Made to Last - Yamaha YBR 125 - A Cracking Little Bike
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2023
- With a massive influx of fantastic looking Chinese 125 bikes at low prices and Japanese manufactures unable to produce bikes at sensible prices for beginners, I take a look at a used YBR125 Custom with outstanding build quality and made to last. This amazing little bike can be had for less than a Chinese clone.
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I can definitely see the benefits of a small capacity bike for around town and local rides , good review TAYM thanks .
Thanks GCK 😁
I have one and I've rode it on trips edging 600km and it handled very well. It's still a 125
@@renato6440 brilliant 😊
Newer version of Rob Little's marvelous YB 100. Once upon a time, I've started on a 250 /kawazaki kz 250 that featured in a mutter not long ago/ and bigger bikes after that and never had little bike until resent times. Let me tell you, little bikes are marvelous in their own way. I think they are very good winter bikes because of the low weight and in this case lower seat height too. In the wet and greasy roads you have more feel of the road and even can use your legs to prevent slides. Big bikes feel stable but if they go, they go. That reminds me to take and to send you pics of my new 125 scooter.. It's a girl and her name is Simba. 😁 Sorry for the long post TAYM
Absolutely right 😁 Real life useful transport with built in fun 😁 Thanks Stefan 😁
12 years ago I bought a YBR 125 for my then partner too learn on. It was a cracking little bike and we even took it out 2-up for little rides which it coped with very well . In a way my CL reminds me of some of the qualities of a 125 in terms of lightness, agility and ease of use
Good vid TAYM , showing every bike has something going for it👍
Thanks DJ 😁 absolutely , they all bring something to the party 😁
That's why I have clung on to my little 2008 Honda Varadero 125! When I was working away on a John Bloor homes site, right next door to the Triumph factory in Hinckley, I was staying with a mate in Lutterworth and commuting to and from on the Varadero. At weekends I would scream the little 125 home to Ipswich at 75-80mph the whole length of the A14!!. 80mph was right on the red line at 12,000rpm! ......It absolutely loved it!!😁 Did that journey about 10 times, both ways! Even riding it like that, it always did over 300 miles on a tank full of gas. A real Naughty boy's bike! Lol!
Yes, incredible bike the Varadero 😁 and a good size 😁
Ha!! First today!! Yay !
Fun little bike, makes one feel like a kid again.
😂😂 thanks JT 😁 Most certainly does 😁
Smaller bikes can be a lot of fun mate, makes a change from big engines and blistering speed, motorcycling needs to be enjoyed .....👍😀
Absolutely 😁 thanks JBC😁
I have a 2005 YBR 125 that I have as a hobby. Now it has 150 cc cyl on it. Had to increase the fuel air mix and that worked perfectly! A really fine and fun bike! Sadly they have stopped production of them. But there are a few millions of the bike around I guess, and spare parts are cheap and available from all over the planet! I get mine from Holland.
Brilliant little bikes for sure 😁thanks 😁
Ive got the XSR125, can clearly see the heritage to the YBR125. Great little bikes, and will always have a space in the Garage once I get my DAS.
The XSR is an amazing bike and possibly the best you can buy but if you cant afford a new one, this is a fantastic substitute and for me, preferable over a Chinese model, though they are getting better 😁 Thanks AW 😁
What a great little machine probably all we ever need...talked to a guy years back riding a Honda postie bike around Aussie...no hurry. Perfect bike for RR he wouldn't get tired and sore hanging on to a big power machine like his Triumph. New excuses as well ie forgot when I last put fuel in it and run out, couldn't find bike in the car park, lost my bike down a rabbit hole, sheep knocked my bike over. Thanks TAYM.
Old Warro got passed by a postie bike on HIS 500 no excuse though🤣.A subscriber said HE knew the guy & put a 175cc in it & souped it up.
Warro got a video about it
" I was passed by Postie on my 500".😂🤣
I saw your bike at the pub Dain 🌲 tree it was the little one🤣 I did a video.
