@@michaelbw It is an excellent bike. I've got a KTM 390 Duke just sitting there and I still prefer to take the Honda out

Yep, agree. Fantastic bike. I have 4 other bikes sitting in my garage and the cb125f gets turned on way more. Crf250l. Versys x300. GSX-S8. Ninja 1000sx. I do really enjoy the other bikes but they are for specific purposes. CB is easy and fun for every day riding. Full throttle everywhere. Basically never needing to slow down for a corner.

@@florme6494 Motorcycles are day to day transport for me; I don't have a car. The CB125F is a good fit for my needs, mostly on minor rural roads. Includes some gravel, which it handles with aplomb. On the odd trip to cities, 250 km distant, loping along at 90 - 95 on motorways it feels unstressed. I guess top gear is quite a high ratio, so it it is well below max revs. I have seen 110 km/hr, and even at that it did not seem to have hit the rev limit. I expect it will last quite well. My last bike was a 1997 100 cc Honda Dream, which I had for 16 years in Thailand and did about 220,000 km on. Ex rental, I bought it for $500 @ 80,000 km, and sold it with for $150 @ 300,000 km when I left the country. Had the engine overhauled @ 225,000 km, which cost about $140, and was done in a couple of days. Have ridden bigger bikes, up to 1,000 cc, but find smaller bikes more practical for my needs. Unstressed small engines last fine as long as you keep up the oil changes.

@@florme6494 This bike has seen almost as much gravel as it has freeway 😅

Hey congratulations on your first 100km! It took me a little over 12 months to hit this milestone1

I definitely need to train myself out of that habit of downshifting too early. I've definitely caused some premature wear doing that. On the plus side, changing the clutch plates was super easy and cheap, too. It cost me less than $40, including the clutch cover gasket

@@florme6494 I love the idea of the monkey but I don't know how I'd go on a mini moto.

I tried to order one from China "Guaranteed fitment" that wasn't even close to fitting 🤦‍♀️

Tosh, quiet is good.

Yeah absolutely. Probably sooner rather than later, I'd say, though I gave this bike a fairly hard break in, so I don't know if that changed anything. But definitely when it was brand new it wasn't as rev-happy as it is now

I have looked after mine, it's well serviced and the engine hasn't been ragged all the time, and the engine is better now after 10,000 miles than it ever has been. No burning of oil and as punchy as a 125 can be. I really need to sell it coz i'm riding my new bike all the time ATM, and it's sitting in a neighbours garage but still hard to part with as i love it so much lol. GL

Boolarra - Mirboo North - Thorpdale? Well done on 10K :)

@@pauls8456 Spot on! One of my favourite local routes

Yes, by 5,000 km it was noticeably better at holding on up steep hills. Drop it into 4th at about 75 and it hangs in quite well on most. When new it struggled to hold 70 on the same hills.

None at all, the bike has been great. Just keep an eye on the oil level because it will burn up when you spend a lot of time at wide open throttle

Check my community post page, I put up a screenshot of the valve specs from the service manual that was provided to me from a subscriber. I can't remember them off the top of my head though. I think it's recommended to check at 15,000km but I'm thinking of doing it sooner rather than later too