Motorcycle Explorer August 2015 Issue 7 | Page 160

Pros Cons
• Tall bike for a 125 • Not in production
• Honda quality build • Exspensive for a 125
• Great comfort • Could use a 6th gear
Running
Post 2007 the baby V the fuel tank is around 0.5 litres smaller at 16.8 litres (3.7 imp gal; 4.4 US
gal). With a steady ride you can expect to get around 68 – 70mpg meaning that a full tank UK
will get you 251 miles based on the 68mpg. So at £1.14 a gallon a full tank will set you back
under £20.
Warrenty and Service
You won’t get a Honda warranty on this as it is no longer in production so you would be looking
at getting a warranty from the dealer you buy the bike from. Service basics every 2500 miles
and here is the pdf of the breakdown on servicing your Varadero 125.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/439700/Maintenance_XL125V.pdf
Luggage Load
There seems to be the standard 10kg warning for the loading side of things but then you have
all that seat room for a pillion that can be used for packing gear. If you can’t pack enough gear
for the weight of the average pillion then you have more problems than you know. Make sure
you send us a picture of your packed bike with over 85kg of kit on it and we can all share in the
fun!