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Warthog
26-03-08, 07:06 PM
My friend passed her CBT recently and had been looking at a 125 in Witney to buy. They wouldn't let her ride it though, claiming she needed a full license. So anyway, she rang me up and asked me to hop over there and test it out haha. My God it was wierd! Turned out to be an imported Honda Rebel 125.

http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C07%5C06%5Cbikepics-953477-320.jpg

Now this picture makes it look BIG, but it wasn't. I thought it was broken cos it hardly moved at all. I was desperately revving it's nuts off to just pull away! Turns out they are all like that. Kept putting my feet off the pegs as they were so far forward. Anyway, it was really bloody stupid and I felt like a right lemon. Makes me love my sv hahaha. Sounded and looked fine though, so I think she will buy it.

One question, the clocks were in kph, and had stickers stuck over to show mph. Crudely. Is that legal? Are there any other legal things you need to look out for on an import?
SDMF
26-03-08, 07:19 PM
Make sure the headlight dips the correct way.
There may be more things too- but thats all I can remember at the mo!
ASM-Forever
26-03-08, 07:50 PM
Are you sure that isn't a photo of you in a wig?
Stig
26-03-08, 09:53 PM
The crude clock modification is fine. Apart from the headlight thing, there's nothing else you need to look for.
bad-sv650
26-03-08, 09:56 PM
:laughat:Is the clutch and brake around the other way, bit like a left hand drive :riding:



























joke :riding:
tigersaw
27-03-08, 05:27 AM
Insurance chappies will ask if its an import, which may make a difference, since they could interpret that as costing more on spares etc, which would increase premiums.
Sosha
27-03-08, 12:49 PM
:smt104

Hmmmm to each there own. Rode one myself recently (shudder)

But that photo ent a 125....
Warthog
27-03-08, 12:51 PM
See I asked about the headlight, and it doesn't seem to dip either way, the glass seems symetrical. I have told her to look up the rules on it anyway.

And, yes, ASM is right, it IS a photo of Philbut on that bike :lol:
philbut
28-03-08, 11:23 AM
See I asked about the headlight, and it doesn't seem to dip either way, the glass seems symetrical. I have told her to look up the rules on it anyway.

And, yes, ASM is right, it IS a photo of Philbut on that bike :lol:

Blast, my secret fetish for customs is out of the bag - I'm off to jump off a bridge in my tassled leathers...
Warthog
28-03-08, 07:07 PM
She bought it. Expect to see her out on ride-outs soon hahaha.



NOT
SDMF
28-03-08, 11:01 PM
She bought it. Expect to see her out on ride-outs soon hahaha.

Thats good cuz Jon might be able to keep up with her through the twisties :p
ogden
29-03-08, 04:13 PM
:smt104

Hmmmm to each there own. Rode one myself recently (shudder)

But that photo ent a 125....

"ent" ? Do you mean ain't, on the basis that it's got two pots? I think the CB125 of yesteryear was a parallel twin.

Personally, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole - the new YZF125 looks far more appealing, or there must be a few old DT/TDM125s still floating around.
ASM-Forever
29-03-08, 04:15 PM
Ogden surely you want a nice Mito/RS125. :)
philbut
29-03-08, 04:24 PM
Forget YZF, how about DAS. get a real bike ;-)
ogden
30-03-08, 01:20 PM
Mito. RS. You kids.

<dons rose-tinted specs>

TZR125LF. Marlboro colours, it was. Full servo kit, 2000 miles between rebuilds, jumpers for goalposts...

I'm not really sure what I want to replace the SV with - the heart says a bit kwak, but the 10R is absolutely minging. The gut says Not A Honda for the obvious reason. I don't like the R1, none of the big twins really fire me up, so I'm probably going to end up looking for a decent Gixer thou K5/6. Or a garage full of spare RGVs. Choices, choices.