RIEJU RS3 125 (2013 - on) Review

Year: 2015

Annual servicing cost: £25

great bike so many r125 riders ask if its a 250 and are astounded buy price differece.

Version: NKD

Year: 2015

So I've had this bike for 2 months now and this is my overall view of it: Cheap (a grand cheaper than a yamaha MT and just as quick), economical to run (getting 150 miles on £8 - full tank and cheap insurance), great fun to ride, looks good, feels like a big bike, but very light and easy to handle and makes a good sound. Only down side is the plastics on it are cheap, but despite that they do look cool. Haven't had it long enough to think about reliability, but with 2 years warranty included in the price of the bike, I'm not worried. On the whole, very happy with my little Spaniard! I have no idea why it is rated so low by the various bike magazines/websites. Plus many seem to think its some Asian ball breaker, when it's basically a Yamaha, with an air carburetor, instead of fuel injection, which is simpler to tune, and therefore potentially makes it quicker. What's not to like about that?

Version: LC PRO EDITION

Year: 2014

Annual servicing cost: £800

Poor build quality leading to endless problems.

Buying experience: I have thrown £3,500 away buying this sorry excuse of a bike, and i have spent around £800 so far in its first years rectifying/replacing poor quality parts

Year: 2015

Annual servicing cost: £100

great overall performance build quality is great easily tuned and very cheap for parts

Buying experience: got from dealer

I've had this bike from new for about 6 months now so thought it time i gave my two cents worth. It was bought for my nephew but for reasons i fail to understand he decided he prefered his scooter! Pfft! I passed my test 17 years ago so been through quite a few different bikes in this time and tbh i had intended to sell this bike on....but then i rode it haha. Firstly...this is a proper bike, sounds like a bike should and does what i bike should. Im 6'1 tall and the bike accommodates me fine giving a good comfortable riding position. Some have said the handling is poor with this bike but in all honestly i have found the opposite to be true (infact handles a darn site better than some of the yamaha and honda's ive ridden). Feels nice and light when riding and great fun on the cornering. Not found any problems as yet with build quality, like any new bike keep its servicing up to date and look after it and you wont have a problem. Top speed for me has been 78mph but then again im not a light as the average teenager,im sure they would make the 80 mark. What i really like about this bike is the acceleration, for a 125cc this is really quick of the mark!! I tend to overly look after my bikes,so much so that all the fairing is removed once a month so i can give everything a good clean etc. Now on many many bikes this would seem like a nightmare,but it literally takes me 15mins with an allen key to remove the lot......trust me, if you do your own servicing this is a god send! lol Talking of servicing, being a Spanish bike i thought finding parts would be difficult but theres several Rieju dealerships around now all of which can obtain parts within a matter of days, Urban Bikes (google them) are also fantastic at providing anything Rieju related and i highly recommend them. If i really have to give a negative on this bike, its that it doesnt come with an alarm as standard,coz trust me,i'd wanna nick it! lol Great looking bike, great sounding bike, theres even a malossi 183cc cylinder kit available for when you pass your test ;-) Awesome little bike ;-p

I have had my Rieju from new for 4 months. It's a great little bike to learn to ride on & will pull 70 mph up bluebell hill in chatham in 5th (restricted version). It handles ok & brakes well. Ok the the build quality may not be that of the Yam or Aprillia but its £800 less. You gets what you pays for! Minus points: chain went slack very quickly; handlebars dont have end weights, it needs them; seat removal is awkward and clumsy; can never find the horn. Plus points: Its quick for a 125 four stroke & produces power from low revs; you can ride it like a little race bike, great fun; it looks fantastic, this bike turns heads; its £800 cheaper than a Yam or Aprillia. As for the folding mirrors, I have an allen key that came free with an Ikea flat pack. Send me a S.A.E. and its yours!

Yamaha speed and reliability, fast 50s and 125s have been made and abused in spain since two wheels got engines, mine hits 85 by gps (89 on clock) in most conditions and for on road (never tried on a track) handles great (also easily made full power unlike the Yam or Aprilia)some bolts are not as good quality as my old Aprilia, but at a grand cheaper and faster speed i can live with that!