Honda CG 125 Dream - First Impressions

[amjad635]

Hello guys since its launch on 29th may i have went and seen this bike three times
at different AHl showrooms and i am highly inspired by this new CG Dream i have no
riding experience of this bike just sharing my thoughts on basis first impression after watching
this bike inspecting it with some interest & focus

We were hearing of Dream version of CG Classic from quite good time as our respectable fellow Khanthegr8
shared news regarding this bike i personally was expecting an beautiful & attractive looking bike
specially after what we saw in dream version of CD70 they did impressive work on transforming
looks of CD70 into stylish & good looking and comfortable to ride bike but this dream version of
CG classic has come out little bit beyond expectations i mean i was not expecting this much beautiful
and attractive bike with great looks & design almost all parts new except the Engine,Chassis & Muffler
& other minor parts atlas honda has done brilliant work on new CG Dream

From looks this bike seems as if its not pakistani bike from front to rear & side
every angle its very attractive and new brake light introduced has given it very unique
looks this was not expected from AHl we were hoping it will have same AHl's favourite rear
brake light which they have installed in three bikes Deluxe Pridor & CD Dream
and other parts installed in CG Dream such as front headlight & most important new bulb is installed
for better visibility we know Deluxe & Specially Pridor has dull headlights so its very good thing introduced
i saw the bulb closely was very pleased to see quality brand was chosen its Phillips 35watt Halogen Bulb
Other parts such as tank front fender,rear fender & rear seat cowl, side covers & rear seat bar speedometer
all these parts are very impressive new designed & are looking very good on bike

New Rear shocks absorbers are installed i was confused weather they are adjustable or not
i asked dealer who is mechanic himself he said they are adjustable i am still confused
shocks looked pretty unique i mean with different mechanism of adjustment & in exterior looks
When i sat on bike the shocks felt very soft so its great for light weight users but i had
pridor which also had very soft non adjustable shocks it created quite trouble for when i drove
bike with heavy weigh pillion rider but as told by dealer CG Dream shocks are adjustable
and i hope they are as they felt very soft to me i can't comment & tell accurate about their
performance as i personally don't own CG Dream nor have test driven it so as i have told above
i am just sharing my thoughts

The whole front fitting is of Pridor new handle bars are installed & new plate
where handle bars and handle is fitted & installed i don't know what to call that particular part
now this is one more good step i think it can eliminate vibrations of handle which we know CG have
i guess handle is changed too for better sporty driving position

THE BIGGEST DOWNSIDE IN THIS BIKE IS THE OLD OHV ENGINE
IF NEW OHC ENGINE WAS GIVEN THIS BIKE WAS AS GOOD AS
INTERNATIONAL 125cc CATEGORY BIKES EX: AS IN INDIA

^As said above an enthusiast biker like me would have gone crazy to see
this bike equipped with latest OHC engine But as we already knew new engine was
never expected from Atlas Honda and looking at AHl's old history its finally really good
to see changes in their bikes in recent years or else it used to be just STICKER & STICKER
every year since decades i hope they do some more work must introduce new OHC ENGINE
in 125cc category and also must give important feature as ELECTRIC START as AHl bikes lacks
features as passing light,gear indication in meter etc but out of all common features SELF START
is really important i hope Atlas honda considers this and install this feature or atleast
they can launch two variants one with self starter or 2nd without self

BELOW MENTIONING LIST OF CHANGES IN CG DREAM

*New Attractive Headlight With Phillips Halogen Bulb
*New Stylish Sporty Fuel Tank & Side Covers & Rear Seat Cowl (Patti)
*New Speedometer Very Good Dial & Good Design On Meter Body
*New Handle Bars & Handle Fitting Same As In Pridor
*New Front & Rear Fender
*New Rear Brake Light ( Thank God Finally New Design)
*New Rear Shocks
*New Comfortable Seat & Very Good Sporty Seat Bar
*Black Painted Engine,Chain Cover & Front Shocks Bottom Portion
& Also Front Shocks Cover Removed Now Its Like As We In Pridor & Deluxe
*Handle lock in the ignition switch

