I had one of these for a few months after turning 17, and after a year on a moped it felt really big and fast. In reality I never got more than about 75 out of it under its own power, although it once did 90 down a big hill.
It was a fair bike for what it was. It had 18000 miles on the clock and I don't think it had ever had a rebuild, so was quite hard to start towards the end and performance was heading south. It had an appetite for spark plugs, rear tyres only lasted me about 4000 miles - I think this was because the only ones I ever had on it were pirelli MT65s, and they aren't much good.
I whizzed around on it for 4000 miles with no real trouble, just a couple of puntures. It never broke down on me, and it was a kick start model as they all are so the was no electric start to flatten the battery.
The handling was sufficient, felt great then but looking back it used to go over white markings horrible and tracked around imperfections in the road an awful lot. The brakes were good, the headlights ok. Riding position was quite upright, which suited me nicely, but you could duck down well behind the screen.
Looking back I still miss the clocks and the grips. The grips were really chunky with a light throttle, which gave it a real big bike feel. The clocks were clear and white backed, very easy to read and big.
However, after passing my test it had to go, because I could buy a CB250 for 400 quid - thereby having the same performance and lower running costs, and get some cash back in my pocket - important for a student with no job.
I bought it for £950 and sold it for £900. So no complaints there.
I recommend it to anyone looing for a 125, and now I want to try the NS400R.
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Purchase Price
950
Performance
Satisfactory
Reliability
Good
Customer service
Satisfactory
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