this is the honda cb125r and in this video i'm going to tell you what i think of this bike give
it a full review and tell you whether i think it's worth the money right let's start off by talking
about the engine this has got to be the best 125cc engine out of any of the 125s i've ridden
and quite possibly out of any of the 125s on the market it is phenomenal it produces 11 kilowatts
at 10 000 rpm which translates to roughly 14.75 brake horsepower which is right up at the top
of what you're allowed to have as a one two five and ride it as a learner bike with l plates at 17
years old and that is how every one two five should be there's too many of them that are
nine and a half ten horsepower and it's just not enough power they feel sluggish they slow
down up the hills and this is the complete opposite it doesn't feel sluggish at all
it's almost as quick as some of the 250 350 bikes out there these days because most of
them only have 20 horsepower so it's almost as quick as those because of how light it is
and it pulls up the hills with ease you don't have to shift down gears loads it just keeps going and
it even accelerates up the hills it'll happily sit at 60 miles an hour and you could even do 70
on on the straight if you keep pinning it and it produces 11.6 newton meters of torque at 8000 rpm
so overall this engine is absolutely superb and it does have quite a bit of character as well
which is what i love about this engine so i've got no complaints whatsoever in the engine department
okay we've got to talk about the elephant in the room you're all
thinking it i'm thinking it as well and that's the price of this bike 4
549 pounds in the uk that's a lot of money for a 125 cc motorcycle and is it justifiable well
it's a very very good bike the engine is fantastic it looks very cool it's not my
kind of bike but i must admit it looks very very nice and i really like this blue matte color
all the parts are great quality it's a honda you're not gonna have any problems with it it's
a honda but it's a one two five and most people would be buying this as a learner rider as a first
bike and that's a lot of money to go out and spend and most people at 17 years old won't have that
kind of money most of them are in college they're not earning any money they might have a saturday
job or something so this is a lot of money and it is a big investment so would you buy this over
a royal enfield classic i wouldn't i would save my money buy something cheaper and then
go ahead and buy a royal enfield classic as a first bite when i turn 19 but if you're not
bothered about that and you only want a one two five and you want the best one two five
then this could be a very very good option for you and if you like that kind of naked sports bike
neo racer look thing i don't know what it's called but it looks fantastic so this could definitely be
a good bike for many people but for me i would save my money on something cheaper
and then buy a royal enfield classic but i can't i must admit it is very very good bike
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the petrol tank is 10.1 liters and honda claim this bike will do 45.5 kilometers a liter which
is roughly 107 miles per gallon and that's very good so this is not going to be expensive to run
and you might have to be filling it up all the time so if you're looking for a cheap run around
that's very good and as i said the engine is fantastic and it's pretty swift keeps up with most
350s then this could be a very good option this honda only weighs 130 kilograms and that's very
very light and it does feel like as well you get on this bike and you can you almost can't feel
it between your legs it's that light it's very easy to get in and out of your garage around cars
so that's very good maneuvering absolutely easy in and out of traffic in the city and in the town
absolutely perfect the spike's not very big so you can swerve in and out of traffic do some
lane splitting with ease so this would be a great city commuter if you lived in london or something
like that you don't really need more than a one two five and this is a very good one so i can
see why this would be very appealing to someone in the city absolutely and yeah the handling is
brilliant it goes where you tell it to it's very light very flickable and it doesn't feel
unstable going along at 70 miles an hour either so it's it's got everything all in one it's a honda
as we always say they seem to get everything right although some of them are a little bit boring if i
dare to use the word but they're just very very good and that sometimes can come across paths
boring and good can kind of meet in the middle sometimes but i wouldn't call this bite boring
because it does have quite a bit of character so yeah this bike is very good handling as well
it's got single disc brakes on the front and the rear and stopping power is very very good
so no complaints there it doesn't need double discs at all because it's so light it's just
absolutely spot on so i wouldn't change anything with the brakes the seat is plenty comfortable
i haven't had any issues there no saw bottom so it's nice and padded
nice and soft and the riding position is pretty good you've also got a rear seat and passenger