FINAL WORDS for CG Dream its an very good entry in AHl product lineup
an very good bike for those who admire modern style motorcycles i think we
should encourage steps like these instead of useless criticism

IMPORTANT UPDATE: A very important update shared by our fellow Turab Ali Malik 1st PW owner of CG Dream
He had recently shared that CG Dream front headlight is making annoying noises due to vibration now so nice
of him he has uploaded videos which clearly describes the situation you can clearly listen annoying noises from
front headlight as bike reach 4-5k rpm and also even while standing at idle it also make noise when given throttle
now this is really poor from Atlas Honda & Shameful act from them how did they launch this bike with such error
Believe or not i had completely made my mind for purchasing CG Dream had went to showroom almost five times
but only thing that was i fearing was this its front visor may make noise as we know CG OHV engine
is vibrator machine so due to this fear i could not made up mind for this bike though i sold my Pridor for CG Dream
i Drove Pridor for 1 and half year its front headlight never made any noise no matter at what speed you drive

Here are the links of videos share by Turab Ali Malik

Link to his thread https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/bikes-3-wheelers/236284-brought-cg-dream-3

[video=vimeo;97606589]http://vimeo.com/97606589[/video]

NOTE: I don't own CG Dream so i can't comment best on its performance i can
only be in best position to say anything properly on this bike performance
when i buy one or drive one we know it has same OHV 4 Gear CG Engine
But still we are keen to know regarding bike performance i mean regarding
comfort of bike vibration of bike and overall drive of bike

[abobobilly]

Should we REALLY encourage steps like these?

Isn't that the reason why our bikes industry is still light years behind international market?

Karte raho encourage iss qism k USELESS and BEKAAR steps ko.

[gull_s_777]

I wonder how many bikes they will make on the same engine?
They really need to bring in some new engine flavour.

[amjad635]

Agree Gull bhai a new engine is desperately needed
we have become sick of specially this OHV engine

A 5 GEAR OHC ENGINE WHAT WE WANT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT
AND CG DREAM WOULD BEEN COMPLETE BIKE IF OHC ENGINE WAS GIVEN

[Automotorsport_Lover]

The rear shocks are not adjustable, I confirmed from dealer.. and closely inspected them too. They are similar to deluxe ones but don't have adjustment option..

I'd be surprised if AHL has really installed some new kind of hidden adjustment system..

Otherwise, rest of the bike is good enough no doubt, but still pros and cons are in every thing... i believe this bike would also be having some noticeable draw backs.. but only a non-biased experienced review can tell.

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[nfssaad]

useless model...

[IceCold]

BELOW MENTIONING LIST OF CHANGES IN CG DREAM

*New Attractive Headlight With Phillips Halogen Bulb
*New Stylish Sporty Fuel Tank & Side Covers & Rear Seat Cowl (Patti)
*New Speedometer Very Good Dial & Good Design On Meter Body
*New Handle Bars & Handle Fitting Same As In Pridor
*New Front & Rear Fender
*New Rear Brake Light ( Thank God Finally New Design)
*New Rear Shocks
*New Comfortable Seat & Very Good Sporty Seat Bar
*Black Painted Engine,Chain Cover & Front Shocks Bottom Portion
& Also Front Shocks Cover Removed Now Its Like As We In Pridor & Deluxe

To add to the list the handle lock is built into the main switch just like Piaggio and the handle can be locked on either side.

[amjad635]

The rear shocks are not adjustable, I confirmed from dealer.. and closely inspected them too. They are similar to deluxe ones but don't have adjustment option..

I'd be surprised if AHL has really installed some new kind of hidden adjustment system..

Otherwise, rest of the bike is good enough no doubt, but still pros and cons are in every thing... i believe this bike would also be having some noticeable draw backs.. but only a non-biased experienced review can tell.

