I purchased a Honda CBR125R (JC34) model year 2005 in 2008 as a compromise due to parking restrictions limited to small-displacement motorcycles (125 cc or less). As I explored more of what the motorcycle could do, however, my view of it changed. Although I no longer own it, the impressions I wrote in 2013 remain valid despite subsequent changes in motorcycle technology. I am therefore presenting them again with revised wording.