Pros and cons of a 125cc bike

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1. Hi mate I pay £180 fully comp
2. Should I feel ashamed if i ride a 125cc at the age of 28 ?
3. How much is insurance on one of those things ? I'm 19 and also own a car
4. good video mate been riding a 125 for just under a year and wanna take test mostly to ditch the L plates
5. Hey, I'm a new subscriber, also waiting to join the Facebook group.
   I'm turning 17 in April and set on getting into motorbikes because I feel safer on a bike than a car.
   I'll be getting my provisional and then going through CBT and want to know what 125cc bike you would recommend,
   Are there bikes that don't need gears? I'm not fond of gears and not to confident, just need a bike that looks decent and can be used for commuting and driving around, I'll hope to get into motto vlogging soon as well!
   Thanks for your help
6. I have just started riding a Motorcycle and I get plenty of bikers nodding at me! It's pure bike appreciation! Being From Leicester, you don't really see a large amount of bikers.
7. I feel inspired by this vlog to do my own pros and cons :) good topic mate 
8. I hated the 125 experience simply because I didn't feel safe on it. Not for speed but just my weight I always felt I was going to fall over. Now I have some serious time and millage on bigger bikes I would love one day to try a 125 again to see if it still feels wrong ;)
9. Congrats on the subs man, wow, as of now, 602!!!
10. I learned on a 125 and currently own a 250 and 600, while the 250 get's the job done for dirt cheap if you plan on filtering through moving traffic nothing beats the torque and power of a big bike it gives you the ability to control situations because you know the cars around you can't possibly match your acceleration (Unless it's an exotic car but then they risk crashing it in a city like London).
    
    I feel the hornets a lot easier and safer but the 250 is so fun since you can go full throttle without bad consequences.
11. You bad lad, you still haven't got that other mirror fixed, you'll have half of +The Infamous Biker on ya back, lol, the pro's of a 125 motorcycle are there lightweight cheap and very chuckable, (maneuverable) the cons are slow, The L Plate (everyone assumes you're a novice and tries to bully you into the gutter, and wouldn't you like to take your wife on the back, yes I said wife, get used to it, lol, you could have gone through the water bennyboy look, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTY99Ol_mI I didn't know about MotorMarvin i'd better make sure i'm still subbed, RSM8.
12. Good cheap transport is about right I think. If it's just transport you are after, and you only want to go short distances, they could be good. For any distance and for more fun, I think a bigger bike is better. They are more stable too, and can get you out of trouble in some ways that a modern 125 can't. I had a go on a 125 not long back and unless there's a physical reason why I couldn't ride a bigger bike, there is no way I would go back to it.
13. I'm one of the ones that looks back at my 125 days with great fondness. I loved it, they're so much fun. Like you said though, it's not about speed with them. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a 25 mile commute to work, I'd probably have one for Commuting.
    
    There is of course the happy medium, mate. Some thing like a 250, or one of the modern bikes that are aimed at the A2 riders. Bit more power, but still dirt cheap to run. Mind you, my insurance is only 400 the quid for both bikes, and the tax is about 110 a year all in. So running big bikes isn't really that much more expensive. Cracking subject mate. 
14. I miss my 125 (2001 CG125) for throwing around town, much easier than my bike, although it is fat and heavy. The gas mileage for commuting is the attraction, although if the 250s had similar economy, I'd probably consider them just for that little bit more if I was to use NSL/70mph roads. As it stands, I do a fair bit of motorway riding, and while my bike isn't that powerful for a 650, it'll quickly get to motorway speeds and sit there very comfortably all day. Not sure I'd want to spend as many hours on a 125 as I do on the Deau, I've done 8 hour ride outs on mine and felt fresh as a daisy when I got off.
15. Cheap insurance, Cheap Tax and about 100 miles to a tank,  cons, the fact there is no grunt in any gear, and giving it a wristfull still only gets you 60mph
16. I think most people do start with a small bike its how you learn the basics of riding, 125 would be great in city traffic and for putting around town, but if you go on a long trip with open roads I think it would be uncomfortable and tiring. RSM8
17. Won't be long until your hauling arse on a 600 haha. I think I might miss my 125 when I get a bigger bike. And the insurance. Hope it won't be too much. It's great just putting 10 pounds in and it lasting for like 3 weeks. I will miss that too. But I can't wait to be able to go on motorways and longer distances on a bigger bike. Only another year and a half haha
18. I agree that if you don't use motorways and you tootle around, a 125 is perfect. Cheap to run, easy to ride, easy to maintain. But it's subjective, it's all down to what you need the bike for. A 125 suited me perfectly well to begin with, but I use a lot of dual carriageways now and ride in the countryside with my buddies, where overtaking cars is a must if you want to have fun. Just not possible on a 125 (at least not safely). My bandit is going to address these problems
19. I agree really. I rode 125 bikes for 6 years before I moved up and in London you don't really need more. However, you don't realise how much easier a bigger bike makes things until you have one.