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I suppose it could go in traveling but when I was looking in there quick look it was mostly bout holidays etc, if needs to be moved, sorry,
anyway, to my Question,
Can anyone suggest a good, nice looking 125cc Bike for around £2000 or less (second hand)
Atm I am looking at a Honda CBR R4 (125cc) which is a copy of the Honda Firebird
(this basicly)
I have heard very good things for the money, and for a 04 plate (the one I have my eye on, it seems a good deal, less than 3yr old and 3000miles
Also, im trying to find dealers within the Ayr/Renfrewshire area (with websites, without any luck, any help here much appriciated)
anyway, to my Question,
Can anyone suggest a good, nice looking 125cc Bike for around £2000 or less (second hand)
Atm I am looking at a Honda CBR R4 (125cc) which is a copy of the Honda Firebird
(this basicly)
I have heard very good things for the money, and for a 04 plate (the one I have my eye on, it seems a good deal, less than 3yr old and 3000miles
Also, im trying to find dealers within the Ayr/Renfrewshire area (with websites, without any luck, any help here much appriciated)
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Your on an island it works well.
Plus more expensive
:yes: Plus you don't want your little boy being fatherless. Those things are killers imo.
Be careful then and pass your test soon
Aprilia RS125.
Both look good (Especially the Aprilia), can be picked up for less than £2k, and are pretty fast.
Only problem is that parts can be difficult to acquire for the Aprilia, which i imagine would be worse living on an island.
This isn't aimed at you personally, but:
Why on earth do people always say stuff like this? Like most things in life, it's also alot to do with how other people drive around you.
The 2 best people to ask would be ShyBoy & Click To See More.
NSR125 are good, but the CBR's are the newer models, NSR's are Older I believe (according to the honda website)
CBR 125 can do 110-120mph, although I would never do this of course, on an island with a very straight downhill road for several miles and NO police force (well 2 cop cars) I would never go fast
But thanks,
Softie, I do agree with you in some points, but I would be to scared to own one, on mainland as it is alot busier, although thanks, I'll Pm them at some point.
Of course i would just get a crosser.
I agree. A comment like "those things are killers imo" just shows ignorance of the subject.
Both my father and boyfriend are keen bikers. My dad has been riding for over 30 years and has done advanced riding courses as well as an instructor course and rides his bike all over the world. He has never once been involved in an accident on his bike, nor has my boyfriend. They have both however been in car accidents.
The majority of accidents involving motorcycles are caused by car drivers in my opinion.
I agree with you partly but it's pretty realistic to say that a biker is far more vulnerable than someone in a car.
That may be the case, but it doesn't make them any safer. You have an accident on a bike involving a car and who's going to come off worse? Who's fault it is, is irrelevant. There's no doubt that you are 'significantly' more at risk on bike
I almost died on a bike, my mate did die on his bike not so long ago. Of course you have to decide whether or not you think that the risk is worth it and I used to think it was - I don't anymore. At least not on the road.
A lot of my mates were keen bikers but as they've got older and some have started to have kids they've left the bikes alone. When there are people dependant on you then the situation changes.
Honda CG125 is bombproof, will start first time, every time. I crashed mine, and although there were bits all over the place, the engine was still ticking over nicely
However, it's possibly not the best looking bike the in the world. NSR125 I would say for one that looks a bit sportier, but again, on a 125 you're going nowhere at lightning speed, and imo it makes you look a bit of a wally having race fairings. But each to their own!
When I have the cash, vfr400 all the way
eBay should be able to find you cheap deals. Also, sign up to forums like visordown.com as the classifieds sections normally have bikes for sale much much much cheaper than you'd find from a dealer.
http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2428
Me in leathers and my mates old skool VFR 400. Quite pokey and good fun to ride.
Nowadays I'd rather have this. Fare more freedon, far more fun, and a little less likely to kill you AND still only a 125.
http://www.honda-motorcycles.org/images/2006CR125R.jpg
This will keep a person a bit safer ... even has a seatbelt.
Although guess that's more a Scooter then a bike
Looks shit too.
They're handy in central London for the business types who want to ride into the city, not pay congestion charge, etc
Also think they should have put a little boot on the back for your shopping or laptop.
I can see the need for something similar though, I know 99% of the time I drive I'm totally alone in my car - a 1 seater car / bike / scooter designed for comfort and convenience could be quite handy
Naah it just seems to me - if you're gonna put a roll cage on a bike why not go the whole hog, and put side impact beams on it and that space on the back seems wasted to me. I can't imagine in a city like London the majority of bike will go head on into a car, more like being hit from the side by one. And since you don't have to make the sides hollow like a car door (cos of the windows) you could potentially make the side protections bars much stronger then those in a car
Congestion charge in London is about £1,900 per year now for cars but since 2 wheeler don't have to pay - there's a good potential market for a more comfortable bike / scooter.
That's nice but I would prefer a 4 stroke though. I like the Suzuki DRZ400 and the KTM supermotos. Will have to make do with my Italian(:eek: ) Beemer for the minute...
There no where near as fun though. You can't throw one of those about like a 125 or 250.
And I like the pokeyness of the 2 stroke engines.
Indeed.
The only person I've known to be in a bike accident is my dad. However, it was because some lovely people decided to play football and kicked the ball into his bike, causing him to fall off.
In my experience most bikers will have binned their bike pretty seriously or will at least know a few that have.
You can't get away from the fact they are significantly more dangerous.
It would blow up. Fastest I've had out of 125 on the road was mid 90's on a Mito and that was screaming.