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Originally Posted by ProDigit
In USA, they will be good enoigh for the city or the go kart track, and even then, they probably will be outperformed by a kawasaki Z125 pro, or a grom 125, both are lighter in weight, and more comfortable to ride.
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Outperformed in which way? Honda UK website says the grom has 9.7 HP while the CBR 125R has 13.1. The grom/Z125 are certainly not outperforming the CBR 125R in my desireability index.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
If I were to buy a 125cc for the city, it would either be a cvt belt driven scooter with storage space (cargo), or a tiny, lightweight,comfortable upright bike.
If I want an all rounder, it would be a lightweight 350-400lbs, 400-600 cc naked bike, or a 450-650cc cruiser bike.
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How many cylinders would you prefer for that all rounder? Honda still makes the 4 cylinder CB400SF equipped with fuel injection and VTEC yo!(only sold in japan............................................)
Its a little heavy for your tastes at around 430 pounds curb weight. That is another bike I am going to be waiting 14 years for. Kawasaki recently introduced their ninja 400 here, which is only two cylinders and is only a sport bike for now. Hopefully the other manufacturers will follow their lead. I'm hoping they make some 3 cylinder 400s, right now the smallest 3 cylinders bikes I know of are triumph's 675s. Yamaha is actually making a 400cc standard bike that is 384 pounds, the SR400. Its a single cylinder air cooled, and is kick start only, but it seems you like simplicity anyway(or was that woodsrat?). Plus kick start = cool points.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
I think the sport bike category should start from 600cc and up. I personally think there's no reason to go higher than 750cc on a sport bike, but who am I to say, when lots of hayabusa 1200cc bikes are sold?
A 750cc sports bike starts being fun at 100+ mph, but I guess that doesn't matter to some..
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HISSSSSS. I think even 600cc bikes are too powerful to have fun with on public roads(without fear of getting arrested), specifically why I want a 125. I want to be able to pull away from a stoplight full throttle and shift at the rev limiter without making cops think "That guy is racing! Lets give him an aggresive driving ticket and throw him in jail!". The new CBR 250R is capable of around 8 second 0-60s which is a little fast to do right in front of a cop.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
People here prefer to trade on some mpg for the slightly higher performing 250cc models, and now are 300cc models, until the manufacturers bump it to the 400cc sweet spot.
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Yep, and now we wait.