DAVROS'S NEW RIDE !

[Davros]

Hey guys n gals!

Well good to be here - it's been a while ! I see that a lot of you are famous now, from this month's TAG !! (Ally, CB50J, Enu, Billy, Phil, etc).... very impressive... ;D

Well I do still have my Chinese scoot but the missus uses it these days... she commutes 2 miles per day so it's perfect for that.

As you know, I bought a Gilera Runner 125SP, then a Yamaha Majesty 125 ..... but they both got sold.

I tried my mate's Hyosung Cruise II Chopper motorbike and got the bug for geared bikes... so last Saturday I bought a brand new Yamaha YBR 125 motorbike....

I'm really happy with it !! I am also booked in for my Direct Access test, so I hope to have a 500 or 600cc bike by the end of the year ... but I am also currently looking for a local X9 250 at the moment, to commute on once I pass my test.

In the meantime, here are some (pretty poor) pics of my Yamaha... it looks tiny in these pics but it's actually a decent sized 125 .... I also have a windshield on it now whichi totally changes the looks, making it look quite sporty!

[Macrofeet]

sweet ride

top speed?

[lplatewarrior]

i am guessing 70-75mph. Those bikes are 2 grand new! did u get free insurance and the £500 yamcheque davros?

[ally1756]

yamcheque?

[Davros]

Hi folks,

It's brand new so I'm running it in and haven't had it over 55mph, but it will do 70mph ok once run in.....

Yes it was £1999 for a brand new Yamaha bike, with a years free insurance (worth £250 to me as I'm diabetic so pay more for insurance!), free screen, (not shown in pic but it's on now and looks great), 2 years parts and labout warranty, and 1 year RAC recovery.

Fantastic deal for a new bike and it's so easy to ride! Acceleration is great through the gears but obviously being a 125 it get's a bit breathless up the top end.... still for my daily commute, you can't get over about 55mph anyway as its urban areas and one stretch of A road, so it's perfect and great fun !

Still love my scooters though, but I wanted to pass my Direct Access test on a geared bike to give me flexibility for the future, so it's puuurrrrfick for me at the moment.

PS.... Yes I got the £500 Yamcheque .... it's basically a voucher that you can use in the next 2 years to put towards another Yamaha that is over 125cc ..... so it's designed to use once you've passed your test and want something bigger.

[discodaz]

thats a nice 125,i aint seen one of them before.
nicer than the run of the mill cg's everyone seems to get for cbt.
good luck with the direct access....different planet when you get on the big stuff!!

[lplatewarrior]

You should hold on to that yamcheque, you might need it in the future.

[Scootin]

Nice Ride!

[ally1756]

i like this yamcheque idea lol

ally

[Davros]

Yeah I've kept the Yamcheque just in case, but I ain't too keen on Yamaha's big bike range, as opposed to say Honda, Suzuki or Kawasaki ..... I am fancying the faired version of the Suzuki GS500 for my first bike, but I doubt I would buy new for my first new bike.

Suzuki and Kawasaki both have brand new 500cc+ starter bikes that start at £3,600 whereas Yamaha's cheapest big bike is about £5,200 so when you look at it like that, the Yamcheque ain't worth so much... LOL !

[Davros]

So Ally, I read in TAG that you fancy a Honda Varadero 125 for your next bike when your 17 ..... That's a damn fine bike, probably the best 125 you can get, being a V-twin engine and a decent sized bike.

I saw one in Asda car park and I thought it was a 650 or something until I saw the XL125 Varadero badge..... very nice indeed.

For 125 bikes, I do also love the Honda VT125 Shadow (cruiser).... that's a lovely 125.... I've really gone off the CBR125 .... it's just absolutely TINY ..... it's smaller than a BT50-9 !!

[julietdoll]

davros said:

So Ally, I read in TAG that you fancy a Honda Varadero 125 for your next bike when your 17 ..... That's a damn fine bike, probably the best 125 you can get, being a V-twin engine and a decent sized bike.

I saw one in Asda car park and I thought it was a 650 or something until I saw the XL125 Varadero badge..... very nice indeed.

For 125 bikes, I do also love the Honda VT125 Shadow (cruiser).... that's a lovely 125.... I've really gone off the CBR125 .... it's just absolutely TINY ..... it's smaller than a BT50-9 !!

My neighbour has a Honda CBR 125 and it looks like it is thoroughy wrecked and he has only had it a year. The more I read up on this the more everyone says how durable Hondas are or is that just the scooters?

[enu06]

A Rolls Royce will look like a shed inside a year if its neglected, some people just dont look after thier vehicle no mater what the make or cost.

[lplatewarrior]

All Hondas are relitavely durable and reliable but this doesn't come into effect when you get people thrashing the **** out of em and binning them on roundabouts

[julietdoll]

lplatewarrior said:

All Hondas are relitavely durable and reliable but this doesn't come into effect when you get people thrashing the **** out of em and binning them on roundabouts

As far as I know this one has not been crashed but just ridden to work a few miles and parked up outside.

He doesn't use a cover as far as I have seen and I have never seen him maintain it except when his Dad was there swearing and cursing replacing the chain that had broken.

My Dad always used to be oiling or adjusting something on his bike some years back and always kept it under a canvas cover. Maybe that was to get away from Mum's nagging though.

[px166bajaj]

You weren't thinking of buying it yourself were you? If I were you I'd look elsewhere. Any bike which has been ridden till the chain broke will be lacking in maintenance. After all has he lavished as much neglect on the brakes as he has on the chain?

What you want is a bike which an old fart (like me!) has chugged around on for a while and looked after. The age of a bike isnt always important. After all, a broom will last forever if you just keep replacing the heads and handles! Just my 2p worth :-)