Can You Remember All the 125cc Motorcycles from 70s & 80s ?

[@markcoldrick469]

Fantastic vid. Brought back many memories.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Merry Christmas 🤶 very grateful

[@musoseven8218]

Lovely blast from the past, happier times💜✌️😊👍

[@porkscratchings5428]

Yeah 1980 Suzuki TS50. My first bike, bought it from a s/h dealer in north London, never ridden a bike before, had a back bald tyre, no front brake, no insurance, got it home riding through central London lol. My dad went ballistic, took the bike back and got them to sort it out etc and I got insurance. Loved riding it, stuck a Peco exhaust on it and it went faster by 1 mph. Lol . Brilliant times!

[@moncktonhotmail]

Happy days 😁

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

I had a Honda CG125 bought brand new in (I think) 1976 as an economical "get to work & back" ride. The CG was the pushrod version, while the CB was OHC. It did about 110mpg and (after running the engine so the oil was warm) I could do a full service on it, including an oil change in 20 minutes with nothing more than the tools that came with it plus a feeler gauge. A lovely little bike that did exactly what it said on the tin !

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great knowledge and great experience with Honda then Kevin that's why so many still about today 👍

[@AnthonyToth-t5v]

I had one too in 1986 bloody good reliable bike loved it and was bullet proof

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

@@AnthonyToth-t5v Yeah, easy to look after and did everything I asked of it. "Saddlebum" was a literal PITA if I did more than about 70 miles in a single trip, but it was never designed for that anyway. Loved how light and nimble it was in traffic, and it even got me home (1,000 feet up, in a Pennine village) when there was a massive snowstorm while I was at work in the valley bottom. The road to the village was impassable so I got up the hill using paths and trackways through the woods - less snow in the woods and more grip on the rough paths. Couldn't have done it with anything heavier.

[@andysmith2417]

Great nostalgic video,I bought my first "bike" as a 16 year old in 1976 A Yamaha FS1E-DX, then as soon as I was 17 I bought a brand new Yamaha DT 125 Enduro for £425 living in South Wales it was amazing so many hills and mountains to explore,It was light,easy to control and would go anywhere, even through mountain streams, Loved it,did 7500 miles on it before passing my test and upgrading to a Yamaha DT 400 Enduro,then later on to road/sports bikes up to 1000cc from Yamaha,Kawasaki,Suzuki and Honda..but the DT 125 def gave me the most fun, coz it could go anywhere,and the off road riding experienced really helped my on road riding skills,balance ,control and confidence...happy memories...Great video..hope theres many more to check out 😊👍👍👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

Firstly great comment , interesting stuff , thank you yes I have started making a few videos again next one at Christmas, thanks fir your support 👍

[@terraplane49]

I have a CB125RS, which turns 40 on the 27th September. It has a 150 barrel and piston, and has done LEJoG, NC500, and a tour of Wales, all from Hertford. I have had it 6 years, and it is some of the best fun I've ever had. As the wise man said, it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than s fast bike slowly.

[@nickhill3362]

Enjoyed vid 👍 what about the Suzuki GP 125 and the Honda NS 125 if my memory serves me correctly

[@moncktonhotmail]

Well done Nick brilliant mate

[@nisseht]

And the GP eventually became TR at least in Sweden. Btw I got my driver license with an MTX 125 and then i owned an RD 125 LC for two years. That's 35 years ago and I will miss that bike for the rest of my life it seems.

[@nisseht]

and the NS was succeded by NSR.

[@maskedavenger2578]

I bought the Suzuki GP 100 U instead ,as the 125 had been reduced to 12 horsepower due to new 125 leaner laws & the GP 100 had the same 12 HP but only slightly less poke from lights. Also the front drum brake on the GP 100 U was excellent. The Norwich Union rider policy insurance for bikes under 100 cc was peanuts ,the GP 100 was 98 cc & just as good if not better than most 125 cc bikes ..

[@stephenhurst2631]

@@maskedavenger2578 yes the Gp100 was fantastic value and abale to. Take some Tuning and Racing fettling to. dish lot of 125s😁

[@scottwheeler1641]

Yes the Suzuki GP125 and GP100 were best selling bikes i think. They seemed to be everywhere. Ive had both, the 100cc seemed to be more common. They were great fun bikes

[@rogerkay8603]

Was my first bike, a GP100, B895 UCK, loved it. Had 30 bikes since but never another Suzuki yet. GSX8S?

[@priestland1]

My first bike, GP100 in 1980 red tank and panels, loved it.

[@thomasscott199]

You beat me to it. Suzuki gp125. I think the frame used to break on them?

