I get lessons on one of them, its very comfortable, easy to handle and well balanced. I really recommend people getting this bike. If i get the cash, I will :)
To me the CBR always looked like a bicycle with some extras...and it still does. I love my Yamaha YZF R125 and i still think that's the best looking 125ccm
Problem with the yzf for me is its seating position. Not sure if its because im 193cmtall or what, but it hurts my back. Cbf125 is a trash bike but the seating position is perfect. No pain ever. Almost bought a cbr125r but after a 10 min test ride, my back and wrists were aching. I feel like the cb125r is best in class. 1.8hp less but about18kg lighter than competition, so acceleration should be slightly better. Plus as i mentioned above, the seating position is important and i think it is somwhere between the cbf and the cbr. To me it sounds comfy.
I'm looking at getting a new 125 bike, this is on my options list, but I'm having a hard time deciding, the new GSX-S 125 seems pretty awesome too. Aside from personal looks, any major spec differences that stand out?
Just go and take 'em out for a ride. Last summer I've driven the Duke, MT125 and Tuono. I've found the latter the most enjoyable. Didn't like the Duke's handling characteristics much, but the display is awesome. MT125 was suffering from the wind quite a bit, but everything ran very nicely otherwise. The Tuono was really my cup of tea, but it lacked a bit of punch. Then I waited for the GSX-R125 and was able to try it first hand. It's an amazing piece of kit! Will be getting one.
It is not clear, the capscity gap just doesn't make sence, they have a 125 and a 300 cc single and puny engines and above that only the four cylinder 1,000 cc engine. Where is the 500 and 650 cc twin cylinder versions ? The design is way cool to waste it on small capacity bikes only as the amount of 1,000 cc bikes that will be sold won't be the bread and butter for Honda ...
May have to do with the upcoming Euro 5 standards on the horizon, I hear they're going to kill the 600cc market. But I do agree wheres the 500, it's a massive jump from 300 to a 1000cc machine.
I personally am planning to stick to 125cc bikes since i live in london and theyre the most logical fun and cost effective ways of getting around. However I'm sick and tired of riding 125s with bare bone specs. Been waiting for a premium 125 to hit the market with a lot of the features of bigger bikes but with the smaller displacement. Honestly this bike hits the nail on the head. Normally id buy used but the idea of someone fucking up my honda by not breaking it in properly worries me. The fact that most 125cc riders are young, and youngsters love to rev, is problematic. The one downside of used 125s is the damage inexperienced riders do. I save maximum 1250 but the bike come with possible issues. Or 1250 more and i get a bike almost guaranteed to be without fault
Just wondering if they will make this design at around the 500-700cc?? I mean they got the 125, 300 then 1000cc area why not make something around the 500-700cc? Any rumors that they might produce along those displacements?
i sat on one of these at a dealer and after the handle bars it felt like there was nothing there, the bike just had a cliff face and nothing existed past the handle bars. it was strange and felt like it should have been longer than it was.
I had one of these as my learner bike, I'm 5'11" (1.8M) tall, I found it just about perfect. I could flat foot easily, which is the most important thing for learners and even experienced riders . I guess someone around 5'7" (1.7M) might find it a bit too high. (I've posted this a main comment because a lot of people are asking maximum speed )
Hello boss! Nice review of this bike! I just got mine recently here in Japan. I am looking for an English owners manual for this bike but can’t find anywhere...can you help me please? Anyone? Thanks a lot!
Yeah! Like the facelifted CBR150R the Asian regions already have! autodaily.vn/2016/07/can-canh-honda-cbr150r-2016-phien-ban-repsol-tai-ha-noi/ That looks sooo brutal and aggressive! Why can't we have something like it over here?
As I understand it learners in the US can ride almost anything, well at least something bigger than a 125. If I'd been allowed a 250 or 300cc learner bike in the UK , there is no way I'd have bought a 125. In my opinion 125s are too under powered, even for learners. If I've got the learner restrictions or lack of them correct in the USA , I can't see anyone selling many 125s there.
Dinesh Pal build quality and components used are costly and if company themselves manufacture it in india.. It will cost around 1.5 lakh approx so no one gonna pay 1.5 lakh for a 125cc so it will be a big loss for the company.. And if they import it then it will cost around 2 lakhs.. No one gonna buy.. 😥
I respect that these countries are big buyers of these bikes, but i think there aiming 125’s especially at european teenagers now especially ones in the uk, due to ridiculous insurance prices on cars alot of 17 year old brits are riding 125’s on a cbt because its a fraction of the price, also look st the styles, colours, and just whole demenour of the bike not to mention the high end price tag now, it is deffinatley meant for lane splitting on a commute to work in a city not a dirt road in delhi, so please stop think every 125 is made with only Indian and Bangladeshi people etc. In mind as it deffinatley is no longer the case
Di Indo masukin yg gini boss, jgn kek yg kemaren hadehhhh....fitur kasi LED ABS ama Hazard udh tergila2 biar kata mesin 125 gini....harga under 25jt,,,, tutup mata auto beli dah
I think Honda won't release this bike in India 'cuz this bike is very costly compared to the other crappy 125 cc bikes like shine, discover,etc.. Most of the indians think Power of a bike is in its displacement (cc) so no one will buy this. CBR 250RR also won't launch in India due to these reasons. Sorry for my bad English...😋
True but youd need a licence. Plus itd cost 75% more in fuel. And about 25% more for insurance. Licence cost roughly 800 quid, addmitedly a one off but still. I live in london, why would i pay 800 to get alicence only to end up paying more in insurance and fuel. But gaining no benefit from performance. If i aimed to ride on motorways then maybe a bigger bike would make sense. Atm i only pay 430 per year for insurance and about 250 per year in petrol. The only benefit to me owning a bigger bike is to show off to my biker friends. But i garuntee they wouldn't care. They all ride £10k++ bikes, maybe my gf would think i was cooler, but in reality she doesn't give a crap if u drive a bmw or a lexomoto. My main point is that buying a bigger bike while living and riding in a city doesn't make logical sense, unless its done separate from logic, just out of pure passion. Which is totally okay, but can't be justified by logical reasoning.
DAVE SYKES I've brought one aswell only ridden a shit Kawasaki on my cbt on this I can't control the throttle it's either on or off I've got one in white with glitter shining looks mint.
Jesus it's CB125R not CBR125 there is a diffrence,if you type just cb125 you'll see that it's a completly diffrent bike,r version is this,new line of the bike!
Honda will never get these bikes in India because unka profit kam hoga joh seh nahi sakte toh profit badhane ke liye third class parts aur major changes karenge jisse riders ko dikkat hogi!
I never got 80 MPH out of this bike . I got a top speed of something like 68MPH. ( I didn't try that many times, and I didn't lay flat on the tank, and I'm a bit heavy at 90Kg)
