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| Build quality | 8.1/10  |
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| Reliability | 9.4/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.5/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 9/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.1/10  |
Full review by
Guest.
on 1st Jul 2008
User Rating : 10
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Good Points: Very comfortable and really good on fuel its also nice and quite.
Bad Points: The chokes a bit funny at times but thats about it.
General comments: I love riding the bike. People don't think its stylish but its a great bike to ride and I've got some surprising speeds out of it so far I'm sure I can get more the seat is comfortable and is still comfortable with someone on the back. The handling is amazing and very controlable.
Very nice bike.
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Review by
Guest.
on 11th Jun 2008
User Rating : 9
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Excellent little bike. Good fun to ride. Would recommend it to anyone.
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Review by
DeJaScrew
on 16th May 2008
User Rating : 10
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delighted with the responsive 125 fuel injected engine
delighted with the decisive and smooth gear change
delighted with the very light and smoothly operating clutch lever
delighted with the efficiency of the brakes
delighted with the ease of handling and nimble road holding
delighted that the motorcycle ran smoothly over bumps and craters in the roads.
delighted that the seat was comfortable on long journeys
delighted that she was able to get her feet down easily
delighted that the belove ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th May 2008
User Rating : 10
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Really great bike I have an 08 plate Yamaha YBR125 and its a great first bike and very economic, I've done 1200 miles in 6 weeks. The only bad thing is I had a Suzuki Ts50 and im fairly tall so it took me a while to adjust to the riding position. Also great for filtering through traffic.
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Review by
Guest.
on 22nd Apr 2008
User Rating : 10
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well worth the money. easy, cheap, reliable.
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Review by
leebailey18
on 17th Apr 2008
User Rating : 7
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Its a good all around bike very reliable . ideal first bike .
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Review by
vennis
on 27th Mar 2008
User Rating : 8
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I bought it last month and did about 1100 kilometres and I immediately chaged tires. This is my first bike and no problems arose so far. It is great since I forget to fill up the tank, it is ideal for a traffic jamming city such us Athens (Greece), it fits everywhere even with a co rider of 96 kilos (plus myself...90 kilos)! Generally, it is a great value for money, since it costs only 2.170 euros (about 1.700 pounds...yes I know cheaper then the english rates).
Also,It doesnt make so much noise ...
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Review by
MadBikerDog
on 19th Mar 2008
User Rating : 8
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Bought as a bike to practice on before I take my direct access, it has been perfect and 100% reliable, in all conditions. A nice looking bike, does 60mph on the flat, which is OK. I have been riding it on and off since November last year, it starts, runs, and performs brilliantly in all weathers. The tyres seem to get bad reports, but I am yet to slip over on the bike... touch wood! The battery has never let me down. An all round lovely bike, I think I shall keep it for commuting to work even af ...
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Review by
duff man
on 25th Feb 2008
User Rating : 9
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Great little bike I loved it from the moment I step into the dealer and sore it.
Its very very reliable, very economic, great handling (apart from the tyres which can be changed for much better ones for a very small price).
It starts every time even in very cold weather (it actually seems to like the cold).
It hasn't put a foot wrong even when my lack of ability has sent me onto the floor it doesn't just fall apart like some bike, so you can just get back up and ride on.
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Review by
markmck
on 16th Jan 2008
User Rating : 8
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I have got the 07 ybr 125 it is a great first bike.Mine does not like to rev out in 5th gear which i don't like when it does rev out it does 76 mph
well the ybr is a good bike i have had it from march 07 and i now have 9458 miles on it and no problems on usually wear and tear like tires and brake pads and stuff but every thing it is sweet on it i would some time drive up to my mums house which is 90 odd miles away and i have no problems with it ..
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Review by
remedy
on 18th Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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I find my Yamaha YBR125 is a very good bike for hard city traffic. The bad points are no tuning parts such as spoilers and custom exterior accessories.
