KTM RC125 Review & Testride!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I FINALLY review the KTM RC125.
Is it good? Find out just HOW good it is!
Its bigger sister's (KTM RC390) video is here:
• KTM RC390 Review & Tes...
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For a 125 that is an awesome bike for sure! Love how they brought so many details from the super sports down to this little guy.
Hi Cager, I recently bought a KTM RC125, in the UK, there is a special offer where the RC 125 is £2999, a bargain vs the usual £4199.
Anyway I digress having ridden this bike now a few times, I think I know what it is. It's a Thoroughbred race horse crossed with a Shetland pony. It handles and rides like a fast and exciting bike, but it has short legs. I think that for A roads and short trips the 125 engine is fine. If you want to go a long way, or Motorways get the 390.
Overall I think the RC125 is lovely.
Verevolf I don't suppose this offer on the ktm rc125 still is up and running is it?????
In the U.K.??
Hi, yes and no, there are some good deals on nearly new 125's from KTM dealers, but all the new stock went by mid March
That deal is on again now and im hopefully getting it. There is also an option to get it with all the trimmings and stickers etc for £500 more at £3500 but think ill go with the stock version as the extras seem a bit of a gimmick.
I have a 17 plate RC125. I'm in the UK.
The bike at brand new had flaws.
1. The console had condensation inside.
2. Paint job looked amazing but started to flake off.
3. The chain was very low quality. When I took delivery it was rusty and had kinks.
4. Battery cover came off and would not go back on. Really flimsy poor design. (I've heard this is a very common fault.)
All these faults are obviously an easy remedy "under warranty."
Unfortunately, KTM dealers were not contactable, once they had my cash in their account.
It's a good bike, with some bad issues.
Most of the problem being with KTMs "after service."
Awesome vid. BTW we got to see a glimpse of Cager's face today :)
Looks like a seriously fun bike. The bit when you skidded the rear and it was no big deal reminds me of an episode I had on my old CBR600 where I stepped the rear out with too much throttle and instead of a momentary panic like I would have had with everything that I had owned before I simply thought opps,too much throttle and I rolled off a little.Those kinds of bikes are wonderful to ride.May you have many smiles per mile on her Cager.
Nice to see a very well presented video of my next bike :-)
Best TH-cam channel I've seen! Love these reviews and testdrives! Keep doing it!
Nice Bike & great review Cager. You are a man after my own heart . I ride a ZX6R , Love my old 1991 Cagiva Mito & My 2000 Bmw C1 125. Just because I passed my bike test years ago I don't rule out the fun you can have on lower capacity motorcycles & Scooters.Keep up the good work & I await the next notification on my phone that you have posted a new video ...Ride Safe Chris
Nice review Cager! The dual camera angle is pretty cool. As for the KTM, it looks sick for a 125, wish you many miles with it ;)
Yeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii thanks Cager!!!!!!!!!! Now I know how to disable the abs!!!!!! I never thought it was possible! I'm so freaking happy!
The black and orange colour scheme is really nice.
Just bought a 2018 rc125 getting delivered next week...can’t wait
Wow i never knew how the KTM was engineered so well. Its the kind of infos you don't get from most of the generic vlogers out their. Keep it up man! :)
Watching is more interesting with two camera shots - very nice!
Nunca tinha visto uma 125 cilindradas com este visual. Muito legal, Cager.
You know what I like about this KTM? Rather than the Yamaha 125, this doesn't want to be something that it isn't. The Yamaha, to me, looks a little too aggressive for what it actually is.
My dealership has a 390 but my country has that silly 3 part mandatory low to hi cc progression which is not working at the moment and most of us are stuck at the 125cc cap. Gonna need to persuade harder for the dealer to bring in the 125. Its a sexy bike indeed.
Now for you to get some mods for it and do exhaust and intake and an E3 spark plug and anything else you can do to actually give it a little bit of power.
Cager I'm completely stuck between the RC125 and the YZF R125, which do you recommend? I know they are very similar but which has the best overall rode quality and build quality? Thanks :)
*Ride Quality
+CagerOnTwoWheels Thanks for your help, I appreciate it :)
Bought myself one of these little RC125, am still breaking it in, can't wait to see what it gives once broken in. It feels solid, and it is easy to handle. Ahhh Cager your video made me buy it!!! That plus the 1500€ discount on brand new 2015s ktm is having now. Any cheap store for power parts? Can't seem to justify 135€ on stickers haha!
So I'm torn on what 125 to get :p Right now, it's a complete toss up between this and the KTM Duke 125. I'm leaning more towards this since everyone just seems to enjoy it more.
Yamaha YZF R125. best 125 ever
I'm liking the new camera angles
I have a full license but I want one off these so badly they look badass
mark hill oh yes pocket rockets are so much fun! Especially when you do have a full license and can ride bigger bikes too...I bought the RC 200 and love it, even tho I have a litre bike :)
maxpower2181 they do look awesome bit pricey tho unfortunately
haha this is a great review! Love the hate for cyclists in the way and the hand gestures to the lorry driver LOL! Properly enjoyed this thorough review and will be purchasing a KTM RC 125 partly because of this video!
