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Don't buy a 'fast' 2 stroke 125. They are all ragged to shit, get stolen a lot, and you can't take your test on them unless you can prove that they have not been derestricted. Don't forget that there is a power to weight ratio component to the learner licencing rules as well as the bhp and engine size restrictions.
Pass your test and then buy something that is actually fast.
When I got sick of pushing my Vespa home I bought a 2005 Honda CBR125R, which was a lovely machine. Not very quick, quite small, but it had a 6 speed box, discs front and rear, rev counter and fuel gauge, and with Bridgestones on it you could think it round corners. Really well balanced and really easy to pass a bike test on.