If the steering is heavy or it doesn't corner very well, the tyre pressure is probably too high. Mine came with 34psi front and rear and it was not a pleasant ride, I let them down to the recommended 18psi and it absolutely transformed the bike. The gearbox is a little clunky, but the ride is like floating on air. They look super cool and handle beautifully - perfect learner bike imo.
my first bike was a vanvan, absolutely fell in love with it. had it for 2 years then went to a bandit. honestly i'd love to get another one, so much fun just to throw about.
Hey Guys ! I have a VanVan too and i love this thing ! everyone who wants to buy it should do it. The seat is very comfortable for long trips . I drove 113 km/h on the Autobahn and i loved it ! The first ride is very exhausting because it is realy hard to handle the giant tires if you drove a bike with small tires before , but after a while it became easier and easier. I love mine and if i had the chance to travel back in time , i would buy it again :D greetings from Germany !
Better than the KTM or the BMW, hands down. Get this. Just awesome power at low rpms and good looking too... and that padlock is probably heavier than the bike, take that off and you get 100hp more.
I totally agree lol, my friend sue has one, I also agree with the video... It has a very peculiar feel when riding, not one of my fav riding styles, but... still a bike after all!
125's are the perfect fun town bike, it's only when you go/live out of town when they are much more vulnerable, which is why I upgraded from A1 to A licence.
Great to see you on this. I ride an 8 year old Honda innova 125 in the winter for my commute (check my commuting clips) and it does the job perfectly fine. There's a lot of prejudice though against it from other bikers which is a shame. I ride my big bike in the summer and weekends. These little things can be fun too!
RJ. I remember looking at the VanVan. I always thought they were great but a good one was a bit more than I wanted to pay. I then found a Baby Varadero and I was in love and it was far cheaper. Got a great deal!! Sold it on and actually made money. I like that :-) I would love a go of another Baby Vara. I loved that bike, folks used to ask me how I could ride a 600 on L's :-)
I was always interested in what the VanVan was like. 125cc bikes are generally overshadowed as learner bikes when they can be much more than that. Taking the L-Plates off was a fantastic moment!
Hello RJ! Nice little ride. What do you mean by "It behaves and handles in a different way to a normal bike"? Can you be more specific please? I like this ride, I want it for my first motorbike but it's kinda expensive. I love Yamaha TW125/200 and it's more accessible and it's the same at specs. Please, can you explain me why you don't recommend to a first bike? Thank you very much man! I love the sound of H Nuda and not only the sound... Greetings from RO.
I just bought 2 RV90's on ebay, going to restore them. Can't wait to pick them up, cool to see you having a ride on the bigger brother, I'll be converting the motor to a bit bigger, more reliable model.
filtering does look tricky and ongoing strategy that my have unpleasant results if one makes any errors or others make hasty moves. thanks for information.
Great Video, great Comments in the Video and great driving, Thumbs up!! Thx for this, i like this bike and i´m looking for a testdrive next week. Cheers Mate
Dont let it put you off mate, sadly if you look on the news a bikers are took out every day. My friend was coming down a hill quite slow, went around a blind bend and a 4x4 with a trailor was reversing out onto a main road, my friend swerved on the otherside of the road to miss it, but hit a oncoming car head on. Dont let it put you off mate, it hasnt me. Just ride safley, and have your witts about you.
Hello, it's a shock, is not it? I ride a Harley-Davidson 883 and I just bought a Yamaha TW 125. Place a large displacement to that, it is not nothing. However, I take pleasure to ride, especially in the city. It is thin, light and fun. Not need a big power for what I do with. This is a good alternative to large custom in narrow places. After, with a supermotard, I do not know if it worth it to.
Doing my CBT in 2 weeks. Suggestions on a first bike, 125cc? I've ridden one of the 'pit bikes' when I was 15/16 for a few months, I'm 22 now. Bored of my car, excited to hell to start riding. I live in the UK.
I found the big tyres made it feel more stable in the corners than something like the ybr. It did mean you had to be a bit more brutal with it though as it would scrub off speed very quickly. For a learner, it's a good machine as having to wrestle it around teaches positive input into the handle bars equates to faster turning. Would I buy one? No. At 6', I was just too bloody big for the thing!
