A mate... petrolhead, into fast cars etc., was suitably impressed by the lift I gave him on the Fazer a few weeks ago, to want one himself. However, he's not 21 until July, and wanted something to get him to work now, not after then... given he wants to do DAS, and not piss about with the 33bhp licence, our thoughts turned to 125s. TZR125 was the main recommendation of mine, given I'd had a few in the past, and they'd been good for what they were... however... everything we'd looked at on ebay etc., was of decidedly sheddy quality, and going for way too much money, given the state of them. They've had their day, basically... there's only so many teenage oiks a bike will put up with being abused by, before they need major cosmetic and mechanical surgery, after all, and the cost of buying and sorting one out properly, outweighs the benefits, given how long he intends to stick with a provisional licence. Went and checked out an RG125 Wolf earlier... shedlike, and not as quick as one might expect for something advertised as 'derestricted', we walked away. In the local rag, we then found this: 51 reg CG125, 6 months MOT and tax, £550 ovno. I thought given it had been in there since mid week, and the price, it would be gone by now, but no, it was still there, and someone else had arranged to view this evening. Metallic red, it is... not mint, but no shed - import, so the sidelights are always on, and KM/H speedo with 13k recorded on it. £500 later, it was his... and I got the task of riding it home. Heh, bloody good fun - managed to get it right off the clock at one point, and said mate reckoned it was doing just under 80 at one point. I think we've done well - it needs nothing, bar an oil change really, and I reckon he'll easily get his money back on it, post DAS later on this year.