😂😂😂😂😁thanks DT 😂😂😁
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Personally I love 125s. Had a honda c50/70/90 anf125 over the years as commuters. My innova125 did 130mpg and owned from 1000 ish miles and sold it at 77k after 10yrs. Maintained entirely by me and was running perfectly. I now run the more modern belt drive which is a godsend as I had to take chain off and soak in paraffin regularly despite it having a chain guard. If you want cheap reliable transport they cannot be beaten
Absolutely 😁 I think these are the future, whether we like it or not 😁 Thanks Volt 😁
One of my 125 ‘s is a 2004 Honda Innova ( carburettor version ) Its 19 years old never misses a beat . Only issue was a replacement speed sensor was required at around 16,000 miles ,the bike still ran but the speedo didn’t work properly . The wonderful little bike will go to the moon & back on a tank of juice ( 3•7 litres ) & bimble along all day at speeds of 45 - 50 mph & hit 60 plus ,carrying my big carcass & only 9•3 horse power on tap . I do all my own servicing & repairs & loads of cheap parts ,it costs buttons to own & run .
@@maskedavenger2578 marvellous 😁
@@maskedavenger2578bloody fantastic, I had to replace gear indicator sensor in 77k
@@volt8684 Is that 77k in miles or kilometres ,either way that’s reasonable wear & tear . 👍
You have to get one of these. We bought our Yamaha YBR125 for our daughter to do here CBT on 3 weeks ago, 2011, 10'000 on the clock, MOTed, its even got a power pipe on it. £1000. Cheap insurance £47.00, Tax £24.00 for the year. Really good on fuel. I can not keep my husband off it. He has road all sorts of bikes over the years. He say it is a brilliant bike, so much fun and can't stop laughing. Under rated bike. It looks as though you was having fun too. Great video. Very entertaining. Thank you.
It’s hard to see how you could go wrong isn’t it 😁 brilliant 😁 thanks U 😁
Just looked at there website 64 reg,cracking looking 125,great video as always.👍🏻
Thanks BM 😁 brilliant little bike with a lot left in it 😁
Excellent stuff TAYM, brilliant little bike for commuting and cheap as chips to own ...😊
Absolutely 😁 thanks H 😁
A friend of mine bought an XSR125 after she passed her CBT and I love riding it. These 125s can be great fun. This YBR looks the business, too. 👍
Thanks ML 😁 yes, love the XSR and this is pretty good too 😁
Nice 1 TAYM. It's the future you know, when we are all priced off the roads. Great little bike though. No shame in running about on that. Cheers 👍 Black Jacks n Fruit Salad. Half a penny each, lovely
I think you are right 😁 Thanks SH 😁
What a clean lil Yamaha!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a bike with a kick start.
And a centre stand 😁 😂😂 thanks PW 😁
@@TAYM very true!
Cracking little bike Mr TAYM; what a fabulous bike for nipping around on. Ride safe and take care mate.
Certainly is a cracker 😁 thanks TG 😁
Your knowledge of sweets is amazing; some golden oldies there, I'm going to have to see if i can buy some now.😃
@@thomasgadsby7263 😂😂😂😂
That looks like the custom version of the standard YBR . This bike took over from the old Honda 125 & apparently just as reliable . The Yamaha YBR is Chinese built & the engine is used in a lot of Chinese 125’s made 125 s it’s a version of the old Suzuki GN / GS 125 lump . I don’t hold with all this biking season nonsense to me every season is for biking ,so every bike is a winter bike . These small bikers are now fetching higher prices ,due to waiting time caused by the pandemic & there popular use for fast food deliveries . Even allowing for that ,they pay for themselves with their cheap running costs ,& convenience ,in a year or two & will cruise at 50 mph all day. I can’t understand why people would use unreliable public transport ,when they could get a cheap little 125 . Many long moons ago ,I owed a 1971 Honda c 50 step thru motorcycle ,it would do the same top speed two up ,it just took longer to reach it. I flogged my large bike & now only own a couple of 125 ‘s & a 250 ,I haven’t missed the larger bikes ,& enjoy the small capacity bikes, & most of my best motorcycling memories are from owning & riding small capacity bikes up to 250 ccs . 👍
Interesting 🤔 I too ride all year but sales fall off from September and pick up again in Spring. Unfortunately, many bike owners tend to ride just through the summer months. 😁 I struggle to understand why anyone would opt for a car for commutes. I gain about 1 1/2 hours a day of free time by commuting by bike. Plus all the savings on petrol and parking I make. 😁 thanks MA 😁
@@TAYM I have bought cars for my late wife & for others ,but always preferred & rode motorcycles myself . I couldn’t stand to be stuck in traffic jams in a granny cage,it would do my crust in . 👍
@@maskedavenger2578 exactly the same for me too 😁
Got the silver ybr custom last week, 2013 plate, loads of fun on the road, £900 I payed for it and a 47 year Yamaha engineer I took it to said even with nearly 30k on the clock it’s a solid bike.
