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Honda CB 125F vs Yamaha YBR 125G

The YBR 125G out-specs the CB 125F on paper, but Yamaha stopped making it; the Honda is new, under warranty and Rs 93,600 cheaper.

Honda CB 125F

Honda

Honda CB 125F

Rs 396,900

3.4/5Read the review
Yamaha YBR 125G
Discontinued

Yamaha

Yamaha YBR 125G

Rs 490,500

3.3/5Read the review

The Yamaha YBR 125G is discontinued, so its figure is the last official price it sold at, not one you can pay for a new bike. Official price as of 1 July 2025. Prices change often; confirm with the dealer.

Our verdict

Yamaha Motor Pakistan announced the end of motorcycle manufacturing on 9 September 2025, so the YBR 125G is a used-only buy. Its last official price, effective 1 July 2025, was Rs 490,500 for the metallic colours and Rs 493,500 for the Matt Dark Grey finish. On PakWheels in October 2026 there were around 400 used listings, asking from roughly Rs 2.2 lakh for a 2017 bike to about Rs 4.95 lakh for a 2025 one. The CB 125F is Rs 396,900 new from Atlas Honda.

On specification the Yamaha is the better bike. It has a 124cc SOHC engine with a balancer against the Honda's 124.1cc OHV unit, 145 mm of ground clearance against 120 mm, a 13-litre tank against 12.3, block-pattern 3.00-18 front and 90/90-18 rear tyres, five-level adjustable rear shocks, and at 113 kg dry it is 9 kg lighter. Both have five gears, self-start with a kick back-up, a front disc and a rear drum. Neither maker publishes power, torque or a fuel average for these bikes, so any such figure you see online is an aggregator's estimate.

The difference is support. Atlas Honda still builds, services and supplies parts for the CB 125F, and it comes with a new-bike warranty. Yamaha said in its September 2025 notice that it would keep supplying spare parts through its authorised dealers and honour warranty service, but we found no independent confirmation of how well that is working in 2026, and Yamaha's Pakistan website is now offline. Body panels and model-specific parts are the risk rather than the engine.

Buy the CB 125F if you want a new 125 that any town can service. A used YBR 125G is worth considering in the lower half of that asking range, after a careful inspection, if you specifically want its ground clearance, bigger tank and smoother engine. What makes little sense is paying near the top of it: a late-model used YBR 125G can be asked at more than a brand-new CB 125F costs.

Our pick

Honda CB 125F

It is still in production, under warranty and Rs 93,600 below the Yamaha's last official price.

Read the Honda CB 125F review

Specs side by side

A value is marked only where better is clear-cut — a lower price, more cc, a bigger tank, more claimed km/l, more ground clearance, a higher rating, disc over drum, self start over kick — and only when the gap is big enough for a rider to notice. Differences too small to feel, like a cc or two or a tenth of a rating point, are left unmarked. “—” means the figure is not published.

Honda CB 125F
Yamaha YBR 125G
Price & rating
Official price
Rs 396,900
Rs 490,500
The Yamaha YBR 125G is discontinued, so Rs 490,500 is its last official price (1 July 2025), not a price you can pay for a new bike. The two figures are not like for like, so we call no winner on price.
Our rating
3.4 / 5
3.3 / 5
Value for money
3 / 5(better)
2.5 / 5
Performance
3 / 5
3.5 / 5(better)
Comfort
4 / 5
4 / 5
Fuel economy
3.5 / 5
3.5 / 5
Features
3.5 / 5
3.5 / 5
Resale
3.5 / 5(better)
3 / 5
Engine
Engine
4-stroke, single cylinder, OHV, air-cooled
4-stroke, single cylinder, SOHC, air-cooled, with balancer
Displacement
124.1 cc
124 cc
Fuel system
—
Carburettor (CV type)
Transmission
5-speed constant mesh
5-speed constant mesh
Starting
Self & kick
Self & kick
Fuel tank
12.3 litres
13 litres
Dimensions & weight
Length
2,043 mm
1,990 mm
Width
742 mm
745 mm
Height
1,095 mm
1,080 mm
Wheelbase
1,294 mm
1,295 mm
Ground clearance
120 mm
145 mm(better)
Seat height
789 mm
785 mm
Dry weight
122 kg
113 kg
Brakes & tyres
Front brake
Disc
Disc
Rear brake
Drum
Drum
Front tyre
2.75-18M/C (42P)
3.00-18 (47P), block pattern
Rear tyre
90/90-18M/C (51S)
90/90-18 (57P), block pattern
Other
Front suspension
Telescopic fork, 119 mm travel
Telescopic, coil spring, oil damper
Rear suspension
Swing arm, 76 mm travel
Swing arm, coil spring, oil damper, 5-level adjustable
Colours
Blue, Red, Black
Metallic Black, Metallic Yellow, Matt Dark Grey
Launched
2019
2015
Status
In production
Discontinued

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