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BrowningBAR · 09-26-2007, 10:12 PM

278lbs., 15hp., 9lb/ft

2008 Yamaha YZF-R125

Looks like fun. Can't buy it in the U.S., though.

pplassm · 09-27-2007, 05:33 AM

That and the new CBR125 would be great fun.

The_AirHawk · 09-27-2007, 08:06 AM

OK, I am no-longer angry because Hon-DUH refuses to bring a cool bike like the CBR125R to the US - I am feckin' Righteously CHEESED!

The YZF-R125, the CBR125R, the VTR-250.......

Bikes this size once sold by the tens of thousands! These are orders of magnitude better bikes than those old ones EVER were! WTF is WRONG with the American buyer? Since the early '90s, smallbore-bike choices have diminished to almost nothing.

You go to a dirt-track, and say "I'd like to start dirt-riding, mebbe this 450 would be a good beginner bike" and you'll be openly-derided and no less than ten experienced riders will attempt to advise you to go with a 125 or smaller (and you'll have an assload of choices, too!).

Take every single one of those people, plunk them down at bike night for some Bar, ask "the question" and you'll have responses range from 1200cc cruisers to 600cc supersports. Maybe one person might point to an EX500 or the 250 (and just because he saw the new one on MO!).

Are we really that shallow? Or is it the Japanese manufacturers are really that dense and blind?

arr2 · 09-27-2007, 08:14 AM

That bike with the new 250 dual sport/supermoto engine would fit the American market better. There seems to be a stigma in the US towards single cylinder bikes.

seruzawa · 09-27-2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_AirHawk

OK, I am no-longer angry because Hon-DUH refuses to bring a cool bike like the CBR125R to the US - I am feckin' Righteously CHEESED!

The YZF-R125, the CBR125R, the VTR-250.......

Bikes this size once sold by the tens of thousands! These are orders of magnitude better bikes than those old ones EVER were! WTF is WRONG with the American buyer? Since the early '90s, smallbore-bike choices have diminished to almost nothing.

You go to a dirt-track, and say "I'd like to start dirt-riding, mebbe this 450 would be a good beginner bike" and you'll be openly-derided and no less than ten experienced riders will attempt to advise you to go with a 125 or smaller (and you'll have an assload of choices, too!).

Take every single one of those people, plunk them down at bike night for some Bar, ask "the question" and you'll have responses range from 1200cc cruisers to 600cc supersports. Maybe one person might point to an EX500 or the 250 (and just because he saw the new one on MO!).

Are we really that shallow? Or is it the Japanese manufacturers are really that dense and blind?

Answer: All of the above.

Buzglyd · 09-27-2007, 10:19 AM

It would have to be more than 150cc so it could be ridden on the freeway here.

BrowningBAR · 09-27-2007, 10:40 AM

I have no plans on riding it on the freeway.

But, yeah, I understand why some bikes don't make it over here. Our driving conditions are completely different than Europe.

But I do plan on taking a look at the new 250R. If it's not too cramped it would be a blast on the roads around here.

Buzglyd · 09-27-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrowningBAR

I have no plans on riding it on the freeway.

But, yeah, I understand why some bikes don't make it over here. Our driving conditions are completely different than Europe.

But I do plan on taking a look at the new 250R. If it's not too cramped it would be a blast on the roads around here.

Even if you don't plan on being on the freeway, sometimes you have to be on the freeway.

BrowningBAR · 09-27-2007, 01:49 PM

Not around here.

p220 · 01-15-2008, 05:11 AM

Hey, check out Yamaha R15

Yamaha has launched a new 150cc bike in India. Called the R15, it pumps out 20ps of power and weighs just 125kgs! Now hows that?

09-26-2007, 10:12 PM	#1
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	Yzf-r125 278lbs., 15hp., 9lb/ft 2008 Yamaha YZF-R125 Looks like fun. Can't buy it in the U.S., though.

09-27-2007, 08:06 AM	#3
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	OK, I am no-longer angry because Hon-DUH refuses to bring a cool bike like the CBR125R to the US - I am feckin' Righteously *CHEESED! The YZF-R125, the CBR125R, the VTR-250....... Bikes this size once sold by the tens of thousands! These are orders of magnitude better bikes than those old ones EVER were! WTF is WRONG* with the American buyer? Since the early '90s, smallbore-bike choices have diminished to almost nothing. You go to a dirt-track, and say "I'd like to start dirt-riding, mebbe this 450 would be a good beginner bike" and you'll be openly-derided and no less than ten experienced riders will attempt to advise you to go with a 125 or smaller (and you'll have an assload of choices, too!). Take every single one of those people, plunk them down at bike night for some Bar, ask "the question" and you'll have responses range from 1200cc cruisers to 600cc supersports. Maybe one person might point to an EX500 or the 250 (and just because he saw the new one on MO!). Are we really that shallow? Or is it the Japanese manufacturers are really that dense and blind? __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

09-27-2007, 10:19 AM	#6
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,138	It would have to be more than 150cc so it could be ridden on the freeway here. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

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09-27-2007, 05:33 AM	#2
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	That and the new CBR125 would be great fun.

09-27-2007, 08:14 AM	#4
arr2 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	That bike with the new 250 dual sport/supermoto engine would fit the American market better. There seems to be a stigma in the US towards single cylinder bikes.

09-27-2007, 10:40 AM	#7
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	I have no plans on riding it on the freeway. But, yeah, I understand why some bikes don't make it over here. Our driving conditions are completely different than Europe. But I do plan on taking a look at the new 250R. If it's not too cramped it would be a blast on the roads around here.

09-27-2007, 01:49 PM	#9
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	Not around here.

01-15-2008, 05:11 AM	#10
p220 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	Hey, check out Yamaha R15 Yamaha has launched a new 150cc bike in India. Called the R15, it pumps out 20ps of power and weighs just 125kgs! Now hows that?