That moment, squeezing up the inside of a large vehicle, and trapping yourself between another, was a textbook example of how NOT to conduct yourself urself on the road. Accidents happen when such poor decisions are made and when you make it hard for other drivers to see where you are in relation to them.
Excellent review of the brilliant Vanvan RJ. I bought one brand new in 2010 and its sitting in my garage with just 3500 miles on it, I can't bear to sell it as its a lovely machine and looks very retro, I've not ridden it for a year now I have my ninja650 . This bike is one f the few these days that is still made in Japan too. I'm on the Vanvan forum website, check it out as the guys on there are brilliant (my name there is Vanvan cleef) Your mates one will be a carb model but the newer generation like mine are fuel injection models and the engines are virtually bullet proof. Can you ask your mate what name that padlock is , I could use one of them for sure. Orca - the 200 is only sold is Japan but despite a fee more HP than the 125 there's not much power difference. Overall this is a great 2nd bike (if you use it lol)
After listening to the sound of the Nuda in the countryside, listening to this feels like there's something missing. Nothing against 125's, it's all I've owned so far
The vid is right, I have ridden a vanvan before and they do have a weird feeling to them lol when riding, I personally think it's mostly due to the riding pos which I'm not a whole fan of, but at the end of the day... A bike is a bike, it's better than nothing :P
I was looking at the Van Van and the Yamaha tw125 as a small bike to take my CBT and test on then use to tootle around on.I couldn't afford one so i went for the test on a training company's Suzuki GN 125. I soon realised that i couldn't get on with such a lightweight bike so i bought a 1982 Honda CM 250TB in bits off ebay cheap.
It's good to see all types and engine sized bikes, commuting. Similarly, we might see Prince Andrew on a 125 one day? Needs some of your work on the exhaust noise, though. :)
Ace bikes, all the more so because of the unusual styling. The 200cc version is even better with a (very) handy extra dollop of power. Pretty robust too when they get dropped ;)
125cc is nice for first bike. Its not really fast but the power of it is easily under control, since it doesnt have much. Soon when you get better driver, it starts feeling kinda weak and slow :-) 300cc motorbikes have a lot more power, usually enough for long time. Once i tried 900cc husqwarna bike and it has so much power that it feels like you are pulled by a dragster lol
I currently ride a 125cc scooter and I feel ready to upgrade to geared for my second bike. Would this be a good beginner geared bike? I do have some experience on the road aswell
The handling is different just because the tyres are huge. But it's worth it just for the fun factor alone. Also helps that its a super cool looking bike. It's my first and now looking back I wouldn't have anything else. My advise is to get on eof the caburetted versions so 2006 and earlier. Main things to look our for are the chain and sprocket condition, rust by the coil under the seat and around the bottom edge and front of the fuel tank, and check for cracks on the plastic cover for the exhaust but that is mostly for aesthics. The tyres are around £130 for the rear and £80 for the front and they are an absolute pain to take off (found this out first hand) . My grandad took the rim and new tyre to a tyre fitter in West London and had it put on for only £10. Other than that it's a very reliable bike and on eof the best things I've ever bought. The prices keep going ul so if you want one get it soon.
If it’s good enough for RJ, it’s good enough for me….that’s it, after looking at everything including the Grom and the TU250, I’ve made up my mind…this will be my first bike as these will be the roads I’ll be riding…and nearly all will have traffic and some form of speed camera on it 😂
![Top speed ✈ Sawadikap [ 120 km/h ] Suzuki 125 RV Van Van ★★★★ [French]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EVal_mSEZOI/mqdefault.jpg)
If the steering is heavy or it doesn't corner very well, the tyre pressure is probably too high.
Mine came with 34psi front and rear and it was not a pleasant ride, I let them down to the recommended 18psi and it absolutely transformed the bike.
The gearbox is a little clunky, but the ride is like floating on air. They look super cool and handle beautifully - perfect learner bike imo.
my first bike was a vanvan, absolutely fell in love with it. had it for 2 years then went to a bandit. honestly i'd love to get another one, so much fun just to throw about.
Hey Guys !
I have a VanVan too and i love this thing !
everyone who wants to buy it should do it.
The seat is very comfortable for long trips .
I drove 113 km/h on the Autobahn and i loved it !
The first ride is very exhausting because it is realy hard to handle
the giant tires if you drove a bike with small tires before
, but after a while it became easier and easier.
I love mine and if i had the chance to travel back in time , i would
buy it again :D
greetings from Germany !