[@rogerkay8603]

@@thomasscott199 broke my downtube hump-backed bridge jumping, local shop welded it back up :)

[@waverunner3911]

1985 c reg GP 100 in blue think it cost around 600 pounds I rode that bike for miles

[@dazronch5450]

I had a lot of the bikes shown in this video hard to pick the best one really enjoyed the video so thank you for that these days as a 55 year old I’m still riding a ZX10R lol.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Appreciate your comment thankyou

[@stevenmontague841]

I was born in the early 60s and remember a lot of those bikes. My journey strarted with a Honda ss50 5 speed in 1978. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Have a good Xmas 🎄 Steven

[@limpjaffacake]

my first bike was a DT125LC, then upgraded to a DT125R which got stolen out of the shed, then i had a YZ125 with a DTR engine in it which i swapped for an XL125R, great fun and memories riding around all day with my mates

[@moncktonhotmail]

Sorry missed your comment before , sounds great great mix of bikes

[@Jer0867]

1:45 Passed my test on one of these, in January 1985! Great little bike!

[@robertorr5222]

Great video, back in the late 70's you wouldn't touch a MZ or CZ, now 40 odd years later you spend Saturday nites on eBay trying to get hold of one!! How times change! 😄👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

I felt the same back then 😁 nostalgia is a great feeling , merry Xmas 🎄 Robert

[@martinwall212]

Fantastic video still got my MBX 125 86 black and red Good day’s. Thank you

[@moncktonhotmail]

Cheers Martin 👍

[@jamesmills4931]

.....I used to have an early 70's Yamaha AS 3 , 125cc twin 2 stroke . Spoked wheels , a dark red tank with white strips and an unforgettable sound when accelerating . Nice comfy ride .

[@moncktonhotmail]

Another great bike 😁

[@martinnaylor]

Good old KZbin algorithms brought me to your channel and so glad it did,my first bike was a Yamaha RS100 in 1987 then a MK2 RD125LC after that bought from Allan Jefferies motorcycles so was luckily to be friends with the late great David Jefferies. So glad I was born in the two stroke era too.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Yes we are lucky to experience the golden age of the two stroke motorcycle, , great comment thanks

[@deanrobertnoble138]

Just seeing the Z250c above your shoulder. My Dad had one new when it came out. Went all over on the back of that bike. Always thought it a lovely looking bike!

[@thefdlord]

Very informative video. Thank you so much!

[@davehemus4421]

always wanted an rd125 lc but never got around to having one :(

[@aceofspades5786]

They were great years, and Linda Lusardi on page three.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Motor head too 😮 great music , thanks for comment 👍

[@charlesgallagher1072]

Great video, very nostalgic. Bikes had so much character then.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thanks , happy new year 👍

[@andrewonmyway8184]

I had Suzuki GS125 S 1983. Small nose fairing. Whole 12hp. 4 stroke. 12V. Light blue. Went all over London with it. Great bike.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Think that told you what gear you where in I could be wrong , first bike I ever seen small capacity with this feature , merry Xmas 🎄

[@paulclarke1738]

I can't see any mention of the Suzuki PE series of bikes?

[@moncktonhotmail]

Well done ,👍happy new year

[@mootpointjones8488]

Thanks for the video, I remember most of them and a few you've forgotten 😉 I also owned a few you mentioned, MZ TS 125, the CZ 125 but off road version, a Kawasaki KMX 200, Suzuki GS 125 and several Honda CG's. All the best 👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou for your comment, I have missed a few 😁😁😁 glad you liked it

[@davemonday5381]

Mint. Proper little bikes

[@AwSso-x6j]

I had 1986..RD 125 LC black bran new was very nice I also had 1990 DT 125 .LC new blue

[@stevehalling816]

I had an MBX125F the red white and blue one when they first came out. It was a great little two stroke that handled like a dream. Also had a 125 superdream which was a fantastic bike 100mpg brilliant

[@moncktonhotmail]

Steve great comment ,great bike appreciate your support , keep watching 👍always featuring great bikes ,

[@davidchiarletti4648]

I had same bike great choice ,

[@infinitemass4475]

I had the same one, all my mates had rd125lc's with microns on and i couldnt get anywhere near them until i put a micron on mine and boy oh boy did it make a difference.....i was cock of our gang then!! Loved that bike.

[@stevehalling816]

@@infinitemass4475 yeah Honda made an amazing bike that did everything apart from going fast, the handling was amazing and and you said all it needed was the speed to get the best from the chassis. Once unleashed it was and incredible little bike. As far as I was concerned it was the best 125 sports 2 stroke of the era

[@nicnak4475]

I loved the YAS-1 Yam 125 twin and the Suzy Stinger 125 twin with upswept pipes, both great little two nippy two strokes.

