I had a couple of 125's when I was a teenager - a pre-restriction twin-cylinder CB125TB which was reasonably quick and quite comfy etc., and a noisy AR125LC with a Micron.
I'm actually tempted to pick up a CBF125 for in-town commuting (the missus or me) and to carry in our motorhome.
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125 trailie?
Pffft, do your DAC and get a 450 4 stroke. You'll never have to change gear again...
Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!!
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My missus rides a Honda CBF125.
Not as sporty as the Aprilia's, CBR's and YZf's....
But we got it for £1850 brand new with 2 years warranty from a Honda dealer.
Really nice bike for the money.
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