I think I made it to 60-62, just, not that you dare look down for a second to check as it feels like an Apollo rocket going into orbit when when you have lived inside large cars for 20 years. As for top speed when pushed very, very hard it will scream its way north of 50-55 but then the slightest gust of side wind will make you soil your trousers. However, anyone over 15 stone will feel like an elephant sitting on a skateboard, but for that 1st gentle low risk introduction to motorcycling, you really need a forgiving pile of metal that can fall over, crash into fences, get thrashed a thousand times and get up again smiling, and thats the SR125 for you. Don't want to use the clutch? No problem, just give the foot pedal a kick and off you go into another gear. Nevertheless it does the job and is as forgiving as Jesus himself. Chances are given the choice you would take anything else on the menu but when it's take it or leave it, you take it. But still ideal starter and short commuter bike who occasionally does longer journeys and has few maintenance skills. but longer journeys will quickly take their toll on the bike.Īll in all I regretted the day I sold mine, it was dependable, reliable, if a little too light and if you do a lot of longer journeys these will take their toll if the bike especially if isn't looked after. It is a nippy little bike good for short commuting and town/city life is its natural habitat. Although I could get her to 70- slightly less economic.Īll that said I discovered the problem with a bike like this, the first time I encountered a small amount of wind- in stronger wind it was like trying to balance a surf board on a pole because it is so light.Īnd it feels like your bones are rattling as much as the bike when you push it to higher speeds. I found it VERY forgiving bike considering mine got little care, occasionally diesel in the tank rather than petrol and the oil level was allowed to drop way below the minimum mark.īut all that aside I used to ride mine 150 miles to visit family and it if I stayed about 55-60 mph I could get at least 130+ miles out of 1 tank of petrol. I would suggest it to anyone out there looking for a comfortable and reliable first bike.įantastic little runner particularly round town, I had mine for 2 years when I was learning to ride and just after i passed my test. For about £18 you can get almost 200 miles.Īnd a big advantage of this bike is parts are cheap to get for the most part.Īnd it can take all kinds of modifications if that's your thing.Īll in all its an excellent runner if you have the time and patience for it. I'll admit the engine was really struggling but it did it.įuel consumption is good. They have the acceleration but this bike just rides better and can go for longer at its top speed without strugglingĪ couple of times on particularly good days in ideal conditions I have managed to coax about 70mph out of it which shocked me, It's a stubborn thing that while I was riding with friends on their brand new 2014 onwards 125's sports bikes, just outmatched them. The engine sounds beautiful (nothing like most 125's) and always starts first time.Īnd no matter how hard I have ridden it, it just keeps on going. Since it was fixed I've never had a problem with hills or strong winds slowing the bike down. When you get it fixed up nice and close to new again it goes like a bat out of hell.įor an old bike that spent years in a storage container it now rides like it's new. I'll admit my first impression of this bike was way off. I changed the carburetor, brake lines, exhaust, throttle cable, cleaned the entire engine inside and out and updated some of the wiring.ĭrained the tank, engine and brake resevoir and cleaned them too.Īll in all I spent £550 total on bike and parts And spent about 40 hours overhauling it myself. Which for a person who knew nothing about bikes was a good learning experience. Then spent a long weekend taking it apart and installing the new parts. I spent about £400 on original parts, Some new and some used. The only good thing about it was the seat was comfortable.Īfter taking it to a mechanic and having him look it over thoroughly. It would start and ride but the engine would frequently cut out when slowing down, it couldn't handle hills and a strong headwind would have the speed drop significantly. When I bought this bike it was in a sorry state.
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