Opinions Honda NSR 125 1989
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@calum the Honda seems to be the better choice compared to the rs in terms of owning and just periodicly riding.
wrote on 16 Feb 2018, 21:23 last edited by Calum@irongamer727 Not at all. If you had both bikes brand new side by side, the Aprilia is far superior in every single way.
That said, if you're going to spend £400 on any main manufacturer 2 stroke, it is going to want some work doing to it. The NSR might cost more than the Aprilia due to availability of parts.
You can literally get every part under the sun for the Aprilia at really affordable prices, I don't know anything about the NSR.
That said, the RS is a highly strung machine, and I'd be lying if I said it's the sort of bike you can depend on. Providing that the NSR is in good nick, it'll stay that way whenever you want to ride it. But don't mistake that as saying the NSR is a better bike as it simply isn't. I'd have the Aprilia because it's a fantastic bike. For a bike you're going to ride a couple of times a year, I'd have the Aprilia as you know when you do use it, it's going to come equiped for a blast.
If I had to ride a bike daily, out of the two it would be the Honda for it's less aggressive ride and reliability. But that said, the Aprilia is still the better bike.
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@irongamer727 Not at all. If you had both bikes brand new side by side, the Aprilia is far superior in every single way.
That said, if you're going to spend £400 on any main manufacturer 2 stroke, it is going to want some work doing to it. The NSR might cost more than the Aprilia due to availability of parts.
You can literally get every part under the sun for the Aprilia at really affordable prices, I don't know anything about the NSR.
That said, the RS is a highly strung machine, and I'd be lying if I said it's the sort of bike you can depend on. Providing that the NSR is in good nick, it'll stay that way whenever you want to ride it. But don't mistake that as saying the NSR is a better bike as it simply isn't. I'd have the Aprilia because it's a fantastic bike. For a bike you're going to ride a couple of times a year, I'd have the Aprilia as you know when you do use it, it's going to come equiped for a blast.
If I had to ride a bike daily, out of the two it would be the Honda for it's less aggressive ride and reliability. But that said, the Aprilia is still the better bike.
wrote on 16 Feb 2018, 21:27 last edited by@calum surely! There is a time for an Aprilia as well.
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@calum surely! There is a time for an Aprilia as well.
wrote on 16 Feb 2018, 21:31 last edited by@irongamer727 Yeah, I just wouldn't spend £400 on one lol. Chances are it'll be trashed.
Let us know what you end up with anyway./
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@irongamer727 Yeah, I just wouldn't spend £400 on one lol. Chances are it'll be trashed.
Let us know what you end up with anyway./
wrote on 16 Feb 2018, 21:59 last edited by@calum count on it!
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@calum count on it!
wrote on 16 Feb 2018, 22:08 last edited by@irongamer727 Where you from bud?
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@irongamer727 Where you from bud?
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 07:28 last edited by@calum right in the middle of Sweden.
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@calum right in the middle of Sweden.
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 08:22 last edited by@irongamer727 Nice, basically, in the UK it's full of disrespectful kids that end up getting really nice bikes and killing them. Or it's full of scum bag thieves that take really nice bikes and trash them. Now every bike I've been posted outsiode of the UK looks a million times better than what we have here. So my negative view is probably just a UK thing.
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wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 13:26 last edited by
Got a 1992 nsr myself, there well built bikes to be honest. Is yours the full faired version or naked F model? The most expensive part to fix on the engines is the barrel as its a plated barrel as standard, so can't be rebored. Mechanically there the same as the later foxeye nsr, so spares are pretty easy to come by. Done about 8k miles on mine over last couple years regularly doing 70-80 mile journey's. Will happily sit at 90 all day.
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Got a 1992 nsr myself, there well built bikes to be honest. Is yours the full faired version or naked F model? The most expensive part to fix on the engines is the barrel as its a plated barrel as standard, so can't be rebored. Mechanically there the same as the later foxeye nsr, so spares are pretty easy to come by. Done about 8k miles on mine over last couple years regularly doing 70-80 mile journey's. Will happily sit at 90 all day.
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Got a 1992 nsr myself, there well built bikes to be honest. Is yours the full faired version or naked F model? The most expensive part to fix on the engines is the barrel as its a plated barrel as standard, so can't be rebored. Mechanically there the same as the later foxeye nsr, so spares are pretty easy to come by. Done about 8k miles on mine over last couple years regularly doing 70-80 mile journey's. Will happily sit at 90 all day.
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 13:53 last edited by@dtr-nsr the full faired, sadly a couple of them are cracked and some stickers are damaged. Otherwise it's really nice.
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wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 14:29 last edited by
The fairings for the full faired model are the hardest parts to come by, but they can be repaired with soldering iron.
My 1992 nsr125rk
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The fairings for the full faired model are the hardest parts to come by, but they can be repaired with soldering iron.
My 1992 nsr125rk
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 14:31 last edited by@dtr-nsr soldering plastic? U mean melting the plastic together?
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wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 14:31 last edited by
Nice one btw!
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@dtr-nsr soldering plastic? U mean melting the plastic together?
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 14:46 last edited by@irongamer727 said in Opinions Honda NSR 125 1989:
@dtr-nsr soldering plastic? U mean melting the plastic together?
Yeah that's it, found it works best cleaning it back to bare plastic, then melting the two edges back together.
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@irongamer727 said in Opinions Honda NSR 125 1989:
@dtr-nsr soldering plastic? U mean melting the plastic together?
Yeah that's it, found it works best cleaning it back to bare plastic, then melting the two edges back together.
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 15:10 last edited by Calum@dtr-nsr Tried and tested lol
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wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 15:47 last edited by
@Irongamer727 personally I prefer the rs I’ve never owned or seen either bike in person but I’m growing closer to the rs and want one more and more by the day and you can still get plastics for them but I’m not a huge fan of the old rs styling but the newer ones are beautiful
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wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 15:47 last edited by
@calum ehhm could you rephrase that? Didn't understand shit
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@Irongamer727 personally I prefer the rs I’ve never owned or seen either bike in person but I’m growing closer to the rs and want one more and more by the day and you can still get plastics for them but I’m not a huge fan of the old rs styling but the newer ones are beautiful
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@declan They are superb bikes and have plummetted in price. Pay a little extra, get one with decent genuine plastics as everything else can be easily had. Genuine plastics will cost you a fortune.
wrote on 17 Feb 2018, 16:36 last edited by@calum on my local advert site there usually 900 pound good condition no problems listed with mot and such no idea what there actually like but there’s always a few on there’s one on now black with gold wheels 12months mot and such
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wrote on 5 Mar 2018, 13:30 last edited by
Get the NSR, NSR engine is good for 30ish hp bone stock just deresreicted and is bullet proof reliable compared to the aprillia. I thrash the shit out of my Honda CRM125 " same engine lower gear ratios " and it loves it pulls like a train and just begs to be hammered makes a DTR seem like a 50 lol.
