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RS 125 is the best.

I had one for 3 years and it never broke down or had a problem for the 20k miles I did with it. I obviously had services done and new rings put on the pistons but that was it. It's the fastest bike here, the best looking and the best handling, it also looks like a bigger bike and has a big back tyre for a 125. The only reason it gains a bad rep is cause teens buy it and rag it and blow the engine within 2k miles cause they never warm it up. Warm the engine up properly and you'll be sorted, don't frigging go 0 - 10k revs on a cold engine and don't constantly rag it. I really don't understand how it is so low on the list. It's the last of the fantastic 2 stroke bikes and my old one would do 110-115mph top speed and I've even seen one do 120mph, though it took some time on that last 5mph. It handles like no other bike here too, just the best handling bike ever made. The only down side is parts from Aprilia cost loads, however whocares, don't be boring and if you#re a learner then you'll want the RS, especially if you plan on a bigger sports. Also it leaves the Yamaha miles back and that bike never has the power to catch up.

Thought the Cagiva Mito would have figured somewhere.

Well...

You think a YZF R125 would beat a RS 125?

Have you ridden either?

A RS does sitting normally on part throttle what these new four strokes do flat on tank, downhill, drafting a taxi.

That was with my younger, smaller, lighter brother on the CBR !!

And it goes round corners quicker, although that is mainly cause it is faster, rather than any deficiency on the CBR's part...

The only problem the RS has is its so much better, more grip, more power, more fuel consumption, oil is really expensive, and according to my brother, it looks too much like a GP bike.

(He still hasn't quite clocked what a RS 125 is yet.)

The RS doesn't deserve its reputation, neither does the Mito. They just aren't looked after by 17 year olds who think maintenance is wiping a cloth over it once a year, and thats where the problems are.

The oil NEEDS to be Race grade fully sythetic oil. Less than that is asking for trouble, for a start. And let it warm up for crying out loud. put your gear on after you start the engine, then it has a chance if you must ride straight away.

That said, Aprilia reckon that the markets going four stroke anyway, and you can't exactly say what do they know...

Anyone with a brain cell wants a two stroke.

An RS will leave a GSX-R 600 behind on a twisty road. I know that from experience - The GSX-R rider was not happy.

The only real problems the 2T's had was emissions, that is what really killed them - not just silly 17 year old thinking new is better, which didn't help.

Most 17 year olds would rather a '11 plate YZF R125 than a S plate TZR, purely cause its newer, and therefore more impressive. The fact it is some 30+ mph slower doesn't come into it...