Not an SV, but it will get me by

[Magnum]

Heres my CG that i will have for a couple of months before i do my full test.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Magnum0/IMG_1797.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Magnum0/IMG_1798.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Magnum0/IMG_1799.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Magnum0/IMG_1800.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Magnum0/IMG_1802.jpg

It had 8424 miles when i got it yesterday since then ive done 46 miles today. Quite high mileage for the year, but it was a test center bike so it's not surprising.

[shonadoll]

That's a mint looking bike, nice. Looks very good for having been used by a test centre!!

[Magnum]

Thanks. It is far from perfect, the pics do it a lot of justice. Theres scratches on the fairaing, fuel tank and exhaust pipe. The end of the right hand footrest is a bit broken, but overall i'm not fussed because it's my first bike and i won't be completely heartbroken if i damage it.

[sinbad]

Nice bike. Be careful out there.

[SoulKiss]

Disk Brakes too - who's Mr La De Dah, look at me being able to stop then ?

It'll do the job, but its not a real CG - like my Turkish Built (so diferent from 95% of the CG125's out there) with drum brakes :)

All the best with it - wont need to use it for too long I hope.

[sinbad]

All the best with it - wont be on it too long I hope.

Ahem, nicely put :)

[rictus01]

Blimey you mean they make new ones...................;)

I though they were all 10 years old and logbook colour designated "rust".

Cheers Mark.

[ski boy]

Looks good... are you still doing the training? Or waiting while you get some road exp.

[arcdef]

Thats what i learnt on and they are great bikes, felt very confident whacking it into corners after only a day of riding on my cbt! Good choice sir!

[SoulKiss]

Ahem, nicely put :)

Good point and edited.

[st220_mike]

I like it! Looks like a tidy machine and I'm sure it'll do you right.

[maviczap]

I had the original cg125 which was 25years ago!

Great bike, took me everywhere, never broke down and was lots of fun.

Was my first bike of many

Nice one

[Magnum]

Looks good... are you still doing the training? Or waiting while you get some road exp.

I'm waiting till a couple of months road experience before i do the test and training.

That was the last year they made the CG as far as i know. The test center is buying 09 CBF's now rather than CG's because theyre discontinued.

SoulKiss wants me to fall off? :twisted:
Na seriously, i wont be having it for all that long. I still want an SV, this is certainly my silver medal. I'll have a real bike before the AR.

I havn't even hit 50 on it yet, i'm just going within my limits untill i get more confident.

[Gene genie]

covered 9000mls on one of those, happy memories. so its emergency stops, turn in the road etc.
you having lessons magnum?

[Dave20046]

looks like a cross between a gladius and an sv :)
That's just what their babies would look like.

[carlos]

Looks good matey.

And don't let anyone on here slag it off, they're just jealous your exhaust pipe is shinier than theirs. ;)

[husky03]

its two wheels mate thats what counts

[Ed]

My eye detected that someone in your house knows how to cut grass. And that someone (else, I guess:D) used too much sudsy stuff;)

Bike looks OK to me. I'd have liked one of those when I was 17. But I think they had yet to be invented in 1977:rolleyes:

[maviczap]

My eye detected that someone in your house knows how to cut grass. And that someone (else, I guess:D) used too much sudsy stuff;)

Bike looks OK to me. I'd have liked one of those when I was 17. But I think they had yet to be invented in 1977:rolleyes:

H'mm see my post Ed, I had a CG in 1978, which was only cosmetically different to this, and I got this off my sister.

So my memory has failed me again, I would have been 17, which was 30 years ago, not 25.

[amnesia]

CG125's just do what they need to do, and do it without fuss or frills.


Exactly what a learner / town commuter should be.

If I had to do my current commute on a bike, a CG would do nicely.


Enjoy it as it gets warmer!

[SoulKiss]

Well its under 20 miles from Romford to Frith Street.

So you coming along on Friday?

[Ed]

Well its under 20 miles from Romford to Frith Street.

So you coming along on Friday?

Through central London traffic:D

[SoulKiss]

Through central London traffic:D

It'll make a man of him - and if it doesn't Bear will :)

Of course I am sure the Soho Massive can rustle up a guide to get him in and out of town - mainlycos its usually me (and yes, that is an offer).

[Magnum]

My eye detected that someone in your house knows how to cut grass. And that someone (else, I guess:D) used too much sudsy stuff;)

Bike looks OK to me. I'd have liked one of those when I was 17. But I think they had yet to be invented in 1977:rolleyes:


Well it's not real grass, so it doesn't need to be cut ;) And the suds are from me cleaning the bike before taking the pics.


Soulkiss, i think i would be pushing my luck travelling to central london on my second ever ride, i really think i need a bit more practice...

Gene Genie - i'm not having lessons at the moment, but i will in a few months and do all 3 days consecutively and then a test.

[Spikenipple]

Over 8000 miles and the fuel gauge is still just below full. Sounds about right for a CG!

[markryker]

I remember learning on a very similar machine all those years ago....*wipes tear from eye* ;)

[zsv650]

good ole cg they are the starting point to many a biker's riding career and you gotta respect it for that nice little machine's plus their cheap to run which is ace think you can get silly mpg outta them.

[Magnum]

Yeah 100mpg from what i've heard. That's immense...

[Dappa D]

tis perfect for what you want it for magnum, looks very tiday, enjoy it fella

[SoulKiss]

Soulkiss, i think i would be pushing my luck travelling to central london on my second ever ride, i really think i need a bit more practice...

Central London is not THAT scary/bad - I did it solo about 5 days after getting my CBT on a bike a lot like yours.

Then I commuted on a GN125 for a week, then back onto my ancient Turkish CG for 2 weeks, then it was onto my SV, which on the day after I got my licence I rode to work out near Ealing, then back into Soho, then back to Ealing - I went

Gene Genie - i'm not having lessons at the moment, but i will in a few months and do all 3 days consecutively and then a test.back to Ealing by a slightly indirect route - instead of going West I went South, and kept on going until I hit the M25, then went clockwise to the M4 then East to Ealing again :) so got my ist trial of Motorways on a bike in quickly - I also felt that while the bike was still new I should check that all 3 digits on the speedo worked.............. :)

[Gene genie]

a month after passing my cbt i picked up my new cg from blackpool honda and rode it home to mossley. giggled all the way.