When I bought mine in late 2021 I named her 'Black Jack'. So called because it felt like a gamble to buy such a small and cheap bike (I don't know how to play BlackJack). But it could not have been a less fitting name, (besides the fact the bike was black) in all of 12,000km she's never gone wrong. I've done 250km camping trips in one day carrying around 80kgs of camping gear. It's run forever on 91 octane fuel, gone off roading and she's handled it all perfectly! It's truely one of the most versatile commuter bikes out there, I've never had a bad day on this little thing. If I lived in Melbourne or Sydney instead of Canberra I would probably keep this bike forever. The one downside to the otherwise fantastic CB125e is it's top speed. I rode from the ACT to Grenfell at 80kph the whole way, which is fine if you're in no hurry, or don't mind leading a conga line of traffic, but for longer distance, high speed trips it's not ideal. That being said, I passed both my learners and provisional riders tests on this bike. It's perfect if you're looking for an unintimidating, accommodating, and predictable inaugural motorcycle- or you want a brilliant little bike to nip around town on, don't pass up the CB125e. You can't go wrong.
I have both a BMW GS650 and a cb125e. It's weird, I find myself only wanting to ride the little 125cc bike - it's just so fun. It feels a bit like riding an early 20th century bike - just the very basic elements. I love it.
Alright I’m gonna get hate for this but I’ve brought 2 of these for an experiment and have rode both of them for about 11,000ks total over the last 2 or so years. With one I’ve never done a service (bad I know) and the other I’ve looked after like it’s my own child. And I’ve gotta say there’s really no difference, besides the zero service at 11000ks likes to slide in the rain a bit more. So it goes to show Honda reliability is truely an aspect to look at when buying bikes. I love these bikes and I brought my first one as my first ever bike brand new and am probably never getting rid of it. Has served me to well to want to part. Also just as a quick remark, I’m 6foot1 and about 102 maybe 104 on a bad day and I’ve never had a real issue on the acceleration. When I get I was comfortable I ended up changing the sprockets to help with top speed and acceleration and I genuinely believe that it would take most single piston 250 for a ride any day of the week.
Punching the little Cb125E through the Royal National Park... You have my respect. I too have a CB125E. I bought it cheap to flip. Still have it 12 months later.
Hey man, nice video! I'm a learner rider, I have a 2013 CBR500R but my fiance has a Suzuki TU250x that I love to borrow and ride. The smaller bikes really are a lot of fun! Glad you're enjoying the bike and thanks for the video, always great to watch how other bikes being used in the real world
Here in Philippines,the actual engine of cb125 is the same engine as crf 125 and it is called cb125cl it has decent power for a 125 ,it struggle on uphills but on plain its fast.that engine of your bike is used in xr125l which didn't buy much only a few ,but some upgraded it putting xr150 internals and sometimes making it 200 to 230cc .
Sold my cb125E recently for a Ninja 250R and I've gotta say as much as the Honda is a great starter bike if you know your gonna ride really sporty motorbikes I'd say get something a tad sportier to start
I am wondering about the drawbacks of one of these being 186 cm and about 102 kg. Although it does look great to learn on and get the muscle memory built up.
They are a great little bike. Definitely go and test ride one before buying and make sure the seriously slow acceleration is something you are ok with. You can then also get a feel for how comfortable your seating position is on the bike!
I’m not too familiar with the “f” however I’m pretty sure the f is a bit bigger, heavier, has more technology potentially like abs and digital display, it may also be geared for higher speeds. As a result it costs more than the ‘e’.
@@ahmedabbas3998 CB125F is more or less identical, just a few cosmetic changes really ( clocks are different ) but apart from that the same thing really... ( CB125F is a fun bike however and i love mine )....
Hey Chris definitely not “lightweight” but is definitely light weight relative* to other bigger bikes on the market which are a couple hundred kg. Hope your back sorts itself out and cheers for watching! 🍻