I’ve been reading posts that advise a 125 as nothing more than a stepping stone. Get your license, buy bigger is the message. A Honda 125 carried me from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and back over the past two years - 46000 Kilometers. I replaced the chain three times and the drive sprockets twice. No other spares required - though spares were freely available throughout Hispanic America. Meanwhile I met biker pretty much everywhere waiting for spares for BMWs or calculating how to get from gas station to gas station on a tank of gas (my Honda had a range of 400 Ks!). Another advantage back of beyond - you fall, the bike won’t break your leg and you can lift it. And a small bike isn’t a flag of affluence. Bandits aren’t tempted! What will I change for the next ride? The seat. I want one of those custom jobs, soft and broad…
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You ride what you want to ride and that’s that!
So if you enjoy riding your bike and it’s a 125, my advice is to just keeping on enjoying it!
its all about what is available or convenient for your surroundings. I rode 125s, 400 dirt bikes and other sorts on my Asian travels. I took a 125 bike up some rocky roads that turned into rivers up in the North of Vietnam. Great fun!
I guess its more about status here… 
Enjoy what you like. Its your choice and whatever makes you happy is the right choice for you…
I know what I like, if I had the cash I would have a different bike for every occasion. 
well done
Good for you
Don’t see Ewan and Charlie taking the same view but each to their own.
men always defend the size of their unit, no matter how small 
I am half way through reading your book at the moment, you definately had an adventure. Hats off to you for doing it
Don’t eat the crayons again Danny;)
where did you get the book mate ?
A bike is a bike. Regardlesss of it’s displacement it’s still a superior beast than any car:)
i forgotten who i met today on my commute but it was an LB-er on a black speed triple with a carbon fibre exhaust…cut the long story short he was pretty suprised i could keep up with him from streatham to waterloo [mild traffic] without much problems [he had quite spirited riding too].
Its not the size of the engine, its how you ride it.
Hi, The book is in stock at mostWaterstones or throuigh Amazon (best price). Hope you enjoy it…
I agree, a bikes a bike! You’ll get just as cold and wet on a moped as a 500cc+ bike.
Gotta add tho that CBR125 Vs Speed Triple???
I dont think the Speed Triple rider was trying !!!
i get told that alot, usually askin me what the bloody hell ive got in my bike. beign as its geared for accelaration and its a rev and go and also the fact how much i spent on it, the bigger bike riders are amazed expecially after i take off at the lights and yet after revvin the tits off there bikes in still there next to em usually wheelying lol
well played to u JJ haha, maybe with shiny reds new end can they will hear u coming and avoid u 
50’s and 125’s definitely have a place in urban warfare, but here in Germany we don’t need small arms fire, we need the big Howitzers
That said, I miss my Honda Zoomer. It gave me a **** eating grin everytime I rode it! Not bad for 1 / 22th of the displacement. Plus that 3.8 litre tank was cheap to fill.
Cross country trips on small bikes are special, too. I rode my Zoomer from Germany to London, all along canals and past windmills across Holland. I got dragged into a street party in a small Dutch village, and stayed overnight in hotels chatting away the evenings with nice locals who couldn’t believe I’d undertake such a journey on such a small bike.
When I drove onto the Harwich ferry, the bearded bad-ass on the car deck asked me “how far I hope to go on this thing”. Upon being told I had already come from Germany he shut his mouf quickly!
On a full-size bike I would have blown through Holland in about 3 hours flat and missed on a lot of good experiences…
My first bike was a black and white cbr125r, and i LOVED it. Kinda wish i hadnt sold it to be honest. I did use it as a learner bike, and now ride a 600, but i found it to be dangerous in some situations, like going uphill on a fast dual carriageway. My bike had top speed of 70 mph, but on roads like this 50moh with cars up my backside and i couldnt get away from em. I also couldnt commit to some overtakes, cos the bike was having none of it.
Still loved it though, i agree…not just a learner bike, love your 125, she deserves it.
I ride regularly with a couple of mates who ride a Harley Sporster and a CBR600 - my CBF125 takes 'em in town every time because of the great low end torque and the overall chuckaboutability of the bike
i had the pleasure of chatting to Simon at the ace cafe adventure day:cool:
i bought his book and its a great read;)