Can get a bit hairy during the stormy winds but still great to ride
Yes, very underrated 😁 thanks B😁
I got a Yamaha YBR 125 (not the custom) from my FiL's mate. £2000, 16 reg with only 5k miles on it.
Got my CBT tomorrow and then i'll be collecting the bike on Saturday. Glad it seems to be a good bike!
Seems like a good deal to me 😁 good luck with the CBT 😁 marvellous little bikes 😁 thanks AH 😁
Love mine use it as a winter bike mainly but do use it in summer sometimes
😁 thanks PB 😁 a multi seasonal bike indeed 😁
Love the Yam but for the price a bit steep would go for the hunter 350 instead double the HP and still great on fuel.
Enjoyed that Mr Taym keep them vids coming and ride safe.
Thanks S 😁 but at 17 a Hunter is still a pipe dream 😁
Little cc bikes are so much fun you have to try real hard to get into any trouble 😂. Iv'e had a couple of 125 scooters and they were brilliant fun
Thanks MP 😁 yes, just good fun 😁
As someone who has a ybr custom. He's spot on about everything. It'll do the speed you want, it's comfy and it's a damn good little work horse. Only problem... a lot of the parts are either no longer in production/discontinued or just hard to come by. (I'm finding this out due to the rear tail light pinging off while riding) I live in the UK.
That’s a pain 🤔 you would think that there would be loads of spares😕 I think if that was the case I would be looking at maybe custom parts, make it more custom than it already is😁 I think they are a great platform to work from 😁 thanks DB 😁
We still make these in Pakistan. Parts are availalble.
@@sameedstien6118 excellent 😁 still a popular bike here too but apparently no parts🤔
@@TAYM It was discontinued. I don't know what's up with Yamaha pakistan as they are still updating this bike in 2023 even though it was replaced by ys 125 years ago.
Also do you have any issues with the fuel gauge?
I have that bike turning 17 in August can't wait to be able to ride it to my gfs house
Marvellous 😁 freedom awaits 😁 a great looking bike and fun to ride 😁 take care 😁 thanks Theoomph😁
@TAYM oh yeah the bike is alot of fun to go about on my dad taught me in 10mins of how to ride it and I can't keep off if it
@@THEOOMPH 😂😂 brilliant 😁
this was my first bike for over 3 years (until quite recently, i kinda miss it). in black, 2011 model - plus points 250 miles on tank, around 8 litre; comfortably would do 60, on a good day i could get to nearly 70 tho i'm small, the kickstart saved me when i was away a month and battery was down, can do most of the servicing at home, quite user friendly, even valve check. minus, the front tyre, limited replacement options on the original,; front light is weak for night riding, chrome parts can be expensive, on windy days its hard to get above 50 which on a dual carriageway can be a bit frustrating, overtaking is limited. i was still riding it minus L plates a year after my test, only getting a 'big' bike a couple of months ago. would have liked to have kept it but without a garage having two bikes was a concern. i never rode to Ipswich until last week on the CB500 as didnt want to face A14 on the YBR. its longest journey was Cambridge to Donington on a maze of smaller roads
Thanks Y😁 fantastic 😁 I bet you learnt more roadcraft, saw more of your soundings and saved a stack of cash whilst enjoying yourself 😁 plus had a feeling of self achievement 😁
I had a 2010 ybr when i passed my first cbt. Felt a very solid little bike. Loved how it looked too. Only sold it as it had an annoying habit of hitting neutral instead of second regardless of how i tried to change up. Maybe it was my lack of skill at the time. Changed it for a 2012 cbf125 which seemed like it had a slightly more peppy engine. The custom ybr look's very nice though.
Thanks SB 😁 I cant understand why the big 4 Japanese don’t make something like this again 😁
@@TAYM no arguments from a fellow 500 owner. Maybe Enfield need a classically styled 125 in their range.....