113Km/h?!?!? Going downhill!!!
@@harryzikinaGTDmay be a 200
This was actually really relaxing to watch
Better than the KTM or the BMW, hands down. Get this. Just awesome power at low rpms and good looking too... and that padlock is probably heavier than the bike, take that off and you get 100hp more.
That padlock is to stay forever with the bike. The owner can't find the key :)
RoyalJordanian new version of bar end weight stops it floating away
RoyalJordanian Well that's a shame, he would experience power in its essence.
Im sorry but what padlock means? Thank you
Alex Mardini Do you see a lock on the handlebar to the left? That is...
Getting one next month, looks like a lot of fun to ride!
To truly appreciate this bike you have to see one in person pictures online do not do it justice i cant wait to get mine!
I totally agree lol, my friend sue has one, I also agree with the video... It has a very peculiar feel when riding, not one of my fav riding styles, but... still a bike after all!
125's are the perfect fun town bike, it's only when you go/live out of town when they are much more vulnerable, which is why I upgraded from A1 to A licence.
I love small bike for around town! I think they'd be well worth having as an extra bike in the garage.
Had mine from 2004 still got it 23.000 miles never had no problems with it best bike I have had
I did my CBT on one of these, great little bikes! If they sold the 200 version over here I wouldn't mind one myself :)
I had one of these a while back, and I loved it for what it was. Did 10,000 miles in six months on it.
Great to see you on this. I ride an 8 year old Honda innova 125 in the winter for my commute (check my commuting clips) and it does the job perfectly fine. There's a lot of prejudice though against it from other bikers which is a shame. I ride my big bike in the summer and weekends. These little things can be fun too!
RJ.
I remember looking at the VanVan.
I always thought they were great but a good one was a bit more than I wanted to pay.
I then found a Baby Varadero and I was in love and it was far cheaper. Got a great deal!! Sold it on and actually made money. I like that :-)
I would love a go of another Baby Vara. I loved that bike, folks used to ask me how I could ride a 600 on L's :-)
The two bikes I've loved more than anything I've owned are my baby Vara, and my VanVan! Best 125's to ever exist
Well I've got a 1520cc Valkyrie but I still love these little bikes and am considering getting one as a second fun bike.
I did my practical exam of the license with this bike! Same model and color!
Nice little bike. I bet it's great to ride around the city
The first thing I had to do was turn the volume up.
Great little bike, looks like you had fun riding it.
I think that this bike sounds quite nice for a 125. Great commuter.
I was always interested in what the VanVan was like. 125cc bikes are generally overshadowed as learner bikes when they can be much more than that. Taking the L-Plates off was a fantastic moment!
that muffled stock exhaust makes the vanvan sound so nice in high and mid rpms
I want to get a licence this year and the VanVan is/was on my "first bike" list, so thanks for the infos about it!
Great to see you on a Van Van! I love my RV125!
You're welcome to have a ride on my MSX 125 too, RJ!
haha what a machine!! Thanks for the ride, enjoyed it! :)
Ireally like the sound, nice little bike!
Hello RJ! Nice little ride. What do you mean by "It behaves and handles in a different way to a normal bike"? Can you be more specific please? I like this ride, I want it for my first motorbike but it's kinda expensive. I love Yamaha TW125/200 and it's more accessible and it's the same at specs. Please, can you explain me why you don't recommend to a first bike? Thank you very much man! I love the sound of H Nuda and not only the sound... Greetings from RO.
Great little bike I had the tw 125 which is near on the same in everyday so much fun on the little thing and handles pretty well off road too
I just bought 2 RV90's on ebay, going to restore them. Can't wait to pick them up, cool to see you having a ride on the bigger brother, I'll be converting the motor to a bit bigger, more reliable model.
Hands down,thanks for no shit music . Finally someone. Thanks man. I want that bike to start to Drive with gears
Very nice. You dont have to go big to be better.. ty for posting.
filtering does look tricky and ongoing strategy that my have unpleasant results if one makes any errors or others make hasty moves. thanks for information.
I used to have one of these! :) was my first ever bike in 2010 loved it to bits
Nice to see you on some different bikes. The seat on that one looks really comfy. The VanVan looks similar to the TW200 (T-Dub) they sell here.
thank you! on utube not often seen this bike in urban traffic, rather than on a country road
I'am Suzuki Van Van RV200 rider ^_^
biomozgjele me too
Fantastic little bike. There are videos on yt of people taking vanvans on trips around the world.