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Review by
richthetrojan
on 14th Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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It is good value for money and definitely worth it for £2,000 and most of all it is very fun to ride even at the speed limit
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Review by
richhall
on 25th Aug 2007
User Rating : 10
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I have owned my Yamaha YBR for a couple of weeks but have only been riding it for 4 days (post-cbt). I am aged 51 and did my CBT on a cg125 which, at the time, I thought was a great bike - light weight, easy to handle, etc. But after taking my YBR out for the first time I discovered it is in a different class. I did an 84 mile round trip which left me with no aches or pains anywhere. Gear changing was effortless and I was able to cruise comfortably at 55-60 mph. City riding is also very easy, th ...
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Review by
PENTA
on 12th Mar 2007
User Rating : 9
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Have done with this little marvel 9300 kms (some 5800 miles) absolutely trouble free. Have been using it both with my wife and myself alone. Longest trip in "one go" has been Ciudad Real (south of Madrid) to Barcelona, some 900 kms (562 miles).
Have been myself alone to Madrid (630 kms from Barcelona - 394 miles) ) in one go, with due stops, for petrol and recovering a little, of course. And back. Trouble free, absolutely amazing voyage. Okay, you have to be patient and count that you will be ...
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Review by
commuter
on 11th Jan 2007
User Rating : 7
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I got this bike for commuting in Spain - approx 40 km/day.
Its great in the dry and feels quite zippy but in the wet the roads here are like glass.
I have already come off once on a corner both front and back wheels washed out at the same time and I enjoyed a long slide down the road on my backside.
This may be unfair criticism considering the conditions but I am used to sliding bike having done a fair deal of dirt bike racing in my youth.
It just feels too unpredictable in the wet and slide ...
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Review by
richiehsmallwood
on 1st Jan 2007
User Rating : 9
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I'm a 6ft 2in 17 1/2st 57 year old born again biker, and was surprised that it suited me so well! It pulls reasonably well up to about 55 -60 even with my weight! Shortly after I bought it, I did a 600mile round trip to Cornwall and back without any problems at all, except a sore bum! That was still running in - hence three days, and only 2 1/2 tank fulls. Lacks a side stand, and would be nice to have the little fairing/screen of the Euro option. Apart from that I've found it a brilliant little ...
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Review by
monkey18
on 28th Nov 2006
User Rating : 9
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I have had this bike for a while now and it's alright, I like it quite a lot. When I first got it I was running it in and getting used to it and keeping below a maximum of 6,000rpm and I thought it was slow but as soon as I started opening it up it seemed very nippy - basically you need to give it the right revs, thrash it a little and it can go okay - (5,500rpm>8,000rpm). It's geared well for hills but just runs out of gearing sometimes when you get to 65ish your starting to go too fast but you ...
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Review by
Johnyboyo
on 8th Nov 2006
User Rating : 10
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I love this Yamaha YBR125 bike. It's fast for a 125, especially on the back wheel, something I found out by accident but it's kept me smiling ever since. Great beginners bike. Styling is best you're going to get on a bike this price, just shy of 2 grand. Cruises at 55mph easy, does 65mph. I've had 70mph, screaming down a long hill but it wasn't too pleasant.
It's brilliant for commuting, which is what it was 'drawn up for' by its Brazilian designers, for the huge new Chinese market (it's fin ...
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Review by
lakewitch
on 5th Oct 2006
User Rating : 9
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The Yamaha YBR125 is an excellent little bike, handles great. I am 6ft and 15 stone and the bike has no problem with that at all. Unbeatable in all situations except open road, the engine accelerates well, but once you hit 90kmph that's just about it. May improve with a bit more use!
Brake/Chain maintenance a doddle as is oil changing.
May consider a windscreen to help improve winter driving.
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Review by
cza1971
on 28th Aug 2006
User Rating : 9
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My first bike! Should have done this years ago...don't know if it's the intoxicating freshness of wind and rain buffeting my visor on a typical Bolton morning or the freedom of the hills on a Sunday feeling rare rays of sun on my back. I have never felt so alive. At 26 miles per hour.
To the bike. As a first machine I can't really compare the YBR125 with anything else so the rest of this review is redundant. It felt right as soon as I sat on it in the shop. I went to buy the CG125 purely from ...
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Engine: 4-stroke, single cylinder, air-cooled, SOHC; Displacement: 124cc; Max power: 12bhp @ 8,000 rpm; Weight: 106 kg; Seat height: TBC; Fuel Capacity 12 Litres; Colours: TBC More...