[@mySelf-yx4hw]

i had a YAS1 Yam that i tuned and turned out to be a very fast bike , i never owned a Suzy Stinger but would have loved to have a go on one

[@thelastgeneral4482]

I had a stinger in 1980 impossible to get spares in the UK and it liked to sease up all the time. Got rid of it and brought a Suzuki X7

[@garymcteer7620]

I was 16 in 1975 and had a Gilera 50, then a C90, then I got a ‘big’ bike which was a Honda CG125, I loved that machine 🙂

[@moncktonhotmail]

Happy days Gary 😁👍

[@jhareng]

14 then had a Gilera Enduro until 16 then had a Honda CR125, 2 British Rival 125's and 3 KX125 amidst a KX250A5

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@jhareng decent collection of 125 cc , very nice 👍

[@jhareng]

@@moncktonhotmail All new at the time Think Gilera Enduro just shy of £350 whereas the SL125 barely any dearer. KX250 in 79 £1250 + Fox Air Shox still got another £280. 81 KX125 A7 £1100

[@fostexfan160]

Great video. A real blast down memory lane! I had some of those bikes in the 250cc versions because back then in the 70's you could ride them on a provisional licence. The CZ was an interesting bike, extremely rugged and basic. I remember a friend having a 175cc version where the kickstart would also be the gearshift by swinging it forward after starting the bike. Can anyone elaborate on that hazy memory?

[@CZ350tuner]

My son owns two CZ 125-488 Deluxe bikes. They never seem to wear out!! The gear lever was also the kickstart and an emergency foot clutch. The 1970's CZ 125-476 Sport was faster, once the metal intake restrictor pipe in the airbox was removed, giving it a top speed of 76 MPH.

[@fostexfan160]

@@CZ350tuner Thanks....I'd buy one today without a second thought

[@danandsarah2026]

I had passed my test back in 98 on a honda cm 125 v twin on a 86 c plate sounded great it did

[@moncktonhotmail]

Merry Xmas 🎄 Dan appreciate your comments

[@midnightcowboy3611]

RD 125 LC , in red…I really miss that bike. The sound, the smell ….marvellous.

[@moncktonhotmail]

😁

[@AnthonyToth-t5v]

Loved the rd 125 lc ❤

[@LabRat6619]

The pocket rockets made my late teens great fun, I went from Honda 4-strokes to 250-350 LC Yamaha 2-strokes . Before going into 4 cylinder bikes.

[@themotorcyclehistorian8099]

A few notable that are worth mentioning, Honda CBX125 18bhp (most powerful 4 stroke 125 ever), also the NS125 a late eighties 2 stroke built by Honda with impressive performance from its 2 stroke single cylinder engine.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou for your great knowledge some decent bikes in that selection , never knew about the 18 bhp , well done

[@peterchapel572]

What about the rd 125 induction valve power band wow

[@brunanburh937AD]

Great video… I had a ‘78 TS100 then an ‘83MTX125R… passed my test on a CG125… 👍👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

Very nice!

[@mineblock9024]

Nice trip down memory lane! I had the Yamaha DT (but 50cc not 125), the Honda MTX (but 80cc not 125), then I had the Honda NS125F (which isn't in your video), and I believe there was also an R version which was sportier. My last 125 before I passed my test was the RG125 Gamma - what a bike!

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thanks for your comment happy 🎄 Xmas my latest V , 4 days ago youay appreciate, 125cc featured at the end 👍

[@colinfuidge8660]

I had an unrestricted RG125 Gamma too. An epic bike!

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@colinfuidge8660 sort after today nice bike 👍

[@braikka]

Oh yes. I remember those. That's what I was craving after 😁 My first bike was a CG125, then I traded that for an RG125(gamma) then I passed my test & went on to bigger/better things😁

[@liverpudlian6205]

Great video I had a vespa px125 and the engines are solid very reliable I had the scooter over 20 years and put over 70 thousand miles on it I would definitely have another one

[@moncktonhotmail]

I agree 👍 you get a good one keep it

[@stop-the-greed]

CD 125 honda ? You show a picture of it after the cm but no mention , I had 5 cg 125 and a cd 200 twin ,so was hoping , you brake my heart 😥 , lol I also has a rsx100 and a dt125 Yamaha's an rg250 gamma in Skol bandit colours , and a TS 50 , thanks for this trip down , memory lane , I an defo subscribing , bit late but happy new year for 2023

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou for the new year message , You had some great bikes back then 👍

[@MrSimonmcc]

Did my part one training and test in a day at the motorcycle centre in Bristol. I went on the train from Cardiff and was picked up at the station in Bristol by one of the staff. I did the training and test on one of their CB125s. I owned a DT125LC and an IT125, both of which were nicked out of my garage by a POS known to the rozzers. He actually crashed on my DT125 and tried to run away from the scene with 2 broken ankles. I did my part 2 test on my IT. Plastic tank and knobbly tyres! Who remembers Boyesen power reeds? I'm 55 now and still ride having moved to Canada where it's like off road heaven. I now have an Africa Twin, a Vulcan 1600 and, for nostalgia's sake as it was the bike I really wanted when I was 17, a 1986 XL250R.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great comment, great memories, decent bikes too 👍

[@barryfoot7105]

