Living With A CHEAP CHINESE Bike *Lexmoto ZSB 125 FULL Review* POV RIDE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- "I'm going to be doing a 0-60mph run"
Hello world!
Welcome back to my "cheap, Chinese" bike. This is my 2022 Lexmoto ZSB 125, & due to popular demand, I have created a full review, & my thoughts as an owner of one of the cheapest bikes available.
There are many negative connotations surrounding Chinese made motorbikes. Lexmoto, as brand are clearly aiming to remedy these negativities by producing some great quality bikes, or are they?
I learned how to ride on this bike, and although I have passed my test, I still keep it around...that should tell you enough!
But for your peace of mind, I have put together this full review to demonstrate the positives and negatives of owning a Chinese bike in the UK.
I have owned this motorcycle for a while now, and have ridden it in all weather's, so I thought this would be a good time to also give my thoughts and opinions as an owner too.
So sit back and relax as we have a thorough walk around, sound test & go for a POV ride on my Lexmoto ZSB 125.
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I just rode one from London to Cape Town and beyond. Alone at the age of 72.
18 weeks. 11,000 miles through mountains, rivers, desert, jungle, equatorial rain forests, teeming shambolic cities and some indescribably bad "roads". 18 weeks.
It started first time every morning.
I changed the oil frequently, changed the brake pads, sprockets chain, air filter, headlamp bulb and one sprocket bolt (sheared off by a rock). That's all.
Then I put it on a ship in Cape Town and collected it 4 months later from Tilbury.
Again it started first time.
It's safe to say I can recommend it.
Congratulations ! Would have made a fascinating video. Importantly, it proves a real point......a lot can be done on a 125, and a Chinese one at that !
In 2019 my useless GP convinced me that I had Parkinsons, so as a lifelong biker determined to carry on to the end I decided to get a 125. I liked the look of the ZSB as soon as I saw it, as it has a distinctive styling of its own and is not straining itself to look like a race rep or a trail bike. Because of Covid it took me nearly a year to find out that I only had a minor condition, but I kept the ZSB because it is such a handy little thing, and it saves me a fortune in everyday use. My experience has been almost identical to yours and I have enjoyed this bike a great deal. I have fitted a few upgrades, mainly because I live in Norfolk where local farmers are on a mission to cover the roads with crap, so upgrades to tyres, chain and a front mud flap to stop nasty organic stuff from getting baked on to the engine, 6,000 mls so far and it has never missed a beat, and zipped through two MOTs.
I bought this little bike to ride till the end and I probably will, but the end is hopefully now further off.
Hats off to you sir! Biker till the end 👊
You are absolutely right! I love that the ZSB is not in your face, not too show offy and not trying to be a race rep etc, it is a pure, 125 riding experience!
If I were to keep it, I would certainly invest in some upgrades. And as much I want to keep it, and keep saving money on running costs, I want to experience more motorbikes.
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
Brilliant, clear and detailed video.
The cheaper end of the market is definitely growing rapidly!
Lots more new riders which is always good!
I even nod to L plates!
They’re all one of us 👍🏻
The feeling as an L plate rider when you get nodded is like nothing else so thank you!
In South Africa you have Big Boy (Senke) 125 & 200 cc which is identical except drum brake rear tyre speedo Kms diferent paint work .also sold in Russia with a 150cc engine In South Africa Priced at R 21000 & R24000 (plus minus 1000 Pds Same warranty.
My first bike was Chinese.... Haotian 125cc. I changed a few things like the chain, spark plug, oil and drilled out the exhaust to sound a bit meaty! Lovely bike if you look after it, and ideal for a beginner.
I just googled Hoatian. That's a cool looking bike!
You are right, same with the Lexmoto; if you look after them they are great. And they are fantastic bikes for beginners!
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
Amazing😍 such a great bike! Definitely going to miss it
Like the video, have subbed 👍
Thank you for the support! 🙏
- Drew
Brilliant 👌 Review Drew, Have a good weekend mate👍🏴
Thank you John!
Thoroughly enjoy this bike, even if the typical British weather.
I'll have to do a similar video on the Bandit!
- Drew
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I'm getting one in a couple months. I'm 54, owned much bigger CC so not really wanting a fast bike, just ones that keep with our uk traffic. Thanks for honest review.
I bought a Suzuki HN 125 made in their factory in China.I also bought all the spare parts on Aliexpress that were likely to go wrong with it, Like a 150 upgrade head spare carb throttle electrics etc. It has been three years of utter reliability, I havent used any of the spares and considering, that clones of the HN and the Honda 125 are the main bikes in China the spares are like free compared to Western bikes, and the build quality is good, I have changed the oil and filter,tightened the chain and reset the tappets.I also got a larger front sprocket which boots the MPG up somewhere around 115 mpg , I could probably get it around 125mpg on a long run. I think one of these type of bikes are the thing to have if it all turns to crap.
