Good 125cc beginner bikes?

I'm taking my CBT soon and after gonna get a 125cc geared bike. I've been looking at the Lexmoto xtrs but read some pretty mixed reviews about it being Chinese and its reliability. Also been looking at the Honda CBR but it's abit out of my price range. Also been looking at gumtree and eBay for second hand bikes but not really having much luck. So my question is, does anyone know any bikes (new or second hand) that are good for beginners, reliable and not to expensive? I understand I may have to splash out abit for a bike with all these qualitys but yeah, aswel, are there any websites I can look at that sell decent bikes for a decent price?

Am I too big to ride a dirt bike?

I've been riding for 11 years now. I'm riding an older bike now, 1982 Honda xr500. I'm 15 and 6'5 and about 280lbs. Up until I was about 13 it wasn't really a problem finding a bike but now it is. When I sit on the bike it sinks a lot. The height is good when I'm standing but not when I sit down. Is there a cheap way to adjust my bike? Also, I ride with my cousin a lot and he rides a Honda xr150 (can't remember the year, 06 I think) so I was wondering are the older bikes slower cause he can keep up pretty good, I understand my size compared to his makes a huge difference I was just wondering. Is there a limit to ones physical size for dirt bikes? And is it okay to take the bike I have now on jumps? Nothing too big.

Which is more reliable Cbr 125 vs yzf r125?

My old koeran 125s engine blown and i've decided to just sell it as parts. I'm now looking to purchase a used 125 and the yzf and cbr are in my price range of £2k. I've considered the duke but its a bit too small for me.

I will be riding for long periods of time on a regular basis. I know the cbr 125 has a more comfortable seating position but my old bike a similar seating position to the yzf and i had no problems riding round for 7 months. The yzf also has a higher seat, i'm 6ft.

Which has a more reliable engine?

I've considered the mt 125 but its well out of my price range and has the same engine as the yzf.

Please don't recommend the honda cbf or cg. I want a nice looking bike.

Front wheel doesn't rotate freely in new bike?

Front wheel doesn't rotate freely in honda shine dx with cbs disc brake which is only 3 days old.
Is it normal for wheels with disc brakes to rotate slightly sticky or is it a faulty brake assembly? I'm very confused because front wheel doesn't freely like rear wheel.
Service center is too far away from my home and the showroom guys says brake condition is normal.

HONDA MAGNA VF700C RATTLE/CRACKING NOISE

I just had a quick question about my 1985 Honda Magna VF700C. I bought this bike in a perfectly good running condition about a month ago but, it started to make a very slight rattle/whining sound and would get worse when throttle was used. So basically, the higher the RPM, the louder it got. I've asked the person i bought from and she said that she worked on the bike and that it had no existing problems. One thing I did notice is that the clutch would slip sometimes so i'm guessing that it would be a bad clutch. But the problem is, i don't know what a bad clutch sounds like and if it affected the idling of the bike. So as of now, the bike has a dead battery and whenever i turn it on, the idling was great but now, not idling as well. I doubt that it would be the idling adjuster. If anyone knows what may cause this problem, please let me know. I'm very desperate to get this bike which has been sitting for two weeks running. Oh, and also, before the sound came to a cracking point, the noise would ease out after warming up the bike.

Why isn't my 1989 honda vtr 250 getting a spark?

I just bought a 1989 honda vtr 250 it has a strong crank like it wants to start but won't start. The battery was bad so I had to use a bigger battery from my dad's motorcycle and it would crank stron but still nothing. We took out the spark plug and put it in the wire and held it near frame and no spark at all while cranking, could it be a bad ignition coil, rectifier, or stator or what?

1994 WMX Husqvarna 125cc needs a crankshaft?

Hi

I have a 1994 WMX 125 (also referred to a CR 125, WXE 124, ect, ect) its a Husqvarna Cagiva

It seems finding a crankshaft for this bike even from 1991-1994 is next to impossible but I've read that honda and husqvarna cagiva shared many dimensions within those years - I do believe the pistons interchange - so is there any chance that the crankshafts interchange?