After looking at dozens of machines, one in particular spoke to me, buy me, it said, now. And so I bought something that I knew I'd probably regret but instead has provided me with a hell of a lot of fun and surprising reliability.
For my £400 I got a 1982 (a good bit older than myself) Honda CG125. There was almost no information with the bike except the certificates and logbook. It's obviously been looked after and treated well. It runs beautifully and hasn't let me down mechanically.
It came with several nasty rust patches, minging chrome, dodgy electrics, broken mirror and a strong aversion to rain. Since then I've replaced all the parts in dire need, refreshed the filter and oil, polished and painted and "waterproofed" (covered in tape) all the electrics as well as replacing a few bits. I was pleasantly surprised as all the parts are easy to find, coming in at a few quid for most things and downloading a free Haynes manual with full instructions on how to do everything!
Roughly 100 miles through it this week and no major problems. Got the old girl looking relatively chipper now, runs like a dream! Just waiting for a £2 rectifier after the (VERY) old one broke off during some torrential rain and blew the headlight bulb.
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