100000% agree with the dropping into first. Had mine from new (23) and every single ride from the dealer has done it. Gotta let the clutch out slightly like you said !
Nice video! Had one for 2 years and love 99% of it, for me it has to be: Quality of the black paint on the exhaust and header pipes. Terrible! Rust central despite using ACF-50 and cleaning The gearing issue you mentioned I had some random indicator issues but only seem to be in very cold weather How hard it is to put fuel in sometimes. Have to hold the nozzle at a particular angle otherwise it cuts the pump off and you have to fill up slowly af Finally, the fact that the pre 2021 Model Year (mine) come with 13.1 HP engines. WHYYYY The legal limit of 14.7 HP is paltry enough as it is - I can't understand why Honda didn't max it out
My god you are the first person i've seen mentioned that bloody fuel pump haha. It constantly used to cut off so i basically had to hover the pump over the hole just to get it to run
I sat on an MT125 (didn't get a chance to throne the CB125R) and totally understand the feeling like you're falling over the handle bars, love the look but it was horrible :P Hoping to get an XSR700 once I've done my direct access 👍
Yeah i've felt it much more too since riding bigger bikes, really starts to feel like a small bike! And going fast into corners is a little scary because you already feel like the front wants to go. XSR700! Beautiful choice mate! I really like the Z650 RS. Both very similar gorgeous bikes!
Bit surreal chucking a random review video on and seeing where I grew up! Any time I tell people I'm from Harden it gets the same response! Great video mate, nice and informative. Got my CBT booked and eyeing up the same bike.
@@pudmoto yeah there's some really nice places over there! I left after school 13yrs ago (in N.Wales now) but still have family living in Wilsden also so I'm over there a few times a year. You drove past my aunt & uncles place a couple times but I won't doxx them ha!
Yeah ive had the "it doesnt look or sound like a 125" as well. So as far as I'm concerned, its not 😂. Also ive figured out a reliable way to get into first from neutral, just push yourself forward a little. Not really sure why but i think the bike needs a bit of momentum to be able to down shift to 1 from N. I feel daft as fk doing it but it gets me off the line 😭. Or we could just down shift to 1 before coming to a stop like we were taught...
To be honest mate I always drop to 1st at a set of lights or whenever I stop. Slightly letting out the clutch at a stand still works too, seems to drop into first pretty easily
i have the same problem with the gear i found giving the bike a little rock back and forwards sorted that. but my bike has always had a problem that sometimes it will jumping from 6 gear to 5. the indicators started playing up. i got my in 2018 shortly after it release and only payed £3800 for my new because the sales rep had taken his commission off.
If you only pull the clutch in half way instead and try change the gear then it usually works without having to rock the bike back and forth. Thats very good for it brand new
@pudmoto sad thing is I'd still pay it if I was looking for a 125 now. Maybe that's just me, maybe idiots like me are the reason honda charge that much haha
@@dlakeht6806 Yeah but I totally agree! I love it that much I really would go out and even buy a brand new one! I'm seriously gonna miss this little thing!
Yeah I agree but the beauty of this thing is it really will hold its value for that short amount of time, and reselling it will be an absolute cake walk
I've got a 23 and yeah down into 1st is definitely a thing, 2nd to 3rd too. And yeah the riding position is quite on the wrists, definitely compared to the 125f.. But as you say, still a great bike, way better than the f.
I’ve actually come to buy a 18 plate cb125r due to one of your hates. The riding position. I’ve still got my Lexmoto LXR but at the old age of 46 my back and hips feel broken every time I get on and off my LXR. The only thing I’m not keen on is the wind blast but I’ve bought a screen for my cbr125r though so hopefully that will give me a little protection. 😁👍
@@pudmoto at 3:33 you said £5500. As far as I know they have never been over £4200 new from the dealer. If you paid £4000 for a used one, that's VERY high.
@@84stoney Definitely meant to say £4500 in the video just mispoke. I think I paid £3800 but it had like 100 miles on the clock so was basically brand new
The reason I picked the cb 125 R instead of the F, is the wide back wheel on the 125 R. I used to ride a honda bike similar size back wheel as the 125 F, and I went down on bends a few times as the back wheel would easily slide over small pebbles. Whereas the wide back tyre on the 125 R, has got much better grip on the road which reduces dramatically the chances of sliding off, and gives much more stability for new riders. Eg when filtering. It eliminates shaking induced by the riders nerves. The bike stays planted on the road. So just for the wide tyres on the 125 R I would recommend al new riders get the R model. It could mean the difference between having an accident happen or not having and accident happen.
