Honda CB125F User Review

Hi I’m Loki and this is my user review of the Honda CB125F.
In this video I’ll be sharing my personal experiences with the cb125f and the comparisons between the new and older generation. My cb125f is a 2019 analogue edition.
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[@fireatwill8143]

Great review! I'm glad you put in a few hill climbs, which is all I'm really hesitant on in choosing this bike. It's all hilly twisty B roads where I am! 🏍️

[@loki2wheels]

@@fireatwill8143 it’ll handle most hills well without dramatic dips in speed. I rode from London to Dorset (in another few vids on my channel) and it never dropped below 50mph on hills. It doesn’t have the craziest top end speed I topped mine out at 75mph down hill on the speedo but it’ll certainly handle anything you throw at it and it’s a Honda so it’ll outlive any 125 career whilst being extensively reliable

[@TwoWheelsTommy]

Thanks for the shout out mate. Mine never made that squeak!

[@loki2wheels]

Thanks for watching! Yeah it’s probably a very worn shoe on mine 😂

[@louisstocker-si2oe]

Mine arrives tomorrow 2012 . Excited

[@zen.life66]

I have one exactly the same. In white. Great bikes. People don't realise what they're missing 👍

[@loki2wheels]

@@zen.life66 absolutely! Barrels of fun and really responding to inputs. Love to hear it I hope yours treats you well 🙏

[@SurreyAlan]

The model with proper instruments

[@loki2wheels]

@@SurreyAlan Amen!

[@hectorshouse7348]

Nice wheels😀

[@fingerhorn4]

"Loud" pipes face backwards, so they have zero effect when you are approaching a junction ahead or headon traffic or even pedestrians. This abiding myth that loud pipes saves lives needs to be debunked. What saves lives is being CAUTIOUS and not making bad situations worse, and riding defensively.

[@loki2wheels]

Hi, funnily enough you arguably choose to take this argument with the worst possible person as I’m a sound engineer in my day job I work with frequencies and how they travel 😂 Sound from an exhaust is omnidirectional and travels in all directions. Granted it is fractionally louder from behind but that doesn’t change the fact that when filtering a louder pipe makes your presence more known (fact proven) than a quiet one. It’s not a myth and there’s nothing to be debunked there’s millions of videos online showing it’s practice as practicality but please feel free to upload a video trying to debunk it and tag me 😁Being cautious and riding defensively should be a constant priority and not only something taken on to benefit a quiet exhaust fear. Every biker knows to ride like they’re invisible and to make their self seen and heard. Loud pipes have helped me and hundreds of thousands of others. It’s not a myth. There’s a reason people “hear” bikers coming. Now you said they have 0 effect as they face backwards right? So please explain how you can hear my exhaust in this video when I am not behind my own bike when riding? 0 effect would mean you hear absolutely nothing unless directionally behind the exhaust. I’m using a dynamic Rode lav mic that’s stuffed into the padding of my helmet facing forward as to pop shield. How would that pick up any sound if the exhaust sound is strictly backwards directional? My other bike cb500 with a delkevic exhaust. Explain to me how my wife can hear my bike from my house when I’m at the end of my road pulling in from work about 800 metres away, when my exhaust is facing backwards and im riding in forward?? it’s never been debunked because it’s not a myth and being cautious is a no shit Sherlock type of ordeal when riding on 2 wheels. I await your debunking video with excitement 😁

[@Mark_.-]

SIck bro. What size black widow is that, I'm looking at getting one when I get my bike in a few weeks.

[@loki2wheels]

400mm

[@KeepCalmItsMeFanzy]

Looking at 2017 model with 3k miles to replace my vison as my winter/beater bike, tnx for the info !

[@loki2wheels]

@@KeepCalmItsMeFanzy I hope it treats you well they’re great little bikes 🫡 thanks for commenting

[@atom6617]

Just did my CBT and thinking of getting a Honda CB125F, but people around me are saying it's too slow and I should go for the CB125R. Not sure if I should prioritize comfort or speed. I'll mostly be using it in the city and rarely taking it outside city. My main use will be getting to school, which is about a 30-minute ride. I love bikes, so any advice would be appreciated!

[@loki2wheels]

@atom6617 the cb125r gets around 10mph more, they’re bother great bikes the cb125r is a naked bike and the cb125f is a commuter biker, which means one has more speed and the other has more comfort and fuel economy. I wouldn’t say the cb125f is a slow bike it’s just not the fastest of 125s, but what’s great about it is it’s built to be economical on fuel whilst still being nippy and comfortable. Also another tip I like to give to all bikers especially new, young riders is that bikes with R in their name tend to cost more to insure overall! I’ve taken mine on hundreds of miles journeys and not worried about it overheating or breaking down. But as I say they’re both great bikes and I’d recommend both too anyone so it’s down to what you wish to achieve with your riding. If commuting I recommend the cb125f as it’s easier on the pocket overall. If wanting to feel a slight bit more power and speed then the cb125r

[@atom6617]

@loki2wheels Thanks for the advice

[@IndigoJo]

The speedo wouldn't be out by 8mph as you suggested. More like 3. You can get GPS speedos so you should measure against that.

[@loki2wheels]

@@IndigoJo for lower range speeds yes. Like 30mph is 27mph and 40mph is 35mph. But 70mph on the clocks is 61mph this was measured with a gps speedometer as you suggest. and also google maps speedometer and life 360 speedometer all gave the same results. 70mph on the analogue clocks of my cb125f is 61mph😁 it’s changed to be more accurate in the newer gen models of the cb125f with digital clocks where 68mph is 65mph irl. Thanks for commenting 🫡

[@i7fr556]

what mirrors do you have?

[@loki2wheels]

They’re from Amazon called Rutu

[@ryangrace9974]

What phone holder do you have?

[@ryangrace9974]

I've just bought a cb125f and love it, what size silencer do you have on the black widow? I also don't wanna be too loud

[@loki2wheels]

@@ryangrace9974 the phone mount is a wireless charger with a usb port built in I got it from Max Motorcycles it’s been a super useful addition since I added it to the bike. For my black widow I got a 400mm baffle/silencer as I wanted the natural grunt without the overbearingly obnoxious volume 😂 thanks for commenting and I hope you enjoy your bike as much as I have mine

[@loki2wheels]

@@ryangrace9974 max-motorcycles.co.uk/product/new-x-grip-phone-holder-wireless-charging-m11-x here’s a link for the mount

[@ryangrace9974]

@@loki2wheels nice thanks mate! Love it so far, excited to do some decent trips on it. I think il go for the 400mm black widow as well. How do u find the volume when you're on fast a roads/sitting at 55,60?

[@loki2wheels]

@@ryangrace9974the wind is definitely louder than the exhaust at them speeds. Honestly I love the sound personally it’s like manual music making. It turns heads at gears 2/3 but doesn’t annoy anyone. Sort of like a quieter dirt bike sound 😊

[@cookiesfilmnetwork9937]

Sry buddy just to slow

[@loki2wheels]

@@cookiesfilmnetwork9937 yeah not the fastest of 125s but definitely lots of fun 😁