One of the best 125's, but also one of the most expensive, right?
love this video! keep them coming man!
I know this is an old video, I saw you did a review on the YXF r125 I'm toying between that and this which one would you recommend?
Is this better than the Forza 125? I know it is a scooter, but I think it looks pretty awesome. With a simple CVT change, it would be just as fast, if not faster to 100 than the ktm.
Awesome video and much appreciated. Wishing you all the best
Hello Cager... I've been watching your videos and find them informative and with a bit of levity also LOL However I know that you only test ride sport bikes and would like to know if at some time you can test ride a mid size cruiser...namely the Yamaha Vstar 1300. It's not as heavy as the FJR which you did test ride. I would greatly appreciate it (if you have the time). Thanks...ride safe.
Cager! I'm trying to chose between the Duke and this bike... could you help me make the choice?
do you know if the bike is wider than a yamaha yzf 125? I asked someone else and they said that the handle was wider but i meant the bike itself
would you prefer the duke or the rc, cagerontwowheels?
Thanks for the info bro it was really helpful I'm on my way to buy mine now!!!
Its a best choice for a beginner friendly??
I really really like this new angle of the camera it's make your video comes a life, before it was like a dash cam hhhhhhhhh and I'm almost going to buy a new Honda cb300f so can you please do a review on it I like your way.
i like this man . good job mate
hello how do you mount the gopro onto your helmet by your chin area. can you do a video on that please. thank you!
Very well reviewed, many thanks.
Does anyone know the width or size of the handle bars? I want to know as the max handle bar size that i can fit around my house is 720MM Please respond.
Cager, pq é q compraste uma 125?? sempre andei em motas de cc superior (125 só qdo era miudo), e há cerca de duas semanas comprei uma yzf r 125 para oferecer, dito isto, andei nela uma semana e ... não sei como consegues :P
Ah... sendo assim, grande compra ;) Eu vi o concurso, só não sabia se tinhas ganho. Parabéns!
Boas curvas.
great video man! :)
I bought one 3 days ago :3
Yo Cage which helmet is dat?
did ya put that mohawk on helmet?
Hi Cager! Greetings from México! I've seen your videos quite some months ago and I was wondering if you can help me with a Doubt... I would like to buy and ride a motorcycle and i have fallen in love with the Kawasaki Vulcan S (I'm expecting a reviw from you on that bike), but, I have 0 experience riding... Do you recommend me to start in that bike?
these 4 strokes are great and specially the ktm rc 125 looks amazing but saying that the ktm rc is one of if not the fastest 125 is not true... from 4 strokes maybe it is but my 2 stroke cagiva mito goes 170kph and accelerates to 100kph in 6 seconds. only i wish that it wouldnt use so much fuel :(
He's talking about street legal 125. I don't know how it is in other countries but in germany there are different motorcycle licences. If you're 16 you can do the A1 license with which you can drive motorcycles up to 15 hp and 125 ccm.
Yes but you forgot to mention that you can't get parts for mitos anymore and the reliability is absolutely shocking
Bro, If you compare this with Honda CBR 150R Indonesia - then which is best to buy??? Actually in my country cc limit is 160cc that's why I can't take KTM RC200 and so that I had to add 125 RC with 150R
Firstly would you say this was a good starter bike for a complete beginner ,also i would like to ask about,how far you could ride it comfortably ,and without doing any damage ,in one go,for instance is 60 miles to far ,maybe causing overheating probs..
No not a bike for you my friend if you want a really great bike for beginning I would say ktm superduke for you then get a super olé get riding experience first
Many thanks i had also considered the ktm ,there are quite a few good video reports on them bfn pete.cheers.
i love your energy bro question tho im 5"6 will i fit good on this bike ??
Hi bro is it available in india then what is your bike cost where did buy it
When it will be available in India mumbai
Love your reviews! Question: Do you still have the Keeway Superligth? How does it behave after a year? I've been meaning to get one.
+Pablo Daniel Mejía Flores From some people i know who have it, and one who had it and got rid of it to get a Daelim... please, do yourself a favor, and buy a Daelim Daystar instead. Not much price difference, but a world of difference in reliability.
ComandanteJ Thanks for the info! It looks neat, but a quick search shows no results of Daelim stores where I live =/
Pablo Daniel Mejía Flores Well, that sucks, it's a lot of bike for the money. Have you thought about second hand? Something like a Kawasaki Intruder 125? Yamaha Virago 125? A quality 125 custom bike like those should't need much repair, if any, and those models have rock-solid engines. Anyway, just make sure of exhausting other options before buying a Keeway! I know of some people who are more or less happy with it, but it's a lot of work to keep them running.
Cager how tall are you? around 180cm?
I want to know mileage of KTM RC125? ??
Has this bike any trunk?
Great bike!!! I love it)
Nice review bud, I cant wait get mine :P next 3 days are going to be the longest ever
Looks like fun.
please elaborate the fuel consumption
Which country are you in, can't believe there is a beautiful, spacey, warm country like this in Europe.
T M Well there is Spain? Italy? Finland during summer? A lot of countries
T M Portugal
Hey Cager, Do you know if there is any removeable mufflers or bufflers on the stock exhaust system?
