Honda NES 125-Y sccoter. Seeking any info.

[Jim xzy]

Hi folks,
I have been offered a Honda NES 125 Y scooter (2001) but can find no
information or specs or any reviews online. Can anyone tell me anything
about this machine, and are there any serious reasons why I should avoid
buying it? It has 21k on the clock and seems sound enough. I need it as an
economical runaround for my wife. I've never been involved with scooters
before (only motorcycles).

Many thanks.

Jim

[TOG@Toil]

If it runs nicely, and the price is right, just buy it.

[c...@nospam.netunix.com]

Plenty of information on Google.
Basically a bog standard 125 scooter, plenty of parts available.

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[Jim xzy]

c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote in news:jl1k9g$jif$1...@news.albasani.net:

> Jim xzy <ssd...@rghh66.com> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> I have been offered a Honda NES 125 Y scooter (2001) but can find no
>> information or specs or any reviews online. Can anyone tell me
>> anything about this machine, and are there any serious reasons why I
>> should avoid buying it? It has 21k on the clock and seems sound
>> enough. I need it as an economical runaround for my wife. I've never
>> been involved with scooters before (only motorcycles).
>
> Plenty of information on Google.
> Basically a bog standard 125 scooter, plenty of parts available.

Thanks, but I re-tried my search for Honda scooter 125cc NES, (and similar
combinations of words) but all I can find is for-sale ads and ebay
listings. I cannot find any specifications or reviews anywhere... Even the
Honda site has no mention of it.

Jim

[wessie]

Jim xzy <ssd...@rghh66.com> wrote in
news:XnsA0258D1AC503Bbi...@130.133.4.11:

Try harder: hint search for NS125 not "NS 125"

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-nes125_model1216/
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/honda/nes_125_y_1_2/00-02/

The Honda Owners Club seem to be aware it exists
http://hoc.createforumhosting.com/honda-nes125-125-peculiar-engine-cuts-out-after-30-mins-t5523.html


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[CT]

wessie wrote:

> Try harder: hint search for NS125 not "NS 125"
>
> http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-nes125_model1216/
> http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/honda/nes_125_y_1_2/00-02/
>
> The Honda Owners Club seem to be aware it exists
>
http://hoc.createforumhosting.com/honda-nes125-125-peculiar-engine-cuts-out-after-30-mins-t5523.html

Or search images and discover that an NES 125 is also known as an @125.
A further search using "@125" reveals a Haynes manual which covers
(presumably) all the models using the samne engine.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honda-Scooters-Service-Repair-Manual/dp/1844258734/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333026131&sr=8-1

ICBA to search further than that.

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[Jim xzy]

"Krusty" <dontw...@nowhere.invalid> wrote in news:4f745d75$0$6422
$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk:

>> Thanks, but I re-tried my search for Honda scooter 125cc NES, (and
>> similar combinations of words) but all I can find is for-sale ads and
>> ebay listings. I cannot find any specifications or reviews
>> anywhere... Even the Honda site has no mention of it.
>

> It's a 125 scooter - what specs are you hoping to find exactly? And I
> doubt anyone would waste their valuable time & column-inches on a
> review of every scooter ever made - there's thousands of different
> models. Even if there was a review, it would've been done 11 years ago
> when it was new so pretty irrlevant. If it's sound & a good price, with
> an MOT, & there's nothing better around, just buy it.


Thanks for your reassurance! (And thanks to the other respndees.) The scoot
has 21k on the clock and the price is £775 (from a small long-established
dealer). It will be sold with one month's guarantee, which is his normal
practice. Buying a scooter is a leap in the dark for me, having never had a
scooter before. Can you give me any idea how reliable they are (compared to
motorcycles)? I guess a little 125cc engine gets rather thrashed, compared
to a bigger engine, so more engine repairs are to me expected, yes?
Working on the bike must be more difficult too, because everything is
enclosed, yes? Any idea what the typical lifespan of one of these engines
is (in terms of miles)? Are there any essential questions I should ask the
dealer before parting with my cash?

Many thanks for any advice.

Jim

[Pip]

In article <4f74737e$0$12260$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk>, Krusty says...

