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These bikes are all too often thrown in with the same group as the horrible £500 Chinese bikes (GY and the like), where in reality they are nothing alike. This is a proper bike costing £2250 - £2450 in its standard form (i.e. without the supermoto wheels, etc) and gives the main players a run for their money.
I just bought my RX (XRX) as a stop gap between bigger bikes, but by god i've been surprised with the quality of this 'not-so-little' run around.
The first thing that struck me was the size of the forks; nice oversized USD forks like you'd expect to see on a YZ or similar. Then i looked at all the cosmetic bits (as you do) and the plastics are of the same quality as you'd expect on Yamaha, Kawasaki or Suzuki.
After the cosmetic aspect i dove deeper into the mechanical side. The frame is solid and sturdy; more than i can say for some of the other bikes (main brands) i've had over the past few years. It even offers a drop down section for easy access when working on the engine; so handy.
The engine itself SOHC / 4V (or DOHC / 5V on the new models) is as bulletproof as they come. Starts first time - every time from the button and from the kick too. Although i'm not going to claim that its a powerhouse of rippling performance - it's a 125cc after all, the RX125 engine is easily the equivalent to that of the popular Varadero, but in this case is pulling far less weight.
Ride & performance wise this will not disappoint; a cracking performer, nippy off the mark, smooth acceleration through the gears with no lag or wait and a mind blistering 75+mph around the top end.
The one thing i do love about this bike is the scale; full size wheels, full size frame. It's a nice big bike (the way they used to make them, not this namby pamby XT nonesense that looks like a kids scooter). You sit on this bike and you know you're on a bike; you're on the balls of your feet and you have a full sized moto-x style bike under you.
So if you are considering a 125cc bike, be it a long term investment or like me as a stop gap to something else, you could do FAR WORSE than a Hyosung RX/XRX.
In Summary: A good sized bike, better than average performance, effortless to maintain (easy access to spares) and the running costs are almost non existent (£15 tax, almost nothing for insurance and round the world for only a thimble full of fuel)
Well worth a look and they hold their value too.
JP.
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| jonnypneumonic in Nairn, Highland on 16/08/2007 |
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ok the 125 is really a 250 with 125 cylinders thats why its a bit slow, its a fantastic bike it was next to an R1 when i picked it up and looked as big (the tank is about an inch higher than the R1)cant knock this bike had a TZR before this and yes it went like stink but this is a big heavy bike with only 15bhp but if you do wind it up its not that bad for what it is, if you want more power go pass you test and get some or get a 2 stroke
for a learner its a good choice (theres not a 125 on the road i'd swap mine for) |
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