Great little video I have a mk1 rd125lc and a dt125r 👍👍👍

[@darrenramsay7079]

Super rare, but you missed the Fantic Chopper. Mostly 50cc, but they did do a 125cc version.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Super rare but still there , Darren well done , happy Xmas 🎄

[@darrenramsay7079]

@@moncktonhotmail And to you. Great channel by the way. 🎉

[@HueyLionsheart]

I had the GP100U, cheap, reliable and fast for what it was, the front brakes were drum though and that made for some hairiness when it was time to stop. After that got stolen I had a Honda NS125RK and that little thing went like stink and really loved to lean for the corners.... Thanks for the video which brought back great memories. 👍😁

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou for your comment, appreciate your support No brakes 🤪👍

[@johncallow22]

I think that the first 2 stroke Kawasaki you showed (in 2 tone green) was a KS125, which was later replaced, around 1976, by the KE125. My first bike was a brand new Suzuki B120P, (£230, £250 including delivery and a Stadium Project 6 helmet) which my Parents bought for me in September 1975. I still remember trying to balance it and learning how to use the clutch and gears in our back lane. You could get an MZ TS250 for about the same price, but my Dad said it was too powerful for me. I've never been without motorcycles since and currently ride a 2021 Guzzi V7 and a 2017 MT-09.

[@moncktonhotmail]

What a great selection of bikes john , great comment you are proper petrol head , I get bit of criticism for not featuring Italian bikes , it will come ,I have a 5 day old series at min, when that's over mid spring will do some , happy Xmas 🎄

[@overseerofyahweh7811]

Hahaha, love your channel name, I've named my boat "born again captain"

[@rickiejacobs5910]

My first street bike was a 1973 Honda CL125S. Passed my motorcycle riding test back in 1974.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great Rickie rare bike today 👍

[@andybest1495]

I'm german and i remember my youth of the 80's. In Germany was only 80cc in age of 16 allowed with a maximum speed of 80 km/h, 50 miles. Thank you for the video. Kind regards from Germany.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou , for your comment appreciate it 👍 all the best from England

[@martinmoss378]

Hi brought back fab memories I had A BSA TRACKER 125 i think it was yamaha workings ,suzuki gs 250 tt, then a cx500 euro sports in white.

[@cabester77]

I had an 89, Honda NS 125R.. Red with white wheels, still restricted, the inner diameter of the exhaust at the manifold had a big washer welded inside to reduce the exhaust flow...Also the Carb intake had a aluminium plate with a smaller hole to reduce intake air volume. I left it as is, as I was only 17....very reliable, went from Lanarkshire to Glencoe for a weekend camping and back again, great fun, that would of been '89...

[@moncktonhotmail]

Very nice motorcycle , made 125 cc so much better back then 👍

[@stevelymer1051]

Brought back memories had both the cm125 and the rd125lc

[@bbb11293]

Chelsea Bridge, here we come fantastic fun, the Oakdene cafe, the merry Chest, all bike meeting places,all gone.

[@timp1051]

I learned to ride in 1980 on my brothers 1980 Honda CB125S. Many great rides on that bike.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Good bike Tim , well built , becoming a classic 👍thanks for comment

[@Mr.Grimsdale]

My first bike was a second-hand 50cc made by Casal, a portuguese manufacturer who i believe produced 125's, models K270, K270 and K276 although i've never saw one in England, just thought you might want add it to your rare list. i went onto get a KE100 then a CB125T, great video btw.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thanks 😊

[@thomasscott199]

I had a Casal 250

[@Botticknickers]

No problem, I had a black SUZUKI GP125 before that I had a Silver YAMAHA RS125. When I passed my 2 part Test in 1985 , I Jumped on to a YAMAHA RD350 LC

[@moncktonhotmail]

Black slightly rare, most blue or popular red, great bikes, many had micron pipes etc, great value for money, both your yamahas very decent bikes, by favorite LC was the white with red stripes, but all looked brilliant 👍

[@christaylor5332]

Well done remembering my old bike the RG Gamma, i had one when I turned 17 after owning a DT 50 for a year it felt like a rocket ship 😂

[@moncktonhotmail]

Hi Chris it features briefly on my latest V , released 4 days ago , merry Xmas 🎄

[@christaylor5332]

@@moncktonhotmail cheers chief I’ll have a look later, 30 years to the day today I first rode my RG on the road as I had it before my 17th birthday counting the days down 😂 47 today looking for another RG 😂

[@stuartlloyd4892]

Enjoyed this and brought back a lot of fond memories Omissions might include the Suzuki Stinger and the Yamaha YAS1

[@moncktonhotmail]

Well done I missed many 🤔 , they made so many , look out for latest V , few on there extra to this list, appreciate your comment

[@smerd1]

RD125LC my first bike in 1982 from John's of Romford, loved it 😀

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great first bike , 👍

[@markhooper5824]

Great video mate.

