Looking to buy a Honda Pridor, any reason why it doesn't sell?

[miwih37255]

Need to bike for an elder so it needs to be comfortable. Initial plan was to just get CD70 because YBR was very much out of budget. But then I remembered that Honda has a 100cc bike, looked into it and everyone here seems to agree its very comfortable and very economical for fuel consumption.

I want to confirm from people who have had this bike for some years now if there's any serious issues with this bike (engine, parts, etc.). I don't know anyone who has this bike so can't really ask. I've read the posts here and almost all of them are from 2014/2015. Anything about recent models?

[rehanqureshi990]

I have 2005 model Honda Cd 100 is surely a comfortable ride with smooth gear shifting nice fuel average best for Elders.

What issues i had with honda 100 and still its resist "The Clucth Plates you have to replace every after 6 to 12 months depending on your usage.

And this is gonna be my 3rd time ro rebuild my Honda 100cc engine maybe its because I'm a reckless person doesn't care about Oil. Else over all i love this Ride

[miwih37255]

Thanks for replying but its a (somewhat) different bike from the pridor. From what I can tell, pridor was a downgrade from the cg100 e.g. it doesn't even have a fuel gauge.

[usman_arooq2]

Maybe it's a 2005 model fault, it also had a fault where head would develop a noise.

Our 2005 cd100 had it too, the kickstarter would get free (need to engage a gear and move the bike so clutch can engage the starter) long before clutch plates actually gave up.

We have had 3 pridor's after that as well. Same bike, without fuel guage but better headlight. Didn't face any problem in any.

fuel economy is also better than CD70.

[miwih37255]

1. I've heard the plastic body parts get loose after a while and start making noise. How true is that?
2. Is there a slipping issue with the bike's factory tires? I've read here people change the factory tires with thicker ones.

[usman_arooq2]

1. Compared to CD 70 there are 3 parts that are plastic.
   Headlight assembly which doesn't get loose nor it breaks on light falls to side, as the handle + foot rest take the hit before anything else. But of course it can break if light is hit directly.

Second is the garnish around rear light, again it doesn't get loose unless one manages to break it. Usually the parking stand owners do it but nowadays even they are experienced with newer bikes.
Third is rear mudguard which was tight after 13 years of abusage as it was from factory on our CD100 2005. It's flexible enough that it doesn't break. It's essentially maintainance free, (unlike cg or 70's on which plastic splash guard needs to be changed every 3 months).

1. The bike weighs 98KG (CG125 weighs 95KG) so you can't expect it to stop or turn on a dime like 75KG CD70.

It has higher momentum so one should ride it like a bigger bike (leaving more space for braking), our current pridor is on stock tyres with no issues (I rode it quite aggressively today), on our previous bikes, we got 6 ply tyres, not for grip but for durability

[miwih37255]

So it sounds like I can go ahead and buy the pridor without any worries?

[usman_arooq2]

If your worry is about durability then don't worry about it, the bike is strong & reliable enough and maintainance isn't costly nor excessive. Just like regular honda bikes.

For how it rides, you should definitely get a test ride.

[miwih37255]

Thanks for the info. It helped a lot.