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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 08:47:24
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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.

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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 02:13:21
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Milo Thurston wrote:
> 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.

Where do you get spares from when bits fall off?

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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 10:20:13
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antonye wrote in message
news:1122542001.271778.106610@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Milo Thurston wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Where do you get spares from when bits fall off?
>


Honda for most of it Id imagine :)

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and a 520i SE Touring for comfort


(not forgetting the SK90PY)

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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 12:30:39
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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


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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 12:34:38
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riccip wrote:
> 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.

Thats about what I expected.

> Best
> buy, if she fancies a cruiser, is a used CA 125 Rebel.

Thanks - Ill take a look at those.

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 Post subject: Ebay "X-stream" 125s
PostPosted: 2005-07-28 13:43:19
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Milo Thurston wrote
>riccip wrote:
>> 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.
>
>Thats about what I expected.

As you would but history is there to teach us many things but it is
worth bearing in mind that they said all that shit about that nice Mr
Honda 40 years ago and the shit engineering and QC the chinks will be
using today may just, only just mind, be a tad more up to date.


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>> Best
>> buy, if she fancies a cruiser, is a used CA 125 Rebel.
>
>Thanks - Ill take a look at those.

Look at all of them, only test ride the ones you dont like the colour
of and buy a the first black one you see.

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