@pudmoto - Today, two weeks after using my 125 R daily for my comute to work, I realised how beautiful this bike actually is! 😅 Typically, I do not care about the looks of a bike. I just care to go from location A to location B on a "RELIABLE" method of transport. And cary my personal tools in it. Things that this bike accomplishes perfectly with the 47 lt Givi top box I put on it. However, today as I came out of a Halfords shop walking to my bike on the parking spot, I looked at it and it was as if I got some sort of divine revelation! 😅 I said: "Wow! Look at that! That is actually very beautiful bike!" 🤷♂️ True story!
@pudmoto Today, two weeks after using my 125 R daily for my comute to work, I realised how beautiful this bike actually is! 😅 Typically, I do not care about the looks of a bike. I just care to go from location A to location B on a "RELIABLE" method of transport. And cary my personal tools in it. Things that this bike accomplishes perfectly with the 47 lt Givi top box I put on it. However, today as I came out of a Halfords shop walking to my bike on the parking spot, I looked at it and it was as if I got some sort of divine revelation! 😅 I said: "Wow! Look at that! That is actually very beautiful bike!" 🤷♂️ True story!
🤯 Not all that long ago 125's were absolute max 2.2k and that was for the top of the range, the gearing thing is something you'll come across on many a bike gearbox, it's to do with the positions in the gearbox - you might find similar if you think your in 1st filtering but are actually in 2nd and stall then fire it up and panic thinking you can't get it into first - tbf though my Deauville 650 isn't too fussy about gears, I can (but don't) just stick it in 5th and drive around all day.
Yeah to be fair in terms of the gearing I have just got very used to it and it pretty much isn't ever even a problem anymore! Was having to be really really picky for this video because I genuinely absolutely adore this little bike!
This is a fantastic bike apart from the price. The cb125r has two engine versions a two valve and a newer 4 valve engine which has more power. My bike is a 2021 model and has the latest engine. Im 15 stone and i can reach speeds of 70mph with a 50lts Rhinowalk cargo bag on the seat with all my camping gear.
Yeah exactly, not sure exactly which engine I have as mine is a 2019 plate, I definitely have had it up to speeds of 70 and over but never with a headwind or anything like that! Oooo you do a bit of camping!
I believe that the two valve engine the spark plug is on the side of the head and the 4 valve the spark plug sits behind the head inline with the air filter box.
@@pudmoto I can't break 70, on flat only really 66. Bit gutted as I bought it for a roads, but it doesn't do it tbf. Going to fit a new filter, but in reality will have to get a 400-500cc
Are they because my ybr used to do 80 downhill and easily 70 on the flat. I used to get overtaken on my commute by a yzf and varadero. If this struggles to hit 65 on the dual carriageway then it sounds like one of the slower ones. Unless it's just got a dead accurate clock.
I have the 2023 model. I was having the problem with not being able to put the bike in gear when i was riding it the first few days. Then I learned to keep the gear lever pressed down and release the clutch gradually. As you gradually release the clutch the bike goes in to gear or out of gear, (depending what you are trying to do) every single time. So I have no problem with that anymore. I just do the clutch release method.
@pudmoto - I was stopped at the lights today on the 4th gear. I had to do the clutch gradually release, a few times to get it into neutral and then in 1st. But it can all be done in a few seconds.
was hoping id never see one of these videos :c
Don't worry mate I was scraping the bottom of the barrell! It's an incredible little bike!!
This was 2019, Honda has gotten so Much better after 2021
yea ik@@Alibab689
Just bought mine today so excited to ride
Hell yeah great choice buddy!
100000% agree with the dropping into first. Had mine from new (23) and every single ride from the dealer has done it. Gotta let the clutch out slightly like you said !
Yeah exactly, not too bad of an issue though cause I don't really ever stick it in neutral mid ride
I think you have switch off the engine in neutral and switch it back on for it select first again. The kill switch also works, although not adviced.