The 'Chiswick Flyover" !!! I have not been down that road for forty years. It has not changed much..........
Great Video, great Comments in the Video and great driving, Thumbs up!! Thx for this, i like this bike and i´m looking for a testdrive next week. Cheers Mate
+Mainswitch55 Update: Ordered mine today, will be delivered on May 13! :-)))
I think they are lovely little bikes :)
This is crazy ive been watching you fir ages and I aksi have a vanvan 125
Congratulations on not dying or killing anyone on this ride.
Blimey I thought that bus was going to squish you! That padlock is a beast.
I'd like to see you review the bike I plan on getting...
RJ - the filter King!
I learned to ride on a Suzuki 125, the thing was old as hell and only worked half the time, but great to learn on :)
RJ, what motorcycle would you recomend as a first one then?
Wonderful... I love this bike...
My friend lost his life on one of these about a month ago, sadly not his nor the bikes folt.
Sorry to hear that.
Thanks buddy, no idea why but only just had your notification come though :0
Sorry to hear that :( mind sharing what happened? I'd like to learn how to ride and get a bike but videos of crashes and comments puts me off of it :/
Dont let it put you off mate, sadly if you look on the news a bikers are took out every day. My friend was coming down a hill quite slow, went around a blind bend and a 4x4 with a trailor was reversing out onto a main road, my friend swerved on the otherside of the road to miss it, but hit a oncoming car head on.
Dont let it put you off mate, it hasnt me. Just ride safley, and have your witts about you.
Hello, it's a shock, is not it? I ride a Harley-Davidson 883 and I just bought a Yamaha TW 125. Place a large displacement to that, it is not nothing. However, I take pleasure to ride, especially in the city. It is thin, light and fun. Not need a big power for what I do with. This is a good alternative to large custom in narrow places. After, with a supermotard, I do not know if it worth it to.
You block out the number plate but you can see it in your visor.
Doing my CBT in 2 weeks. Suggestions on a first bike, 125cc? I've ridden one of the 'pit bikes' when I was 15/16 for a few months, I'm 22 now. Bored of my car, excited to hell to start riding. I live in the UK.
Nice little Suzuki, i started with a Kawasaki GA2-A 2 stroke 90cc, so that Suzuki is a big bike :)
Always enjoy riding my 125 in winter once my Street Triple R gets tucked away for the winter. Just have to adjust to less power and less brakes
the VanVan !! that's the first motorcycle i've ever tried to ride !! it was funny :)
Great little bike and nice riding!
that lock on the handlebars :D nice vid as always :)
These were everywhere in Japan. Wish we could get them in Aussie.
I agree about the handling though. Going from this for CBT and then a CB500 for DAS was interesting :)
I found the big tyres made it feel more stable in the corners than something like the ybr. It did mean you had to be a bit more brutal with it though as it would scrub off speed very quickly.
For a learner, it's a good machine as having to wrestle it around teaches positive input into the handle bars equates to faster turning.
Would I buy one? No. At 6', I was just too bloody big for the thing!
I'm 6" and it's great for me
3:18 I would have shat myself
Same
That moment, squeezing up the inside of a large vehicle, and trapping yourself between another, was a textbook example of how NOT to conduct yourself urself on the road. Accidents happen when such poor decisions are made and when you make it hard for other drivers to see where you are in relation to them.
No Bark, but a little Bite ;)
Nice one RJ !!!
Excellent review of the brilliant Vanvan RJ. I bought one brand new in 2010 and its sitting in my garage with just 3500 miles on it, I can't bear to sell it as its a lovely machine and looks very retro, I've not ridden it for a year now I have my ninja650 .
This bike is one f the few these days that is still made in Japan too.
I'm on the Vanvan forum website, check it out as the guys on there are brilliant (my name there is Vanvan cleef)
Your mates one will be a carb model but the newer generation like mine are fuel injection models and the engines are virtually bullet proof.
Can you ask your mate what name that padlock is , I could use one of them for sure.
Orca - the 200 is only sold is Japan but despite a fee more HP than the 125 there's not much power difference.
