YBR in Yorkshire Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 As you might guess from the huge clue in my ID I ride a YBR125. Don't laugh, please. It is all I can afford. I have had it since new & have only been knocked off it once, by a cage driver who back-ended me. No serious damage to the bike, or me but I was well p---ed off. I have had several bikes. I passed my test on a SR125 & rapidly graduated from a 2-stroke Honda MBX80 to a 1989 Enfield 350. A Royal Enfield Bullet was my old man's last bike. Both our bikes died of the same issue: Knackered big-end bearing: A tap-tap-tap noise only under load and fine bronze particles on the oil-filter when I investigated. I loved that bike and would have happily spent the price of a new YBR on a engine & gearbox rebuild - if I had the dosh. Some bikes get under your skin like that and it is probably been the same for you at some point. The absolute worst POS I have owned was a Tomos Moped & you can't get much wore than those Yugslavian lumps of excrement. A lawnmower engine grafted onto a mountain bike would probably be more reliable & have better lights too. Decent lights are a big factor in choosing a bike. So many small bikes had either weak bulbs or very inefficient reflectors that spilt the light everywhere but forwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted July 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2016 Why laugh at a ybr 125. I have been riding for. Fk me! nearly 30years and have 2 175's and a 250. I have also seen a cb250n make a bloke on a fireblade look like he needed stabilisers. Had the dt since i was 17. Engine size has its place but if the bike works for you what the fk is it any opinion of others. Welcome. I would wager there are far more 125 riders here than you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 +1 Cynic is right on. welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 +2 Cynic, no probs with a 125 great little machines, welcome to the YOC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Great intro ,, ,lol at the Tomos p.o.s, , , yeh wee run small bikes too, , great fun ,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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meatloaf Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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