CBR 125 or YZF R125?

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I wouldn't waste my money on the poorly put together pieces of rubbish.

Buy Japanese

Same here; they look nice from 5 feet away, but get closer and there are some flaws. ALso, they need expensive services every 10,000 miles (new piston i believe?)

And not only do they drink petrol...they drink oil too

a cbr 125 parks next to me in work...looks pants....as already said looks like a toy...not a proper bike....

if you will be moving up to a bigger bike its worth seriously considering saving your money for test and next "proper" bike, as once you have your cbt and been riding for a while...like a day or less!..you WILL want something bigger / faster etc....

from the 2 you have mentioned id say the yam....

but personally id recommend a cg (if u dont care about looks at all)
or..what i had.. a Honda CLR125 "cityfly (between £500 - £800) pic attached

whatever you choose.....have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the advice!

I'm going to check out some of the other bikes mentioned and do a bit of online research. I want to think about it properly and not make a rush decision. It will be my first bike after all, but i'm sure i'll love it no matter what!

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

No brainer here; If i was buying maria a 125, it'd be the yamaha

Lol, that sounds like a hint if ever I saw one

I also think it's an easy choice - the Yam looks like a real bike, the CBR is out of Super Paper Mario.

As said it depends on hw long you are going to keep the 125 fo. If you are getting one to practice on for your test unless you have money to burn get a CG125. then once you have your restriced licence get something like Foxy has (the Ninja 250).

If you insist on getting the 125 and keeping it for a while then the YZF-125 is the best 125 about no questions. Its looks and dimensions are almost identical to the R6. and i heard rumors of Suzuki releasing a GSXR-125.

Yamaha YBR125's (naked bike) are good, I rode one of those against a CG when i did my trianing (CG had a failed speedo so had to change) and it felt nice, smooth, good throttle response, good brakes. Fuel injected aswell, and have a kickstart i think too incase you get a duff battery I even passed my test on it, it was that good

When you pass, if you can get a restricted SV that'd be good, but im quite jelous of those who get to be able to spend their two 33bhp years on a 250 ninja....

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

, but im quite jelous of those who get to be able to spend their two 33bhp years on a 250 ninja....

Yeah but think of it like this in 2 years time there will be a fair few of them kicking about for use as winer hacks/commuting tools.

And i am sure those on the 250 are just as jelous of us that are riding around on proper Ninja's

[Biker Biggles]

Yeah but shes not doing the test,just a CBT,which is a mistake IMO.Do the test,as the few days training you get are worth it just to learn to stay alive never mind the other benefits.

Originally Posted by missrubberduckofdeath

Thanks for the advice!

I'm going to check out some of the other bikes mentioned and do a bit of online research. I want to think about it properly and not make a rush decision. It will be my first bike after all, but i'm sure i'll love it no matter what!

Okay I had a 125 before my SV I looked at buying a CBR 125,but they were out of budget really I just wanted a hack to learn on.

So I bought a Yamaha sr125 which really was fine for learning on, I did over 2500 miles on that bike in 4 months. I enjoyed riding it, cleanng it ect. Its a basic leaner bike, I sold for £800, paid £720 for it.

In that time I paid for tax, mot, new rear tyre and had to have some work done on it. I was cheap biking and great fun.

I have sat on the YBR 125 there are nice for sure, being a short ars* I fit bikes like that really well.

The choice is yours but look at this way. My leaner bike was unfaired, I droped it once and snap the break leaver, how much damage would have been done to a YBR if I dropped it?

I think you need to decide wheter you just want a leaner bike, or something to keep for a years. My 125 was always going to be a leaner, casue I had also bought my SV the month after the 125. I aways wanted an SV I saw it fell as they say the rest is history.

If you ave any questions just ask. Good luck with the bike and whatever you choose, may see you at a rideout

[yorkie_chris]

If you want a fun 125 it's got to be a stroker. Not ridden the YZF but the CBR125 is really dull