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In 2013 Boneshaker Customs took a Chinese built HMC Classic S and turned it into the “Mutt”, an inexpensive but cool retro-styled brat/scrambler, and the market that apparently wasn’t there for it gobbled it up like a stoner with a packet of Cheesos.Fast forward to 2018 and now when it comes to a cool-looking low-capacity motorcycle, we’re spoilt for choice. Metal plate. I felt safe, that’s all that matters.All in all I reckon the Hero is one of the best looking 125s around at the moment, and one definitely not just for learners. €3950 inc. VRT. Speaking of which, I’d probably also swap-out the mirrors, which aren’t super-adjustable and do vibrate excessively – a couple of inverted bar ends would look sweet and add to the whole café racer look. Bullit motorbikes partnered up with Gulf and came with a limited edition motorcycle. After getting over the fact I was constantly on the throttle-stop, and Dutch leading the group maintained a maximum 60mph to compensate, I looked to the Bullit Hero’s defining factors. I’m 6ft tall and could only just flat foot it, making the Hero feel more like a proper scrambler which inspired Bullit’s designers. Drop back down and you’re at the limit of the rev range, the engine protesting. It turned heads and garnered positive and enquiring comments from other riders at the lights, which we all know is the true test of any motorcycle. But it’s fair to say that’s not quite the case with bikes – yet. Bullit Hero 125 - first registered in 2018. Now you might well ask whether a lightweight 125 really needs all these beefy upgrades, and you’d be right to ask. I felt safe, that’s all that matters.All in all I reckon the Hero is one of the best looking 125s around at the moment, and one definitely not just for learners. Maybe you could pick up a decent little Honda CB for a few hundred quid and café-it-up a bit, but anything straight off the … Condition: Used. Made to hunt with the killing look. See other items. The Hero offers the perfect mix of a custom classic design with modern technology to help cope with all the rigorous of a daily commute or weekend jaunt through the countryside. I had a blast! The number of riders both at the Shed and during the Scramble that just had to know more about the bike was plentiful, and most were more than a slightly impressed at the meagre price, just £2500.
I did some pics on a local bend, which is fairly tight but still quick, and the Hero felt fine buzzing through it at medium-full chat. The engines are the same, the frames are the same, the forks are the same, the brakes are, you guessed it, the same.
And as predicted it was a hoot to ride, it skipped across the loose terrain and gave me enough confidence at one point to try for a bit of air over the whoops. 384 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT +44 (0)207 729 8114 Once upon a time, if you wanted an inexpensive but cool-looking 125cc bike you had limited options. Much of London is, as most cities are, predominantly 20MPH zones, which is fine. Hunt. Enter £1,125.00 or … Location is Camborne in Cornwall - that's a … My nephew has exactly the same bike (it’s great) but labelled at a Herold, theonly difference is the colourways. So for about the same cash, you get an entire bike, and the capital is your oyster.It’ll take you a while to cover the entire mollusc though. And after a morning of chuntering about on the Hero, I adapted totally to the tyres and front end. The natty exhaust is a blatant Supertrapp (ask your dad) ripoff, and all the better for it. I The road ride from Dorking back to BSMC gave me a chance to acquaint myself with the Hero as a road bike.