Saul Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Here is a bike in a box i bought back in 2011 from Ebay. I bought from a company in Portsmouth for £700 delivered. I had to build it and register it myself but I think it was a bargain. I commuted on it for 3 years and put 12,000 miles on it then sold it on for £400. In fact I think this photo is. one that I took to advertise it for sale. It is obviously a CG125 clone and my last bike before the Himalayan. To be completely honest I really enjoyed it, only thing was that it would only do 58 flat out and not really fast enough to keep up with traffic. So you always felt a bit vulnerable. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Saul said: Here is a bike in a box i bought back in 2011 from Ebay. I bought from a company in Portsmouth for £700 delivered. I had to build it and register it myself but I think it was a bargain. I commuted on it for 3 years and put 12,000 miles on it then sold it on for £400. In fact I think this photo is. one that I took to advertise it for sale. It is obviously a CG125 clone and my last bike before the Himalayan. To be completely honest I really enjoyed it, only thing was that it would only do 58 flat out and not really fast enough to keep up with traffic. So you always felt a bit vulnerable. Her is a bike in a box I bought back in 2011 Were parts available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Yes in plentiful supply, anything from a early CG125 would fit it. In fact lots of the parts on it were stamped CG125, even though it was a Sukida SK125. I remember that I could have bought a 150 motor for with carb brand new in a box for £395, of course not really worth it but it was possible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, Saul said: Yes in plentiful supply, anything from a early CG125 would fit it. In fact lots of the parts on it were stamped CG125, even though it was a Sukida SK125. I remember that I could have bought a 150 motor for with carb brand new in a box for £395, of course not really worth it but it was possible. How did you end up having such a long break between the Sukida and RE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Kids, job change, finances and life in general. It's complicated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Always is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Always is. True dat. Part of the reason I decided to go back to biking now was that I felt if I didn't do it soon I never would. I had a health scare last year and that put a few things into perspective. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Saul said: True dat. Part of the reason I decided to go back to biking now was that I felt if I didn't do it soon I never would. I had a health scare last year and that put a few things into perspective. Nothing like a health care to make folk take stock is there. Apart from the horror of the health scare quite a lot of good can come out of it. You all fixed now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Yeah stents done, lot fitter and smaller. Plus consuming much less crap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Saul said: Yeah stents done, lot fitter and smaller. Plus consuming much less crap. Oh yes thats a proper warning shot across the bow isnt it, just signing the consent for stents is enough to make you contemplate your fate! Glad it turned out well for you. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 39 minutes ago, Saul said: True dat. Part of the reason I decided to go back to biking now was that I felt if I didn't do it soon I never would. I had a health scare last year and that put a few things into perspective. Exactly! As you get older you've got to just go for it......you're in The Last Chance Saloon! Bit like this forum really! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Saul said: Here is a bike in a box i bought back in 2011 from Ebay. I bought from a company in Portsmouth for £700 delivered. I had to build it and register it myself but I think it was a bargain. I commuted on it for 3 years and put 12,000 miles on it then sold it on for £400. In fact I think this photo is. one that I took to advertise it for sale. It is obviously a CG125 clone and my last bike before the Himalayan. To be completely honest I really enjoyed it, only thing was that it would only do 58 flat out and not really fast enough to keep up with traffic. So you always felt a bit vulnerable. So about the same amount of power as Pete’s bike then. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Buckster said: So about the same amount of power as Pete’s bike then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 15 hours ago, Buckster said: So double the amount of power as Pete’s bike then. There fixed... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 22 hours ago, XTreme said: As you get older you've got to just go for it......you're in The Last Chance Saloon! Or you can spend your time whining about your work load and dodging puddles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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