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You're wrong about this being the pinnacle of the 4 stroke 125's. Back in 1980 Honda had the CB125T. If memory serves me right they would rev to 17000 rpm and.produced around 17bhp. They would top out at around 80-85mph depending on the wind. They were the quickest 125 I ever came across.

The 125s have definitely come on a lot since i passed my test, nearly 4 decades ago. You guys don't know how lucy you are 😂😂

Ive owned my meteor two year's now, 21k on the clock and its never let me down. Great bikes

Informative and simple. Perfect video

I've not worn my helmet yet, can you advise in which direction is open and closed on the top vents. My helmet came with no instruction and the link in website for online instructions doesn't work . I am guessing it is "click toward the rear" to open vents?? Cheers in advance.

Cruz rode a GPZ 750 (non turbo)

5 and a half grand for a 125cc though!

It's far from over looked. It's a very popular bike and one of RE best sellers!!

I remember getting 85 mph on the clock once on my YZF-R125, couldn't believe it

I used to tour on a GS125

I would like to add to your review speaking as one that has owned one now for about 3 years. Bought my 2001Stellar Red Meteor 350 in August of 21. I currently have just a little over 11,000 trouble free miles on mine. When you were struggling to find something wrong with the bike you really couldn't find anything. (Except the cables when you lock the handlebars. lol) My one complaint is the halogen headlight. The first time I rode mine at night, I couldn't wait to get home. Really dim, I couldn't see anything. I fixed it by putting an engine guard on it and attaching a couple of LED lights to it. Really helped and I have no fear of driving at night now. Not to mention people see me coming and I haven't had anyone pull out in front of me since. I live in Texas, and you are right about the top speed. Not going to break any land speed records but I will be 68 in November, and I did all my fast motorcycle riding when I was younger. I had a Triumph 750 back in the 70's. I have the Tripper navigation on mine, and you can put in a destination and avoid highways and toll roads. I get on mine and ride the country roads. Over the years I have added a windshield, saddle bags, touring foot pegs, and just got a touring seat today. In conclusion my son who rides an Indian Scout 60 and I are planning a trip from here in North Texas to my home state of Iowa in October. About 800 miles one way. This is a great little cruiser, and I have no fear of making a long road trip with this bike. The tripper navigation will keep us off all the busy interstate highways and we can enjoy the less traveled roads. I agree with your review. The one statement I hear on almost all the CZcams video reviews is "when I ride this bike it puts a smile on my face". Smiling here in Texas.

My 125 is dead at the back of my house, bangor not moved under its own power in 18 years, not capable of getting it running it's just going to rot away

Sounds like a moped.

Really enjoyed watching this it took me back to my L plate days choosing a route to ride that wasn't too hilly or having to take into consideration which direction the wind was blowing 😉, cheers ❤️🇬🇧👍

Think my washing machine has more power than this chicken chaser.

I had a Suzuki Gamma 125 back in 1986 on an old C plate, wonderful memories of 90mph flat out on the Keynsham bypass and my skinny yoof body flat on the tank also, and that bike still had the restrictive washer in the exhaust, as a young lad I was lucky to own that bike bought from a main dealer in Bristol, I thought I was cock of the walk 😂but probably just a co@k fantastic memories

Cracking, simple, honest review. Thank you.

I used to have a TZR125 with a working YPVS valve It could easily go off the clock and keep up with RSTurbos up to 70 mph in the early 90

Decent trip then?

Hi, is this helmet ok with eyeglasses?

hiya mate great video, i wanna try doing some touring on my little honda cbr125r do you have a link to those panniers?

Thank you for the comparison! Question: what is the shell material on the K3? What is the benift going from plastic to fibre in terms of safety? Thanks!

Very good tutorial film. Thank you

Nothing wrong with a 500....except it is not a three or four cylinder. So, you are riding a 1960 BSA with cool bodywork, basically.

There is no limit to the size of bike you can use for long distance it is just going to take longer. Years ago, my mate went from North to South Wales and back in a weekend on a Garelli Tiger Cross 50cc moped. Probably averaged only 40mph but he did it.

Hi I’m unsure whether to buy the tractech eco 5 leather jacket or the s1 ce leather jacket. Could you give me any advice on the advantages of either one? Many thanks

My RS Aprilia 125 did 120 mph back in the day.

I want those clips

This is a good cost comparison but you’d need to add service costs insurance and road tax but am sure would still be cheaper then the other options Great work

How much was your bike

no it won't rev out as it has a speed limiter at 73,74 mph

No hills where I live, but for a dyke or two here in The Netherlands; so I appreciated seeing your hill climbing efforts. It's reassuring to know that torque saves the day. Speed is of little importance to me, so long as 100/110 km/h are possible. The J series 350 is receiving unanimous approval, so leaves only the choice of which version. Classic or Meteor; I'll try both out at the dealers. Cheers from the flatlands!

Very much enjoyed your review and the scenery.Got back into riding as a 70 yr old after a thirty year lay off so got myself a Meteor after riding much bigger bikes when I was younger .Just wanted something to potter around the backroads , country lanes ,commute to work which it’s ideal for.3,000 miles later still love it .Only major gripe is the rear suspension .The state of the roads where I live is so much worse than I remember and no matter how I adjust it bumps are a literal pain in the arse .Bought myself an inflatable seat pad which helps to cushion the ride.Interesting what you were saying about the cables.Mine were too tight , initially couldn’t full lock right without revving the engine !

Es Ist Egal was du Fährst!!!, Hauptsache ist,!! das du Fährst🤟👍👍👍, Alle Mann die ne Eierschale auf dem Kopf haben sind Brüder💋

Do you have to remove all of those clips? I thought it was unclip the visor then pop in the new one

What about the inside of the visor, any tips?

You can use a coin to unscrew.

This ninja is a great little 125 god damn👍🏽

i think hes sponsored by rst

I liked the helmet until you showed that it has a visor that locks shut. That a “no go” for me.

Got one myself, cracking little bike with a soul

Hi can you tell me if the commander 2 visor will fit the commander helmet? I want the blue iridium visor but it only seems to be for the commander 2. Thanks in advance. Great video too

a great review and thanks for that. I started with the Meteor 350 and loved it. I now that the super Meteor 650 and love that too. The only reason I upgraded was the fact that here is Australia riding on motorways cant be avoided when travelling huge distances and the 650 is better for that.

Your generation, what do you mean your generation? Either you're the youngest 55 year old I've ever seen or you're a late millennial talking about "O the things I've seen in my 34 years." which amounts to nothing.

Was on that ride, bloody wet one! Fun day out tho

That was brilliant phil captured the day perfectly. Nice job 👍🏻👍🏻

Great ride out. Forgot how cold it was until I watched this.

How much coverage are you getting with that drop down sun visor? I'm in the market for an ADV helmet with a drop down sun visor but I've noticed on quite a few helmets the sun visors don't drop down far enough. They leave a large sun beam blasting you underneath the sun visor. It's a bit annoying and distracting.

Have one as a track bike , love it.

Good video but you still have to press the black arrow tab while you were getting the brass pin in position for the red dot. That’s the key.