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Haha 125 & Kawasaki gto?
Looks like it...
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Carefull now, people here ill comeafter you with pitch-forks and sickles.
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I'm not a bike guy (never owned a bike).. Although I wanted a heavy (atleast 600cc bike or cruiser - which my mother called "shaitani charkha) but 125 is a decent bike .. Compared to doodhis Yamaha .. N the under powered 70cc (which are only good for running errands - household chores).. But we Pakistanis are very "innovative" people...
Bikes in india are cheap as hell... Here even the 70cc sells for 85k? .. A 125 for 1.25ish...
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What remains perplexing is why not chinese bikes, they are even cheaper, even an entry level chinese made lawn mower in US is 100-150cc....
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Honda cbr 150 introduced by Honda atlas. ...
Guess the price
660k - minus registration + taxes ...
Fuk you Honda atlas ..
That a beautiful bike ..
Guess the price
660k - minus registration + taxes ...
Fuk you Honda atlas ..
That a beautiful bike ..
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Honda cbr 150 introduced by Honda atlas. ...
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Guess the price
660k - minus registration + taxes ...
Fuk you Honda atlas ..
That a beautiful bike ..
Royal Enfield beats Harley-Davidson in global sales
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Local and chinese bikes are here ... But the issue with chinese bikes is spare part issues aswll as zero resale ...
Local Pak bikes also have the resale issues ...
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I learned to drive with Hero Honda CD 100. That was Ok, nothing exciting. When i was learning, i wanted to have a pillion rider who I could show my capability. My chachi was the only daring one in family.
I also drove the old Bullet of my mama around the year 1998. Oh man what a fun it was. That time I was not tall enough to get my feet to road while on bike. But I did not need to. Once you are on bike, it drove like a rocket. ofcourse it was tricky as brake was on other side. But man, what a stable ride and sound. Just awesome!
Once you start riding a higher cc bike, you just don't enjoy lower one.
I also drove the old Bullet of my mama around the year 1998. Oh man what a fun it was. That time I was not tall enough to get my feet to road while on bike. But I did not need to. Once you are on bike, it drove like a rocket. ofcourse it was tricky as brake was on other side. But man, what a stable ride and sound. Just awesome!
Once you start riding a higher cc bike, you just don't enjoy lower one.
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The bikes are themselves not that much, but it is the taxes that make them so expensive.
Not really. Anything that gives wind in your hair and bugs in your teeth will work out just fine.
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BC look at those Indian Bikes..... We have junk here pure junk... Any idea about the duty on importing of bikes?
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thanks for going to the trouble of writing a review...im a great fan of motorcycles and hope newer designs like this make it to the market here
The actual Yamaha of Japan made its venture in to the motorcycle market of Pakistan and launched its first model of 125cc bike by the name “Ybr 125″. Yamaha has tried its level best to give a setback to the monopoly of Honda in the motorcycle industry. People have been comparing CG 125 with Ybr 125 since the launch of Yamaha. Lets’ make an unbiased detailed comparison of both these bikes that will help you in rating both these bikes in a better way.
Before I begin the comparison, I must tell you that I recently bought the YBR-125 and have written a review on PakWheels, but there’s a need to do a comparison for people looking to make a decision.
Look:
The Ybr-125 looks like a 150cc or 200cc bike. It has more dynamic looks and impression. If you just change the original tires with wider ones and get it slightly modified, it will look like a heavy bike. Whereas, the CG-125 does not give that impression of heavy bike even after loads of modification. To be fair, Honda CG125 is 39 years (1976-present) old design still kept in play so obviously, it struggles against the YBR-125.
Performance:
Its really hard to compare the performance of both these bikes. Both have good acceleration and top speed but if you compare the performance of Ybr-125 and CG-125 on High Octance, Ybr-125 takes the lead plus there’s a difference in technology in both as well.
Comfort:
Even a very short test ride of Ybr-125 was enough to convince me of its comfort. The comfortable seat and good quality shocks makes its ride more smooth than the CG-125.
Sound:
The only disappointment in the Ybr-125 to some extent was its sound. Its dynamic look does not cater its sound from any aspect. On the other hand, CG-125 has a more lively and energetic sound even though it has aged now and the vibrations and loud exhaust is unable to match the speeds and we’ve met quite many people who moved in favor of Suzuki 150 and now, they’ll move to YBR-125.
Maintenance:
Since Ybr-125 is a new addition to the market, therefore its spare parts are a expensive than that of CG-125. A guy told me that one LED bulb for the headlight of Ybr-125 costed him Rs 600. However, I checked the spare parts market in Lahore and found that the set of two pairs of indicators were priced around Rs 1300. One reason for high priced spare parts is that spare parts are not being imported in bulk. Once Yamaha starts importing spare parts in bulk, a significant cut down in price might be seen.
Also, when the market finally accepts and embraces the YBR-125, private traders and dealership will stock them well and that in turn will affect the current high prices.
Fuel Economy:
Fuel economy of Ybr-125 is very impressive. Before its first tune up on 1000 km, it gave me 55 km/liter on hi-octane and 40 km/liter on supreme. After its first tune up it is giving me 48 km/liter on supreme and 60 km/liter on high octane. In short, CG-125 is not as fuel efficient as Ybr-125 and never has been.
Practicality:
Overall, CG-125 is more practical than Ybr-125. Typical Pakistani’s do comment on Ybr-125 like “Is pe aik biwi aur 3 bachay nahi beth saktay” (We cannot ride on it with a wife and 3 kids). And yes its true! Ybr-125 is not a family bike. The shape of seat does not make it comfortable for women to sit with both legs on one side. Moreover, you cannot ride with a kid on the fuel tank as well. Whereas, CG-125 is preferable for families. We do not recommend however putting a woman and three kids on any motorcycle since it is highly dangerous but we’re Pakistanis, we’ll try to do it regardless.
The impracticality stated here is because of the seat’s sloping position on the YBR-125 and 125’s flat seat.
Resale:
Even though I do not believe in the Pakistani definition of resale value as Pakistani people want to use a bike/car for 5 years and then sell it on profit but if you consider a sane definition of resale value; I would say that currently, CG-125 has more resale value than Ybr-125 owing to fact that YBR has just arrived. The resale value of Ybr-125 will increase gradually as people who do not use bikes for inter city family travel will ultimately switch to Yamaha.
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