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Joseph
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Joseph asked in Cars & TransportationMotorcycles · 9 years ago

Suggestions for a UK Rider First Bike?

Straight to the point here...

I'm looking to get set up with a Motorcycle - well and truly fed up with car driving lessons, and instructors taking too long booking tests and so on...

By UK law, I am limited to a 125cc jobbie, and by personal preference limited to a cruiser style (if possible, of course). I'll never ride one of those bloody scooters, and sports bikes are ugly as sin.

So, does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing, or any recommendations of bikes to look out for?

Thanks and Regards

Joe

Update:

The bike you've got, Matt, is amongst the things I'll happily look out for. As long as it doesn't look like it's just come off a racetrack (big, silly fairings), it's fine.

Having had a longer look, there seems to be plenty more of that style around, as well! More bang for my buck, as it were.

The Honda Rebel looks very nice as well, although top budget for me. It'll be one to try and ride, when I have the CBT done out of the way and all.

Cheers again

Joe

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  • Mikey B
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
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    Wouldn't advise a cruiser 125. They're slow, heavy and cumbersome to do your test on.

    My friend had a Suzuki Marauder 125...it lasted 2 months before he was sick to death of it and traded it for a more conventional 125 (a CBF125 infact). His insurance was double what I paid on my CG125 @ £330 a year and the tyres were a right rip-off with them being unusual sizes - he could find good tyres for £80 front and £100 rear...on a 125!

    I personally started on a CG125. Fantastic bikes and if looked after well, they are bulletproof and stand up to alot of 'leaner-related' abuse. It was cheap to run and maintain and I found it perfect for doing your test on.

    --Mikey B--

    Source(s): This was my CG125: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61040664@N06/55592933... http://www.flickr.com/photos/61040664@N06/55598706... It was in very good condition for the age really and I only paid £580 for it! I sold it 4 months later for £600 ;)
  • Tim D
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    You might find an old SR125 (a lot of these were used by CBT centres so they will take a bit of abuse) or a Rebel 125.

    Personally I would avoid the AJS offerings.

    But, if everything goes well you will be taking your test and looking for a bigger bike soon – so consider getting what will get you through those years/months and then worrying about the style.

  • Candid Chris
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Hey Joe-

    Sins are a relative thing (relatives included) but 'cruiser stye' is limited, so what you probably should search out is a used 'standard' style, most likely 'restricted' to your budget and what you are allowed to ride.

    Source(s): Only half-way understand all the UK laws (glad you at least can write and spell in English).
  • Matt
    9 years ago

    don't buy a 125 cruiser

    they're really slow and make you look like a poser, they look nothing like the big cruisers in real life

    standard bikes are good all rounders, you can sit back and relax or throw them round corners

    this is what i have at the moment (honda cg125)

    http://www.culturamix.com/wp-content/gallery/cg-12...

    trust me it looks a lot better in real life

    Source(s): riding since i was 16
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