First Motorbike...

L Plate said:
Sorry, they dont go wrong (probably jinxed every poor little 2 stroke out there now though :D ).

They simply get ridden wrong and maintained badly ;)

And Aprilia are nowhere near as bad as some when it comes to reliability, granted they arent Honda, but i havent had a single problem with my Mille in the year i have had it and thats a 99 model with over 25000 miles on the clock, ragged to death too :D
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hmmmm, I tend to think the Mille and other larger Aprillia's are made a lot better than the RS range. Well, its obvious really isnt it! The RS is a £3k machine and the Mille a £9/10/11k machine.

RS's only had one design requirement, to be faster than anything else in the 125GP (moto 125cc) series. Much like Enzo Ferrari and his road cars, small Aprilias were merely the means to which they could enter GP Racing. Therefore, unlike Honda's 125's the RS naturally fails over time. My SP (sports Pro) has done 14000km on the orginal engine - a) becuase I rode it nice and b) because you need to use fully synthetic oils.
 
Its like any lightweight 2 stroke though, simple by design but flimsy by virtue of that too i suppose.

Its an age old argument, in that you can treat an engine well and use it properly and run it for years yet treat it bad, abuse it and pay out for it as a result.

To me the only bad thing that ever came from the Aprilia was the noise, its like all the other ring a ding dings :D

But the handling wasnt bad at all, the finish was what you expect from a bike that they had to cut the weight right down on to be competitive and still try and keep the cost down on too.

But again as far as that goes, there are ways and means to keep a bike looking spotless for years without having to keep it in a shed, and any 400 especially and 11 year old one will outlast a lightweight race rep like and Aprilia in the "do i look good for my age" race ;)
 
L Plate said:
Shimy, you have had your NSR five minutes and couldnt make your mind up at first what to buy, in fact you were on here asking the same questions werent you?
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5 mininutes is enough to know what its like ;)

i read lotsa reviews on it as well.
 
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why not just get your CBT done and snag a cheep 125 (honda CG125 or something similar). get a couple of months practice inder your belt and make your own mind up? You'll get a decent CG for under a grand and should be able to sell it on easily. Now do your full bike test and you have more experience and know what type of riding you want to do.

2 stroke 125 racers are an absolute blast round the corners but I'd not want to ride a long way on a RS125, give me a bigger bike every time.

HT
 
shimy182 said:
5 mininutes is enough to know what its like ;)

i read lotsa reviews on it as well.
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5 minutes isnt enough to learn anything about its reliability though nor how it handles, and you certainly cant learn that from a review ;)

But glad to see you are enjoying it anyway :)
 
L Plate said:
5 minutes isnt enough to learn anything about its reliability though nor how it handles, and you certainly cant learn that from a review ;)

But glad to see you are enjoying it anyway :)
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cheers L.
and rr its not litteraly 5 mins :D
altho i am having problems with battery, but thats comon on a bike is it not?
 
shimy182 said:
altho i am having problems with battery, but thats comon on a bike is it not?
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It shouldnt be if the bike is getting used regularly and being ridden.

Right then, my input (I wonder what I am going to go for.... :p)

I just sold my CBR125 after recently passing my "33BHP" test and getting myself a 600. You are in a similar position to what I was, just wanting something to learn on and take my test with basically. If this is what you want then 4 stroke is really the only way forward, they are very forgiving and very easy to ride.

When I got my 125 I wasnt planning on taking my test at all, it was just something a bit faster than a 50cc scooter to get me around until I started to take driving lessons, well that went to pot I have to say, come my 17th I went off riding it and loved it to bits! I blame the CBR125 for getting me into bikes and not taking a driving lesson for 6 months after my 17th birthday. I actaully took my first lesson on the day I passed my bike test.

Now, to be honest the bike test is a sinch (not being big headed here), the reason I think is you are out with a test guy on a bike for 30 mins, they cant note down faults as they are on a bike too, so they have to remember faults, well this is a godsend really, they cant possibly remember all the faults you made, unless of course they were big ones that is. I got 4 minors, even though I was sure I did a really poor ride comared to how I was in training.

Insurance for me at 17, on my CBT 0 years NCB but a years road experience (with 1 claim) was £715 TPFT, but I think if you look around you will be able to get the same cover for £500. At the end of the day it may work out cheaper to pay for training and a test for your bike, and save on the insurance. You may well save more on the insurance than it cost you to pass your test, and then you are all set for the future.
 
Quick question for you bike enthusiasts sorry to go abit off track but if your 19 can you drive a Suzuki Bandit 1000 if you take your test because i thought you had to be 21 but my friend dosnt think you have to be. ?
 
He can legally ride that bike at 19, when I am 19 I can ride any bike at any power.

If he took his 33bhp test at 17 then you are on the 33bhp restriction for 2 years, so when those 2 years are over (thus being 19) you can ride any bike at any power :)
 
djbenjo said:
Even on a CatA I'm looking at over £1,100 for TPFT just for an RS125 :/
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You are looking in the wrong places then mate, an RS shouldnt be much more than £700 for that cover on a CBT!

I paid £133 to upgrade the 125's insurance for the rest of the policy (6 months), going down though from TPFT to TP.

In June when the policy needs renewal then I am looking at paying about £950 TP, thats with my first years NCB (Hopefully)
 
Any pointers? ebike have been highly recommended by those on visordown and that was where I have been getting my quotes mainly. So your CBr effectively cost just over a grand TP?

You not worried having the CBR just TP?
 
Yes, effectively its cost me £997 TP.

No i'm not worried, when she isnt between my legs she is locked up so securely that it would take a good half an hour to break all the chains, locks, ground anchor, move the car from infront of the locked garage and then find the key, as its got an immobiliser.

I am getting a Datatool for it soon also :)
 
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