Miss my 2022 ZSB, had it for about 6 months until I crashed it. So sadly the dealer ship mugged me off. So I lost lots of money on it. I now got an Lexmotot Titan 125 Scooter, but loooking to get another ZSB soon.
Ah i do miss the fun of a 125cc
Pretty much full throttle everywhere and throw it into bends. It's definitely a good idea to get better tyres. For commuting in all weather and price to performance i always went for metzeler me22 on my cg125.
That's exactly it! When I'm on my Bandit if I want to go full throttle, I have to make sure the road is clear!
Where as, on the 125 you can go full throttle everywhere!
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
I've got a Chinese bike Pioneer 125 king possible the same Lafan CG developed engine with twin exhaust port.Had it for 3 years comfortable and reliable old sled.
That was a great review Drew. Going for my CBT and thinking of buying one. Can you believe it that Lexmoto are now selling the bike for £1620 on a discount. Did you ever manage to do a 0-60 or 0-50 or 0-40 time on the bike? Cheers.
Thank you mate! 🙏
Good luck with the CBT, you're going to love it!
No way! Honestly, they are such good bikes, particularly for beginners. I would normally say try to find a used one (I found one less than a year old) but at that price, knowing you are the only person that has owned it, I'd say go for it!
I didn't unfortunately. I did two runs but the road wasn't long enough. I put the bike up for sale as I was planning a different road to find to do the 0-60 run, and it sold quicker than I thought so I never got to finish the video 😭
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
I've been riding my ZSB since April 23 & I love it so much that I've commuted on it right through winter. Going to sell my car, do my test & get a bigger bike, but I won't get rid of my ZSB.
The only issue I've had in 5K is that it has a tendency to blow headlight bulbs now & then?
It looks like the Yamaha SR125, which was a great bike
Look's a nice motorcycle for what it is
I have had the exact same bike but my one was Keeway c light 125. Very identical to this 125cc. It was very comfy at lower speeds and quite economical but sold it and bought a tractor 🚜 😅
They are a very good looking bike! They are great little commuters.
A tractor??? 😂
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
Them mpgs are mental I'm use to cars that's struggle to do 20 🤣
😂 yeh, you could drive the entire UK on this thing for the same amount of fuel it takes for you to start the Scooby 😂
- Drew
Belle vidéo 👌 😉 🏴 🇫🇷
Merci my friend! I'm really loving the bike life at the moment!
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- Drew
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5:15 did the 0-60 run video get posted?
Torn between this and a cbf125, ive heard horror stories about the reliability of these lexmotos, any thoughts on that?
I just rode one from London to Cape Town and beyond. Alone at the age of 72.
18 weeks. 11,000 miles through mountains, rivers, desert, jungle, equatorial rain forests, teeming shambolic cities and some indescribably bad "roads". 18 weeks.
It started first time every morning.
I changed the oil frequently, changed the brake pads, sprockets chain, air filter, headlamp bulb and one sprocket bolt (sheared off by a rock). That's all.
Then I put it on a ship in Cape Town and collected it 4 months later from Tilbury. Again it started first time.
It's safe to say I can recommend it.
@@chrisallsop1 wow that sounds like an intense journey, I've got something similar in mind whenever I get my.bike but probably not all the way to cape town :)
Do you guys still have the ep3?
Unfortunately not, Kenny sold it to fund one of his dream car purchases; 987 Boxster S.
- Drew
I have just bought a D15B VTEC swapped EJ9 if that helps 🤷🏻♂️😂
- Drew
It is back up for sale
Still selling this?
My advice is to keep it. Or eventually wish you had
I think you're right, I just don't really have anywhere to keep it as I want to explore some different style bikes too (I'm trying to convince my partner to do her CBT and have this bike off me 😂)
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
@@accelerateyoutube Ask around, see how many people wish they'd kept their first bike (as long as it's not someone who had one on it's last legs)
For the money you could buy one new and look after it for 3 years, get it mot'd and sell it. Then buy a brand new one and do it again 😂
😂 that is genius! You are absolutely right though!
Thank you for watching!
- Drew
I thought of that, but there is no noticeable wear yet and I have a spare engine ( £50 off flea bay) in the shed
have 50-125cc bikes had power restrictions put into place? im going back 20 year but the 50cc gilera dna i had then could do close to 60mph, then my 125cc was doing close to 90mph.. the speed seems rather slow on this, or is it all bikes now?