My bike is the 2001 tri-colour version, derestricted by local dealer. I plan to get some tuning goodies soon: a full arrow race exhaust system and hopefully a 162cc Polini Kit. I'm paying £950 for TPFO insurance with Bennetts (18,full license, medium risk area etc.) I'll be keeping the original exhaust for when come to sell the bike in about a year or so and get a vfr400r. 

 When I get a digital camera I will update this page and put some pics of the nsr up here. But in the mean time i'll tell u how i got interested in the nsr. Recently  I had a sort of  blast on my mates NSR125r  on a deserted A road late at night (2.30am!). After being on the bike for a short period of time I was up to 95 mph easily. It could have probably gone marginally faster though. I love the violent acceleration out of the gears (when derestricted of course), the sharp as fuck looks (better than the ApriliaRS125 that looks  like a bloated goldfish), and the brand name that tells me the bike will be reliable. If the damn Cagiva Mitos were cheaper the buy and run, one would most definately be mine right now. Basically, it out performs the NSR in most ways. Yeah, so maybe the RS125 has more tuning products available and can lash out more ponies, but it has a poor record of dealer backup with servicing and parts. The Engines are also said to be vulnerable to seizures. For more info on the mito and rs check out the the other 125's section.

  My mate has owned his for just over a year and tells me it easy to derestrict and service yourself. I'll take him up on this when I have to service it myself in months to come. He's a bit pissed off at the moment as he has heard of yet another restriction on the bike - the CDi unit. The air intake and exhaust restrictions have been removed easily I'm told. Digital cameras and 2T'ers ain't cheap! If anyone has pictures or further guides to Derestriction please feel free to e-mail me .

In my opinion they're a good bike to have after passing your test as it allows to build up to a bigger bike, anyway it feels like one. Basically, after getting used to the basics such as cornering and the clutch in restricted form you can derestrict it and have, what feels like anyway, a new bike. The looks are sharp (the foxeye model especially), easy to tune as i will be keeping it for a few years and its a screaming 2T'er - what more can i say? The bike is noisy, especially when derestricted, at times - but hey, it's a 125! The bike really has some power when you crack open the throttle to 7500 revs or thereabouts. 28.5 ponies (when derestricted) doesn't seem much compared to larger capacity bikes, but with the bike only having a curbside weight of 130kg approx, the power to weight ratio is excellent. Though it was a bit disappointing in restricted form, only doing about 73 (and taking yonks to get there), but once derestricted, well, all i can say is hold on. The bike itself is well built and inspires confidence as u know you can always hold its weight and lean.

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