I like Honda very much. Honda has made millions of people from all over the world satisfied or even happy, me included. Its a great brand.

In the early 2000's i worked as a pizza delivery guy with a 125cc bike, i was allowed to keep the bike as my own and take it home, i gained a lot of respect for Honda 125 bikes after having used them extensively both at work and privately beating the living hell out of it every single day with 100% zero care for maintenance or its well being, and it never gave me 1 single problem, not 1, it wasn't a fluke because at some point i got a diferent job and a few years later i returned to the same pizzeria and they had diferent bikes, still Hondas 125 and i once again massacred the bike that i worked and kept at home, and the damn thing never once failed me, i had more expensive bikes fail on me despite being very well taken care of and having maintenance up to date but the little Hondas never even a drop of oil i gave it let alone any maintenance and no issues ever, i miss that job and the little 125cc warriors.

@lowersaxon

10 күн бұрын

22 year old Honda here. Runs and runs and runs. Awesome.

@20Kilogram

10 күн бұрын

@@lowersaxon Honda, man, Honda.

I got a 2024 less than a month ago and have clocked up 1400 miles already commuting to work. I love this bike as my first one and was worried about piling miles on it. Thanks for the review

Also worth mentioning that at bout 105kg dry it's at least 15kg lighter than any other 125 and 25kg lighter than most 125s. This helps a lot with handling, braking, acceleration and economy.

i bought a 2021 black one 18 months old with 300 miles on the clock, and did 10,000 trouble free touring miles (no commuting) on it in the next year, and now ive got a bigger bike still can't part with it lol, i regularly did 200+ miles in a day no problems, including 1500 miles in a week in scotland, averaging a true 134mpg over all that time year round (ignore the onboard mpg display it's useless). it's been well maintained & cleaned, had all it's services, a new chain and sprockets, 2 sets of tyres, and the engine is running better now that it has ever done, i really love this bike, and one of the few things i don't like is that it struggles getting my 19st and 6' frame up steep hills, but it is what it is and you get used to taking your time. IMHO you don't need a rev counter or ABS or riding modes, different tyres or anything like that, it's not perfect, no bikes ever are, but it's built at a price and fantastic value, and above all it's got bulletproof honda reliability with less depreciation than many brands. btw i put a home made inflatable seat cushion on, and never have a sore butt lol. GL, thanks for the review and nice to hear your comments.

@ontheroadagain333

Ай бұрын

it’s a great bike. thanks for sharing your experience

I wrote one of these off in 3 months. It was my first bike and I did not know that these little single piston engine bikes can burn oil at an alarming rate if riding on dual carriageways. My journey just needed too much high speed time and a piston ring let go on me whilst on the A10 and destroyed the engine. To be fair, I learned how to rebuild the top end of a bike using this machine and found out that the parts only cost £50-£60 . The experience of an engine letting go on me whilst overtaking a truck however, spooked me enough to get a full licence. So I now commute on a 650cc and cruise to work on the motorway. Overall cb125F is a good bike especially if city riding. If you need high speed runs for prolonged time, save your money, get a licence.

@ontheroadagain333

26 күн бұрын

sounds like a pretty scary experience! which 650 did you get? SV?

I agree on all points, to date I have done over 20,000 miles in the North West of England (Cumbria) mainly. There was a head gasket leak when it was new but that must have been a manufacturing defect, repaired under warranty. I have the same tyres Metzler Roadtec 01 which are far better than the stock ones although it cost £150 to have both fitted initially. Replacements I have done myself since then. In a very rural and hilly area like this it can struggle up big hills especially if there is a headwind at the time. Up to 50 mph it can generally perform like the flow of traffic but as you say is under powered on trunk roads. It happiest on good quality fully synthetic oil with a touch of MOS2. It didn't really get to its fully run in state until about 10,000 miles it has performed much better since then. Good little bike for touring and keeping fuel costs down. Great review!

In India this bike is sold by different name SP 125 but I saw this video and can say this bike is exactly same as sp 125 but with slight changes in colour schemes. After all I owned one and now they have launched SP 160.Which I also bought past month. In India it is sold under SP and in foreign CBF 125. After all happy to see this bike with differnt look.

@ontheroadagain333

Ай бұрын

interesting that they sell it under a different name in India with different colour schemes. Maybe it is manufactured in India with the same specs. Mine was made in Italy. Thanks for your input. Have fun with it, it’s a great bike!

Grerat review, cracking little bike.

Great bikes I have black one I've owned this bikes in the past they do a fantastic job good work horse .😊

To stiffen up the suspension Id put heavy duty fork oil in the front forks and tweak up; the back end by pre-loading the rear shocks to second below stiffest setting, plus, as you said, some good tyres, Michelins, Pirellis or even decent Dunlop's instead of standard gear.

I have a cb125r and did 1400 miles in the first 2 months and I love it. I'm a bit bigger so the stronger engine and higher seat is kinda helpful for me

Thanks for the info. I am surprised how much the tyres cost.

In india this is named SP125 and it gives 70 kmpl. Thats why it sales figures also best.

125s seem huge in the UK compared to here new zealand most people will start on a 400 or 650 here, I guess its suitable for places like london etc, and im guessing its the laws. we can have certain 650s and 700s as learner we can have. one 250 bike that is banned for learners here is the honda nsr 250

Put 77k miles on an anf125. Valve adjustment and chain tightness can really affect performance

And some people think Their 1000cc is High Mileage at 15,000 Miles 😂

i got a new 2024 one in the new matt marvel blue colour, these bikes are awesome first bikes or city bikes

@ontheroadagain333

Ай бұрын

love the new blue colour. great choice!

I wouldn't say I liked it I rode one doing the CBT and for me, it was far too light and rattly the build quality was ok but I would expect more from one of the big four that being said if you are going for a full license a CB125f is fine I would go with a Naked, Adventure or a Sports bike an LXR, Sym NHX or a Sinnis Terrain don't get a cruiser or a bobber the whole setup way different from what you will do the MOD 1 and 2 on a naked 650 I did it on a Z650 and had a Hyosung Gv125s bobber and it took a while to get used to the mid sports pegs.

This is SP125 in India.