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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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