Honda CG 125S (Self Start) vs Yamaha YBR 125G

The YBR 125G's last official price was Rs 490,500 for the metallic colours, effective 1 July 2025, with the Matt Dark Grey finish at Rs 493,500, and Yamaha Motor Pakistan announced the end of motorcycle manufacturing on 9 September 2025. Used asking prices on PakWheels in October 2026 ran from roughly Rs 2.2 lakh for an early bike to about Rs 4.95 lakh for a 2025 one. The CG 125S is Rs 286,900 new, or Rs 296,900 for the Gold version.

These two line up more closely than the kick-start CG 125 does against the Yamaha. Both have 124cc engines, five gears and self-start with a kick back-up. The Yamaha's advantages are a front disc against the Honda's drum, an SOHC engine with a balancer against an OHV unit, a 13-litre tank against 9.2 litres, 145 mm of ground clearance against 133 mm and five-level adjustable rear shocks. The Honda is 5 kg lighter at 108 kg dry.

The front drum is the CG 125S's real weakness, and on specification alone the YBR 125G is the better machine. What the Honda has is a new-bike warranty, a dealer in every town, cheap and plentiful parts and the best resale in the 125 class. Yamaha said in September 2025 that it would continue to supply parts and honour warranty service, but its Pakistan website is now offline and we found no independent check on how that is working in 2026.

If you are buying new, the CG 125S is the sensible 125. A used YBR 125G makes sense if you find a well-kept one in the lower half of that asking range and want the disc brake, bigger tank and smoother engine enough to accept the parts risk.