I changed the oil, the little motor only takes a litre which means another saving.
It was nice to be able to buy a battery without breaking the bank.the first of many savings. The first and most obvious item to replace was the battery, dead as a dodo as you'd expect having not been used to so long. Having been stuck in a shed for 2 years the bike took surprisingly little to coax it into life. For the princely sum of £450 I became the proud owner of a 10,000 mile and 5 year old 125.
What with tyres costing well in excess of £70 each and the spiraling cost of fuel I struck a deal. The NTV was using fuel at around 50 to 55mpg and my mate told me his 125 would easily do 100mpg. Most of my work takes me around the Bolton, Bury, Wigan and Chorley area and using a 600cc bike to make journeys in mostly 30 and 40 zones seemed pointless.
It sat in his shed for a couple for years then it came up in conversation. My mate had bought his City Fly from brand new and put 10,000 miles on it then his back got the better of him and he started to use his car. Review of the Honda CLR 125 City Fly - By Ren WithnellĪt the time I bought this bike I had a Honda NTV 600 Revere and I'd just sold the SLR 650.
