sachs x-road 125 review

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Average Ratings
Build quality	8.3/10
Reliability	7.1/10
Value for Money	7.1/10
Reviewer Rating	7/10
Overall Rating	6.9/10

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By ryan collins on 20th Dec 2006

ryan collins's Ratings
Year Manufactured	2004
Length of ownership	3 months
Build quality	9/10
Reliability	8/10
Value for money	7/10
Overall value	8/10
ryan collins's recommendation

Good Points

It's a great looking bike, it pulls well in every gear, its fun for anyone who buys one, excellent handling round corners, certainly loves the little back roads! If it's dropped or you have an accident on this bike you will come away with minimal damage to it, a very stong well built bike all round. lots of street cred! I get people come up to me all the time and say how great it looks and how cool it sounds (bearing in mind that i've taken the baffling out of the exhaust pipe). I love it to bits and would recommend it to anyone who was looking to get a 125.

Bad Points

People always say how great the bike is but it does have a few bad points. Tyres, being the same size as most 1000cc sports bike tyres they can be expensive if you want quality ones (£150 a set) but they do last a long time. When the engine is new you really have to keep a close eye on the oil gauge because it drinks oil. The first ones that came out only had a five speed gearbox and they do rev out in top gear at about 63mph 70 with the wind behind you or maybe 75 down hill, i have been looking for a smaller rear sprocket to over-come this problem but sachs only seem to stock one size (55), it could do with a 50 really, it would relax the engine alot more and give it a bit more top end. There is no rear hugger or mud guard of any sort so all the underneath of the seat and the exhaust pipe gets plastered in mud, there is a similar problem at the front, its just that the mud guard is too high, if it was closer to the wheel it would help stop the engine getting plastered. Apart from these few things though it is a great bike.