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Cruising the Korean way with these lightweight
cruisers. Daelim is a big noise in the large Korean bike market,
with a manufacturing capacity of 300,000 bikes a year, although less than half the
number are currently
being produced. Daelim aims to export a significant percentage
of its production,
and currently produces a range of high quality,
well finished bikes that compete squarely with anything Europe or Japan can produce
and beat most of the Chinese production hands down
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125 |
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| Price |
£1982 |
Wheelbase |
1512
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| Capacity |
124cc
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Weight |
132
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| Engine
type |
A/C,
4-S, Single |
Seat
height |
725
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| Transmission |
5
speed |
Fuel
Capacity |
10.5
litres |
| Power |
13.2hp
@ 7500rpm |
Warranty |
1
year U/M |
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4 |
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| VL
125L DAYSTAR |
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| Price |
£2,599 |
Wheelbase |
1505
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| Capacity |
125cc
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Weight |
150
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| Engine
type |
A/C,
4-S, Single |
Seat
height |
700mm |
| Transmission |
5
speed |
Fuel
Capacity |
17.3
litres |
| Power |
13hp |
Warranty |
2 year U/M |
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| Very nice, if you like 125cc cruisers. It's very wel finished and looks like a much bigger bike from a distance. You've got footboards and forward controls for the rider, deep two-tone paint and lots of chrome. You'll also notice it lacks the intrusive twin rear shocks for most bay cruisers - a concealed monoshock takes care of the bumps instead. Typical of the thought that's gone into the bike is the durable O-ring chain with a roller tensioner to keep the tension conatant and to reduce wear. You also get a fuel gauage built into a chrome chrome binnacle on the tank, a rev counter, electric and kick start, side and centre stands and a locking fuel cap, There's also a version with cast alloy wheels, which cost £2,399otr |
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| VL 125 DAYSTAR |
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| Price |
£2,399 |
Wheelbase |
1505 mm |
| Capacity |
125cc |
Weight |
150 kg |
| Engine type |
A/C, 4-S, Single |
Seat height |
700mm |
| Transmission |
5 speed |
Fuel Capacity |
17.3 litres |
| Power |
13hp |
Warranty |
2 year U/M |
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| Very nice, if you like 125cc cruisers. It's very wel finished and looks like a much bigger bike from a distance. You've got footboards and forward controls for the rider, deep two-tone paint and lots of chrome. You'll also notice it lacks the intrusive twin rear shocks for most bay cruisers - a concealed monoshock takes care of the bumps instead. Typical of the thought that's gone into the bike is the durable O-ring chain with a roller tensioner to keep the tension conatant and to reduce wear. You also get a fuel gauage built into a chrome chrome binnacle on the tank, a rev counter, electric and kick start, side and centre stands and a locking fuel cap, |
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125 EVOLUTION |
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| Price |
£2346 |
Wheelbase |
1500 |
| Capacity |
124cc |
Weight |
153
kg |
| Engine
type |
A/C,
4-S, single |
Seat
height |
715
mm |
| Transmission |
5
speed |
Fuel
Capacity |
12
litres |
| Power |
13.2
hp @ 7500 rpm |
Warranty |
1
year |
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4 |
| Well-finished
and quite sprightly. It looks similar to the Kymco Zing, but
it's fair bit cheaper, ground clearence is better than you'd
expect, and it makes a good custom commuter |
The
chart below is only a guide and should be used as such
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1999 |
cost
new £2,246 |
secondhand £ |
year
99v |
mileage 21,000 |
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cost
new £2,246 |
secondhand
£ |
year
00v |
mileage
20,000 |
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cost
new £2,246 |
secondhand
£ |
year
W |
mileage 19,000 |
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cost
new £2,046 |
secondhand
£ |
year
X |
mileage 17,000 |
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cost
new £2,046 |
secondhand £ |
year
01X |
mileage 16,000 |
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cost
new £2,346 |
secondhand
£ |
year
Y |
mileage 15,000 |
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cost
new £2,346 |
secondhand
£ |
year
51 |
mileage
13,000 |
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cost
new £2,346 |
secondhand
£ |
year
0251 |
mileage
11,000 |
| Nov
2000 |
cost
new £2,346 |
secondhand
£ |
year
02 |
mileage 9,000 |
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This
is a review by John Chew
I've not had my beast long, but I have had the chance to compare
it directly with a Suzuki 125 - appologies, I can't remember
the exact model. The comparason is illuminating.
Despite
being a much bigger and heavier bike, the Dealim is almost
exactly a match for the Suzuki in terms of performance. Where
it DOES differ is in the way it feels at speed, and in tight
corners.
The Suzuki DOES have the edge when having to manoeuvred in
tight spaces - hardly surprizing as it's considerably smaller
- and it IS more "flickable" through bends. I would
suspect the Suzuki would be a "quicker bike" along
a tight, winding, country road.
Where the Daelim DOES score though is it's gorgeous smoothness
and "solidity" when you're coasting along quick
roads with sweeping curves. It makes the Suzuki seem "skittish"
and hard work by comparason. Perhaps there are some occasions
when I would choose the Suzuki over the Daelim but nine times
out of ten, for actually wanting to GET somewhere, the Daelim
is simply a more pleasent form of transport.
I have not had the beast long enough to be able to comment
on it's reliability (but it's been OK the first 1500 kilometers
- the "clock" is in kilometers, by the way) but
with the proviso that this has yet to be "proved",
I would not hesitate to recommend the beast. A very nice piece
of kit
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