Thumbs up for my new CG 125 (Honda CG125)

Member Name: easy_rider_2003

Product:	Honda CG125
Date:	13/01/03 (3063 review reads)
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Advantages: price, comfort

Disadvantages: front brake, awkward carb mounted choke, mediocre performance

I had been looking for a good cheap to buy/fuel and maintain cummuter bike for my 18 mile round trip to work. Having being recently forced to commute on my ZX6R, it has become a nightmare, so the sad decision in the end means she has to go! Having seen the reviews on the CG, I had my heart set on a new one. I decided to go to my local Honda dealer, but was amazed when I was told that I would be lucky to get one anywhere in the country! Apparently new emission laws that come into effect in June mean that Honda have stopped shipping new CG's to the UK as they will not pass the new laws. As they are so popular, it is very hard to find a new one now at a dealership. I was lucky and eventually found one at Dobles in Surrey, and made the trip from Cornwall to get it. I have only done 40 miles on it so far, but I am very pleased with the bike. It feels very solidly built and the engine purrs like a well oiled sewing machine. It also has electric start which is a bonus. Only gripes are the fairly poor front brake (drum) and the choke lever located on the carb can be awkward to find on dark mornings with cold hands. It would be nice to have the choke lever near the switchgear as it is on larger bikes. The bike does also seem rather slow, even for a 125. I am still obviously running it in and I won't open the throttle fully yet. I suppose the engine should loosen up after a few hundred miles and i'm sure it will perform better then. Saying that though, my last bike under 500cc was a new KMX 125 back in 1988 and any 125 will feel slow after being so used to my ZX6R!

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