First bike for girly - any deals?

Originally Posted by BBadger

If your after something like free insurenece i think that the yammy YBR 125 comes with it.
At my driving centre they did money off/ free insurence not too sure, if you bought it through them ( advantage wimboldon ).

I have a YBR and I love it! I have to admit it wasn't my first choice in the looks department but we managed to get one that was a year old with less than 1K on the clock in pristine condition!
All reviews I read before buying were great and the only fault I've heard of is the factory issue tyres are a little slippy in wet conditions but I've yet to experiance any problems on that front (looking frantically for a piece of wood!).
Obviousley not the fastest bike on the road but it nips along country roads quite nicely & I have even had it upto 60mph without any probs!!

Dr125

[tj2]

IMO buying new is going to be a lose lose situation, and you WILL take a huge hit in depreciation........

This is where Ebay becomes a viable option. Buy cheap, ride it, crash it, fix it, pass test, sell it, spend your hard earned on a new one when it will be a bike worth keeping for a few years (altho dont get a bandit cuz mine is crap)

FWIW
Terry

Oi, don't diss the bandits :P

[tj2]

Originally Posted by Daimo

Oi, don't diss the bandits :P

You haven't got mine .................................................. ..........
last of the oil cooled, used daily had so much warranty work done its unbelieveable.... to date less servicing it has been at the dealers for around 2 months being fixed........ cams and followers plus exhaust system at 4500 miles etc etc etc. Just waiting to see what this winter does to it


Sorry for derail

Terry

Same as, 56 plate oil cooled 656.

Only issue I have had is quality of components, surface furryness on oil lines, bolts etc, normal suzuki stuff.

Otherwise, 18,000 miles later, not one single problem. Must have a bad un (or friday afternoon bike)

[jambo]

Originally Posted by tj2

IMO buying new is going to be a lose lose situation, and you WILL take a huge hit in depreciation........

This is where Ebay becomes a viable option. Buy cheap, ride it, crash it, fix it, pass test, sell it, spend your hard earned on a new one when it will be a bike worth keeping for a few years (altho dont get a bandit cuz mine is crap)

FWIW
Terry

I'd agree with this, buying a new 125 means you are paying finance on something you have almost no intention of keeping for the length of time you have finance on it. It WILL depreciate. If you spend £700 on a 2nd hand 125 the most it can possibly depreciate by is £700, and that assumes it gets nicked. Running costs on a 125 are low enough that you can buy one and as long as the bearings, tyres, chain and engine are alright it'll cost you next to nothing, then sell it for around what you paid for it.

Jambo

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by tigersaw

That's fast becoming my opinion too. I want to find a way she can get a new one, then when she takes her proper test it will still have a decent trade in value

Thing to remember about CG125's is that if you pay £500 for one (you will get a decent one for that) you will still get £500 back for it in 6 months/year as long as its hasn't had a major change in condition.

The only people that lose out on buying CG125s are those that buy them new and dont keep them for more than a couple of years.

I would assume that the YBR125 and GN125 would be the same.