>
> Jim xzy wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks for your reassurance! (And thanks to the other respndees.) The

> > scoot has 21k on the clock and the price is #775 (from a small
> > long-established dealer).
>
> You can get a newer one with half the mileage for that price. Go to
> http://www.autotrader.co.uk/bikes & set the 'Type' to scooter & Min &
> Max CC to 125 & see what's available.

Fuck me sideways, that's what I thought. £775/21k miles and 11 years
old! About 350 would be closer to the mark, IWT - it /has/ to be
shagged, Shirley.

>
> > It will be sold with one month's guarantee,
> > which is his normal practice. Buying a scooter is a leap in the dark
> > for me, having never had a scooter before. Can you give me any idea
> > how reliable they are (compared to motorcycles)?
>

> I wouldn't touch one of the horrid things with a bargepole so no idea.

Good point. It is "for the missus", mind.

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[Dr Zoidberg]

"Jim xzy" <ssd...@rghh66.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA0257F2EBE8B8bi...@130.133.4.11...

You'll probably get more results if you google for Honda Pantheon.


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[Dr Zoidberg]

"Jim xzy" <ssd...@rghh66.com> wrote in message

news:XnsA0259A10A2948bi...@130.133.4.11...

> "Krusty" <dontw...@nowhere.invalid> wrote in news:4f745d75$0$6422
> $5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk:
>
>>> Thanks, but I re-tried my search for Honda scooter 125cc NES, (and
>>> similar combinations of words) but all I can find is for-sale ads and
>>> ebay listings. I cannot find any specifications or reviews
>>> anywhere... Even the Honda site has no mention of it.
>>
>> It's a 125 scooter - what specs are you hoping to find exactly? And I
>> doubt anyone would waste their valuable time & column-inches on a
>> review of every scooter ever made - there's thousands of different
>> models. Even if there was a review, it would've been done 11 years ago
>> when it was new so pretty irrlevant. If it's sound & a good price, with
>> an MOT, & there's nothing better around, just buy it.
>
>
> Thanks for your reassurance! (And thanks to the other respndees.) The
> scoot
> has 21k on the clock and the price is £775 (from a small long-established
> dealer). It will be sold with one month's guarantee, which is his normal
> practice.

Seems a little pricey, but not stupidly so.

> Buying a scooter is a leap in the dark for me, having never had a
> scooter before. Can you give me any idea how reliable they are (compared
> to
> motorcycles)? I guess a little 125cc engine gets rather thrashed, compared
> to a bigger engine, so more engine repairs are to me expected, yes?

Well being a Honda it would probably have been owned by someone older rather
than a teenager, but yes, the throttle is likely to have been used quite
heavily.
That said, 4 stroke 125s aren't exactly highly stressed

> Working on the bike must be more difficult too, because everything is
> enclosed, yes? Any idea what the typical lifespan of one of these engines
> is (in terms of miles)?

Dunno about Hondas but 4 stroke scooters in general will happily go to twice
that age.

Check when the drive belt was last changed and expect to replace it every
6-8k miles - not a very tricky job on most scooters as it's easily
accessible from the left side.
As they wear you start to lose top speed and eventually they will snap.

The rest of the engine is usually easy to get to as you just lift the under
seat storage bucket out and there it is.

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[Jim xzy]

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in
news:jl2dmh$ipf$1...@dont-email.me:

>

> Seems a little pricey, but not stupidly so.
>
>> Buying a scooter is a leap in the dark for me, having never had a
>> scooter before. Can you give me any idea how reliable they are
>> (compared to
>> motorcycles)? I guess a little 125cc engine gets rather thrashed,
>> compared to a bigger engine, so more engine repairs are to me
>> expected, yes?
>
> Well being a Honda it would probably have been owned by someone older
> rather than a teenager, but yes, the throttle is likely to have been
> used quite heavily.
> That said, 4 stroke 125s aren't exactly highly stressed
>
>> Working on the bike must be more difficult too, because everything is
>> enclosed, yes? Any idea what the typical lifespan of one of these
>> engines is (in terms of miles)?
>
> Dunno about Hondas but 4 stroke scooters in general will happily go to
> twice that age.
>
> Check when the drive belt was last changed and expect to replace it
> every 6-8k miles - not a very tricky job on most scooters as it's
> easily accessible from the left side.
> As they wear you start to lose top speed and eventually they will
> snap.
>
> The rest of the engine is usually easy to get to as you just lift the
> under seat storage bucket out and there it is.

