best 125 ive seen for a long time
Hiya, love the bike i`m toying between the Honda CBR 125 or the Yamaha YZF 125 as my first bike really love the yam as i want an R6 one day!! they just seem so big compared to the honda just dont think as a new rider i`d be able to handle such a big bike just dont know what to do aaarrrggghhh!!!!
Hi Claire,Cant comment on the Yam, but....I had a cbr 125 last year to learn on. All I can say is brilliant bike nibble, forgiving with mistakes, excellent on fuel, cheap economical good looking. But ouch on insurance because it's a superbike replica Cost me £320 with MCE full comp, and the policy was non transferable. So when you pass your test you loose all the no claims you build up (because it was a learner policy).My father-in-law doing his test again at 64! has a honda CG 125 cheap to insure £160 full comp for both of us. good on fuel no fairing but just as easy to ride (they use them in the training schools). At the end of the day consider how long your going to be learning, before you do your test. What your going to be using it for, commuting whilst learning or just fun runs.Also dont buy one new, in the first year I lost a grand on the CBR. Father-in-law bought a CG on an '04 for £800 and has been offered £900 on part ex! Depends on what you want, in short the cbr in my opion and the yam turn heads. But the CG will be cheap hold it's money whilst you learn and get you experience and through your test.But that's just my view, hope this helps.....
Cost me £320 with MCE full comp, and the policy was non transferable. So when you pass your test you loose all the no claims you build up (because it was a learner policy).