@@simonbealing absolutely they do 😁 they would clean up I reckon 😁
I can see TAYM cruising the highways on that. I could hear the joy in your voice all the way through that video. It does look a lovely bike but the price I would say is definitely on the steep side.
😂😂😂 thanks Mike 😁
Excellent bike TAYM perfect winter ride I reckon 2 clocks and a fuel gauge shame about the gear indicator but you get used to that I had to on my Yamaha but I keep looking for 6th even now 😂at the price TAYM why not buy it that is a good price especially from a dealer it won't be there long I'm sure .The silencer is big but still looks good though I likey 👌👍
Thanks Crumb 😁 interesting prospect isn’t it 😁
Ah Ha !! You've seen the light !! If you buy one we will have to have a run. out together! I meant to ask you about your sound set up - dlipping the GoPro to the bars on the Bonneville, my voice cannot be heard properly? Nice vid - nice weather shame me and the missus have covid just as the nice weather arives 🤬
Oh no😱 hope you get well soon 😁 thanks RL 😁
Wow it look gorgeous , you’ve got a nice rack at the back , looks Brand New make a lovely winter bike and the wheels are great 😊👍🏍
Thanks Ms D 😁
David Silver was my first thought but the electric stuff seems to be no longer available for my bike. There are Chinese parts everywhere, although cheap are generally rubbish. I will see in the morning if any progress has been made, I am happy to pay for OEM parts if required if they are available anywhere. Cheers Taym. 👍🏍
What a fun looking bike. I wish I could give one a go, but I don't know if they were available in the US.
Thanks 2WV 😁 they are fun 😁
Love it. I checked all the laws Pertaining to L plates last year and couldn't find anything that says you can't use them if you have passed your test.
Interesting 😁 so I had no need to pretend I was a looney 🤔😁😂😂😂😂 thanks Ice 😁
I love a 125. Mrs PGB's daughter's boyfriend has a Keyway K-light. That's a custom, cruiser too with forward controls and everything. I sometimes do maintenance on it for him and I'm always itching for the "test ride". So light and nimble. In fact so light I have to be careful not to counter steer into the first hedge. Again, the value of small capacity bikes is getting ever more relevant as the establishment screw us down. I'll bet that YBR's top speed is a touch over the 72 mph of Ernie 😂.
A gorgeous looking little bike that. In some ways too nice to ride on salty winter roads. I suspect that looked after though, it would easily outlast the Chinese offerings. You beat me to it with regards taste. I was definitely thinking pick-n-mix.
I think you should do your next bike review whilst sucking a gobstopper?
Challenge accepted TAYM?
😂😂😂😂 brilliant, I managed most of Krazy Horse video whilst eating a jumbo hotdog 🌭 😁 it would take more than a gobstopper to shut me up 😁😂😂😂 thanks PGB 😁
@@TAYM 😂It's funny cos it's true 🤭
@@PhilipBallGarry 😂😂😂
What a great little bike, love the clocks 🤩 Sorry if it's a dumb question..but is it a 2 stroke?
Wish it was a 2 stroke, sadly no, it’s a 4 stroke😁 still, easy maintenance and reliable 😁 thanks AFF 😁
I did like this YBR125, just the sort of bike to replace my Honda Cb250rs if I have to replace it. It died on me whilst going for a night ride out with the local club (no spark again). Having a T100, BMW G310r, I think a little YBR would be an ideal compliment to my collection. JI 😊👍🏍
Thanks JI 😁 shame to give up on the Honda 😕🤔 surely some modern electrickery can be sorted 😁
The RS is in at the local motorcycle engineers for investigation, a replacement used OEM coil sorted the spark problem last time. CDI's and other OEM electrical components are no longer available for the RS it seems. I would be happy to buy the OEM parts to keep this lovely bike going. Hopefully, it will be sorted, I am going to see how things are progressing in the morning before having a ride out with the wife on her favourite, the T100 (2012). JI 👍🏍
@@johnimmins7302 I take it even David Silver can’t help 😕 thank heavens for Triumph 😁
Im realy doubting abbout this one and a bullit hunt... but im 1m87.. is it comfy if your tall??