[@jim-bob-outdoors]

Still miss my RG125. Rare import model. Full power and in red, white and black.

[@casualchap86]

Great video mate many memories of bikes i grew up with as a young lad in the 80's. The RD is the one that sticks out for me lol. I currently own a vespa T5mk1 just now imo great looking scooter.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Good scooter , correct me I am wrong , its the early 1980s model with different type headlight , four stroke model made for the 125 law ,?? I like scooters in white , The RD yes your spot on a great bike 😁

[@casualchap86]

@@moncktonhotmail my one is a Spanish import on a D plate (87).From what i have learned the T5 was almost like frowned upon with certain ones in the scooter scene. What i do know is the T5 is sought after and is worth a few quid. Just shows how things change through the years

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@casualchap86 T5 was introduced the same time has I got interested in two wheels , hence my interest ☺ like an alternative option really , thanks fir comments

[@sambrooks7862]

There was a lad a couple of years older than me who had a 1980 cb125 twin on a V plate. I used to love riding that, it was incredibly quick for a 125cc four stroke

[@moncktonhotmail]

Sam very good bikes the twin many people say the same, great to hear from you 👍

[@sambrooks7862]

@@moncktonhotmail hi mate, another well researched video.

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@sambrooks7862 thanks Sam, I always miss the odd one 😁

[@sambrooks7862]

@@moncktonhotmail not really mate, where do you draw the line? No matter how many bikes you feature there will always be some obscure two wheeler that sold in really low numbers but someone will undoubtedly have owned one? Keep up the good work mate,

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@sambrooks7862 thanks missing improves my knowledge its only fun 😂

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

following on from the previous video, I PX'd a CB50J (T-reg) for a CB125T2 when i turned 17.

[@rogerkay8603]

My mate had an RD125LC, in candy blue, I lusted for that until he got an MBX125, fast and class.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Hello Roger great to hear from you mate👍👍, there was great bikes in our memories back then something honest and quality about the market, no Chinese imports riding about, you heard a bike stopped looked to admire them pass by, some right crap on the roads today 😂😂

[@erkkihamalainen8891]

I had MBX 125 F 1986 in black/red, and that was a bit slower than my friend RD 125 LC. Great memories. I still own that MBX but hasnt seen it after 1993 when I sold it and the buyer forgot? to register it to himself.

[@andybowie8590]

My first bike was a Honda cb100n, no idea why they made a 100cc when they also did a 125 of the same bike but my pal was selling it cheap so it got me into biking. My other friend has a Honda ns125, there's one that's not on your list, looked a bit like the mbx 125 you showed, maybe thats what they called it in different markets. Its funny when you ride a 125 now after having big bikes for years, they feel so slow but when you're 17 you just love them. Happy times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

[@moncktonhotmail]

I like CB 100 , it was significantly cheaper to insure 😳 uk strange rules , I had a suzuki TS 100 ER , because the 125 version, better by the way , was lot more to buy and insure , great comment Andy merry Xmas, feature 125 cc in my new offering released few days ago cheers

[@andybowie8590]

@@moncktonhotmail cheers for the reply. Have a great Xmas.

[@brendanenglish6350]

am looking for parts to restore cb125n..

[@anderslennqvist6168]

You forgot one bike from Europe, the Zündapp KS 125. That one and the Honda CB125 twin, a blue one, like in your video, was my craving when age 16 in the seventies. Today I ride a Triumph Tiger 800.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Real appreciate your support, enjoy Xmas 🎄 thanks

[@katywalker8322]

Started riding bikes in Northern Ireland where insurance was silly money, so started on a 100. Moved to the mainland and landed up with an mbx125 - great fun bike. Passed my test, bought a cb400n, got bored and bought an Aprilia AF1 - still got the Aprilia.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Merry Xmas 🎄 Katy, appreciate your comment

[@martintierney9656]

I had the Honda CB125T2 and the Suzuki GT125 and the Yamaha DT125 1979-82 great memories from those days

[@moncktonhotmail]

I like every bike you have mentioned, thsnkyou 👍

[@gort742]

In 1972 i bought a brand new Yamaha 125cc twin the AS3 RD125 in red for the princely sum of £285 . Manufacturer quoted top speed of 78.9 mph at 9800 RPM but would regularly get 90mph plus . If my memory serves me right think it was about about 16hp . It blew most off the old bikes off the road at the time including Royal Enfields , BSA's , Matchless and most of the Triumphs .

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video my mate still has a mz blue and silver he loves it stay safe looking forward to more videos 🇬🇧👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou Richard has ever mate 👍

[@Nooziterp1]

I had a blue and silver MZ new in 1977. A TS150. Same as the TS125 except obviously a slightly bigger engine and chrome side panels. My first real motorcycle, and I passed my test on it in 1978.

