Yamaha YBR125 (2005-current)

Bought mine back in '06 when they were still a carb engine, it ran fine up until the first service, but had a major issue with eating chains & sprockets despite keeping in perfect operating condition, a good learner bike, maxxed out at 60mph down a hill with the wind behind me, generally average middle of the road learner kit, but not so good for higher mileage as expected.

Had the bike for 8 months and never had any problems with it really, it's a city bike to be short and simple, it's mostly happy at speeds below 50mph but will get to 60 if there's no hill/head wind. Had to do some very heavy breaking (about 50mph hardest i've ever done) at the weekend and the front tyre locked up a couple times on a very nice warm dry day so brakes are good but stock rubber not so good (but at least it stayed upright while the front locked up and didn't just skid out). It's a good learner/commuter bike, it can go out at weekends but just make sure it's with other 125/250s anything bigger and it'll slow everyone down, that said it put a smile on my face when i went skeggy (leicester to skeggy took three hours on it). Never had any problem with rusting but it's an 07 plate so the manufacturer obviously got that problem sorted

I've had the YBR125 about 8 months now. Have been communting approx 250 miles a week on dual carriageways and NSL roads and completed 6000miles in total. In all that time only problem has been a blown rear bulb. I have the 2008 model, which is fuel injected and has an auto-choke. Starts 1st time, including all through the winter, and cruises at 60mph without a headwind. Had 75mph with a tailwind. I've commuted through rain and shine (though not snow) and the bike hasn't put a foot wrong with 100+mpg. Only negatives are short mirror stalks, although when set up right you can seen behind clearly enough, and stock tyres don't inspire complete confidence. They've never let me down, but equally I've never felt tempted to push them. Have used FS365 and then ACF-50 over winter, and bike has come through with just small amount of corrosion on the exhaust. Looks practically brand new. As a learner and cheap commuter the bike is highly recomended. The number of cheap Chinese bikes with fewer miles and covered in rust that I've seen make me feel the YBR is a worthwile investment. Highly recommended.

I have had my YBR 125 for a year now and its works good as a learner bike as I find it very easy to ride and confidence inspiring in the bends. It is however slow as I struggle to get it past 60mph, I also find the gearbox to be sticky with it falling into neutral alot!

Well the YBR is no missle and most people i know with them struggle to get the bike up to the magic 70MPH top speed, in fact anything past 50 feels like a bit of a strugle. I am not a particular fan of the YBR i never really feel safe when sitting on one, they feel as if a gust of wind will carry it away to OZ leaving you with a sore behind. On a plus side they are cheap and the engine from what i know is bullet proof. For a commute around the town it gets the job done thats about it.

i've had my ybr for about 6 months now and its started to go wrong. The bike has been fine up until now but some of the facts are very wrong. It will not cruise at 55mph more like 50 and the top wack is around 60mph down a hill 70 but of course up a hill its alot slower. Back to the problems i've had to replace to back tire but that is mainly down to wear and tear. the front disc warped and its a case of a ful disc,pad and bolts replacement set. The biggy was the front spocket teeth have all but 3 come off. to me this is bad manufacturing quality and when i asked yamaha to use my warenty to replace it they did not want to know calling it a servicable part, eevn though stated in the service book the spocket isnt serviced. to sum up this bike yes its ok priced and runs but if anything goes wrong then you will be out on yor own as the warenty is not worth the paper its written on.

I've had this bike for 6 weeks now and quite honestly, at the price I paid for, I cannot really complain. I think it looks OK although the wheels are on the thin side betraying its low power. Furthermore, I have to confirm the problem mentioned by others with regard to the mirrors. Their stalks are too short and big guys like me wearing thick clothing could find it well nigh impossible to get a decent look. Some of my less charitable friends reckon my 6', 220lbs frame looks ridiculous on it which may be true. Certainly, the bike does not get your pulse racing - but hey, it was a commuter tool I wanted and were it not for the fuel filler cap staring at me all the time, I would forget where it is. It's strictly a town bike but does its job well.

does any one know the top speed of the 2007 ybr thanx

Well i didnt actually own this bike but had it as a tempary bike for 3 weeks. This bike felt great to sit on, and everthing seemed to be in the right postion which was very handy. The bike felt like sitting on an arm chair with such a nice seat compared to some other bikes out there. It also had a petrol guaze which i have never myself been able to have whilst riding which was really nice feature. This bike is meant to be for the commuter with good quality and reliablity and i hate to say but it actually broke down on me. I had to walk home for about 5 miles. The engine managment light just came on and cut the enigne out and it would not fire back up. This bike pulls away nicely to about 30 mph then it feels like a slug gettin up to about 55 mph and i stuggled to get anymore unless i was going down hill. Also i found the back brake very keen and used to lock up far too often. Its a great bike for commuting but nothing more.

great little bike, easy to ride ,good on fuel between 90-100 MPG depending on how you ride it a tank of fuel will last about 260-290 miles and most important reliable, top speed about 65 MPH