Thanks N 😁 I found it comfy but I have to say I do like the look of the Bullits 😁
Loopy Looney, I think we all part way there 😢😅😊 😂
😂😂😂 thanks HG 😁
Just what you need to do the NC500 on next year with 6 of your mates 😊 just got to persuade them to buy 6 125s now 😅😅😅😅😅😅
I think we should go 50cc 😁 pretend like we are 16 again 😂😂😁 thanks AR 😁
@@TAYM yes 50cc the freedom bikes 😆
@@Ainsworth-Rider exactly 😂😂😂
You naughty boy Mr Taym 😂
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@@TAYM great to see u and Mrs Taym today all the best SC 🥰
@@steviecox7970 you too 😁
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Thanks HG 😁
Yeah I let RR get the no 1 spot.
Looks alright Bonneville Bobber
@@hughgardiner2247 very kind of you 😂😂😂 thanks HG 😁
The ybr 125 was made in china,by jianshe and there own model was a js125-6c that sold for £899!! Check out Alan nunn video on here! The engine is used in the ajs 125's and a few similar make's like herald etc,which are also made in china!! 😃
Well I never 😁 bet quality control was pretty high 😁 thanks B 😁
I like it 👍👍👍👍👍👍. It has style and two round clocks. I would sell my scooter and buy it, if I had one to sell😂🤣. And it will get you to Morrison's and back.
Or Aldi 😂😂😂 Thanks GBD 😁
Good video. If uncle Stuart is right and the government keeps lowering the speed limits, then a 125cc motorcycle maybe all you'll ever need.
I know, ridiculous but then, didn’t he say they were going to ban 125’s and smaller? 🤔 or was that someone else🤔 thanks FL 😁
Uncle did say that! I don't get it.
@@franklowry4852 strange🤔
An attractive looking 125 which would ideal as a daily/winter bike helping you ride in relaxed comfort. I could see you buying it but it could turn out to be a money pit, when you buy the leather chaps, waist coat, studded leather panniers, bandanas and Ray Ban's 😂
😂😂😂😂😂 thanks GW 😁
Remember the cola cubes lol
😂😂😂 brilliant 😂😂 thanks BB😁
Blackout in NZ apparently.
😂😂 probably asleep 🤔 or chopping wood 😂😂😂 Thanks DT 😁
I was asleep snoring 😴after 390km day was worn out.
@@TAYMUploading a video now TAYM 🦒 got some classic Farm bikes 1980's era Ag 185 & Ag 125,metal tank.
At Pongaroa Pub in a rural area the local farmers rode to the pub as farm vehicles can be registered as Farm Vehicle for $25 year no M.O.T needed or plates but have a 5OKm radius from farm.I would of parked around back so local community Constable wouldn't see them🤣.
Classic Ag 185 be classed as a ADV bike these days Dain 🌲 tree would have the Ag 125cc😁😆😂🤣.
@@ruahinesrider 😂😂😂
£2.7k for a ten year old 125 with 9k on the clock seems a bit steep to me. Not a scooter fan but with their weather protection one be a good choice as a winter bike.
I am sure you might find one cheaper on eBay or autotrader but not much. Scooters are also fun 😁 thanks SB 😁
507th🤣.Went on a 390km run & was worn out falling asleep about 7:30pm so went to bed at 9pm.Still in bed now went to loo & going back to bed for some more rest.All stiff & saw Dain 🌲 tree we I'll have to wait to take the piss🤣.Was worth it.
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We've got a 2016 YBR125 Custom and it's a fantastic little bike, check out my review. Liked and subbed 👍
They are just a great bike aren’t they 😁 thanks CT 😁 I shall take a look 😁
My son is getting a 125 soon, this would work really well for him but him seems to want a sports bike really. 125 sports bike, is there such a thing 😅
Yes, some of the 125s look like amazing and I guess at 17, that’s what counts 😂😂😁 thanks ER 😁
Cagiva Mito Steve
£2,700 Steve's hornet 900 had one of those given to him last year 🙄
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Thums up for the looney! 😂
😂😂😂 Thanks E 😁
I use a naked 2011 to commute in London. No complaints, awesome in traffic
Thanks GK 😁
‘L’ plate! I’m saying nothing! 🙄🤣
Apart from, seems appropriate! 🤣
😂😂😂😂 stands for Low 😁 means you can ride it 😁😂😂😂
@@daviddavies5347 😂😂😂😂
A few years sling and I’ll need it! 🙄🤣@@TAYM
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Ummmm, interesting? Still rather have a classic 2-stroke!
Me too 😁