sykobish
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Um..... I wouldn't really listen to that..
CBR 125 uphill?
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Um..... I wouldn't really listen to that..
No, not a chance. You couldn't walk up a 45° incline, let alone ride up.
-Maverick-
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You don't know what you're taking about. Who would buy a motorcycle with 18 hp? Good way to get yourself smoked on the highway...there's no nuts to get yourself out of harms-way.
Correction...13 hp.
And I have one. And I've been riding since 1988 and got my roadracing license in 1992.
Not only that, but this 125 replaces the one in that video, which had 40,000 km at time of sale.
I have other bikes. For street riding, the 125 gets the most use.
I don't go out of my way to take it out on 400 series highways, but the same is true of ANY bike. But if a 400 series road is in my way, I'll use it.
Don't knock choices by others just because their values don't coincide with your own.
-Maverick-
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Not knocking their choices, just giving new riders sound advice. If you want to go slow for kicks and live dangerously that's your choice. Waste of money and waste of time that could be used on a real motorcycle getting real experience.
RandomHero
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Or one that you or someone you know just happens to have for sale right bud?
Lol
my usual instinct is to price out insurance on a 125, 250 , 500, sv650 ext and find out the difference.
if you are really new and intimidated by bikes a 125 is the best option. who cares if you crash it. they are cheap to fix.
\as the bike gets bigger depreciation increases and repairs get more expensive .
i do agree the anything under 500 is a waste of time but that is my own opinion and should not be forced on others.
there are other factors to consider like your budget. for this alone i would go with the 125 or 250 in your case.
many here have proven the 125 will make it up hills. hell even a 50cc scooter will get up hills.
plus you won't feel so bad when it does go down since you didn't shell out too much for it.
the cheapest bike is always the most fun bike.,
if you are really new and intimidated by bikes a 125 is the best option. who cares if you crash it. they are cheap to fix.
\as the bike gets bigger depreciation increases and repairs get more expensive .
i do agree the anything under 500 is a waste of time but that is my own opinion and should not be forced on others.
there are other factors to consider like your budget. for this alone i would go with the 125 or 250 in your case.
many here have proven the 125 will make it up hills. hell even a 50cc scooter will get up hills.
plus you won't feel so bad when it does go down since you didn't shell out too much for it.
the cheapest bike is always the most fun bike.,
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I thought you were joking originally, then realised you were serious. I still lol'd
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-Maverick-
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Enlightening input. What's more dangerous...going fast or not being able to jet out of a bad situation?
-Maverick-
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Hop off your Gixxer and onto the 401 on a CBR125 if you want to experience fear. 9.5 hp more than my lawnmower. They shouldn't even be allowed on the highway.
I like the moist fun bike idea where do I get one :what:
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Get some riding experience and you wont need hp to get you out of situations.
Cant believe a guy who post about running from cops/ not needing insurance is posting about how dangerous a small bike is on the highway.
I will ride a cbr 125 on any GTA highway at any time of day. Id ride my ktm set up for single track on the highway if it was legal.
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No more fear than any other bike in that situation. And the bike is capable of exceeding all posted speed limits in this province, and you're not supposed to be exceeding those, right?
Counterpoint that the safetycrats will use:
If you go by the statistics, then the bikes that shouldn't be allowed on the highway, are the supersport bikes capable of 280+ km/h. No one needs 180 horsepower on a motorcycle. Remember, the maximum legal speed anywhere in Ontario on public roads is 100 km/h. So we should ban all vehicles capable of exceeding 100 km/h - or install a maximum-speed governor of 105 km/h just like the big trucks have.
I propose a suggestion: Let's NOT go there. Cease and desist with proposals to ban ANYthing. We already have too many laws. Don't go there.
Yep.
LOL
I HAVE ridden a cbr 125 on all GTA highways at many times of day
Game set and match.
Well, this started off extremely positive where the OP was getting some sound advice and really appreciated it. Too bad that this got polluted becos someone had a lead to sell a bike and got some bias info.
that's absolutely correct - not a chance - that's ski hill turf - even in Aus with no snow and a coastal range 20% on a paved road is extreme.
A 45 degree slope is 100% grade.
This is a grade to degree converter.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/slope-degrees-gradient-grade-d_1562.html
A 125 will climb any paved hill in Ontario in first gear.
This from cyclists
Yes Rattlesnake point is probably the steepest. When I climbed it I had a computer that showed the gradient and at the foot of the climb it was continuously registering 14 degrees. I switch the computer to display cadence after a while as I was getting demoralized by the gradient display
So Rattlesnake at 14 degrees gets about a 24% grade.
These guys have on board computers that measure the grade.
These are the world's steepest streets
http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/the-worlds-steepest-streets/
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