i bought one brand new for over 2 grand when it came out, cus i couldnt get insurance on the cbr, yes it does grab the eye with the exhaust and other bits of chrome, but it is slower than a cg, the nobbly tyres are rubbish on the road and the build quality (sorry honda) was appauling, within 6 months it had turned into what looked like a 10 year old bike and i lost 1500 pound in only 6 months, it was the biggest mistake i've ever made, the only good thing to me was that it was sooooo cheap to run, 7 quid used to get me well over 200 miles if i remember right..a cheap commuter but thats it. there are many more better 125's on the road.