If one doesn't follow instructions then they will send you home.

I vomited in the helmet, which seemed to do it. Was told to go home.

Any new deals on this?

No, usually around £120 ish.

seems cheap normally around £300??

i would recommend a Honda xr125 as an ideal first bike after a lot of research.

it has a tall seat which gives you good visibility over cars.

its a carb'd air cooled engine (similar to the cg125 engine ) so extremely reliable.

it has a very wide steering range as its enduro style, great for filtering through traffic.

being an enduro it also has lots of travel in the suspension, which means you can do speed bumps at over 40mph without having to slow down.

comes with a rack on the back, I put a bag on mine to hold my security chain while I'm riding.

it has tubed tyres that you can change yourself with a screwdriver if you wanted to.

tyres it comes with stock are good on road and in the wet.

has access to the frame to put your chain around when you secure it to something (safer than chaining to your wheel).

mine gets 90mpg last time I measured it.

big fuel tank .

very cheap paid 800 for mine.

I have a full license and two 600cc bikes but I still ride my 125 a lot as it's fun .

"its going to be hard to find a decent working cg."

That's hilarious, they're like the most reliable 125 ever made. They're everywhere in India. If it hasn't been smashed it's likely to work. My old one stood in my garage for 8 months and started on the button when it came to sell it. Fair point about availability though, there is going to be less and less as time goes on.

Honda Varadero is a brilliant 125. Bit pricey but buy the right 2nd hand example and you'll always get your money back as they're so popular. Similar size to a 'bigger' bike too which has many benefits, not least of which being taller blokes don't look like they're playing on a mini moto.

CBT should be compulsory to every driver regardless of what they drive. this is a hot deal

Its not a test as such, just compulsory basic training. Pre CBT all you needed was a provisional licence to ride a moped so this was a way of ensuring everyone had some form of basic training/road sense. They can send you home to redo the training and the questions are designed to show you were listening, than a set pass rate. As mentioned earlier you'd have to be either completely inept or just taking the p1$$ to get sent home.
Good value deal though, if you consider the cost of training and bike/equipment for most of a day and the fact it might just save you from something nasty on the roads :smiley:

I have an 06 Varadero 125 and love the "really, its only a 125" comments.

The trouble is finding a good one.
They stopped making them in 2008 so its going to be hard to find a decent working cg.
There are only 24 listed on ebay, compared to 145 CBF125 and 169 YBR125.

Plus give me the fuel injection any day, no faffing with the choke (I don't get along with them :smirk:)

​I signed up for that but it's all booked up till mid this year I think.

I'd say if commuting is your only goal, Honda CG125 is the ultimate. Better mpg than the newer cbf's and slightly less biscuity wheels than the Yamahas. Cheap as chips and in blue you can almost say it doesn't look bad.

CBT since its inception in the early 90s has always lasted two years, hasn't it?

Yep you need to renew your CBT every 2 years if you want to continue to ride on L plates that is unless you pass your full bike test before the 2 years is up.

The one off CBT with a car driving license is purely for the AM categories. ie limited to 29mph vehicles like mopeds.
https://www.gov.uk/ride-motorcycle-moped/bike-categories-ages-and-licence-requirements
Basically if its AM or granted with AM.
To ride anything outside of the AM, eg a 125cc bike on L plates or A2/A bike to learn on then you need a valid CBT certificate

Waht about a Yamaha MT-125?

Are you sure? I always thought that you need to do CBT every 2 years only if you dont have a permanent car driving license. Once you have that you'll need to do CBT only once for lifetime

You have to do a CBT every 2 years now. It used to be a one off.

Are there better 125s? I'm thinking of doing a CBT for commuting purposes but I'd want something good for actually riding around on

Your right there pal when you say expensive. Way over priced. I'm 33 years old I think I may bite the bullet and do my DAS. I could pick up an R1 for same price as the 125.

You were lucky, I did a similar thing when I was 16, gave a mate a lift although I did take my L plates off to try and make it look like it was ok (I was 16 and stupid! lol). I got pulled, ended up with 4 points on my provisional.
Why I thought a TS50 would look ok with two lads on it and no L plates I'll never know :neutral_face:

Cheers guys, I'll take a look at these later. The Varadero sounds like a good call.

i was bored as well plus rain, wind just too much to deal with....
one thing i wasnt told on my CBT was i was not allowed to carry a passenger so after i got the bike i took a friend for a ride, with big L plates and was stopped by police and was told to send the passenger by bus as i wasnt allowed

But also slow and expensive.
All the spoilt 17 year olds love'em, however :smiley:.

Good price. I've been keen on doing mine for some time as I'm dying to get my hands on a YZFR125 or KTM RC125 as a commuter/toy! Shame I live in Lancashire or I'd be booking straight away! Heat added anyway

I paid £100 for my CBT 4 years ago (I was 16) and all I needed was lace up trainers, jeans and a long sleeve top, and they provide the jacket and helmet and gloves. Also fyi, you can't 'fail' a CBT they can only request you go back for extra training to make it satisfactory (I nearly ran over the instructor and didn't get called back, so I don't know what you have to do to have to go back

Nice find! Thanks op!!

It's enough to ride a 125 if all you want to do is commute

HA CBT what's that. Yeah yeah, so I'm old. Good luck and ride safe :smirk:

I did my cbt with these people the other year. Very good and totally enjoyed it.

Problem is a CBT isn't enough anymore. You have to do a full test after a CBT now.

good find op, so expensive,nice to see a good deal ,heat added :smiley:

good price. also try a free trial from here first http://www.geton.co.uk/

suitable clothing will include bike jacket and trousers and lace up boots or shoes. they normally provide bike, helmet and gloves.