Overall this is a great 2nd bike (if you use it lol)
I did my CBT on one and loved it so I bought it of the test center haha
I was going to get one of them, great little quirky things
Lol I done my CBT on one of these :)
You should try the Yamaha YBR125 if it's available there - has bicycle like tires and is very easy to steer. Same power as the VanVan. Great bike.
RJ what do you think of the Honda CBR 125r for a first bike?
After listening to the sound of the Nuda in the countryside, listening to this feels like there's something missing. Nothing against 125's, it's all I've owned so far
The vid is right, I have ridden a vanvan before and they do have a weird feeling to them lol when riding, I personally think it's mostly due to the riding pos which I'm not a whole fan of, but at the end of the day... A bike is a bike, it's better than nothing :P
Would make a great base for a cafe racer conversion.
I was looking at the Van Van and the Yamaha tw125 as a small bike to take my CBT and test on then use to tootle around on.I couldn't afford one so i went for the test on a training company's Suzuki GN 125. I soon realised that i couldn't get on with such a lightweight bike so i bought a 1982 Honda CM 250TB in bits off ebay cheap.
It's good to see all types and engine sized bikes, commuting. Similarly, we might see Prince Andrew on a 125 one day? Needs some of your work on the exhaust noise, though. :)
Do You like this bike?. I dont know if buy it or honda Msx or Mash scrambler.
Thanks!!
Cool little bike.
Ace bikes, all the more so because of the unusual styling. The 200cc version is even better with a (very) handy extra dollop of power. Pretty robust too when they get dropped ;)
I want it.
oh wait, wrong video X(
Nice vid as always :) you should test ride the Yamaha MT 07 to see what u think?... That's my next bike.... What's yours? ;)
7:19 what is a Australian built ford falcon doing in London. They never mass exported these cars.
Great video RJ! Did any else spot 'booty food & wine' at 2:33?
What would you recommend for a first 125 bike RJ?
LOVE It 💓
I have learned to ride on this bike! :D
RoyalJordanian I am going to start filming motor travels, what editing software do you use? P.S. i am new at editing Thank you Very much!
FinalCutProX and Motion 5
Try Adobe Premier Pro CC :)
Do you have any chance to ride someday a 2-stroke 125cc?
sweet ride, broha!
Really nice bike.
i remember riding this bike for my driving license exam XD
Great bike, I'd love to have a TW200 or TW225 tho.
I find the steering very light and flickable.
here in Brasil we have a similar bike from suzuki, the Intruder 125.
does the van van has eletronic injection?
125cc is nice for first bike. Its not really fast but the power of it is easily under control, since it doesnt have much. Soon when you get better driver, it starts feeling kinda weak and slow :-)
300cc motorbikes have a lot more power, usually enough for long time.
Once i tried 900cc husqwarna bike and it has so much power that it feels like you are pulled by a dragster lol
Are they sold in the United States
I currently ride a 125cc scooter and I feel ready to upgrade to geared for my second bike. Would this be a good beginner geared bike? I do have some experience on the road aswell
The handling is different just because the tyres are huge. But it's worth it just for the fun factor alone. Also helps that its a super cool looking bike. It's my first and now looking back I wouldn't have anything else. My advise is to get on eof the caburetted versions so 2006 and earlier. Main things to look our for are the chain and sprocket condition, rust by the coil under the seat and around the bottom edge and front of the fuel tank, and check for cracks on the plastic cover for the exhaust but that is mostly for aesthics. The tyres are around £130 for the rear and £80 for the front and they are an absolute pain to take off (found this out first hand) . My grandad took the rim and new tyre to a tyre fitter in West London and had it put on for only £10. Other than that it's a very reliable bike and on eof the best things I've ever bought. The prices keep going ul so if you want one get it soon.
If it’s good enough for RJ, it’s good enough for me….that’s it, after looking at everything including the Grom and the TU250, I’ve made up my mind…this will be my first bike as these will be the roads I’ll be riding…and nearly all will have traffic and some form of speed camera on it 😂
well that was relaxing!
I learned to ride on one, thought they were great bikes
RJ. you have to try the new KTM Duke 390. It´s reayl the best filtering machine i know.
shall i get this or the Herald 125 classic- heard great things about both
Get a Cagiva Raptor 125
Was it a white VanVan? Fastest vehicle on the road, bar none!
You undertook the undertaker!
I guess vanvan's sales gonna skyrocket in the next few days.