Adzi Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Im looking to buy a 125 in the next two weeks because since the new law is goin to kick in at the end of october i cant buy the new 08 ninja 250 or do the A2 test so im going to have to buy a 125 bike and i need to put a deposit on either an 2008 aprilia rs125 or 2008 yzf r125 because they sell f*ckin quickly when there in stock. Can anyone with experiance or info on either bikes (rs125 or yzf 125) like top speed or servicing or anything reli? What do you think is better value for money and overall the better bike? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoKz Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 the law ? age? country? the yzf 125 is a 4 stroke so in terms of speed only about 70/75mph the rs125 about 120 mph unrestricted but not the most reliable bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adzi Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Im from south england, near gatwick. I live in the country so surrounded by long roads to other vilages and towns. And im 16 at the moment but 17 in november. I would get a bike then but the dealer that sells the yammie only has the yellow black and white coloured left and the rs dealer is getting in all the new 08 bikes in the next few weks, so i want t order mine before they all go. If both restricted, how fast will either go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handai Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Im from south england, near gatwick. I live in the country so surrounded by long roads to other vilages and towns. And im 16 at the moment but 17 in november. I would get a bike then but the dealer that sells the yammie only has the yellow black and white coloured left and the rs dealer is getting in all the new 08 bikes in the next few weks, so i want t order mine before they all go. If both restricted, how fast will either go? ist of all rs125 are too noisy , 2nd not user friendly and not reliable,plus they drink oil like fish coz of 2 stroke engine. i would go for r125 top speed 85mph restricted.with the r125 its 2 year warranty and the first service is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoKz Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 avoid a rs125 you need a 2stroke and if you are looking for speed dont bother looking at 125's anyway whatever bike you get make sure you mod it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adzi Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 If you dont recomend a 125 then what do you recomend a 17 year old rides? How fast would a derestricted r125 go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyo Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 If you dont recomend a 125 then what do you recomend a 17 year old rides? How fast would a derestricted r125 go? as your turning 17 and on a cbt the max u can ride is up to a 125cc, u have the choice of reliability vs speed, if you want minimal trouble and an avrage speed of say 75-80mph restricted then go for a 4T yzf-r125 (dont know about the de-restricted speed) if you want common problems and regular maintance and some where around 85mph restriced(i think) and 100mph+ de-restricted go for a 2t rs125 i used to ride a rs125 but got sick of spending out time and money on engine parts and oils. not to mention the waiting for it to warm up before you can ride properly.the speed is great on it and its a good bike, but there is a lot of maintanance involved after a while and if you dont look after them. and now with the new ones 07 and upwards i belive that there harder to de-restrict to get full bhp as ther more complicated cdi's so ive just gone and bought a yzf-r125,(still running it in) great little bike, as i dont want the hassel of warming the thing up and having to buy oil every week and wondering when its going to stop working. if you dont care about the maintance side and just want the speed go for the 2t (rs125) so maybe a second hand one fully de-restricted and use the rest of the money for parts when u need it. Or if you want a more reliable bike and not alot of hassle from it. go for the 4t (yzf-r125). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Goff Posted July 14, 2008 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2008 i have to disagree. I had an RS125 a few years back - it was great! That bike was nippy as hell! You do have to look after them though, but that goes for any bike really. And they do need a lot of oil, but again it depends if you can be arsed to do all that. As for warming up - it was never really an issue for me. I never had ANY problems with my RS and i highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live to ride Ride to live Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 i have to disagree. I had an RS125 a few years back - it was great! That bike was nippy as hell! You do have to look after them though, but that goes for any bike really. And they do need a lot of oil, but again it depends if you can be arsed to do all that. As for warming up - it was never really an issue for me. I never had ANY problems with my RS and i highly recommend them. WOW!!!! Nice look there Goff. Heres mine Had 2 of these monsters...wicked machine, yes you have to REALLY LOOK after them because they are so finely tuned, I had mine apart every 2 weeks for a decoke, I used Very highgrade 2 stroke oil an rode for miles on them....(50,000) miles ish give or take a few , I then put a 175cc bore kit in the last one I had, fook me!!!!! Very very quick..indeed...127mph tops. I took mine to London, upto Scotland accross to Newcastle and beyond. I never had a problem with my RS125s either, its all in the LOOKING after bit, dont do this with any bike and you will suffer, either in pocket or because it will fail on you and cause you to have a spin down the road. Warming up took no time at all....and it had street cred because I was usually passing much bigger bikes...its light, nimble and stupidly fast....Loved it..... Heheheheheheheheh....back in the days when I hadnt decorated and put Laminate down...........AND YES I still do all my repairs and service in my front room...My front room has seen quite a few rebuilds.....From Rs125s through Kawasakis, Yamahas, Suzukis, Ducatis and even a Honda Rebel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobiw Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yo, I've had my r125 for about a month now. It's run in and i can push it to around 80mph. after that it's out of puff. Dealer says you can get a big bore head, re-mapped cdi, full exhaust system but that will cost you around £500+ so it's up to you whether you want to spend that on upgrades/new bike/ or insurance (cat 6 - expensive for CBT only riders). With that mod he says you easily go over a ton but there's no spec sheet yet as they are selling quickly and it's been out for only a short period of time. I reckon 110 is top speed with the gearing ultimately restricting top speed unless you change final drive sprocket. I'm pretty happy the way it is as i commute to work from outside Edinburgh (lovely roads) into Tram infested road works, pot holed ridden town centre. 500+ is a lot and you wouldn't be able to re-sell it to L drivers that easily with mods. Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringadingding Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 ist of all rs125 are too noisy , 2nd not user friendly and not reliable,plus they drink oil like fish coz of 2 stroke engine. i would go for r125 top speed 85mph restricted.with the r125 its 2 year warranty and the first service is free. the first service isint free as had to pay for the oil and filter and top speed is 80mph trust me i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 the first service isint free as had to pay for the oil and filter and top speed is 80mph trust me i know the service is free but have to pay for any parts on my ybr i paid £6 for oil and that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live to ride Ride to live Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Dont we all enjoy rebuilding and servicing our machines? Pics a little hazy and blurred, but colour photos had just come out...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoKz Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Dont we all enjoy rebuilding and servicing our machines? Pics a little hazy and blurred, but colour photos had just come out...... i wish i could do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FZ6 GEOFF S2 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 when i was 17 I had a ybr then passed my test a few months later and got bandit restricted to 33bhp which more then capable of doing plus 70. Then I moved to a FZ6 Fazer S2 and have just got it de restricted. It is well worth the wait! My First ever bike YBR-125 My First "Big Bike" Bandit 600n My New(ish) toy FZ6 Fazer S2 Now it was worth the wait from 125 - 33bhp 600 - to full power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBiker Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Great bikes but the low quality in pictures suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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