Talk:Honda CG125

This bike is popular with new riders because its too slow and easy to handle, the model in Asia still comes with kick starter and drum breaks.


 * "Too" slow? Strange reason for something to be popular. I've found mine to fit the intended purpose just about perfectly... enough power to beat everyday drivers away from traffic lights, or at least keep up with the slightly quicker ones, and to keep roughly with/over the speed limit on hills in-town. Would like a little more torque or lower (wider?) gearing however, as i'm still not out of the zone where a fast start occasionally ends up in a stall. Maybe swap in the engine from the 150cc version?
 * Loses all competitiveness out of town on well paved expressways of course (which even the 150 wouldn't really help on - maybe 5mph improvement), but the target market has horrendous inter-city roads where you'd be going about the same speed, and i have a car for longer trips (and winter). Not too bad off-road either, where 11hp is more than adequate. All the same, from what I've heard, it's definitely quicker than a lot of the competition, particularly the Chinese copies which have surprisingly weak engines and insanely short gearing to compensate (which compromises the top speed; the stock CG is slightly overdriven on the flat in 5th, but means you can pull out a bit more push with a tailwind or on a slight downhill, with 4th available when going in the other direction... the chinese ones are like being in 4th all the time).
 * Haven't yet found the limits of handling, because it doesn't exactly inspire confidence (it may be "easy", but doesn't feel it), which is probably another deliberate design decision. It's a safety bike meant to last for decades and get you between urban or rough rural destinations at a reasonable speed. Also, three figure mpg is most welcome with fuel at >£1 a litre and a 35-40 mile round trip daily commute (half hour each way thru city, not bad!), which is the core reason I got a bike...77.102.101.220 (talk) 13:31, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Addtional capacities? And how to add to overall Honda model list?
OK...

1/ I'm pretty sure that there were also 100, 110 and 150cc versions of the CG sold in various markets where a 125cc displacement was either not legal for particular license classes, in a higher tax band than its rivals, or uncompetitive because of having a smaller engine. But, there's no mention of it here. Should I add a note to that effect? (I might have trouble finding reliable citations...) ... Particularly, some Australian "Postie Bikes" were CG110s AFAIK.

2/ How do we get this added to the overall "Honda Motor Company" jump menu that appears at the bottom of a number of other Honda articles - and add the menu itself here? There's no entry for the CG on there, which seems a bit crazy given it was one of their standby models for 30 solid years. You can look all through the various motorcycles and scooters that Honda have made, and there's no mention or link to it, not even as a secondary thing from the pages for the closely related XR or CBF - it's like the model didn't even exist. Even though some things like the much shorter lived NF scooter range actually get two entries under different names.

193.63.174.211 (talk) 09:20, 3 June 2013 (UTC)


 * 1 - Are you confusing the CG with the ST? See Honda CT series, which features Postie bikes.
 * 2 - Done! --Biker Biker (talk) 09:28, 3 June 2013 (UTC)