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Honda Rebel 125
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hunterxf382's Review of Honda Rebel 125

28th Oct 2005

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    9 Years
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1996
  • Build quality
    5 stars
Good Points

Excellent reliability - proven over 9 years of ownership from new!!!
Legendary Honda build quality
Very forgiving little bike - easy to handle from day 1 of ownership. Built to take the abuse of a learner, and yet will cruise all day on the open road at full throttle, and eat up those miles without a hint of despair.
No major problems after 33,000 miles of riding in all weathers, and all over the UK... This bike gets ridden / shown on owners club stand / left for ages without probs / loves to be polished / has loads of aftermarket kit available / is so cheap to run I don't even notice it nowadays.
Excellent friendly UK-based Owners Club (which I run so I'm a bit biased.)


Bad Points

I can't bear to part with it... (is that a bad point?)
And that's about it.


General Comments

I was inspired by seeing Harley's as a youngster, but could never afford to own one - so when I came to be able to get my first motorbike at the ripe old age of 34, I was amazed to see that I could ride a cruiser on L plates when I saw the Honda Rebel in my local dealer's window... I was hooked, and bought my bike without a test ride.. and was delivered + bike to take my CBT arranged by the dealer, having never even started it up before. I was so impressed that I wanted to share my experiences with other Rebel owners, but as there was no club for them - I started one up! I have now made some really good friends within our club, and we have riders with all sorts of Rebels and other cruisers / male & female / learners and veteran riders.
My bike inspired all this, so you may get some idea of how hooked I am to Honda's baby cruiser. It really is the best at inspiring confidence in new or shorter riders. Having said that I'm 5'10.

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Members' Comments onhunterxf382's Review

  • Clangers on 10th Aug 2008

    You say you have a Honda Rebel club ? Where is it and do you have a website etc. How many members is there etc. Im looking for a club to join, just bought a 125cc Rebel.

    Thanks

  • paul bradshaw on 27th May 2009

    i just bought my rebel 125cc oh wow love it love cruising love every thing about it im 57 and its my first bike

  • hunterxf382 Rank: Corporal on 4th Sep 2009

    Update on my own review - still have the very same Rebel that I bought back in 1996....
    Don't get to ride it at the moment as it's been laid up for the last few years due to personal circumstances. It is waiting patiently to be restored to it's former glory and ridden again.
    The club has now folded after some changes by the way.

    I don't think I'm going to ever get rid of this bike - it owes me nothing but respect for what is a good honest and reliable little bike.