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$500 off Honda CB125e: from NSW $3492, VIC $3647, QLD $3762, SA $3394, WA $3557, TAS $3471, NT $3365 @ Honda Motorcycles
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$3,494 in NSW.
Fraser Motorcycles website have it for $3,484 Drive away. No mention of the discount.
https://frasermotorcycles.com.au/products/honda-cb125e
$3,084.00 including discount for Sydney
https://westernmotorcycles.com.au/product/honda-motorcycles/…
Good find.
@The Value: Yeah decent price, and it's a Honda. Though I do wonder if they are built with the Honda quality that we know.
@heyimsu: @heyimsu
"Though I do wonder if they are built with the Honda quality that we know."
Made in China according to bikesales
https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/2018-honda-cb125e…
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rather the cb125f
That's a strange way of saying cbf lol
OK
You joke, but Honda have already done it: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/honda/cbf1000/20…
Also, Yamaha made what they named as the most boring motorcycle in the world: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/yamaha/tdm900/20…
good little bike, there was a guy who did europe to cape town on it (y) (y)
a high school friend of mine did europe, asia, africa and then aus on one (and his partner on another). i used to have a cb 500 it was cool
Great for delivery services.
grab your deliveroo bag………. oh wait.
Pity the ct125 wasnt around the same price point
My partner had the CB125E as a learner which we sold to get the CB125F. Trust me, spend the extra on the F, even if the E is discounted. EFI; dash, NVH, fuel economy, brakes are way improved; it's significantly lighter, gets to 80km/h without wringing the life out of the dang thing.. etc etc etc. Not surprised dealers are struggling to get rid of the E now.
how is it riding a bike without abs? i am a learner and would be worried to do so, wont you just wreck if you happen to brake while there is some sand or gravel on the road? (the bike i am learning with has abs so i am curious)
Well a good chunk of us have been riding without ABS for a long time now, and dare I say a huge chunk of those people still ride without ABS.
ABS will let you pull up faster on gravel in most cases sure. But you need to ride to conditions on gravel (and more importantly the bike you’re on). If you’re talking about on paved road, breaking on some gravel will be no issues short of an impending crash (which abs on gravel likely won’t pull you up in time for anyway).
Is ABS great? For sure. Is it a requirement for a motorbike? Not at all. I’d recommend a defensive riders course over ABS every day of the week (but both is great of you can afford it obviously).
Meanwhile, Some of us ride in the rain. If you want to try and rossi yourself over manhole covers, white lines, etc in the wet you go right ahead sunshine.
I've been riding without ABS for a while. Started on a cbr125, vtr250, hornet 250 and now a cb400sf. The only time I wish I had ABS (or just more experience as I was a learner with 6 months of experience at the time) was on my cb400sf when someone decided to pull out in front of me and I locked up both wheels. I managed to wipe off enough speed to avoid being a statistic, but I'm sure I would've been able to wipe off more speed or stop if I had ABS or more experience.
For the price of these bikes I would look around for a second hand hornet 250 or vtr250, build quality is much better, enough power to get you to highway speeds and much more zippy.
You could probably find a good deal on gym membership, keep an eye on ozbargain.com.au to get abs.
Anything with this level of power/weight, you don't need to be worried, IMO. My partner (new rider) has never had an issue. Bikes like the CB125 don't have the "gorilla clamp" multi piston setups you get on a $20k bike. That + lower road speed and you would need to really murder the lever with the thing maxed out to trigger ABS, assuming it existed. Decent tyres and avoiding heavy wet riding would be the more important considerations.
I've been riding for 18 years now as my primary form of transport, never had a bike with ABS, and have never locked the front on the road. I think you underestimate how difficult it is to lock the front in a straight line.
Ahhh…. I had a T500 suzuki too! (well…about 8 of them over some time( couldn't lock the front wheel up if you were stopping on an ice berg!
@rooster7777: My late father had one of those - as well as a T185. I never saw the T500 run, it was always in storage to be fixed up again. After he passed we sold them for a pretty cheap price to a guy who was going to restore them for classic racing.
@macrocephalic: corrr…. now I'm feeling my age! ahem
wonders about this new fangled ABS concept…. double ahem
all the best with your riding career…. I don't miss having to ride in the rain, but I must get that lazy ignition circuit on the back pot of the duck sorted some day…. or maybe wake up the SR500 brumby for some more kicking good times
They go 80km with a good tail wind but don't expect them to go freeway cruising or in hilly country. Price is actually good for drive away with rego etc, had a couple which I sold 18 months old for 2500 so if you can get something like this and ride it for a season and only lose a few hundred I'd say good deal. Great for people who live inner city where mostly all they see is 60km/h
it really is a glorified scooter with gears, but a practical runabout none the less
Pay the extra grand for the new fuel injected model. Much better deal.
Edit: the new EFI model is only $500 more than the discounted carby bike.
hence the discount!!
Discount yes, deal no.
The cb125f is a much better deal than the cb125e.
The bike looks like a G-string, I would rather get a second hand 250cc.
Cheaper than ebikes! Yikes
VTR250 Much better!
too little, this is a toy bike. i need at least a 600 like a zx6r, r6, gsxr600, etc…
Because they can't sell enough of them. 250cc is a practical bike.
yeah, its pretty limiting but fine if your needs dont exceed putting about locally.
I always thought a grom or cb250 would be the first step into MC life, pending on the person. This is also a great starting point.
Anyone that has experience riding at a younger age would probably skip this entry level for a larger capacity Learner legal bike, but that's how experience goes. That and I know of a couple of older people that due to health reasons/physical fitness they're gone back to this segment and they're happy as a pig in the proverbial…
Either way get out there people.
A CB125E is, according to the honda website, a "lighweight" at 140Kg. Their materials must have come from recycled boat anchors.
A 1971-1975 honda CB125 weighed 85Kg! It was 12HP/ 8.8KW, and would do 110Kph. https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cb125s_7…
Why the huge difference in weight? is it something about japanese vs chinese materials, or what? One would expect stronger but more lightweight materials.
The slightly more expensive CB 125F is 115Kg- 25Kg less!
My 1960s/ 1970s 500cc twin suzukis were only 47Kg heavier than this "thing".
corrrrrPre-covid these were sold for $2400 ride away. Cheap carby single with an oil strainer, not a proper oil filter. You'll be changing the oil every 2500km.
I'm not familiar with the EFI version CB125F, but it's worth the extra $600 for the instrument panel alone.
I have a '21 Grom, and the mileage on the Grom is crazy - 65km/L putting around Sydney.
Not sure if the CB125F uses a newer or better engine? I didn't even realised this bike existed as all the 125 bikes were sold out during COVID (minus the expensive ones like the monkey)
Do they still import these motorcycles or is this just remaining stock left in AU? I know they stopped importing the '21+ Groms due to the dual-channel ABS requirement.
The cb125e it's discontinued, so clearing stock.
The cb125f has similar fuel economy to your grom. With an 11 ltr capacity, that's 700-800km per tank!
That's nuts! I wish the Grom could've held an extra litre or two :D
Ah - it looks like maybe the CB125F has combined braking?
Otherwise I can't see how they could be importing them still - there are CBS variants overseas & Honda has had it on their PCX scooters for a while I think.New legislation coming in to effect in Nov 2021 requires new bikes under 125cc to feature combined or 2-Channel ABS and bikes over 126cc to feature 2-channel ABS
Source: https://www.hondashop.com.au/aussie-govt-has-killed-off-the-…
It says "from" $3,394 in SA, so it might be $2,894 after discount.