I’m looking for a 125cc bike, ideally geared but would consider a scooter. To be used for commuting and general riding around town. Budget of a grand, ideally less (duh).
Seen loads of Chinese bikes and bikes ragged by ignorant kids on bay, looking to see if we have anything going in the community?
about to stick susie’s VanVan on ebay but its a bit more than your budget (its worth 1500). It needs its first MoT and she hasn’t got around to sorting it so its up to muggins here to arrange before it goes on next week.
they hold their value really well so might work out cheaper in the long run?
If you’re willing to travel there’s plenty of bullet proof CG125s around the 500-700 mark. They may have some war wounds but they are pretty cheap fix ‘fix’. Avoid the CBR125 which I had, very slow. The Suziki mentioned above is pretty nippy, I suspect you’ll find plenty of those second hand far cheaper than mentioned (though older/more knackered)
GOod luck mate. Biking isn’t cheap though. Realistically spending less than 2k will mean taking several compromises unfortunately. If you’ve got biker mates (or a forum full or randoms) and are mechanically handy, you’ll be able to save a few quid.