125cc choice help

[webmonkeyuk]

Right so my plan is to get a 125 and use it for a year or so to get used to biking and such then do the DAS, but i can't decide which bike would be right for me. The four main ones I'm thinking of are the yamaha's ybr & yzf and the Honda's cbr & cbf now the thing is I'm about 6ft1 and round about 15st so I'm thinking I might look silly on the little bikes. I did my cbt on the ybr and my legs felt cramped on it. I would like a varadero but finding one in budget within a reasonable distance is proving hard.

I quite like the super motor style bikes but most seem to be Chinese stuff. The trouble is I only want to spend up to £1500 on one but I'm wanting to use it to commute and have some runs out on so I was hoping to get something that would at least do nsl duel carageway speed or cruise at around 60-65, I know 125cc's will stuggle.

Any ideas which route would be best, and yes I know it would be Easyer to do the das but I feel I would benefit having a year or so on the smaller bikes first.

Thanks

 

[webmonkeyuk]

Been looking at the derbi bikes mainly the terra and the drd supermoto but wasn't sure of the build quality plus they seem to be going for more than I want to spend

 

[webmonkeyuk]

Right ive decided on the Varadero as it fits me better, but was just wondering wheres the best place to look for insurance. Just do it the same as a car and use the comparison sites? Been looking around and im getting quotes of around £110 for the varadero but the cbr jumps up to £250 so it looks like the sporty styles are deffinatley out