Yamaha XVS 125 Reviews

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Yamaha XVS 125
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Average Ratings for Yamaha XVS 125

  • Build quality4.2 stars
  • Reliability4.3 stars
  • Value for Money4.4 stars
  • Overall rating4.2 stars

13 Reviews For Yamaha XVS 125

  • Guest 28th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Got this dream of a 125 back in 97, when 125cc came back in fashion after a change in laws in Norway that made 16yo able to ride these, this was probably the same for other countries?

    The 11hp engine is the only drawback that made it stressful to ride on longer trips with 80kph+ speed limits. You'd find your self shifting alot between 4th and 5th gear to keep up with traffic.

    After a few years in the cellar this bike will be back on the road, after almost 12years it's in mint condition.

  • Guest 22nd Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I bought my Yamaha XVS for £800. Just starting out, but I wanted a bike that didn't sound like someone shaking a stone round in a can (which most of the chinese single cylinders do). Mine is 2001 with 11k on the clock - far from new, but the body is great. The build quality and comfort is superb. All I have had to do is give the battery a charge. I would definitely recomment this as a starter bike for cruiser / chopper fans.

  • Guest 21st Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    This yamaha xvs 125 bike is a fantastic learner cruiser. The looks of the bike are amazing (though you'll have to spend a lot of time cleaning it if you want it to stay that way!)

    I've used the bike everyday of the year going to work and back, and the bike has never let me down.

    I tend to ride with a pillion so the bike hovers hover around 50-60mph on a flat stretch of road, but for a 125cc I certainly can't complain. Of course 2up can make long distance driving a bit painful (especially if t ...

  • Guest 2nd Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Yamaha XVS 125 is a very well built and good looking machine with Yamaha reliability. Not the fastest twin wheels but this is a cruiser, not a sports machine. Will happily cruise at 60-65 though, unlike those cheap Chinese things. Fairly wide at 36" which can make filtering difficult. This will take you from CBT, to test and beyond if you want it to.

  • chrisdude67 6th Nov 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    You pull up to the lights and give your Yamaha XVS 125 engine a little rev. The beefy deep noise thrusted from the depths of the v-twin engine cause people to look and get embabrassed. I rarely get any competition of the white line at the lights! Nobody knows it's a 125 and people will not challenge! However, the ones that do have been left shocked as I have beaten with ease many cars!

    People move out the way for you! I've seen guys go right into the curb almost mounting it because they don't ...

  • DAVID3000 27th Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    Good looking motorcycle however after my personal experience, I would expect a certain racing driver to watch his oil levels as a seizure at high speeds could risk serious problems, have deterred and re-directed a few potential buyers to other makes, maybe just I was unlucky, but I should have thought the product would have gone from "PDI" to first service without requiring oils.

  • Phaelok 30th May 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    First of all; Wow. I bought this bike from a place down in Bournemouth called Phils Mall. You can't get a better deal than mine. 2001 Y-reg Yamaha XVS 125 Dragstar with 3500 miles on the clock. Extremely good condition for only £1799.
    This bike really is a pleasure to ride. Its got the looks, its got the laid back fashion. Unbelievable that you can ride one of these monsters on only a CBT. You certainly get the nods from other bikers passing by.
    All I can say is, you'll want to buy one o ...

  • blackpantha 7th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I got the Yamaha XVS 125 in the the summer and loved it the second I saw it. Been used every day of the year with 13,000 miles there has been no problems at all. Been through winter and held together very well, although I repainted the cradle and frame in places due to corrosion, but the winter in UK is VERY wet.

    Many good comments from other bikers and motorists and even the local police admire it!
    Doesn't look out of place when parked up against other cruisers and looks good pulling up.

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  • LDI 29th Dec 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I've had my XVS-125 for over a year now and although I have my sights set on a bigger cruiser I couldn't bear to sell this one off. I've used it to travel all over the South of England and it's never let me down - I've ran out of fuel once or twice so a gauge would be handy (but I put that down to human error). Good shape and size with plenty of chrome and it doesn't look out of place when parked up next to its bigger cousins - keep this bad-boy well polished and oiled for maximum effect. I find ...

  • darkside2er 11th Aug 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I had an XVS125 for 2 years (technically still have it) but then it got stolen and brutalised. I wanted to cry, my first bike and fantastic. The biggest 125 on the market at the time, and I believe only Suzuki and Honda make a similar bike. The build quality is stunning, and without L plates on it the only sign of its engine size is the slightly weedy sound. All being said, its done everything Ive asked it to and had more to give, a big comfortable bike, that isn't so heavy that commuting is a ...

  • linchi Rank: Corporal 4th Apr 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Yamaha XVS 125 is awesome nobody will be disappointed with this bike, the handling the sound and reliability, there are so many good things about the bike the list is never ending. The bike also looks much bigger than it actually is. I myself started off with a Gilera Runner 50 sp and I though those little scooters were great until I sat upon 1 of these beauties the change is unbelievable. The feel of the bike feels like a bigger bike and you will get looks of loads of people because the bi ...

  • Dragstarman 26th Jan 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I started out on a scooter, but always wanted a Yamaha XVS 125 - as far as I was concerned this was the ultimate 125. When I finally got one I was not disappointed. The immediate feel was that of a willing machine ready to try whatever I demanded of it. OK being only a small engine It has limitations, but if you are ready to make allowances for not getting better than 60 out of it the machine will happily make the miles go by very comfortably.
    The handling is responsive and in the time I have h ...

  • stevelightyear Rank: Lance Corporal 31st Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Little niggles like no fuel gauge and speedo does not light up. None of which is a real concern.