[rockrabbit]

Originally Posted by entwisi

No way will a Prilly do 152. Even on the IOM TT the max they get out of the 125's is ~130. and thats down the mountain.
If you look at a few of the aprilia forums on here quite a few mention having them up to that speed but as i said in the first place only what ive read and heard . I only really watch the motogp 250 s and above . I had nothing but problems with mine anyway and i bought it brand new cost me just over 4000 forgetting the leathers and helmet etc

The New 125s are 4 stroke but only through emissions laws nothing to do with them being 'too quick' that was the whole reason 125s in this country are restricted to 12bhp( You used to be able to learn on unrestricted 250's). A CBR125 should hold a steady 80 without too many problems
personally im more a fan of being able to pull away quick than top end speed but i wouldnt travel on a motorway on something like that


Whilst they are good bikes, don't get drawn into 'I have the latest and greatest 600' crap. If you are coming onto 600's for the first time I would recommend you getting a second hand Thundercat or CBR. With the money left get some proper track tuition. You will leave 99% of 600's on a TCat if you know how to ride.(Did you know that a TCat has more midrange torque than a ZX636, a bike that is the current benchmark for mid range grunt?) The Cat was first built in 1996. So much for 8 years progress. In real world riding peak power is very rarely used. On a Track yes, on the roads, No.
I thoguth the R6 was meant to be one of the best on the market . A mate of mine has one and loves it and he hadnt ridden in quite a while before getting on that . I dont seem to hear many good words said about the zx s a friend has a zx10 but they arent meant to be as good as the gsxr s or the vtr s . Wouldnt mind track tuition and then going the manx tt for mad sunday . Didnt think the Tcat would have the same power as an r6

Due to a broken back I can't ride sports bikes any more so I have a Big Trailee, Massive torque, but relatively low top end power(100bhp). Soft comfy suspension and skinny semi knobbly tyres yet riding with a group of friends(ZX636, R6, T Cat, GSXR750) who are all good riders with lots of track experience I can happily keep up and lead 2up with full luggage. And we don't hang around either. On the roads its about how much speed you can carry through the corners not about what you can do in a straight line.
Whatever you do, Ride Safe.

A friend of mine is the same he had to sell his gsxr 750 as couldnt ride it due to back problems . He came off it riding back to the ferry at the tt a few years ago ,hes been after something different than a sports bike but dotn think his back is up to riding anything at the moment . As for riding safe i ve come off badly once in the rain and reckon it made me a safer rider after that plus i know others who have come off a lot worse if your into racing you lll have heard of tony shaw , his team mate is a frind of mine but can never ride again after coming off at a race at lincoln his shoulder is knackered and would struggle to hold the bike on any corner now