Hi to everyone and thankyou all for such a wonderfull and imformative site. I am 41 year old Male from Sheffield in the UK and ride an amazing little Honda CLR 125 City Fly that i am continuously adapting for adventure touring, up to now i have added sat nav, Givi panniers and rack adapted from a CBF500 set up, 12 volt outputs to power heated clothing and for charging the mobile, MSR fuel bottle, small wind shield etc. I have been riding for about 3 and a half years and turned to Motorcycling when i had a poor stretch of health a few years back and could no longer ride my mountain bikes, the Motorcycles realy helped me pull through and i love getting out riding every chance i get. Last year i drove my CLR 125 up to the West Coast of Scotland using mostly B and minor roads with Occasionaly some A roads and Motorways thrown in, it was a realy wonderfull trip, it took 4 days to get to my destination but ended up riding over 400 miles back in one day, i was amazed at how fresh i felt climbing off the bike back here in Sheffield, it's such a comfortable little thing, i deffinately recommend using ear plugs though on these smaller machines as the constant whine from the engine tends to get to you after a while. I get great MPG on my 125, the Scotland trip, over 800 miles cost just over £40, the tank range is around 150 miles and i carried a 5 litre can of fuel on the back which gave me a range of approximately 240 miles all in. I am planning another longer tour this year hopefully again up to and around Scotland which is far enough for me with my health problems an all, Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatitis and Diabetes, i know i'm a wreck LOL Anyhow i'm sure there's many more people out there using the smaller capacity machines for touring, i'll be looking out for you out there on the roads, and on here too, and am happy to chat with anyone about sawing handles off of toothbrushes or advanced techniques in Spork food manipulation , perhaps i will be able to review some of the lightweight items i use on my trips as well, thanks again for making this a great place to read about this kind of thing, all the best and hopefully speak soon, Rich

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Hello from Italy, Rich!

Thanks for sharing your experiences and welcome to the HUBB!

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Nick and his 2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré

Hi and welcome


I am using a Yamaha YBR125 for a bit of touring, not used it yet for anything major, but thats to come, and still 'prepping'.

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Welcome to HU!

Nothing wrong with 125s - we're off on a big desert rally on some pizza bikes next year Bamako or Bust - Home

Hey, nice challenge!
I voted option 1 of your poll!!

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Nick and his 2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré

Thanks for the welcome guys, the Pizza delivery bike trek sounds fantastic, good luck with the mission, i see youre from the same neck of the woods as i am, will be looking out for a squadran of Pizza delivery bikes whilst i'm out on the roads around sheffield then, I love the idea of big miles on a small capacity machine, i will keep an eye out to see how youre getting on

I find the 125's excellent on most of the roads i ride on, even on the Motorway most things in the left hand lane dont exceed 60 which my bike can easily maintain with all the camping gear on board. How are you prepping your YBR ? are you going for soft luggage or rack and boxes, got any touring plans for this year ?

At the moment it has a screen, gps mount, headlight mesh, plastic cycle panniers, when camping I just remove the topbox and load gear onto the rack as I will never again use the pillion seat for storage, did it once on my r80gs and never again as it was difficult to get on or off the bike.
I have used but dont like motorways on it(or any bike!) and I find running between 55-60mph fine and it returns 116mpg, which is less than some ybr owners claim, but I am no lightweight, courtesy of McDonalds! Some pictures of it here;
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...rse-isle-50948

Got a number of ideas lined up, it just depends on circumstances nearer the time on where to depart to.

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Never confuse the map with the journey.

hello im french with cardiacs problems . last year i buy a 125 honda cb and ride from paris to oulan bator in mongolian without any problems

Hi Rich,

Sounds like you've got small bike touring pretty well sussed.
How does the electrical system cope with heated gear..?
Hope you're still enjoying it, good luck to you.

Gus.

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Wow it's good to see that 125 touring is viable!
I'm stuck on a restricted licence for another year and as much as I love the bike I'm fed up with Enfield maintenance so looking to sell up and get a 125 to last me a couple of trips... veering more towards a cruiser style though. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!
Good luck with the health problems and the touring Rich... keep it up!
Jake

Hi transponder, a fellow 125cc tourer here. I am based in the West Yorkshire area and use a similar bike; the Derbi Cross City 125, the frame is exactly the same as a CityFly. Have made a few mods myself and just expereimenting with off road routes in my area.

Hit Scotland a few months ago but hoping to go back soon!