[@martinwhitley9893]

You missed the Honda 125 SL I had a silver one

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thankyou , for your comment appreciated

[@grahamariss2111]

Had a CB125RS, I recall Susuki having a range of 100 and 125 2 stroke singles in the early 80s which was a throw back from the 70s, where as the GS 4 stroke was a bit more expensive and sold against the Honda's.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Well remembered Graham , have a good Xmas 🎄

[@islaws4589]

I passed my test on a very uncool looking Yammy SR125! Am surprised you didn't elaborate on the MZ brand as there were lots of them around as I remember.

[@moncktonhotmail]

I did miss a few bikes out , but I am getting more knowledge 😁 the SR125 was a great instructor bike for training centres if I remember, low seat , great engine though , I like them , thanks fir your comment

[@evilelf5967]

only just realised how many bikes i had back in the day.bloody nora...addictive aint they.

[@worldofameiso5491]

That CB125J was exactly the same as my first bike back in 1979.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Happy new year 👍

[@fretwinder]

Brings all the memories back, I had a Honda CM 125, XL 125, CG 125, CB 125 and a Kawasaki AR 125! The Honda CM 125 was slow and the Kawasaki AR 125 was fast.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Sorry missed your comment before great knowledge impressed , thanks for comment

[@shin-pad1052]

I bought myself a brand new AR125 Kawasaki, 21hp unrestricted and put an allspeed expansion chamber on it, absolutely loved it..

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great bike , real agree with you !

[@AnthonyToth-t5v]

Great bike went well good engines

[@charlespratt8663]

Its more fun to ride a slow bike fast , than a fast bike slow.

[@anemone104]

Started with a CG125 bought third hand with low miles, oarents, having frobidden a moped went halves on the price. Pushrod single four stroke, 11BHP and sipped fuel - you could get 100mpg even if you thrashed it, which as a student and then on the dole in Thatcher's Britain was a good thing. It got ridden on the stop everywhere, of course. It wasn't quick, it wasn't 'cool', but it was a kind of freedom. It got its oil changed every 1000 miles and the centrifugal oil filter cleaned every second change, tappets checked each oil change and the points checked and changed if needed. Still running like a slightly rattly clock when I sold it with 72 thousand miles on it. Mates had CB125s, GP125s, RD125s, and (illegally) things like Z650s and then traded up when they got their tests to CB200s various 250s and that Z650 until he lunched it. I stayed with the CG due to lack of funds but where mates' bikes broke down, the CG just went on and on and on. Rattliness due to push rods and big standard tappet clearances was 'reduced' when the baffle in the silencer rotted out, but as it wasn't offensive, went through MoTs okay with a wad of steel wool up its bum and the outside never holed, it stayed like that. Never broke down once and the only fault was a speedo that would go right round to the stop if you goosed the bike over 60 mph - you could watch it 'accelerating' as the needle got over 60, though you got no faster at all. Under 60 it worked as it was supposed to. Sold it when I got the 250K4 rebuilt (on the dole) and on the road.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great comment , look out for my latest vid, 4 days ago will appreciate with your background merry Xmas 🎄

[@Jones-xx2gc]

Bought a brand new Honda XL125 in 1979 after an SS50. Got hammered for about 18 thousand miles before selling it for an ER185. No problems with it over the time I owned it other than user error. Even rode it to Birmingham from Lancaster and back in a day just for the crack with a mate on an RD200.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Jones all classic bikes Never had a go on ER 185 , probably had a good power to weight ratio at the time , same frame has 125cc version at a guess , happy Xmas 🎄

[@Jones-xx2gc]

@Born Again Biker A great power to weight ratio for the time.

[@RVRCloset]

Nice channel!👍 I had a 1980's Suzuki GT 125 in my teens, loveley bike till my big brother took it without permission under the influence of alcohol, and wrecked it.. Actually thinking of getting one for nostalgic reasons, and also, my oldest son is turning 16 next year, and he is talking about getting a bike licence.

[@44messier]

1.24 I had the unrestricted 16hp Honda CB 125 twin. Changed the front sprocket to allow 85 mph (indicated) . Only did it once as I did not want to blow up the engine. Did lots of touring round the dales and never let me down.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great memory share , like the honda 125 twin , such good bikes

[@presstodelete1165]

The cable operated disc caliper still frightens me. I only know of one other bike with something simmilar the MV Agusta 600 which had two.

[@johnboy4067]

My first bike was rs 100cc then was cb 100n then a ar 125 derestricted but the tzr 125 was the most fun then I went onto the trail bikes I remember all those bikes you showed such fun , unfortunately I then settled down and had to get a van

[@moncktonhotmail]

Excellent bikes every one my pick TZR 125 , classic, thanks for comment

[@daisychainsaw4978]

I Road a Z250 Scorpion as a 1st bike, at a wobbly 14yrs old (with a memorable, silver 'Nude Woman' keying - which has always stuck with me !) - then i financed my 'life-away' on a new showroom fresh Suzuki TS125ERZ, after I'd part-ex my FS1e at 17yrs old - I Loved my TS, despite its maintenance, free, Love-free abuse times & 3 crashes, before moving on to a RD350LC in 1982 Good memories !

