NEW BIKER IN NEED OF ADVICE! I am looking at purchasing my first bike soon and wonder if any of you could offer me some advice! I have found a Lifan LF125-3A Commuter bike, which I have been assured is basically a "rebadged Honda" made under licence. The bike is only £1,495 inc VAT, on the road with 12 month warranty. It's a OHC 4 stroke, 125cc single Cylinder, air cooled, electric start and includes Carrier, crash bars, CDI Ignition, handlebar fairing (whatever all that is!). Basically, all I would like to know is: is this a good bike? I appreciate second-hand value may not be good. Alternatively I am also considering the Aprilia RS125 (lovely, but expensive and I am told not that reliable) or the Honda 125 Valadero (which is a bit big). Would I be best looking elsewhere or should I stick with the Lifan - I am open to any suggestions! Also, the only other issue is speed/performance. Whilst I appreciate a 125cc bike is not going to beat much on the road, I don't want to get laughed at. Are any of these bikes slow? The Lifan is 7.5kW/9500r/min with 7.6N.m/7500r/min torque. Thanks for your help Jason.
