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Looking at a 125 for the missus, been recommended a dirt bike style machine on the fact that she is quite tall. I know nothing abut dirtbikes most of the ones on Autotrader are superbyke replicas of KTMs and Aprilias. Are they any good or are they as naff as i expect them to be? does she want a Supermoto or a enduro with road tyres...as you can probably tell im completely clueless so please talk to me as you would explain it to a 5 yr old child!!

Many Thanks

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Does she want to go fast and get her leg out supermoto style or does she just want to learn to ride a bike and enjoy herself without feeling out of her depth? I know Deej uses CCM's for his training courses and they are good all round dirtbike styled bikes but are very user friendly. Otherwise i would go for a Suzuki 125 trail bike they used to be TS or TS-X's i think but that is going back to the eighties cos I'm old

If she doesn't want a trail bike, my son is 5'11" ish and seems to find a Yamaha YBR125 OK

The Suzuki is a DR125 now Badger If you want reliability, stick to Japanese

DT125RE! Theres a lovely low milage example for sale in dorset on ebay atm. Finding one that hasnt been abused is the hardest thing!

Thanks delvey that looks pretty good! Those tyres don't look they will last too long on the road tho...

badgerKDD wrote:Does she want to go fast and get her leg out supermoto style or does she just want to learn to ride a bike and enjoy herself without feeling out of her depth? I know Deej uses CCM's for his training courses and they are good all round dirtbike styled bikes but are very user friendly. Otherwise i would go for a Suzuki 125 trail bike they used to be TS or TS-X's i think but that is going back to the eighties cos I'm old

I think the TS-X's where just about the 90's as I was leaving school. LOL

Tyres fit it with conti escapes good all round tyres unless you are considering road use only
merv

Forget the Chinese stuff, best 125 Trail bike will be Japanese, DT125R or a KMX125 were probably the most recent.

Depending on her age, probably worth checking the insurance as one of these will be alot dearer than a CG125 etc.

Is she looking to pass test & keep the 125 or to get something bigger? If it's the latter, I wouldnt bother with a decent 125 trail bike just to learn on - if she's looking to stay with a 125 then get one of the above, still pretty decent day to day bikes but take your time to find an original unmolested one.

Befor you rush into buying a trailie style machine take her around a few bike shops & let her try sitting on a variety of machines.

I've had loads of tall people doing CBT etc on Honda CG125's & Suzuki GS125's with no comfort problems