Naked // Manual // 2024
Lexmoto
Assault 125
Sub-£2k naked starter bike.
Power
11 bhp
Weight
135kg
Top Speed
65 mph
From New
£1,999
The Assault is the cheapest naked motorcycle of any brand sold new in the UK. Streetfighter styling, twin headlights, and a price tag that undercuts everything else in this guide.
Who it's for
Pure budget buyers and anyone testing the waters with a 125.
Pros
- Cheapest new naked 125 in the UK
- Decent ergonomics for taller riders
- Easy parts availability
Cons
- Build quality reflects the price
- Plastic feels brittle
- Resale value extremely low
Full Specifications
- Engine
- Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve, air-cooled
- Displacement
- 124cc
- Power
- 11 bhp @ 8,500 rpm
- Torque
- 7.1 lb-ft @ 7,500 rpm
- Top speed
- 65 mph
- Fuel economy
- 115 mpg
- Fuel capacity
- 12 litres
- Weight
- 135 kg (wet)
- Seat height
- 795 mm
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Brakes
- Front: 260mm disc. Rear: 220mm disc.
- Suspension
- Front: telescopic. Rear: monoshock.
- Wheels & tyres
- 17" cast
- ABS
- Front ABS
- Service interval
- 1,500 miles then 3,000 miles
- Warranty
- 2 years parts and labour
- Insurance group
- Group 8
- Available colours
- Matte Black, Race Red, Hi-Vis Yellow
- Price new
- £1,999
- Price used
- £1,200 – £1,700
- CBT legal?
- Yes
- Full-licence keepable?
- No — restricted to learners
Best for
- Pure budget buyers
- Short-term first bikes
Trivia
- — Lexmoto's best-selling naked model for three years running.
- — Popular with first-year university students.
- — Built in China, finished and PDI'd in the UK.
Don't have your CBT yet?
You need a valid DL196 certificate before you can legally ride the Assault 125 on the road.
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