jr
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MV augusta are the way forward
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Colin
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What about buying a Cat D writeoff like ->
Suzuki GSXR 600CC, SRAD , 1998 S Reg , BLUE WHITE, 11,178 miles . COSMETIC DAMAGE NEEDS TOP FAIRING HEADLIGHT,DAMAGE TO RIGHT SWITCH AND MASTER CYLINDER REAR PANELS MISSING £1,895
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Colin
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yer paul u showed me this site i think  . aprilias are great!
Without insulting Aprilla owners Ive been told there more trouble than there worth + hard to sell on
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jr
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depends if your intrested in rebuilding it, obviously cheaper but i wud be wary
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jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by bengould
yer paul u showed me this site i think . aprilias are great!
Without insulting Aprilla owners Ive been told there more trouble than there worth + hard to sell on
rsv and all the 250cc and over are hard to sell on as ppl buying second hand usally got jap for vaule 4 money and relibilty
with 125 though nothing comes close IMO
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Colin
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depends if your intrested in rebuilding it, obviously cheaper but i wud be wary
Well im not going to get much use out of it untill next year anyway, so If its going to be financually worthwhile then Its worth considering
+ could give me something to do those boring winter nights
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Colin
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by bengould
yer paul u showed me this site i think . aprilias are great!
Without insulting Aprilla owners Ive been told there more trouble than there worth + hard to sell on
rsv and all the 250cc and over are hard to sell on as ppl buying second hand usally got jap for vaule 4 money and relibilty
with 125 though nothing comes close IMO
Arent the RS 125's 2 stroke moters???
I got told they are shite
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bengould
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yer but there good if its ure 1st bike ull easy kill ure self if ure a noob
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jr
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yes, spose if u got the space to spend time rebuilding it wud be a good project
get a cosmectics one and get a nice custom paint job
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jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by bengould
yer paul u showed me this site i think . aprilias are great!
Without insulting Aprilla owners Ive been told there more trouble than there worth + hard to sell on
rsv and all the 250cc and over are hard to sell on as ppl buying second hand usally got jap for vaule 4 money and relibilty
with 125 though nothing comes close IMO
Arent the RS 125's 2 stroke moters???
I got told they are shite
yep they are, but there is no ral competitors
you've got the mito (ducati rep thing) and the nsr, both nowhere near as good and havent got as many aftermarket bits either
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Colin
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yer but there good if its ure 1st bike ull easy kill ure self if ure a noob
Having drove a couple of different car's (FWD + RWD) I am sensible when it comes to speed, especially in bad weather conditions
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Colin
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by Colin J
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Originally posted by bengould
yer paul u showed me this site i think . aprilias are great!
Without insulting Aprilla owners Ive been told there more trouble than there worth + hard to sell on
rsv and all the 250cc and over are hard to sell on as ppl buying second hand usally got jap for vaule 4 money and relibilty
with 125 though nothing comes close IMO
Arent the RS 125's 2 stroke moters???
I got told they are shite
yep they are, but there is no ral competitors
you've got the mito (ducati rep thing) and the nsr, both nowhere near as good and havent got as many aftermarket bits either
surly not worth considering if the reliability is going to be an issue - more so with any aftermarket bits
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Colin
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yes, spose if u got the space to spend time rebuilding it wud be a good project
get a cosmectics one and get a nice custom paint job
Yeah, time to get looking
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jr
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from what i've heard not ne more unreliable than any other 2 stoke
early ones had problems with electrics as well before factory made them more friendly to harsh conditions
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bengould
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there race reps and theyve got race mentality u have to actually look after em like a race bike ive neva had a problem yet with my aprilia, but did with my old 50s now they were real shit!
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Paul_J
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err... Colin J if your looking at 125's Aprilia is the best... compared to all the competition (Cagiva, Honda, Yamaha, Derbi etc) Aprilia will beat them all...
Your mate probably did say they were shite...
...shite compared to a GSX 750 or something!
it's like comparing a 2.0 litre corsa with a ferrari...
the 2.0 litre corsa is a good corsa, if your limited to getting a N/A corsa - but a ferrari is no contest.
if you get what I'm saying.
Paul J
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essexracer
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paul_j...spray ur rs125 black and get it stickered up! my m8 used to av the old style one like urs in black and it had some racin stickers (not too many though!) and look sweet!
if u do do use stickers, make sure u dont make it tacky!
james
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Paul_J
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mine's black already - but its got scrapes down the side.
I think my dad would prefere I didn't have it black for the fact that at night it'll be impossible to see.
I quite like the blue.
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My wee bro has a 2001 aprilia rs 125 , its a very quick 125 , the bikes done 6000 kilometres and now needs a piston  , goes like feck tho, gives my xe corsa a good race from the lights 
[Edited on 21-11-2003 by J4LDO]
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
err... Colin J if your looking at 125's Aprilia is the best... compared to all the competition (Cagiva, Honda, Yamaha, Derbi etc) Aprilia will beat them all...
Your mate probably did say they were shite...
...shite compared to a GSX 750 or something!
it's like comparing a 2.0 litre corsa with a ferrari...
the 2.0 litre corsa is a good corsa, if your limited to getting a N/A corsa - but a ferrari is no contest.
if you get what I'm saying.
Paul J
Yeah, I hear what your saying but I wouldnt get a 125, My mate(actually a guy I just got talking to who manages a motorcycle workshop and has years of experience) said (I was talking to him apout the 125Aprilla's) 2 strokes are shite - get a 4 stroke, so this is why im saying this. If people told you not to get one and could back this up, then your not going to do it.
Ive got nothing against the RS 125's and im sure if I was thinking about getting a bike a few years ago then that is what I would have got, just now im >21 I can get a big bike, with a bigger, more reliable engine. Makes sense to me
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Paul_J
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2 stroke engine's are more efficent than 4 strokes - hence why a 2 stroke 125 cc is faster than a 4 stroke 125cc...
Yeh, I wasn't trying to persuade you to get a 125 - I was just pointing out for a 125 aprilia is the best...
If I were you I'd get a nice 500-600 cc bike, not too fast but plenty of poke.
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Colin
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2 stroke engine's are more efficent than 4 strokes - hence why a 2 stroke 125 cc is faster than a 4 stroke 125cc...
Yeh, I wasn't trying to persuade you to get a 125 - I was just pointing out for a 125 aprilia is the best...
If I were you I'd get a nice 500-600 cc bike, not too fast but plenty of poke.
Yeah, cool mate, think ill go for a 600, know a few people that have started off on them without any problems
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whitter45
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my dads got a yamaha thundercat. Top bike really. it has the R6 engine but is detuned alittle - better for insurance. Stll good for 103 BHP and 163 mph though.
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boyracer2002
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Montesa 315R will put some pics up.
Also ride uncles CBR900 sometimes 
looking to buy another moto-x bike coz i like mi speed n jumping
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