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nothing is perfect brother and other thing there is always space for more better work
as i had shown my concern on rear seat patti or cowl its fat a slim
aerodynamic cowl would have given bike more attractive look
there are cons and i am sure there surely must be some cons
in CG Dream specially as i have already shown my concern on soft rear suspension

[engineermali]

125 Dream ... Kamal hai

[JUNOON007]

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[JUNOON007]

the biggest downside in this bike is the old ohv engine
if new ohc engine was given this bike was as good as
international 125cc category bikes ex: As in india

that is the point my bro we need self start ohc engine
not this tang torr ohv 1970 s engine

[khanthegr8]

dream is much comfy than classic.since Dream has same 125 engine, so Vibrations are there. It has smooth drive at 5k rpm but vibrates vigouresly at top speed. I've checked its top speed as well. It achieved 107km/h with single and exact 100 with 2 riders. Engine wise there is a huge fault in my experience, and that is of gear box.when we bring bike into the gear and accelerates it slowly it shouts....oooooouuuuunn.the fault is same in CG Classic as well, and company says "its standards noise of the engine" but beleive me or not i daily sale 5-10 classic euro's and i personaly do P.D.I with my own interest.few of them are Okay.i will say 5 out of 100 are okay rest of the others are faulty. If we consider company's justification that its standard noise then why others dont create that pathetic noise??

[SyedMoazzam]

Should we REALLY encourage steps like these?

Isn't that the reason why our bikes industry is still light years behind international market?

Karte raho encourage iss qism k USELESS and BEKAAR steps ko.

Yup i am totally on your side on this opinion

[born_2b_wild]

dilkash nayay stickers k sath .............

[2468]

Yup i am totally on your side on this opinion

At least what was required in that bike in addition to cosmetic changes was a self starter, different exhaust (with lesser sound), larger rear brake drum, then it would have been a better bike than GS150 overall.

[SyedMoazzam]

At least what was required in that bike in addition to cosmetic changes was a self starter, different exhaust (with lesser sound), larger rear brake drum, then it would have been a better bike than GS150 overall.

The age of kicking the bikes must end and AHL should introduce this technology too

[IceCold]

Engine wise there is a huge fault in my experience, and that is of gear box.when we bring bike into the gear and accelerates it slowly it shouts....oooooouuuuunn.the fault is same in CG Classic as well, and company says "its standards noise of the engine" but beleive me or not i daily sale 5-10 classic euro's and i personaly do P.D.I with my own interest.few of them are Okay.i will say 5 out of 100 are okay rest of the others are faulty. If we consider company's justification that its standard noise then why others dont create that pathetic noise??

So this means it is not advisable to buy dream at this stage, since the gearbox is coming faulty and same is the case with CG. Right?

[usman_arooq2]

what is new? we already have deluxe as plastic bike, cg dream is more like what chonda brands do while copying cd100, pridor etc.

[jadoon1992_vxlimited]

dream is much comfy than classic.since Dream has same 125 engine, so Vibrations are there. It has smooth drive at 5k rpm but vibrates vigouresly at top speed. I've checked its top speed as well. It achieved 107km/h with single and exact 100 with 2 riders. Engine wise there is a huge fault in my experience, and that is of gear box.when we bring bike into the gear and accelerates it slowly it shouts....oooooouuuuunn.the fault is same in CG Classic as well, and company says "its standards noise of the engine" but beleive me or not i daily sale 5-10 classic euro's and i personaly do P.D.I with my own interest.few of them are Okay.i will say 5 out of 100 are okay rest of the others are faulty. If we consider company's justification that its standard noise then why others dont create that pathetic noise??

when i will buy a honda, do send me a bike out of 5 of the bikes which comes without fault :D. i will come to Okara to get that. btw i really like cg dream. the looks are amazing especially after watching the advertisement on tv

[amjad635]

KhanBhai it is very said if they still AHl have not rectified this issue
we heard of this issue when CG Euro was launched in 2012

I hope i don't get faulty CG engine

and those performance figures shared by you are very impressive
a top speed of 107km/h is very impressive and 100km/h with double