06 RS 125 - Some Issues :(

[M0NK3H]

Firstly let me say HI !! to everyone on the forum.

I've recently passed my CBT and I'm looking to get my L's off as soon as poss, I have a passion for bikes but no technological knowledge what so-ever.

It would be much appreciated if you could lend me a hand.

I bought my self a very, very tidy 06 RS 125, looks a treat. But here are the problems. My manual states that it's a 6-speed but I can't find higher than 5 and my exhaust expels a odd amount of oil all over my back plate and drips from the end.

This one could just be user error so to speak but every now and then when I go to pull away from lights or a junction it hit's 8mph and just die's out. I thought maybe I flooded it on these occasions

I didn't fill like looking the fool in the shop so I thought I'd try it here first.

Cheers.

[TUG]

oil dripping out the zorst? doesnt seem unusual, but then again, if you could pop some pics up that would be cool, also welcome to biking, your in for a treat when you find out biking is more mechanical than you think lol, i've overhauled me bike from near destruction, and most the people on here are worthy of being mechs due to ownership of bikes. i'm not familer with the new rs's so cant really help, what do you know about the bike?
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[kwellsqpr1]

my mates rs125 has oil cuming out of it hours after he cleans it al off. he says 1 thing you can do is drill a tiny hole on the bottom of the expansion chamber to let it drip frm there ask others 1st tho cos i dunno if thts any good.
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keeping it rubber side down

[TUG]

nope dont ever do that, they are shaped like that to increase pressure to make the bike run better and make it perform to its max patential, tell him to get it fixed, it must run like wank now tbh. sounds like its normal, not sure on the gear issure, are you knocking the bike into 1st then setting off, then knocking it up into 2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th? or you knocking it up from neutral at the lights and setting off?
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Kickstart]

Hi

The oil sounds normal. Should definatly be a 6 speed gearbox. From neutral 1 down and 5 up.

All the best

Keith
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[TUG]

if you are setting off in second it would explain your flooding problem.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[M0NK3H]

LOL I'm taking off in first, but I do hold it right on the biting point for piriods. Pre-empting the light change. sometimes it's fine and others it just dies out, no matter how much throttle I give it. It takes off lets say a meter and dies.

Hmm.. It seems there must be something off with my gear box, it's 1 down, and 4 up from neautral then nothing.


Cheers guy's for the info so-far.

[TUG]

i dunno, thats really weird. if your not using the clutch propperly or letting it bike a lil you will wear the clutch down really really fast.
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Haz ER-5, innit!