Figured out when I owned it just letting the clutch out a little seemed to take the pressure off the gearbox to allow you to easily slip it into first
Nice video! Had one for 2 years and love 99% of it, for me it has to be:
Quality of the black paint on the exhaust and header pipes. Terrible! Rust central despite using ACF-50 and cleaning
The gearing issue you mentioned
I had some random indicator issues but only seem to be in very cold weather
How hard it is to put fuel in sometimes. Have to hold the nozzle at a particular angle otherwise it cuts the pump off and you have to fill up slowly af
Finally, the fact that the pre 2021 Model Year (mine) come with 13.1 HP engines. WHYYYY
The legal limit of 14.7 HP is paltry enough as it is - I can't understand why Honda didn't max it out
My god you are the first person i've seen mentioned that bloody fuel pump haha. It constantly used to cut off so i basically had to hover the pump over the hole just to get it to run
40 secs of your video & I had enough !
Okay 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for that statement! Brave lad
When you go to a job interview and they ask your biggest flaw and you answer "I'm a perfectionist"
It do be like that
from what i heard the 2018 one is faster then the newer ones
saw one video where it went 130km/h (133 to be exact)
@@believeinyourself6855 It wasn't bad for a little 125!!
I sat on an MT125 (didn't get a chance to throne the CB125R) and totally understand the feeling like you're falling over the handle bars, love the look but it was horrible :P
Hoping to get an XSR700 once I've done my direct access 👍
Yeah i've felt it much more too since riding bigger bikes, really starts to feel like a small bike! And going fast into corners is a little scary because you already feel like the front wants to go. XSR700! Beautiful choice mate! I really like the Z650 RS. Both very similar gorgeous bikes!
Hey, i just want to buy mt125 do u have some advice or something ? Do u think i should nabyde buy the cb125? Thanks
Although its now £4599 now. Its certainty cheaper than the mt125 which is £5100.
Well yeah exactly, and when it's a direct competitor its daft not to choose honda.
Can i ask you how tall you are as a comparison ?
I'm about 5ft 8 mate
Bit surreal chucking a random review video on and seeing where I grew up! Any time I tell people I'm from Harden it gets the same response! Great video mate, nice and informative. Got my CBT booked and eyeing up the same bike.
Oh mega no way! My brother lives in Wilsden so over that way quite often, beautiful little vil;ages really!
@@pudmoto yeah there's some really nice places over there! I left after school 13yrs ago (in N.Wales now) but still have family living in Wilsden also so I'm over there a few times a year. You drove past my aunt & uncles place a couple times but I won't doxx them ha!
Hahahah yeah keep them anonymous! I am from Bradford after all haha
My 1200 vfr is for touring my husqavarna 701 super moto is for playing about on and my 125 is my day to day bike
Yeah ive had the "it doesnt look or sound like a 125" as well. So as far as I'm concerned, its not 😂. Also ive figured out a reliable way to get into first from neutral, just push yourself forward a little. Not really sure why but i think the bike needs a bit of momentum to be able to down shift to 1 from N. I feel daft as fk doing it but it gets me off the line 😭. Or we could just down shift to 1 before coming to a stop like we were taught...
To be honest mate I always drop to 1st at a set of lights or whenever I stop. Slightly letting out the clutch at a stand still works too, seems to drop into first pretty easily
What do you do when the 1st gear doesn't clicks in??
Slightly ease the clutch out when trying to drop it into first and it clicks down pretty quickly
@@pudmoto Thank you very much!!
@@osvaldodomingos9041 No problem at all!
got one amazing machine think ya right though regarding a64 , duel carriageway is defo bigger engine territory. love the vid
Absolutely mate! It just wasn't designed for that kind of riding but other than than it soooo hard to fault haha. Cheers mate really appreciate that!
I paid 5500 in 2016 for a brand new 125 varadero and we all no the varadero beats the cb in every way
Should probably be better than the cb at that price then, as the cb is around 1000 less
i have the same problem with the gear i found giving the bike a little rock back and forwards sorted that. but my bike has always had a problem that sometimes it will jumping from 6 gear to 5. the indicators started playing up. i got my in 2018 shortly after it release and only payed £3800 for my new because the sales rep had taken his commission off.
