Honda CBR125R Reviews

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Good points:

* Reasonably priced and holds it's value well.
* Reliability and finding spare parts is unlikely to be much of an issue.
* Very cheap to run and is lighter than a feather.

Bad points:

* Slower than a dead slug!
* Doesn't feel too planted on the road at speed.

General Comments:

A few months ago I took my SV in for a service, and as I needed to do a few things whilst the bike was being sorted I was given a Honda CBR125R for the day. "Brilliant!" I thought, having a 125 again to have a bit of fun on for a bit.

Upon first getting on the bike, the thing that instantly struck me was how light it was. Honestly, there's no weight to it whatsoever. The bike gets on the move with no fuss, but god do you have to dime the throttle and cling on to those precious revs if you want it to go anywhere. First gear is very, very short and will only see you up to 10mph. Gears 2-5 are where it's at though and 6th offers minimal acceleration, as it's only really there to act as an overdrive to ease the engine on 70mph A/B roads and motorways though any overtaking will need to be planned with military precision. Once it's up to any sort of speed past 60 it begins to feel slightly unsteady because of the lack of weight.

Being a 125 though, it isn't going to be very thirsty and 70+ MPG should be achievable.

Would I recommend it? If you're after a cheap to run, easy method of getting from A to B, it's certainly up there with all the other 125s, of which there are many. But as with most 125s, it isn't quick, so if you go on faster out-of-city roads a lot, be prepared to hear that little engine scream.

To conclude, a decent and frugal city slicker, it'll make mince meat of traffic being so narrow and light and you should get a decent return on it when you go to sell it. But it begins to lose competence at higher speeds, so if your commute includes many faster roads, this bike may not be the one for you and as an all-rounder, there are better bikes for the job.

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I brought my Honda CBR125 with 400 miles on the clock...I have now covered over 3500 miles on it!
So first thing first...speed! I have got 81mph out of it but this is not a regular occurence...normally it sits between 70-75mph. Now think about it, as the national limit for a single lane road is 60...its quick enough to overtake and on the duel lanes, not every one does 60! Catch my drift?
1st gear is rubbish so its bumped into 2nd sraight away and its happy thru to 4th. Hit 5th and you need to ...

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Honda CBR125R has freat acceleration after tuning

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The Honda CBR125R is a good looking bike for the price

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I'm 39 and getting back to biking after 13 years. I needed a bike that looked good ( I'm still a poser) but also ideal for commuting daily. I bought my Honda CBR125R 1 month ago and have no regrets, it's fantastic. I'm really impressed at how easy it handles and looks. A great looking bike but practical to run.

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Love this Honda CBR125R. I'm 26 years old and this is my first bike ever. Its very easy to learn on it. I found the acceleration pritty good and the looks are great. It delenitly looks like it has a bigger engine. I had the bike for just a week now and I can already ride comfortably on the road with no problems. Mind you i have never touched a bike in my life before this. So it defenitly is a very good learner. I recommand it to any new starter.

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~The Honda CBR125R is a great bike to have. it rides very smooth

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The Honda CBR125R is comfortable to ride
Excellent first bike reliable easy to drive and maintain

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The Honda CBR125R has great handling & breaking , good style, and low cost of fuel.
From my point of view this 125 is great for new riders that want to advance later into more strong motorcycles but is also a good option in general. I also used my CBR 125 to travel between towns with 70Km distance (1.20 hr) and found it pretty good with no serious problems. Besides being a perfect motorcycle for doing my jobs inside and outside of town this bike also proved to be really cool.
I do find, Low spee ...

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For someone getting back on a motorcycle or just starting this bike is very easy to learn with but after a couple of months either your looking for bit more power or wanting to get rid of it for a bigger one. Still have to say have a ball of a time with it though I out grew it fast. Only thing I want is a few more hp for passing purpose. I have had the bike full out and could only get it to go 137 km/hr (manual I have says it has top end of 140 km/h) and I am 240lbs so that is impressive as it's ...

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Amazing looks, ride comfort and sound. It makes my mouth water when I hear it. There are good colour schemes and there isn't any better bike for under £3000. Insurance is a few hundred more than others though because it is a superbike replica. However, "hello! it is a superbike replica!" Totally worth it.

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At 6ft 2in and 12stone I ' m not a small 17yr old and while I admit the bike may be a little small I find it more comfortable than some of the bigger 125's the acceleration is also good and the top speed isn ' t bad could be much better but what couldn ' t? I generally get 75-80mph out of mine on the dual carriage way coming home from work. I love the sound as people often mistake the bike for a 400-600cc so no complaining there. I am currently looking for a new exhaust not something I wanted to ...

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Its brilliant for your first bike...very easy to learn on and its sporty.. It is a very tough bike and does not break... only downside is the performance, you get bored after awhile...but it will still beat a lot of cars off the mark.

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It ' s a very reliable bike, you get lots of respect as ova bikers nod at you, its also considerably quick off the line if your good with gears and top end its good and even at that speed it don ' t sound like its struggling, petrol is cheap for a full tank you should pay about £8 or so and I use the v power petrol as well. When I first rode it I thought it was going to be hard handling and heavy like my old gilera DNA but it ' s so light and you have great control over it you can almost ...

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Great bike looks really cool, fine blasting round at 60 doesn't rake the engine i recommend a remus exhaust can or full pipe gives you a proper sound,fast off the line, handles amazingly was very suprised mine will do about 75 on the flat, got 92 downhill so far drove from Newquay to plymouth took about an hour most fun I've had on a bike, these bikes are exspensive but hold there value really well, still trying to find some bore kits but doesnt seem to be much out there.

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Fantasic bike to drive with lots of power and good looks. Very reliable bike very comfey and always fun to be on. Love my bike it does everything that I want it to do unlike other 125s.

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Very good learner bike...awesome commuter bike cheap and efficient. Fuel Economy. Looks great. Awesome Handling.

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The honda cbr 125r is a grate bike and one of the best 125s out there. The exhaust dosnt sound good standard when you get the bike I sugest that you get a new exhaust for it. Like a cowley exhaust witch will make your bike sound as good as it looks.

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I bought my Honda CBR 125r 2 months ago and find it brilliant to ride in traffic for fuel economy and reliability it handles great and has good acceleration.
Overall a awesome fun bike to own and drive it gets a lot of looks from others.

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Overall a cool bike. Light on fuel very good handeling for a small bike awsome looks and comfortable. 6 gear for downhill only a little slow on top end and I've experianced that some timer it jumps out of 5th or 6th gear at about 7 to 8 thousend revs.