Yay? Or Nay?

[SeiSporting]

Hey peeps, thinkinga bout getting one of these http://www.hyosung.co.uk/detail.php?id=7 after next payday, looks good in the flesh and sounds decent for a 125, seems pretty nippy on road and 80 mpg as well, whats everyones thoughts? Will be my first bike as well, never had anything like this before. Cheers, Liam.

 

[Jamie]

hyosung?!!
seen the they sell on ebay with the stickers on the side which say sport and wicked.

haha

 

[dave]

i think they the ones been posted before, that fall to bits and parts take months to arive

 

[x Alex x]

yeh theyre nice bikes, depends what you want, theyre cheap but well built and reliable too, 2 strokes are my thing though For the money and what you're getting it's an amazing deal.

 

[x Alex x]

i think they the ones been posted before, that fall to bits and parts take months to arive

your thinking of the really cheap chinese imports, hyosungs are much better

 

[Chas Uno]

Sod that! Buy an old Yamaha RD125YPVS or TZR 125 for about £500, rebuild the engine, peg the powervalve in the fully open position, discover what wild two stroke 'powerbands' are all about and have a smile as big as a Cheshire cat until the engine goes pop! Then rebuild the engine again and go and have more fun

Sure the Hyonsungowatsit looks nice, but you aren't going to have much fun with a tiny four stroke vee twin. I bet it has sod all power/ acceleration. Plus when you pass your test you won't be de-restrict it because, well, it wouldn't be restricted in the first place.

I really miss my Yamaha RD 350 YPVS and its two stoke lunacy... *sigh*

 

[SeiSporting]

Thought of 4 stroke for more torque not having to rev the knackers off the thing to make it go appeals to me, not after something surpr quick, its not as quick as cinq but it'll learn me a lot and then ill be getting a zx6r i think, lots of hills where i live and the 2 strokes seem to stuggle with them. The one i looked at seemed very well built tbh, sounded like a proper bike as well, comes with a blueflame silencer with removable baffels, cant tell its a 125 by looking at it either, well as soon as its debadged.

 

[Punto.Power]

My mate has the 125 GTR in yellow, hes had it since jan nothing has went wrong yet, i love the sound specialy for a 125cc, even better if you remove the db killer out from the exhaust (a sound limiter by law)

 

[x Alex x]

i aggree with 1986uno! if you want to have fun, get a 2 stroke, mine is 33BHP, leaves 4 strokes standing in both acceleration and top spend (110 mph)

 

[Chas Uno]

Thought of 4 stroke for more torque not having to rev the knackers off the thing to make it go

A two stroke of equivilient capacity will always produce more torque believe it or not. It has twice as many firing strokes compared with a four stroke, though obviously many are highly tuned so have sod all power low down in the rev range.

As for not having to rev the knackers off it, you obviously never rode a Honda CB125T! Look also at a lot of the 4 stroke Jap import 4 cylinder 250's with redlines approaching 15,000 rpm. I'm sure there was one available that went to nearly 19,000 rpm! Small four strokes have to be revved - if you want torque then you need capacity and 125cc ain't enough

But with emission laws getting so strict new two strokes are all but extinct nowadays

 

[Venters]

I find if I really need something big and throbbing between my legs i watch some adult telly.

 

[Punto.Power]

The Hyosung 250 version (exact same bike bar the engine cc) is only £300 more and is tapping on the 33bhp restriction. My friend says his 125 cruises at 65mph and going down a steep hill you will get just over 80mph but that was kicking the **** out it rev counter was near 15000rpm lol but they are the nicest looking 125's.

 

[jug]

yep the days of 2 strokes are pretty much numbered. i wouldnt even consider a 125 4stroke, they're flat and weak and you'll very quickly get bored with it. at least test ride one first. i'd get a cagiva mito 2, pick up a good low milage 2001 model and you'll lose practically nothing on it if you keep it for a year. you'll definately lose a chunk of money on a new gt125r. plus cagiva is italian :yum:

 

[Italian Coke Can]

The Hyosung twin will be better than any other single (2 valve ) current 4t.

They're ok bikes. The comet always got good reviews, but i personally own a 125 Cagiva and would never touch a 4t 124.

Fine for learning on, but you'll soon get bored of the speed and power delivery.

 

[herpsuk]

well i aint read all the thread ut hyosung are prety cool, mates doing his full test ion a few months and looking at the hyosung gt250, it bloody shifts, so does the 125 for its size,

 

[Kieran83]

Ahhhhh cagiva mito 125....always had a soft spot for it whilst i was a lad! Although they do an unfaired version, looks like a ducati monster.
I do pine over an Aprillia RS250 some times but then reality kicks in and i remind myself italian bikes are awful when not looked after by a huge wallet!
Still, a nice N reg ZXR 400 might suit...

 

[Rampage94]

honestly mate, get a 250 and restrict it for learning on. because these 125's yes they do have low down power, but you still need to rag the balls off them to get moveing. im kicking my own ar*e for not getting a 250+ bike.. biggest mistake i have made bike wise to date.

 

[jug]

Ahhhhh cagiva mito 125....always had a soft spot for it whilst i was a lad! Although they do an unfaired version, looks like a ducati monster.

called a planet. i once owned one (highly modified). did 130mph top end and looked unlike anything else on the roads. never had a single fault despite the bad press. cagiva suffer from fiat type myths.

standard they look at bit 'old man'

 

[Italian Coke Can]

Much better use of the 125cc cagiva lump.