If you only pull the clutch in half way instead and try change the gear then it usually works without having to rock the bike back and forth. Thats very good for it brand new
After riding mine for around a month so far. I'm in love. It is an amazing bike! Let's be honest, the price is the only thing 😂
Oh I fully agree mate, I struggled so much to find others things I know I was super picky! Price is a big one haha
@pudmoto sad thing is I'd still pay it if I was looking for a 125 now. Maybe that's just me, maybe idiots like me are the reason honda charge that much haha
@@dlakeht6806 Yeah but I totally agree! I love it that much I really would go out and even buy a brand new one! I'm seriously gonna miss this little thing!
@@pudmoto just buy your next bike and start saving for the cb650r and have 2 haha
@@dlakeht6806 Hahaha wish I could afford to do that mate
I hate to wait for my new one 😂
Hahaha yeah that is a negative, the time when you don't have it
The price is mental for a 125cc considering 9 times out of 10 by the second year most will of done the next stage and looking to upgrade.
Yeah I agree but the beauty of this thing is it really will hold its value for that short amount of time, and reselling it will be an absolute cake walk
Considering you can pick up the new Honda Hornet 750cc for 6500-7000 new then yes these look overpriced to me.
@@daddystu7046 Wish I could afford the insurance on the hornet 🤣
It is crazy because you can get the 300 for only £500 more.
I'm looking at that myself.
@@letni9506 Probably would've done if not on the CBT license
I've got a 23 and yeah down into 1st is definitely a thing, 2nd to 3rd too.
And yeah the riding position is quite on the wrists, definitely compared to the 125f..
But as you say, still a great bike, way better than the f.
I'll be honest i did think it was a touch wristy when I owned it but now I have a sports bike I don't know why i ever thought that haha
I’ve actually come to buy a 18 plate cb125r due to one of your hates. The riding position. I’ve still got my Lexmoto LXR but at the old age of 46 my back and hips feel broken every time I get on and off my LXR. The only thing I’m not keen on is the wind blast but I’ve bought a screen for my cbr125r though so hopefully that will give me a little protection. 😁👍
Oh really that's ace mate!!! Yeah I must admit the wind blast could be pretty intense, especially when I tried the motorway 🤯🤯
180, bigbore
You're waaaay out with your pricing. My 2018 was £3600 new, RRP is now £4200.
Which bit is way off? Just curious? Wonder if it's because RRP has changed since this was posted?
@@pudmoto at 3:33 you said £5500. As far as I know they have never been over £4200 new from the dealer. If you paid £4000 for a used one, that's VERY high.
@@84stoney Definitely meant to say £4500 in the video just mispoke. I think I paid £3800 but it had like 100 miles on the clock so was basically brand new
I have a full license and i ride a honda varadero 125 i get 85 mph on the motorway between swansea and swindon so 125 can easy do motorway
Well it must be bettered powered than the cb125r because from my experience it doesn't handle motorway well
You aren't getting 85mph gps😂😂.
@@JDMz my varadero has been flashed
The reason I picked the cb 125 R instead of the F, is the wide back wheel on the 125 R.
I used to ride a honda bike similar size back wheel as the 125 F, and I went down on bends a few times as the back wheel would easily slide over small pebbles.
Whereas the wide back tyre on the 125 R, has got much better grip on the road which reduces dramatically the chances of sliding off, and gives much more stability for new riders. Eg when filtering. It eliminates shaking induced by the riders nerves. The bike stays planted on the road.
So just for the wide tyres on the 125 R I would recommend al new riders get the R model.
It could mean the difference between having an accident happen or not having and accident happen.
I totally agree mate, great reasons to choose the 125 r, plus it just looks so damn good compared too!
@pudmoto - Today, two weeks after using my 125 R daily for my comute to work, I realised how beautiful this bike actually is! 😅
Typically, I do not care about the looks of a bike. I just care to go from location A to location B on a "RELIABLE" method of transport. And cary my personal tools in it. Things that this bike accomplishes perfectly with the 47 lt Givi top box I put on it.
However, today as I came out of a Halfords shop walking to my bike on the parking spot, I looked at it and it was as if I got some sort of divine revelation! 😅
I said: "Wow! Look at that! That is actually very beautiful bike!" 🤷♂️
True story!
