Interesting... our local shop (which is run by a couple of mechanics who tell the truth and do good work!) have started stocking Daelim(?) 125's. I suspect as the price is so much better than a CG125 (they are Honda dealers) at about £1400ish otr.
Chatting to the mechanic he reckons the finish is iffy but performance is what you would expect from a 4t 125 and they have had no mechanical probs surfacing so far.
Looking at the diesel options, there is fantastic economy available, but only if you homebuild as no-one seems to be selling a purpose built unit. So I guess if you want economy it's gotta be a thumpette of some sort until the manufacturers see the light (or WW3/global warming/global recession finishes off all the fossil fuels!
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Haven't managed to find any *real* economy figures but I would expect somewhere between 90 and 120mpg if it's comparable with the CG
At that price, given my commuting mileage is around 10k a year it would pay for itself in saved fuel in around 3 years...(compared to the MuZ at 50mpg) so it would need to last three years/30,000 miles to cover it's purchase cost in saved fuel.
Of course there is the cost of insuring and taxing, tyres bulbs oil etc... but the tyres etc are being saved on the main bike... and trust me the tyres on a mastiff are not cheap
At these sort of figures I am wondering if perhaps I need to consider a dedicated commuting bike
Hmmmm
