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I'd do the same today. I just don't know how good the quality assurance of a Chinese designed bike ks going to be in other countries. Honda tend to have more consistent quality regardless of country of manufacture. The XRM is an awesome little machine. I'd have to look up the Suzuki Raider J Crossover.

It's like a Wave 110i. The low gearing helps it. My partner who weighs less than me and carried less luggage, managed to keep up with my wave125i. However it does lose power relatively quickly once yoy start exceeding 1300m or so in Altitude.

Caught me there. I did migrate from Germany many moons ago.

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Haya-Bro'sa! Great to see someone who also warches RCR and some of the niche automotive channels. I hope he gets to do more bike stuff again.

Yeah, I hope this guy gets hold of one for a review, as this is exactly the kind of review I like :)

Nice seeing people who have seen the vids. I contributed my Wave video to the "around the world" series that Calum / Small Bike Stuff did and contributed a bit on his channel. I sent some parts before I set off and he did an interview with me about my trip and how I got into riding. ruclips.net/video/mvYcqBdZp54/видео.htmlsi=jFo7jhsvuidednl4

If we had kept it, we would have probably figured something out. Maybe a DIY heat shield. Maybe even re-routinf the exhaust using one off a Honda Wave?

Jeez that's mental how much it's gone up again. I'm all for getting there by your own means, but these prices make the whole thing ridiculous. More so, considering that the ship already went to Singapore. This is in f##k off price territory where they just don't want overlanders on their route.

Look on Google Maps for "Has Cushion" in the South of Kuala Lumpur.

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Great to see you on here. Glad to hear the info is useful. It was a pain to learn it all and was hoping a condensed version (with a bit of humour) helps others. Wishing you the best of luck on your trip to the USA. I'm curious how you get there. I'll message you on who I used to ship from Brisbane.

Interesting. In my Australian carnet and that of a friend we have the value of the vehicle in its current state. That friend used the value for the Bond when he entered India. I scrambled any identification, but left the value in my photographed carnet page as is. You can see it at the 4:07 mark.

Thanks a lot! I'll have to go past there for medical check ups and to meet friends there :)

​@@tomonabudgethow much time do you have in mind for the UK leg Tom?

No fixed schedule. Some time in winter. Given my current pace I'd suspect in January. It's gonna suck riding in European winter, but I guess that adds to the adventure.

"... but I guess that adds to the adventure.", yup, it will, @tomonabudget , the winter will welcome you to cold, moist weather and slippery roads ...

Thanks a lot for the feedback. You should be able to slow the speed in the settings (the ⚙️ symbol) and allow subtitles. I hope the subtitles are okay as they are automatically generated by RUclips. I normally see people get annoyed with presenters speaking too slowly and they set the speed to 1.25x or faster 😁 I hope that works and you find value in the content.

Thanks a lot! It certainly is a dream journey I'm on. I'm very grateful to have this opportunity in my life. I see many people who'd love to do a fraction of the trips I've done. The bureaucracy and headaches behind all that are sadly a distraction. But i hope it helps others with their plans. Next week I'll have part 2 come online.

@@tomonabudget enjoy your beautiful & sometimes painful journey Tom Some of these experiences will stay with you for a lifetime Way 2 Go Fella 👊

As far as I know the CT125 is compliant with EU braking regulations as far as brakes are concerned. There dual channel ABS is only mandatory on bikes >250cc. Else Honda Germany wouldn't be selling the Dax an Monkey. Australia and New Zealand require Dual Channel ABS or CBS on anything >70cc. Why the CT125 was never imported into Europe? I have no idea. There's clearly demand for the bike and for some reason they refuse to bring it to many markets that really wan tit.

I've done added some wrap onto an exhaust once. It's not something I'd recommend if there are alternatives. The reason is moisture. That wrap can trap water and cause the exhaust to rust, which I've read from a few people that found a lot of corrosion when they took the wrap off again.

I've also heard it called a Thai or Vietnamese tattoo 😎

yes because it's from RATO Motorcycle, haha

We experienced that also here in the Philippines 😂😅

Any solution for this exhaust heat?

@@TheTruth70777 you could use some thermal wrapping but i dont suggest it. Because it might cause some rusting in the long run.

Pakai harian buat kerja ok x bang?

I can only compare it to Honda Clone bikes, an Aldi pressure washer I used to own and a few impressions I got from people that owned Benelli's. I'd put it into the middle category when it comes to Chinese quality. Maybe on par with what I'd expect from a Benelli. It's certainly a lot better than the really cheap stuff which rattles, shakes, falls apart and has the clear plastics go all milky and yellow after 1 month.

It's certainly a good opportunity for Yamaha as Honda dropped the ball here. To everyone else's benefit. I've seen a few PG-1's in Thailand. My only complaint with the PG-1 would be the choice of wheels as they're rather small for a trail bike. Some people complain about the power, but I just haven't ridden one or any bike with that engine to provide good feedback. Reason: the power output per cc varies so much between engines it's crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if the piano company's 110cc engine pull harder than a 125cc Honda. The nmax 155 the I rode in Taiwan and showed in the video when I was talking about the seating position, was certainly pulling wayyyyyy above its weight! It felt more like a 200 to 250. I'm hoping that Yamaha might add CBS so it can be imported to Australia as we're truly starved for interesting small bikes there.

its launched already

Interesting to know that. I've also seen a bike that looks identical appear in the Philippines. It did have a different name but also had that X on the tank too. Interesting to know that there are rack out there. I hope they're better than what we had welded up in a hurry. It was also a few months ago now so there should be more accessories coming out.

@@tomonabudget As far as I know, Jialing start to enter SEA market last year. They have signed an agreement with two distributors in Malaysia and Philippine. In Malaysia, they rebrand it as Aveta Ranger Max (which I agree with you that it is a crap name, it should be given a name with shorter model code name) and in Philippine, they rebrand it as Rato Monarch Axis 125. Since there are zero info in non-chinese internet media, it is less known by small motorbike enthusiast.

So, after thinking that this was a true Malaysian company, it's a big Chinese company that's producing their bikes in local markets. I wish I had known that. Thanks for the info! It almost follows "Cunningham's Law" where I wouldn't I'm not getting the answer after posting something on the topic :D I guess that explains how they managed to come up with so many models, so quickly. it might also explain some of the weird issues with Quality .Like the engine castings and the frame welds are actually really good. But then you find really "dumb" mistakes like the fork springs or the bad weld + bracket on the centre stand.

@@tomonabudget Not to be misunderstood. Aveta Ranger Max is a very reliable and well design "Scrambler kapcai". Although I have known all the possible production issues prior to my procurement of this bike, I never regret my decision. As long as all the known issues had been taken care, it will withstand high attitude terrain and from sub zero to tropical climate, which had been proven in many China vlogger's videos.

Thanks but no thanks for having one because it's not cheap and I won't want to spend me time fixed a New Bike that going to gave me problems. Thanks for your advice before I bought it! ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊🤦‍♀️🙏🏼

Thanks a lot! I know I've been a bit critical on it. All with the intend that they fix the issues as it does have a lot of potential.

No more Werner Beinhart Wurstblinker?! I honestly don't know where the TÜV draws the line from regulated behind modification to accessories. I'm honestly glad to be living in Australia where that is not an issue. Fingers crossed the Germans won't give me too much stink when I arrive with my Wave.