@pudmoto Today, two weeks after using my 125 R daily for my comute to work, I realised how beautiful this bike actually is! 😅
Typically, I do not care about the looks of a bike. I just care to go from location A to location B on a "RELIABLE" method of transport. And cary my personal tools in it. Things that this bike accomplishes perfectly with the 47 lt Givi top box I put on it.
However, today as I came out of a Halfords shop walking to my bike on the parking spot, I looked at it and it was as if I got some sort of divine revelation! 😅
I said: "Wow! Look at that! That is actually very beautiful bike!" 🤷♂️
True story!
I completely agree!!! It is a head turner even though it is a 125
How old was the bike when you made this video? What model year or plate was it?
The bike was a 2019 honda cb125r
I had one, looking to get another, greet bikes
I would absolutely love to get another
No shit sherlock power 125 gives it away lol
Hence the reason I said that 🤣🤣
Million dollar question is what sea jumper you going for lol
🤯 Not all that long ago 125's were absolute max 2.2k and that was for the top of the range, the gearing thing is something you'll come across on many a bike gearbox, it's to do with the positions in the gearbox - you might find similar if you think your in 1st filtering but are actually in 2nd and stall then fire it up and panic thinking you can't get it into first - tbf though my Deauville 650 isn't too fussy about gears, I can (but don't) just stick it in 5th and drive around all day.
Yeah to be fair in terms of the gearing I have just got very used to it and it pretty much isn't ever even a problem anymore! Was having to be really really picky for this video because I genuinely absolutely adore this little bike!
I remember looking at a pcx 125 about 2011.
Sure it was about £1700.
Had a look recently as I fancied one for commuting and they are crazy money now 🤪
I’ve got the same bike as you and I’ve had 84 out of it
Wind at your back going downhill? haha
My biggest gripe is the top speed compared to the Mt and ninja, it really should do 74mph, but only really does 66mph.
Yeah think I can agree
And why is the horn right by the indicator 😂
I’ve made a few people jump at junctions 😂
Mine tucked up behind cars hits 78 but I'm small and light
Not bad at all, i've got a bit too much chunk for that haha
2019 is 13 hp only yours is 15
This is a fantastic bike apart from the price. The cb125r has two engine versions a two valve and a newer 4 valve engine which has more power. My bike is a 2021 model and has the latest engine. Im 15 stone and i can reach speeds of 70mph with a 50lts Rhinowalk cargo bag on the seat with all my camping gear.
Yeah exactly, not sure exactly which engine I have as mine is a 2019 plate, I definitely have had it up to speeds of 70 and over but never with a headwind or anything like that! Oooo you do a bit of camping!
I believe that the two valve engine the spark plug is on the side of the head and the 4 valve the spark plug sits behind the head inline with the air filter box.
@Jezza364 Ahhhh okay I will definitely have a check at which I have then! Always good to know 👌 Cheers buddy!
Seems very nice too.
It was a cracking little bike!!
Why didn't you buy the CB 300 ???
Because I was riding on a cbt, max 125cc
@@pudmoto so what?
Get the new Honda cl500 scrambler a great bike.
Better for you with little experience than the 650cc.
Learnt loads on my 600cc and definitely would've wanted to go bigger if I'd of got a cl500
Tbf 11st man on top of it I was sitting a 72 mph
Thats not too bad at all mate
@@pudmoto I can't break 70, on flat only really 66.
Bit gutted as I bought it for a roads, but it doesn't do it tbf.
Going to fit a new filter, but in reality will have to get a 400-500cc
They are one of the fastest 125’s out there !
About as fast as they are allowed to be
Are they because my ybr used to do 80 downhill and easily 70 on the flat.
I used to get overtaken on my commute by a yzf and varadero.
If this struggles to hit 65 on the dual carriageway then it sounds like one of the slower ones. Unless it's just got a dead accurate clock.
I have the 2023 model. I was having the problem with not being able to put the bike in gear when i was riding it the first few days.
Then I learned to keep the gear lever pressed down and release the clutch gradually. As you gradually release the clutch the bike goes in to gear or out of gear, (depending what you are trying to do) every single time.
So I have no problem with that anymore. I just do the clutch release method.
Yeah I learnt this pretty quick you've just got to ease it out havent you!!
@pudmoto - I was stopped at the lights today on the 4th gear. I had to do the clutch gradually release, a few times to get it into neutral and then in 1st. But it can all be done in a few seconds.