Milo Thurston wrote:
>The other half fancies doing a CBT, and she would like a 125 with a
>low seat. It seems to me that an SR125 would do the job nicely, but
>theyre hard to find second had at the moment.
>So, I wonder about one of these:
>
http://tinyurl.com/bln74
>or these:
>
http://tinyurl.com/c39ll
>Does the quality of such things reach adequate, or are they considerably
>worse? Whatever I get, it has to be able to make a 40-mile round trip
>without breaking down or bits falling off.
I wouldnt if I were you. These are the equivalent of those fake
Rolexes you see on car boot sales. China still has a long way to
go before its turning out bikes anywhere near Jap quality and
reliability. The finish is dreadful close up, and the chrome
turns brown if you spit on it. They may appear cheap but the
potential extra running costs could be high and the resale value
will be next to nowt.
For the same money you can get the real thing second hand. Best
buy, if she fancies a cruiser, is a used CA 125 Rebel. You wont
lose a penny when you come to sell it and theyre a superb
learner machine. Theyre not the cheapest but then it says a lot
that theyre so sought after.
http://www.rebelclub.org.uk/
riccip