Keeway Superlight 125 Bike Overview
If you are looking for a cruiser that is light on the pocket, the Keeway Superlight 125 is a good bargain. While Keeway is a Chinese bike, it does perform better than expectations for the price. With a great finish and a reasonable price, it is a good deal for someone looking to buy their first bike.
Producing a max torque of 10.46 HP @9000 RPM, it is a reasonably powerful bike to ride on all kinds of terrain. The chassis is well designed for a comfortable ride with an arch bar frame that offers good handling. The suspensions are okay too – with a front telescopic fork and rear suspensions of telescopic coil spring with oil dampeners.
While riders have said that the gearbox and engine do feel rather stiff initially, if you stick to around 80KPH and keep the rev consistent at 7,000 for the first thousand or so kilometres it will break in. The braking system is good with a front single disc 275 mm and drum brakes 160 mm at the rear.
The road handling is also quite good, and it performs well both in city traffic and in the countryside. While the top speed is around 110 km, it rides best at 80-85 km. The tyres provide good road hugging with the front 110/90-16 and 130/80-15 at the rear. The fittings are of a decent quality with a good finish.
If you are looking for something hardcore this is not the bike. However, if you are looking to spend under £2k, you could not ask for more!
Keeway Superlight 125 Bike Spec
- Capacity124cc
- Weight134kg
- Seat height730mm
- EngineSingle cylinder, air cooled, four stroke
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Owner Reviews
Pros
Comfort is the one thing I like best it's a really nice ride.
Cons
You can only adjust the mirrors to a certain place without moving bars.
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Very comfortable ride being a cruiser type. I'm commuting over 24 miles a day and I love how comfortable it is, really happy.
Built well, no issues yet, but only done 1000 miles so fingers crossed that continues
Both disk breaks work well , I had someone pull out on me and had to break suddenly which stopped me fine without any issues.
Being a 125cc it's not heavy at all. It's corners well and gears change fine also nice and smooth.
The keyway isn't a powerful bike at all but it's only a 125cc so you aren't going to get a lot for that engine.
I've done over 1000 miles and it's had £50 of fuel in it since I bought it so that is really good.
Pros
Cheap
Cons
Engine
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Pros
Looks are amazing for a 125cc
Cons
Instrument panel
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Very comfortable, 5.5hr ride and would happily have ridden longer. No pillion (still a learner).
Too early to say but first 400 miles have been great!
Excellent braking (at least in the dry)
New to biking but thoroughly enjoyable to ride.
It's a 125cc cruiser. What kind of performance can you expect? 50+ mph on a straight road, slightly .more if down hill.
100+mph
Pros
Good quality ride for a first bike
Cons
I would improve power
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Good cruiser height with a good seating position,
No problems
Good disc brakes
Quite heavy for a 125
Good for a 125
Good running costs
Pros
The overall look and feel of the bike is fantastic and a really good bike for any beginners looking for a cruiser.
Cons
The indicators could do with being put onto one side of the bike as the left and right indicators are separate on either side of the handlebars.
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The bike seat itself is very comfy and the position can take some getting used to.
Only been riding for a month but ran into no issues as of yet.
The brakes run perfect and never had any issues.
The superlight when riding feels very light weight however due to its size can be somewhat intimidating when making a U turn
The bike is only a 125cc so doesn't have loads of power but feels very quick when first getting on which you soon get used to.
Cost around £10 to fill up and will last me two weeks of daily riding and maybe even longer. Really good
Pros
The bike
Cons
Exhaust
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Comfy
No problems
Perfect
Smooth
Small
Cheap
Pros
Love the style
Cons
Nothing
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No aches or numb rear
Great design, well built, very old style
Brakes are brilliant
Good smooth ride, handles well
For a 125 custom it's not bad
Cost pennies to fill and lasts for miles
Pros
pros – looks good for a 125cc cruiser style bike.
Cons
Being a 125 cc has low pick up. The durability and body work strength.
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Comfy for short distance.
