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Been interested in these bikes for a while now. I figured i would default to a Grom since i am a Honda fan and have the Honda motorcycle and Honda Civic.
But looking over the specs / user reviews / maintenance procedure requirement videos/ I decided to get a 2017 Z125 pro on Friday November 16
Factors influencing the decision was the promo on the bike (900$ off list) and the weather. Been decent weather here the last little while and though too cold
to really enjoy the big bike, the little 125 is perfect for city carving.
I did think of a new or slightly used scooter. But the price of a 2018 BWs 50 was more than the z125. I really do like the Yamaha Smax but maintenance is more involved.
The Z125 pro suspension is excellent. I did not feel like i was on a small bike, it handled bumps and rough road surprisingly well. While no speed demon the bike does well and is happiest
at the 80kph range. Managed to ride it every day this past weekend and put it away with over 200km on odo.
the other reason for the Z over the Grom was oil change. Really simple on the Z / drain plug and filter that are easy to get to. The Grom has a screen and oil spinner. To service that you have to take
the whole side of the engine case off. Comparing the valve clearance inspection, the first one is at 10k km on the Z (the Yamaha Smax is every 3k km) and it looks pretty easy to do on the Z125.
The Z125 looks so tiny when parked next to my NC750. Could almost put the Z in the Frunk as a spare bike
My dealer /salesrep is really cool. They had some helmets on sale. I almost got one on new bike day. There was a HJC CL17 that had green graphics that matched to bikes color. But left it for the day. Went back on Saturday. The helmet was gone from the display. The salesrep put it aside with my name on it as he figured i would be back for it.
Pic of bike and helmet
But looking over the specs / user reviews / maintenance procedure requirement videos/ I decided to get a 2017 Z125 pro on Friday November 16
Factors influencing the decision was the promo on the bike (900$ off list) and the weather. Been decent weather here the last little while and though too cold
to really enjoy the big bike, the little 125 is perfect for city carving.
I did think of a new or slightly used scooter. But the price of a 2018 BWs 50 was more than the z125. I really do like the Yamaha Smax but maintenance is more involved.
The Z125 pro suspension is excellent. I did not feel like i was on a small bike, it handled bumps and rough road surprisingly well. While no speed demon the bike does well and is happiest
at the 80kph range. Managed to ride it every day this past weekend and put it away with over 200km on odo.
the other reason for the Z over the Grom was oil change. Really simple on the Z / drain plug and filter that are easy to get to. The Grom has a screen and oil spinner. To service that you have to take
the whole side of the engine case off. Comparing the valve clearance inspection, the first one is at 10k km on the Z (the Yamaha Smax is every 3k km) and it looks pretty easy to do on the Z125.
The Z125 looks so tiny when parked next to my NC750. Could almost put the Z in the Frunk as a spare bike
My dealer /salesrep is really cool. They had some helmets on sale. I almost got one on new bike day. There was a HJC CL17 that had green graphics that matched to bikes color. But left it for the day. Went back on Saturday. The helmet was gone from the display. The salesrep put it aside with my name on it as he figured i would be back for it.
Pic of bike and helmet

