Yamaha YZF- R125

[KillBill]

Does anyone know if this is going to be available in the US?

[eboos]

My guess is; unlikely. Too bad because I think that would be really cool. In the states, we are too obsessed with the next big thing to appreciate the little things.

[hammadown]

Oh sweetness! Please say yes, please say yes!

[OreoGaborio]

a 14hp 125cc 4 stroke sportbike? There's barely enough room in the market place for a 250.

[KillBill]

This one looks just like Denno's

[Doc]

a 125cc 4 stroke sportbike? There's barely enough room in the market place for a 250.

There would be room if we went to a graduated licensing system... Then you wouldn't have punks going out and buying a 1k for their first bike and we could get the cool bikes like europe does.

[hammadown]

Full article on it:

2008 Yamaha YZF-R125 - First Look - MotorcycleUSA.com

[OreoGaborio]

There would be room if we went to a graduated licensing system... Then you wouldn't have punks going out and buying a 1k for their first bike and we could get the cool bikes like europe does.

as much as I'd like to see a tiered system, it's borderline unconstitutional. Besides, even if that kinda system was instituted, making newbies buy 125's would be overkill. There's just no place for that bike in the US of A. At least not now. Maybe in a couple decades.

[Doc]

There is no place in the USA for scooters either... and do we really need segways?... How about those dang 2 strokes....

[OreoGaborio]

Apples & oranges.

Fine, you try & sell one. See if you make a profit.

[eboos]

I wouldn't say that I am an advocate of a tiered system, I would only say that in a lot of cases, lack of maturity dictates how new riders ride, regardless of what they ride.

[KillBill]

^^^

VERY WELL SAID

It's the rider NOT the bike.

[catch2otwo]

with 14hp i would think that it would be unsafe to ride anywhere but a quite country rode. imagine trying to merge into traffic with 14 hp being a newbie? you couldnt get out of your own way. id rather be on a 500. sure looks purdy though

[a13x]

Tiered license system would create market.
But yea, 125 too small for USA

250-500
500-850
850+

[Doc]

I wouldn't say that I am an advocate of a tiered system, I would only say that in a lot of cases, lack of maturity dictates how new riders ride, regardless of what they ride.

^^^

VERY WELL SAID

It's the rider NOT the bike.

Spoken like guys who bought big bikes for their first bikes.

True, Maturity plays a HUGE roll. BUT sometimes you think you are mature when your not. I was more mature than my peers when I started riding on a 250, Thankfully the bike just didn't have the amount of power to get my butt in trouble. Believe me if it had I would have...

Some of my peers had bigger bikes and got hurt or wrecked or got in trouble with the law more than I did... Just saying

A Tiered system MIGHT help with the decision making.

[Doc]

Tiered license system would create market.
But yea, 125 too small for USA

250-500
500-850
850+

I'd agree with this.

[hammadown]

Regardless of opinion on above topics, I think we can all agree this thing would be a lot of fun where the goal was not outright power/ speed. Just enjoy the bike people! :

[OreoGaborio]

Tiered license system would create market.
But yea, 125 too small for USA

250-500
500-850
850+

Sounds pretty good but I'm thinkin more HP related (Like the way the FAA does it where anything with +200hp requires a high performance rating) since engine layout often dictates power... one obvious example being bikes like the SV aren't really in the same class as 600 I4's.

I was thinkin...

0-65hp
66-115hp
116+hp

[Doc]

Even better!

[Jim]

This one looks just like Denno's

probably just as fast too

[KillBill]

probably just as fast too

I purchased my first bike 5 years ago, it was a SV650s. I rode it for three seasons and decided that after riding my buddy's 636 that I wanted the inline 4 type power. I have always respected the amount of power put out by both of the motorcycles i have owned.

Granted, I probably could have started out smaller. With like a 500 or something.

I'm rambling..........carry on

[OreoGaborio]

Shit, my first bike was my '00 ZX6R, so i'm a fuckin hypocrite

(actually I just didn't know any better at the time & couldn't pass up the deal I got on it.)

[Doc]

My personal feeling is a SV650 is alot of bike for MOST first bike buyers.

That said you seem to have taken mature steps....

So what is it about the inline power that is better?

[R1]

There would be room if we went to a graduated licensing system... Then you wouldn't have punks going out and buying a 1k for their first bike and we could get the cool bikes like europe does.

i guess that makes me a punk

[OreoGaborio]

i guess that makes me a punk

Only surprise here is that it took Doc to make you realize that