No its new so not broken down yet.
Good braking system
It is smooth and lightweight.
125cc
Low mileage. efficient.
Pros
Looks amazing
Cons
Acceleration.
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Very comfortable ride.
Chinese.
Brakes will stop you.
Heavy bike.
Even for a 125 it is very slow picking up.
Full tank for £10.
Pros
Very cheap to run and use on a daily basis
Cons
Cold weather start could be improved slightly.
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Would prefer a slightly lower foot height.
One of the better quality Chinese bikes. Some parts very cheaply manufacturered but overall holds up quite well.
Brakes could be a bit more responsive, worth upgrading though nothing major required as it's not a sports bike.
Quite heavy for a "superlight", corners quite well, wide tires for better grip.
125 engine so not the most impressive. Capable of 70 in normal roads or 80ish down hill.
Great little bike for getting to and from places. Cheap to run for the week. Easily serviced and fixable if something breaks.
Pros
Very cheap to run and use on a daily basis.
Cons
Cold weather start could be improved slightly.
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Would prefer a slightly lower foot height.
One of the better quality Chinese bikes. Some parts very cheaply manufactured but overall holds up quite well.
Brakes could be a bit more responsive, worth upgrading though nothing major required as it's not a sports bike.
Quite heavy for a "superlight", corners quite well, wide tires for better grip.
125 engine so not the most impressive. Capable of 70 in normal roads or 80ish down hill.
Great little bike for getting to and from places. Cheap to run for the week. Easily serviced and fixable if something breaks.
Pros
Smooth riding great for cruising.
Cons
The battery and the grip size.
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Very suitable for long journeys super comfortable seating suspension is great as I've already hit a couple potholes and barely felt anything. Regarding pillion I wouldn't know
Never broken down very reliable I wouldn't recommend putting new heat grips on as there a pain and not exactly the right fit for the bike so just get heated gloves for the winter
Fantastic breaks only have to apply light pressure
Takes corners amazing, it's very smooth riding looks like a bigger then your average 125cc bike. It's fairly heavy and hard to push around – put on the full stand as it doesn't have a bar at the back of the bike naturally just a pull handle would be better designed with a seat back which you can buy separately.
Pulls off fairly fast.
Amazing for fuel cheap.
Pros
Gorgeous build! Feels like a Harley without the hefty price tag
Cons
Softer seat? But that’s an easy fix
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Great for a solo rider! Not the most comfy for pillion, but can be alright for short journeys
No problems so far! Only issue is with the modifications made by the previous owner
Excellent braking and easy reach
Super smooth and beautiful on corners. Not too heavy, but enough weight to know you’re sturdy
Roars like a beauty!
Great fuel consumption rate. £10 fills the tank and it’s lasting about a week, 10 days per fill
Pros
great looking
Cons
mirrors are useless
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Comfy for one but not enough power for two.
Nice looking bike but 3 days after having it my clutch cable was too loose and melted to the exhaust.
Stops in a second, great abs braking system.
Rides lovely with no load on it or hills.
Great starter bike where you dont need that motorway speed
Cheap to buy and unbelievably cheap to run...........pennies
Pros
Looks
Cons
Acceleration
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Not very comfy
Built okay, bit plasticky
Brakes good
Lightweight
No powerful. Sluggish
Cheap to run big tank
Pros
It looks bigger than it is.
Cons
Little more power.
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It's only a 125cc so it's a little limited.
It's a decent bike for a 1st bike.
It's brakes enough for the power it has.
It handles nicely.
Only 8hp.
Very reliable after 1 year with daily use.
Pros
The look. An excellent first bike for my mid life crisis.
Cons
Top end speed
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Handling both on straight and bends is superb. Although seems like a bigger bike, perfect seating position for handling.
Has good pull, but tops out at 55 to 60 mph. Still it is only a 125
Top end speed
Pros
great bike cheap to run looks amazing
Cons
steel rusts quick
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feels great
honda cg copy
£5 a month
rusts fast
disk front rear drum