New bike

[craigq]

I bought a new bike, 2007 Honda CBR125R. 125cc thumper, using Honda's PGM-FI EFI system. Fuel economy so far is nice, 95 US MPG for the first fill-up. Should make a nice commuter for me.

Powerplant

 

[Big Dave]

That looks like a cool knock around bike. Honda does not sell them in the good ole USA. As for oil, use M1 10W-40 motorcycle oil.

David

 

[Gilitar]

That is awesome! What do those go for up in Canada?

 

[craigq]

Gilitar: $3399 CAD before taxes etc, which is nice in Canadian funds for a beginner bike. The Ninja/EX250 in the US is more bike for roughly the same money, about $3000 USD MSRP. We don't get the EX250F, we get the EX250H which is known as the ZZR250, for about $6299 CAD but can usually be found discounted down to around $5699 CAD.

I had a ZZR250 and I wanted a change. The CBR125R is definitely slower (half the displacement, roughly half or less the power), but the EFI is much nicer than the carbs on the EX (smoother delivery of... ummm... whatever power there is

and cold starts are so much better). Fuel mileage is better too

 

[Bret Chase]

I like the looks of that CBR.. I love my EX250F, well except for the headlight.

 

[Gilitar]

What is the top speed of the bike? 70 mph?

 

[jef1ge]

My kind of bike. I suppose cause its new you have not opened it up yet to see how fast it will go....I'm glad I got my ninja 250 though for bucking the headwinds and climbing hills...

Jeff

 

[craigq]

Top speed, or how fast it will go, is whatever the posted speed limit is

plus what it takes to keep up with traffic so that I don't get run over or cause a rolling roadblack that will quickly get squashed...

Rumour has it that the bike will do anwyhere from 120km/hr (75mph) - 140km/hr (87mph), depending on the stature of the rider, but with optimistic speedometers and all it's probably right around 70mph.

 

[Gilitar]

That is plenty fast if you keep in the city. I love the thought of getting 100mpg.

 

[jef1ge]

Here are some little bikes although they are prolly not the quality of the Japs.

http://www.allpropowersports.com/image.php?object_type=detailed&image_id=46
Air cooled twin 250 made by Tank.

http://www.motorsportsofamerica.net/motorcycles/nitro200/specs.htm
Air cooled single 200 made by Verucci

Both of these can be had around $2k. Shipped to truck terminal near you..

http://www.allpropowersports.com/image.php?object_type=detailed&image_id=118
Air cooled 250 Vtwin Hyosung. Spendy and gives the Ninja some competion but more expensive.

Jeff

 

[jef1ge]

All it has to do is 55mph.....Surely a 125 can do that..

 

[Steve128]

Very nice bike. Congratulations.