Honda CG 125 1979 as first bike

[Matt88]

Hi Everyone, I was thinking of going for an old Honda CG 125 as a first bike, I've seen one that's a 1979 tax and MOT exempt model and looks well looked after for £1900, I was initially going to go for a new Chinese retro looking Lexmoto / Bulit bike for the same money but was put off by the EURO 5 regulations and electrical / build quality issues people have talked about, just wondered what everyone thought.

 

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Many Thanks

 

Matt

[RAYK47]

it looks great and for me, will be much cooler to ride than a Chinese bike.  My only concern would be reliability, if you are handy with a spanner and feel confident you could deal with it then why not. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Great starter bikes but you're paying for classic status on that, which is fine if you want a classic bike but otherwise I'd look for a more modern and cheaper version.

 

Depends if you want a bike for leisure or something for commuting. The newer ones will have 12v electrics so better lighting etc. You can also go for electronic ignition which saves messing about with points.  

[KiwiBob]

Even though its exempt I would prefer to buy a bike with 11 or 12 months MoT ... As for tax, its only £20 for a year on a 125.

 

You should be able to get a decent 2005/6ish CG or YBR 125 for around the £1200 mark. .. it will have better brakes too.

 

 

 

 

[MikeHorton]

Reminds me of the bike I learnt on, a yamaha rxs100 in blue, was a little rocket. Enjoy different  bikes are like marmite I'm sure you will have lots of fun looks in great condition.

[billy sugger]

I reckon the old models, before the 12bhp law as they have a bit more grunt, are better. It was certainly easier for me to do mod 1and 2 on the cb twin, as I did not need to thrash it to do the speed test. The schools bike I used for the first try at mod 1 struggled to do 45 to 50 on a dual carriageway, and turned out wasn't taxed when the examiner looked it over, so could not use it anyway

Edited February 22, 2022 by billy sugger

[skyrider]

21 hours ago, KiwiBob said:

Even though its exempt I would prefer to buy a bike with 11 or 12 months MoT ... As for tax, its only £20 for a year on a 125.

 

You should be able to get a decent 2005/6ish CG or YBR 125 for around the £1200 mark. .. it will have better brakes too.

 

 

 

 

the ybr is made in china