Why did you guys have to start with the Varadero?

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how about the Yamaha tw125 or the suzuki vanvan?
i don't know where you licence is registered but in i know that in belgium people are allowed to drive a 125cc motorbike with a car licence. as for holland, your not. but if if you have a belgium licence..you can legaly drive a belgium 125cc in holland.

ain't one united europe great?

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I’m not afraid to go fast, it’s the crash and burn part that sucks.

Ah, good onto cheaper and shall we say "less-handsome" bikes. The licence thing is odd isn't it? I've got a British licence but live in France but can ride a French registered 125, but only in France.

Now I look though I can see a whole range of things, I'm reading good things about the Derbi Terra right now, and in a bit I'll no doubt discover another fifty bikes !!!


Now I see why you guys like bikes so much.

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Yammy DT125 if you want to go "off-tarmac" a bit

Honda CG 125 for bullet-proof, loads of miles to the gallon, go on forever biking.

My son had a CG that he tried his very best to kill through neglect and abuse. Sold it after two years commuting 40 miles a day, for more money than it cost him. It got stolen once and the police recovered it. He got a phonecall saying that they had found his bike but it had been wrecked. It hadn't, it always looked like that !!!!!

Check you can reach the ground with both feet, and can balance the bike stopped on an adverse camber using feet. The seat has to be comfy, because you will be in it for a long time.

Now plan your routes on teh old 'D' roads as I do for my BMW The money I save on peage pays for my BnB stops

Honda CG125 and/or Yamaha YBR125 could be my kind of choice. These YBRs are being highly recommended by courier services and I read many people touring all over Turkey with them.

Though in Turkish, check out for some YBR touring and bike images:
Ikiteker Motosiklet Fan Kulübü Web Sitesi
Ikiteker Motosiklet Fan Kulübü Web Sitesi


Dunno if they are also available in EU countries.

cozcan

If fuel prices continue to rise, I think that all of us will be touring on 125 cc bikes!

My first bike (a total beater) got stolen. When it was recovered they wouldn't let me see it since they thought I would just let them keep it. I took the risk and it was as beat-up as the day I got it -- only the lock was punched out.

--Dave

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I would consider the Qingqi 125 enduro--I know the Qingqi 200 enduro is actually the Suzuki DR200se (Qingqi is the OEM for Suzuki's DR200's engine and frame), so if the 125 version is also the OEM for the Suzuki DR125 (if there is such a bike), you are so there! Heck, for price, you would probably be better off on the Qingqi 200

What about a CCM RL-125? Not bad for just over a thousand UK pounds.

Hi,

I have done it on little honda nxr 125 in peru, bolivia, chile, argentina and paraguay, with my wife, survied, lot of fun - it is here:

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konrad

hey alexlebrit. i believe that touratech manufacture the panniers, although they denied this when asked! but a few close ups on promo shots reveals the tt logo. maybe they were just demos though.

Personally I'd chose a Honda XR 250, weight difference, price and economy is negligible plus you can sit on 100Kph without ringing its neck!

That might be alright for some people but I can't touch the ground on an XR250 ... not even with my tip toes. To put my 125 choice into perspective - I originally was hoping to go RTW on a bicycle until I realised that a 125cc motorbike can cover 100km on the road in less than 2 hours while a bicycle will take me all day.

Guess it's all about what you're looking for.

You could always get a proper bike like a vespa,lol
Serious though the guys have given you a lot of good advice,,,
I'm simply posting as apart from having my Ducati i have pretty much toured the world on my old px vespa..the old two stroke italian workhorse has never let me down and looks visually beautiful and also turns heads everywhere you go
It also packs a punch with almost double the luggage space compared to any big tourer withe front and back chrome rack plus pannier bags.

As for you the varadero is a good choice then again so might be CBR
The funny thing with the vespa is it was perfectly fine on dual carriage ways and and motorways although there is more pleasure in riding the and B roads.
As for your licence to be honest there as far as I am aware are no restrictions in most countries to riding a 125 ? Maybe just not some or all motorways
There are some rules yes particularly in italy and others by to be honest the likelihood of being penalised is minimal as long as you don't compromise your insurance..you should be ok
.i double checked with carole nash and the fact that they include euro breakdown in my cover shows there are no restrictions in most nations and they never said I couldn't
there again I may completely wrong,lol but I have been in germany ( on the autobahn) holland Spain france and italy and never had any issues at all
Hope you get yeh right back and happy riding.