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Sportbikes

1989Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda

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Built around a 124cc liquid-cooled two-stroke single making 30 hp and 17.7 Nm, the 1989 Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda is a Japanese sports bike. It weighs 121 kg dry and has a 6-speed gearbox and a 15-litre tank.

Capacity: 124.0 ccm
Engine: Single, two-stroke
Gearbox: 6-speed
Dry weight: 121.0 kg
Seat height: 790 mm
Power: 30.0 HP (22.4 kW) @ 11000 RPM

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Other years 1989 1990 1991 1992

How it rides

Editorial estimate from the spec sheet - not lab tested

Off-road & trail5%

Cornering80%

City riding25%

Daily riding20%

Touring10%

Two-up25%

Track75%

Best for: Sport bike built for its class - everyday, practical use.
Built for: A sport bike from Yamaha, built around a 124cc engine - a real production model, but this profile is formula-generated from its class and spec sheet rather than individually reviewed.
Not ideal for: Not for serious performance or off-road use.

Scores are derived from the spec sheet using the same model across every bike, so they compare like for like.

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Units

At 790mm, a rider of 68.9" with a 31" (estimated) inseam will reach the ground with both feet flat on the 1989 Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda, with a cramped knee angle of around 70 degrees and a forward-leaning riding position.

Assumes about 30mm of suspension sag once seated. This is an approximation from category-typical geometry, not a measurement of this bike or of you - sit on one before you buy.

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Reliability & safety

Bike Reliability score, safety recalls and owner complaints

Bike Reliability

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out of 100Poor

The Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda passed its annual roadworthiness test first time 58.0% of the time, 23.7 points below expected for bikes of the same age and mileage. That beats 5% of models.

This covers every year of the model.

Test records don't say which version a bike is, so this covers Yamaha TZR 125 Naked / Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda together.

58.0%Passed first time

31.8%Failed outright

10.2%Fixed during test

27,000Typical miles

1,367Tests

Pass rate by miles ridden

0-10k

71.6%

10-20k

61.6%

20-30k

57.1%

30-40k

53.6%

40-50k

56.6%

50k+

60%

All years of this model.

Against its rivals · ranks 4 of 6

#	Model (all years)	Score	Tests
1	Suzuki DR 125	9 Poor	308
2	Cagiva 125 Mito	5 Poor	5,282
3	Aprilia AF1 125 Sport Pro	5 Poor	100
4	Yamaha TZR 125R Belgarda	5 Poor	1,367
5	Suzuki RG125 Gamma	4 Poor	200
6	Aprilia AF1 125 Futura	3 Poor	113

Rivals are the most-viewed bikes on MotorcycleDB in the same category and engine size, from within three years of this model.

From British annual roadworthiness tests, 2005-2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (DVSA MOT test data, Great Britain). How Bike Reliability works.