There are not!
ok!
Have you tried Aprilia RS125
Hello rc 125 how give milage city/highway
Cager muito porreira esta review, já que andas pelas KTM se pudesses fazer uma review na KTM 690 smc r o pessoal agradecia. Abraço
what the price for the bike
It's such a pretty bike, but my Honda NSR125 Loris Caparossi edition, (1998?) had 27KW and 125kg🤣
@@CagerOnTwoWheels Yes sure. The good old days of screamer 2 strokes. Loved it. It's funny, in my country, the beginner license is limited to 125cc, not horsepower at all.
Nice bike!
How does the RC 125 handle in comparison to the Duke 125? Do you like the RC more?
+Bikenization he talked about that a while ago, if you want to use it in your routine, the Duke 125 is better because has a better seat and the ride position very relaxed, otherwise if you want have fun doing corners the RC 125 is better. and i thinks it is more beautifull than the duke.
+Ruben Sousa Thanks!
the cagiva mito 125 is really fking fast though, i've gone 165 on a straight road
How much did you pay
you sound like hiccup from "how to train your dragon. Good video, beautiful sport bike. cheers
muito porreira essa menina, essa estrada fica onde? tenho de experimentar com a minha 125
fica entre malveira a lagoa azul (estrada do autódromo )
Cager, the RC or the Duke 125??
Depends, comfort=duke, race bike feel=rc
Cager doesn't a Grom also a 125?
Yes but this one has double the power
My cagiva raptor 125 is the fastest 125 standard bike.but is jucy 2stroke, and I regularly get 120mph is about 200kph.
Consumption, maintenance?
I've noticed a lot of cyclists in Cager's videos. When he runs out of motorbikes to review perhaps he could move on to racing and mountain bikes, just think how fit he'd become. :-)
What it average
I want thissssssss
why did you bought it?
+iOSeXtreme he won it
it looks like a bat (looking from the front). robin's?
The fastest 125cc 4T is the Beta RR 125LC :)
ahaha nope
I like your videos = subscribed =)
Osm bike and killer luck
Qual é o ano desta? Nao encontro pretas em lado nenhum.
www.ktm.com/supersport/rc-125-2016/
Aqui no site deles é branca e não mostra outras cores, e nos sites de stands portugueses só aparecem brancas também.
Já agora, comentei noutro video mas não deves ter visto. Já que já experimentas-te as duas qual preferes, a MT 125 ou esta?
Obrigado
ok, obrigado!
Eu vou comprar daqui a um mês uma preta (nova e de stand). Como é o modelo de 2015 eles fazem por 4500 euros com documentos incluidos. É mais bonita e mais barata. Win-Win situation
Cager, podes comprar um banco mais confortável na KTM POWERPARTS da RC !! É um bocado caro mas vale a pena, vai a um concessionário da KTM e pede lhes o catálogo da KTM Street Power Parts e tens lá os acessórios para a Vitória! Ou então vai ao site da KTM e vê online o catálogo: www.ktm.com/pt/powerparts/powerparts-street-catalog-2015-en-es/
the rc125 is second fastest 1st fastest is the duke
Mostraste a cara aos 12:16 ~ :O
2:50, 6:05 ✌😂
WTF 134 wow!!! 1 like for that
the fastest O.o , aprilia RS 125 and Honda nsr 125 would like to have word with you , Honda nsr can hit between 150 - 170 kph and aprilia can go 180
OK , but older CBR 125 bikes culd get 140-150
+Crazy Tubex no ok you get maybe 50 kmh more but think about then cons of a 2 stroke ;) i wouldnt say that its worth to buy a 2 stroke for every day use, its something for races on tracks or crossing ( but they change the piston after every race, now ask you why!)
They change piston after every race because they are just flatout on those bikes , you are not gona go 150-170kmh in city now will you .
why do u buy then a 2 stroke?
easier and cheaper to fix , also I have 79' tomos 50cc moped and didnt have any problems with it .
my frend have aprillia rs 125 2 stroke 28 bhp and top speed 200km/h :D
Dude, the Aprilia has 23 hp, and it does not reach the 200kmh unless you modify the sprockets, front and back. Still, its a really fast 125, too bad it's not legal to ride it with the A1 license in most part of europe
with tunign it is register a2 and have tested on dyno and it told back tire 28bhp
+CoffeeMan let me guess, carburetor, good gas and oil, piston, and a few more right?
Rave powervalve installed, 34mm dellorto vhsb carb, v-force 3 and an aftermarket exhaust and you easily get over 30hp if correctly set up. For even more horsepower you can install a 140cc of 154cc cylinder. I have an aprilia sx 125 (same engine as rs 125) and I can confidently say that I have about 30hp.
And no its not legal at all
That ktm is slow compared to my aprilia rs 125 lol
+drz400smk7 isn't the aprilia a 2 stroke?
Yes it is
2-stroke vs 4-stroke... wake up my dude
muito porreira essa menina, essa estrada fica onde? tenho de experimentar com a minha 125
+CagerOnTwoWheels porreiro, esta semana tou de ferias devo ir dar uma voltinha de rkv para esses lados hehe