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to speed in city traffic. It's by no
means fast, but that's half the fun.
Anyone will be able to get on a
Z125 Pro and wring its neck, click-
ing up through the slick four-speed
gearbox to a top speed of about 60
mph. The engine will pull the entire
way through the rev range, letting
you hit the limiter, so you can really
hammer the thing if you like.
I can't say I cared much for the
clutch. It didn't take long for the
lever to start gaining some fairly
sizeable freeplay, and granted,
although we may have been rid-
ing them a tad hard, ahem, I still
thought the clutch would be a
little more robust. This point may
become a larger issue considering
the majority of owners will most
likely be new riders who have yet
to really get the knack of smooth
getaways from the lights.
The best part of the Z125 for
my money is the chassis. It's a bit
cramped for my 6'1" frame but all
you need to sort that is a set of
rearsets and some high-mounted
bars—easy fixes. The little Z carves
corners way better than I ex-
pected, especially considering my
weight and those itty-bitty inverted
forks and the four-way preload
adjustable shock that handled ab-
solutely everything I could throw at
it, including no-footer jumps. The
balance of the Z is brilliant. The
engine is mounted low and forward
This is the
Z125 Pro's
game—scooting
between the
traffic on your
way to meeting
your buddies
where…
