Honda SES125 Dylan

Just got this bike and when I saw it I liked it there and then fast and a comfortable ride if I need to get away from traffic this is the bike that can do it I like everything about this bike I have not found any faults with it at the moment only time will tell

Del from Dagenham

I sold my ZX9 after my baby girl was born to save money and I'm so glad I got this bike. As reliable as everyone says, still quick enough to overtake the crawlers and fantastic fuel economy.

£16 tax £85 insurance and about £50 a year on fuel.

The only thing I miss about my Ninja is the cornering, the Honda is a bit slow to lean but that's probably normal for scooters.

If this broke I'd buy it again, and if a 150cc model pops up (rare in UK) I'll get that and try the motorway.

I have a 2006 model

these days it wont start and the garage is at a loss to know what the problem is

last year the battery kind of expanded and it turned out it was a regulator; it went thru three batteries before the fault was fixed

now even when fully charged it either starts first tome or after several goes or' not at all

its only done 5000 miles

its always been serviced properly and regularly.

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I have had two of these bikes the first did 25000 miles or so then it got stolen and written off.

the second had done 54000 miles and now no longer wants to start up =(

I've changed the exhaust more times then I can count all with official Honda exhausts, the bike it's self has started up first time every time even at 3 in the morning at -3 degrees.

It is just that dam good I've had it stood for 2 months and it's started up on the second attempt, this is the AUDI of motorbikes.

I baught my 05 dylan 125 for only 250pound yes thats right with only 14k miles it was owend from new by a 34 year old woman from new ans she fell of this summer leaving light plastic damage to RH Side, for the money I wasnt exspecring much but by god I was shock with a said 13.5 - 14bhp it shifts with great acceleration I can get 70mph on a flat but realistically 65mph it been well service with genuine parts all the time and it runs a dream it fires up first touch every time, really smooth engine and good breaks the only problems I have had was the head stock bearings nut came lose and a relatively common problem the baffles in the exshaughst worked lose form the welding apart from them fairly minor problems its a fantastic bike with I will be keeping untill the engine packs up but hoping that will be some time as I have see and heard of around 30k miles before losing slight power and it tends to turn up about the belt and rollers this is a well built machine packing honda 4stroke reliability with parts easy to get hold of and genuine partsi.e air filters belts oil filters etc been quite cheep this is a bike you should buy and you will only know why you should buy it when you ride it

My honda dylan 125 is now 5 years old now and still going as if it was new.Here is what has been replaced.new disk plate i hit a piece of steel on work site new sump plug some garage tride to take it off wrong way.new back suspenion 90 pound this year new pin for front wheel last year new break seals this year.new exhaust this year new mirrors fancied a change new back wheel last year same work site clipped the alloy rim had to keep blowing tyre up changed spark plug first one changed in 3 years still got same battery . all in not much for 5 years and 350 miles a week back and forth to work hope this helps [email protected] if you want to no more .

This scooter is a must buy! I bought mine a month ago and boy was that the best decision I've ever made!

This scooter is amazing! very economical, moves like s**t off a shovel, and handles great! Couldn't recommend it high enough.

Would suit from a relatively new rider up to an experienced rider. One ride on these two wheels and I ask myself the question, 'Why do people drive around on 4 wheels, when you can dodge the traffic and save loads of commuting time, pay less than half the price of the fuel economical car costs, pay a sixth of the price of a car on insurance, pay £16 a year tax, £30 MOT and most all of own a brilliant Honda machine!?...Absolute no brainer!!!

Honda build is quality.

So far no complaints.

60-70 miles a day. Had completed 45,000 miles and finally got so fed up with getting it fixed I traded it in for an SH125 (Big mistake...despite the bigger wheels all the same issues!). Lost count of the number of failed exhausts and the number of times the output shaft bearings were changed (at least 4 exhaust and 6 bearing replacements). They first failed when the bike had only done 120 miles! I hadn't even gone faster than 35mph by that point!

It's a real shame as the rest of the bike is fantastic. I could even live with the exhaust failures...just not the bearing problems

If you ride more then 10 miles each way get a proper bike. Avoid Dylan, SH, PS or any other v-belt Honda

I would buy this scooter again and again. Good braking,fast acceleration, well designed and gives the rider confidence.

An oil check flashes on the dash every 2,500 miles (but check it manually with the dipstick every week to be sure you have oil)

Excellent scooter, well done Honda.

The VW Golf of Scooters. Starts first time every time, well screwed together , reliable and easy to get parts for. Fuel tank is a little small, 8 quid gets me about 135 miles. Would highly recommend. Don't buy cheap chinese bikes. They get damp and dont start.