125cc perfection

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Yamaha R125
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TwistedHelix's review of Yamaha R125

“125cc perfection”

★★★★★

written by TwistedHelix on 18/01/2014

I may be biased as it was my 1st bike and loved it and still do (RIP in the scrapyard from the cager that hit it!)

The bikes reliability is just...ridiculously phenomenal. Sure brand new vehicles rarely break down, but even the consumables and quality was just fantastic.

I got 16500 miles on it before it died, and the engine was in tip top shape. I ran it to redline all the time on dual carriageways to reach 70mph, and always used fully synth castrol 10w40 oil. These bikes are unbreakable if you keep the servicing up which is minimal! Just keep an eye on that oil!

Dropped it in the snow going 10-15mph. Dragged me down with it, got it back up, no frame bending, no snapping, and the crash bobbing took the brunt of the damage. Back on the road riding off again, excellent build quality.

Even the fiat 500 that rearended me, I damaged her bonnet good and it didn't seem to do much other than crack my rear fairings...Unfortunately due to its age and mileage and worth it was considered a write off.

The bike runs super smooth, easy to handle and move, brilliant cornering ability, absolutely fantastic mileage (80mpg) and looks and sized like an R6! It is the same size as an R6, just smaller engine.

Gone up to a Suzuki GSX650F, and would kill to have the 125 back. Genuinely.

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