[@moncktonhotmail]

One of my early bikes was a Suzuki ts 100ER , bike was great , only thing you at to paint front part of exhaust alot with black heat resistant paint , other than that loved it ,

[@daisychainsaw4978]

Nice One - Was your's the era of the 'Full-Floater' Suspension ? My numerous girlfriends of the time always complained about numb feet (because of the pillion footrest directly mounted onto the swing arm) and smelly hair because of the poor aerodynamics, meaning they always smelt of 2-strole fumes Mmmmm, Sexy !!! 🤣😂🤣

[@daisychainsaw4978]

the difference between the TS100ER and the TS125ER was only something like 3hp anyway . . . . . Ha ha ha ha, such innocent times !!!

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@daisychainsaw4978 no my suspension was twin shock early model , x reg 1982 , my younger brother rode the later motor technical models , good value for money , suzuki range good looking too , my opinion 👍

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@daisychainsaw4978 the insurance was difference my choice was also based on budget, , 100cc worked out more affordable for me , but 125 cc had more about them , this sounds odd , did early video on 100cc , bikes will update at some point with better sound and graphics 👍

[@steveh2869]

Comprehensive video, just a comment on Kawasaki 125s. The KE & KH did share the same A-series engine (56x50.6) which was powerful and reliable. However from 1982 they took the similar KH100 engine and bored it out to 125 for the KH125 upgrade (square headlight and tank) which continued for years and is still in production in Asia today. Probably done for parts commonality and economies of scale but it means that none of the significant parts currently available for later KH125 will fit the earlier ones. A big problem for a restorer like myself!

[@moncktonhotmail]

Hi Steve , I owned I Green 1981 , KH 125 , in 1989 1990 , can honestly say one of the best bikes I have had , used it to commute 18 miles each way for two years , great bike never let me down , great comment by the way 👍 cheers

[@kevinbodnar448]

I did my part one test on my Honda xl100 s at the bovingdon Air ground in1982, good old days

[@tonycoombes2281]

love your vids ,

[@moncktonhotmail]

Cheers thanks 👍

[@southendparaquest]

I had a few 125's in the early 90's including that Honda CD125 Benly. My favorite 2 was my TS125X, and an RD125DX. They were really quick for 125's Suzuki did replace the RG125, with the RGV. Which I think was the late 80's Honda did the same with the MBX125, which was the NS125. I'd ridden a couple of these, they were excellent.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great comment, Southend Guy , some classic bikes in there .👍

[@lukevj]

My first good bike was a 79 cr125 Elsinore. Amazing little dirtbike

[@lukevj]

I had a kawi ke125 of the same year before the Honda

[@zx81uk]

Not sure if you also did the 100cc bikes of the 70's and 80's, In 1979 I bought my Honda CB100N (10.5 BHP) for about £400.00 (£2000.00 in today's money) instead of the Honda CB125T which was more like £600.00 but mainly because the insurance was about £20.00 per year compared to £65.00 for the 125. (Still wish I could have found the extra £245.00 and got the twin - which in 1979 still had the full 16BHP and Comstar wheels.) I rode that CB100N for 24K miles before its cam chain snapped after 1 week of dispatching in London! in 2002. I could comfortably ride that CB100N at it's 10,000 red line = 63mph - for hours on the motorway from Durham to Brighton Polytechnic, using only half throttle if I followed a lorry (and still did 100mpg). I can now see you have also done: Honda Motorcycles 1980 United Kingdom which does have the CB100N (and the H100 2 stroke alternative.)

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great knowledge thank you

[@jibjab351]

In the 70s you only had a 125 if you were very poor and could not afford a 250 which every 17 year old wanted. We could have a 100mph bike on L plates with zero training. No wonder they brought the 125 law out in 1982/83

[@moncktonhotmail]

Please view my latest offering 3 days ago , appreciate your comment merry 🎄 Xmas

[@Itchyfeet4077]

1981

[@mikeatcora]

Everyone here in Wigan knew of my FS1M, the little `restricted` bike that I finally got recorded at 72mph. One night I was going to spend a night with my brother in his workplace ( A BR Signalbox ) We were heading down the East Lanc's, him on his X5 Suzuki EEK 774V, me on my little FS1M TEN 546T, we passed a GT 250 riding two up at well over 60mph, the pillion was screaming to the rider that they'd been passed by a moped! I still smile at that memory.

