anyone got a Honda CBR 125 R

I'm looking to buy one and was after any feedback from riders

Yes I'm a girl and I know it has limited power, but its just for the odd
ride to work and pleasure rides.

thx
rabbit.

 

I had a brief stint of it when evaluating it for my daughter, but wasn't
particularly impressed at the "bang-per-buck" ratio (given there're 250cc
bikes out there for only a few $hundred more).

Have a look for the thread titled "Riding a mosquito (follow-up from
"Shortarse Question")"

Given my stingy nature, and the fact that my daughter's only just getting
started, I've decided to wait for the next shipment of Sachs 150KNs to come
in - at under $2.5k on the road, they seem to be amazing value (especially
after reading the blog of a lunatic American riding across most of China on
one).

--
Bob Milutinovic
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http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

I lived in south korea for about 5 years where the 'standard' bike size is
125cc and most of the bikes are licensed versions of jap bikes rebadged.
while there i owned quite a few bikes including the honda vf125 and vt125,
the suzuki gn125 as well as a few others. They were all great value at
around AU$1400 brand new, though i bought most of mine second hand. They
were surprisingly not bad to ride, and i owned a CBR1000f and a XV1100 at
the same time as well as a jeep, i quite often rode the smaller bikes. The
VF was my favourite. Im 190cm tall but it was still comfortable to ride,
had a fairing, could site on 100kms an hour and very light and easy to
handle generally. they are all very buzzy in the engine though.

The race rep bikes cost a whole lot more for a bit of plastic and a
different needle in the carb. go with something a bit less cutting edge and
you can get a very rideable bike with low theft appeal, cheap parts and
servicing, and very simple generally. all of these bikes are skittish
though and not really 'planted'. i find you dont get proper brakes and
suspension until about 400cc unless you are talking about two stroke GP
bikes...

Shaun

 

They have only recently appeared on the Ozzie market, so I wouldn't
expect to find too many second hand.

Depending on your size, youth and flexibility, and requirement of
"style" perhaps you might look at second hand Aprilia 125s or Cagiva Mitos.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

....and limited suspension, and limited brakes, and limited build
quality. Yes, they only cost four large, but so does a three-year-old
VTR250 with 20,000km on the clock which'll be faster, handle better
and not fall to bits any sooner.

Unless the prospective owner was short/scrawny/scared-half-to-death-of-
bikes (delete as applicable) enough to make the CBR125's small size/
low weight/electric-shaver power delivery (see earlier) a requirement,
there's not much point in buying one of them rather than something
which can accelerate up hills and doesn't have to cross drainage
grates at an angle...

 

All I am going to say is on one of them the only place you're likely to
have "pleasurable" rides is in a shared care zone with a speed limit of
10km/h and flat.

Otherwise as I'm sure others have mentioned hills etc but the hill near
work is not huge and neither am I however one of those 100cc scooters
starts going up it at 56 and is doing 22 when it gets to the top. Even a
semi can accelerate up that hill.

To be fair it's about 30 degrees and goes up perhaps 50m so say it's
150m long. I imagine a 125cc bike would be similar "performance" wise.
Conversely my 250 will accelerate all the way up there in 4th. I presume
it would in 5th but it is a 60 zone ..

Just 'coz you're a girl means jack - I saw a female L plater on a 500cc
suzi on the weekend - admittedly I think she'd had the license and her
bike maybe 2 days from the look of it but just 'coz you have boobs does
not mean you need a smaller bike. About all *they* will affect is how
far you can lean forwards over the tank ..

 

Rabbit,

Hi there.

Hint:- are you aware of google groups?

If you go to
http://groups.google.com.au/grphp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wg&q=

You can do things like, seeing postings in aus.motorcycles by Yeebok,
or, for that matter, any other poster.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Yeebok wrote:

Well, I have to grant you do admit to it being in your imagination.

There are 125s and there are 125s.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

More specifically,
http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.motorcycles

But I'd suggest she already has a better grasp of the computing world, by
using a dedicated news server & NNTP client, rather than using Google's
kludgy web interface.

And I'd hope she has enough worldly experience to steer clear of Yeebok's
ultra-smooth pick-up lines

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom - "Australia's Web Presence Specialists"
http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

C'mon Cam, what would you know about small capacity bikes ?

To the original poster - Aprilia 125 and Mito 125 are very pretty, very
capable sports bikes, I'm not actually sure they are a great learner
bike but I'd rather like to add one to the stable personally. They'd
make a CBR125 look very slow on a windy road, then again I'd bet on Cam
on a Mito against Yeebok on his Hyosung 650 through the Oxley.

JL
(assuming we fed him enough painkillers to stay pretzeled for the
duration;-)

 

When I get a 650 JL .. Cam and I'll have to give that a go.

Is it just me or am I copping more than my fair share of harsh week ?

As for whether I'm quick or not ask Yellowcake.. he'll have an idea.

 

Not the Oxley, regardless of medication, I just couldn't do it.

I have established that I can manage one warm-up, and then two
reasonably quick laps of Eastern Creek, tangled up in an Aprilia 125.

Anything beyond that is too much agony. :-(

Mitos aren't noticeably bigger or more comfortable for me.

OTOH I can manage 20 minute sessions on my Yamaha 125 quite happily.

For my part, yes, I was picking on you.

Reread your posting and tell me if it's unfair or not.

Not an issue.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Maybe you're having a sensitive week.

Theo

 

Oh you've only got the 250 then ? Can't understand how you manage to
get up a hill

Naawww. About normal.

<shrug> I can afford to lose the $100 but with the exception of L
Platers like that Stoner character (apparently he only got his road
licence the other month I vaguely recall reading), on the parameter
set of " 1-2 years experience on a Hyosung 650" vs Cam on a seriously
quick little bike. I'd still put the money on Cam (or other
experienced rider). My point wasn't to pick on you, my point was the
RS125 and Mito 125 are surprisingly quick little buggers in an
appropriate setting (ie corners not a straight line, the tighter the
better).

Still not sure it's a good idea for a learner, but you'd LOOK bloody
good on it provided you fit

 

Bugger, that sux.

They're actually smaller than the RS in my opinion (being very attuned
to parameters like seat height and reach to bars for some odd
reason

Yeah it looks quite roomy for a little bike.

JL

 

JL wrote:

Oh, well...in that case, don't expect to be mentioned in my will.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Blimey it was a compliment already !!

JL
(OK so I meant skilled when I said experienced OK ?)

 

Yeah, those little bikes. I hear that once you're on a full licence
the act of riding a 250 will make your dick drop off, and riding a
<100cc bike at any time will result in a painful, well-deserved death.


BTH

 

Well, the first comment, I accepted gracefully, but, when it got
modified with the "(or other..." then, I took umbrage.

I had been tempted, knowing it was a 250, to offer a wee run up the Old
Road against my 29 year old 125 commuter bike, but thought better of it.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Now that I've had a chance to take a look at the specs, the CBR125R
sounds like quite a decent little bike! I'm impressed that they
managed to squeeze 13hp out of a 125cc 4-stroke single and still keep
it rideable, and the fuel injection would be nice.

Obviously it's not in the same performance league as a GPX250, but
half the price and ~400km range off a 10 litre tank isn't to be
sniffed at either. ;-)


BTH
(Might be popping by the Honda dealer on Saturday)