Alex,
Many thanks for your input. I went ahead and bought it today, so your
comments, which I read later in the day, were much appreciated!

The "Honda Pantheon" you mentioned appears to a 2008 model. Mine is a
differeent-looking 125 scooter of 2001, names FES. I'm not sure what the
fancy name for it was. There was one called the "Dylan", but it's not
that. It's not even mentioned in Wikipedia's long list of Honda 125s. It
worried me a bit to see so little info about it on the Web. It made me
wonder if only a few were produced, or if it was discontinued early due
to some problem. But, as someone pointed out, spares seem fairly freely
available.

Thanks for the tip on the drive belt. That's the kind of thing I need to
know! Next step is to locate a Haynes Manual from eBay, I guess.

Looking forward to delivery of the scooter tomorrow.

Have a great weekend!

Jim

[Jim xzy]

"CT" <m...@christrollen.co.uk> wrote in news:9tj4v8...@mid.individual.net:

> Or search images and discover that an NES 125 is also known as an @125.

So it is! Thank you! Now at last I'm finding some useful info, such as this
review:

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/honda-125-1.html

It reveals that the bike was manufactured in Italy.

Jim

[Jim xzy]

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in news:jl2d9c$gcr
$1...@dont-email.me:

> You'll probably get more results if you google for Honda Pantheon.

I gather this 2001 model was actually called the "@125", as CT mentioned
earlier. When I searched for @125 scooter, I got some useful hits, but
still not much!

Jim

[wessie]

Jim xzy <ssd...@rghh66.com> wrote in

news:XnsA025E19274E9Dbi...@130.133.4.11:

Hardly surprising as that is where most will be sold in Europe. Honda make
loads of bikes in Itay, mostly at the cheaper end of the market like the
CB500 & SLR650 which were contempories of the @125

[Jim xzy]

"TOG@Toil" <totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in news:7314fe1e-677f-
4a9d-90c5-7...@fi30g2000vbb.googlegroups.com:

> If it runs nicely, and the price is right, just buy it.

Thanks - I did so! So far I'm very happy with it. It's a whole different
ball-game to my previous ride (883cc Harley Davidson), but for my present
purposes, it is much more practical. Runs like a dream, has wonderful fuel
economy and all the power I need.

Jim

[Mark Olson]

Re: power, I know it will be a step up, but I am sure you can handle it.

[The Older Gentleman]

<VVBG>

You nasty sod :-)


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[Fraser Johnston]

On 29/03/12 10:07 PM, Jim xzy wrote:
> "Krusty"<dontw...@nowhere.invalid> wrote in news:4f745d75$0$6422
> $5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk:
>
>>> Thanks, but I re-tried my search for Honda scooter 125cc NES, (and
>>> similar combinations of words) but all I can find is for-sale ads and
>>> ebay listings. I cannot find any specifications or reviews
>>> anywhere... Even the Honda site has no mention of it.
>>
>> It's a 125 scooter - what specs are you hoping to find exactly? And I

>> doubt anyone would waste their valuable time& column-inches on a

>> review of every scooter ever made - there's thousands of different
>> models. Even if there was a review, it would've been done 11 years ago

>> when it was new so pretty irrlevant. If it's sound& a good price, with
>> an MOT,& there's nothing better around, just buy it.

>
>
> Thanks for your reassurance! (And thanks to the other respndees.) The scoot
> has 21k on the clock and the price is £775 (from a small long-established
> dealer). It will be sold with one month's guarantee, which is his normal
> practice. Buying a scooter is a leap in the dark for me, having never had a
> scooter before. Can you give me any idea how reliable they are (compared to
> motorcycles)? I guess a little 125cc engine gets rather thrashed, compared
> to a bigger engine, so more engine repairs are to me expected, yes?
> Working on the bike must be more difficult too, because everything is
> enclosed, yes? Any idea what the typical lifespan of one of these engines
> is (in terms of miles)? Are there any essential questions I should ask the
> dealer before parting with my cash?
>
> Many thanks for any advice.
>
> Jim
>

Reliable compared to motorcycles or reliable compared to Harleys? 2
very different answers.

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