foot pegs as standard so if you want to take someone on the back you can but obviously bear
in mind at 17 years old with l plates you're not allowed to so what if you do your a what is it a
a1 license that's the one if you do your a1 license so there's so many licenses in
this country it's hard to remember them all so you can do that but a1 license is practically
pointless because all it does is take your oil plates off and allow you to take a pillion so
i wouldn't recommend doing that but if you did you can take someone on the back or you can be
very cheeky and do it anyway on the country roads but don't tell anyone i told you that
so
the sea height is 816 millimeters and i am six foot one and this is what i look like
on the bike now it feels just right to be honest my arms are nice and stretched out
i'm upright my knees fit in nicely with the shape of the tank here so comfort wise i'm
pretty comfortable on this bike i may learn make it look small so let me know in the comments below
if this bike looks tiny underneath me i can't know because i can't see it but
it feels absolutely fine so if you are over six foot you're not gonna have any issues riding
this bike you might just make it look a little bit small and if you're below six foot five foot five
you're probably going to be absolutely spot on for this bike so yeah riding position is very nice
oh i can't be that small can you hmm two strokes just gone past oh i love that smell
who loves the smell of two-stroke let me know in the comments below oh beautiful smell brings me
right back anyway you've got upside down forks on the front and a single dampener on the rear
the suspension is very good it is very firm and that's what you want on a sports bike it allows it
to have such great handling but you do feel the bumps a little bit so going over the bumps you
kind of brace yourself so you don't squash your uh goodies so it's uh yeah a firm ride but a very
nice one as well and good handling the exhaust note is very quiet on this bike very subtle
so you're not going to be breaking any neighbors up i'd probably put something a little bit more
throaty on there because it's got this sporty look you want it to sound a little bit sporty
and open it up a bit you probably get a little bit more power out of it so
i definitely put an aftermarket exhaust on it if i could but uh if you're not worried about that
and you live in a city and you don't want to wake all the neighbors up and cause a load of hassle
this would be perfect because it's very very quiet so you shouldn't have any issues there
the mirrors they are quite small and for me i'd want them on the bar ends because i can't see a
lot of the road behind me maybe only 30 40 so i'd want them a bit wider but obviously being narrow
that allows it to be nice and narrow to get in and out of cars when lane splitting so there's pros
and cons so in the city you want them to be narrow you don't want to be sticking out from the bar
another another sort of half a foot you don't want that so it's a pro and a con but if you've
got wide shoulders you might not see a lot of the road behind you so that's a little bit of an issue
so
the screen on the honda is very good actually it tells you everything you need to know rpm time
fuel gauge miles per gallon how many miles it's done what gear you're in it tells you
that the side stands down so that's good little reminder to tell you to put it up before you go
and it's actually one of the easiest screens to read that i've
seen a lot of them when it's really sunny it kind of reflects a bit and it's hard to see
this one in fact when the sun's shining you can see it even easier so i was very impressed with
that so you can see the screen very well so i've got no issues with that i must apologize
if there's any wind noise during this video it's extremely windy today it's
blowing a gale force wind and my camera's just falling over so hopefully that's all right
that's not exactly what you want but to summarize this bike i think it is absolutely brilliant the
looks of it look absolutely gorgeous it's a very good looking bike and to a bystander who maybe
doesn't know what it is you wouldn't think it was a one two five you'd think it was a 650 even
i know it's small but it doesn't look like a one two five so that's definitely a plus point
the engine is fabulous lots of power for a one two five so it goes up hills and everything with ease
handling's great suspension's great brakes are great so overall it's a fantastic bike the only
real issue for me is the price and that is the one thing i can't justify on this bike
but it's very good so i think it's justifiable if you're someone who only wants a 125 and you don't
want a bigger bike and you maybe live in the city and it's not a necessity to have any more power
or more grunts then it would be a good option you wouldn't mind paying that price but for someone
who's going to have it for a year and then upgrade i don't know whether it'd be worth it but you tell
me in the comments below have you bought one of these i'd like to see how many of you actually
have owned one or ridden one and see what you think of it so let me know in the comments below
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