[@mikeatcora]

@@JP-hr7ch I'd done a few barrels with different levels of porting by the time I got the mix of gearing and power to be acceptable, it was always suck it and see, raising and lowering the barrels with gaskets, skimming heads for compression, cutting tiny amounts from the disc valves and playing with carbs to get the best from that little engine, it had a small power band where it went quite quick. My Fizzy was an FS1M, the restricted version so it was harder to get the power but it went well in the end. The best increase in HP was the Micron exhaust I fitted, £22 back then, it was much better and much louder than riding with the baffles out. It did about 54mph in 3rd, and that 4th gear was just used to annoy other moped riders that thought theirs was quick.

[@stephen579]

I did not see the SL125 on your list.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Honda Sl 125 , between 1971 and 1973 very good , well done merry Xmas 🎄

[@jhareng]

Wanted one of them mid 75 brand new but too tall for me as a 14 yr old settled on a rare Gilera Enduro till 16.

[@squigmcguigan8965]

Correction. Yamaha 125 twins. Started 3 models earlier than you state here. Yas1, Yas2, Yas3. Suzuki 125 twins started with the T125 Stinger in 1971.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great comment well done merry Xmas 🎄, look out for my new , offering and my options ,published 4 days ago ,

[@jhareng]

SACHS GS125 70'S KTM GS125 may have used Sachs engine above. SWM GS125 Rickman Metisse 125 Carabela Sport 125 Canam TNT125 Penton GS125 Benelli Cross 125 Dalesman Scout 125 Honda SS125A Ducati Regolarita 1976 Montessa Enduro and Cota 125 Bultaco Streaker, Sherpa 125's Gilera 125 Sport, Arcore and Strada All road legal

[@moncktonhotmail]

Amazing knowledge, well done appreciate your comment 👍

[@jhareng]

@@moncktonhotmail I cheated - hahhah but do recall many

[@moncktonhotmail]

@@jhareng Just a bit of fun 😄

[@richardcaine4938]

I had an mbx 125 , great bike brings back memories

[@moncktonhotmail]

I used to like the ones with red seats , wheels looked cool if I remember, quality finish too 👍

[@zundappracerrr]

When the original Kreidler factory went bankrupt in 1982/3, a person bought the trademark rights and made new models on the Garelli basis. For a short time in the 1980s. Now 'Kreidler' still exists, but in China quality. It has nothing to do with the original Kreidler anymore. For me, the ultimate 125cc comes from Zündapp. The KS 125 is a thick, solid machine, and of course 2 stroke.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Great comment great knowledge appreciated

[@Stefan_trekkie]

We in eastern Europe had different bike license laws back then. For that reason we don't had many 125cc bikes. Many 50cc for riding with car license. For the big bike, you can get full bike license at 18 but you are restricted to 350 for the first 2 or 3 years. So, we had a s**t load of up to 350 bikes.. CZ, Jawa, Izh and many 250s too.. Mostly east German and soviet block bikes. The most popular models where: Jawa 175, Jawa 350, Jawa 250, Izh 350 planeta, Izh 350 jupiter, MZ 150 and 250, CZ 350 /almost like a Jawa/ , Balkan 250. From the 50cc bikes, we had Puch Maxi, Sumson S51 and Simson enduro, Balkan 50.The most valued bike of the era was AWO 425 250cc 4 stroke with shaft drive. Similar to BMW R26

[@moncktonhotmail]

Thank you for great comment👍

[@CZ350tuner]

You missed out: Benelli 125 2C (A friend had one of these wonderful sounding bikes) Moto Guzzi 125 (A rebadged Benelli 125 2 stroke single). Minsk 125 (Affectionately referred to as the "Minge", by UK bikers and as reliable as a British Railways timetable). Harley Davidson AMF SX125, ST125, SST125 & SSX125 (A friend had an SSX125). MZ ETZ 125 Suzuki T125 Stinger. Suzuki GP125 & GP125U (The U version had cast wheels & front disc brake). Suzuki B120P Kawasaki Z125 (A downsized Z200, complete with chocolate camshaft). Yamaha YAS-3

[@moncktonhotmail]

Absolutely amazing Andy , you really know your stuff great comment ,details like no one else has done 👍

[@dburgess287]

I had a Benelli 125 2C in the early eighties, it had a blue velour seat that was great at soaking up rainwater, other than that it wasn't a bad bike.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

Great video. I guess that very little infomation is left of them today. We had very few models of the 125cc Japanese bikes that you highlighted, in our country. In the 60s we had Lambrettas. Generally, our population do not like motorcycles. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

[@moncktonhotmail]

Hello great to hear from you you would be surprised, how many of the bikes are still around stored in the winter only out in the summer , not warm over here , like your lovely country , nothing wrong with scooters , we have many 1960s models here to but stored I the winter , tgankyou for your comment

[@artisticgoose2609]

Growing Up, RD's everywhere . A few AR125's, A few Gamnas and a few NS125F's I loved my NS slow as a duck flying backwards compared to an RD's but loads of fun.

[@moncktonhotmail]

All good fun them bikes Philip 👍 cheers for comment

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

My NS used to eat RD's for breakfast. Whoever had it before me had obviously done some modifications.