honda ns125r-advice?

[stirlinggaz]

hi all,
just bought a honda ns125r off a guy on forum(cheers mate)
im gonna be using this daily while my aprilia rs125 is being re-sprayed.(im gonna attempt this myself, so any advice?,i have a compressor & gun but never used it)
but i know nothing about this bike!
but it rides ok!
anyway it would make sense if i knew a few basics!
like, i see a radiator but where do i put the coolant?
how do i lift the seat?
what pressure should the tyres be?
i can see where the 2-sroke goes & i know how to tighten chain etc,
but any advice would be gratefully recieved!
GAZ

[ncrn]

Ok seat, you have a key hole on the left hand side to the rear of the bike. Put the key in and turn it round as far as you can. A little lever will descend behind the key, pull this down and pull the seat up. The seat will come off.

Tyres are 29psi on the front and 33psi on the rear, 36 with a passenger, I find it easier to ride with 34-35 psi normally mind.

Coolant, take the seat off, and undo the tank bolt (look at the front right of the bike where the tank meets the steering, there will be an allen key bolt). Lift the tank and there is a cap that says never open when hot on it, coolant goes in there, and the tank to the left of it marked coolant. 2 stroke oil goes in the tank to the right of this.

Hope this helps ^^.
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[stirlinggaz]

thanks mate,
cant see key hole for key,
will have a look in daylite.
2-stroke goes in next to top yoke, rite?
only need to lift seat for coolant?
cheers,
GAZ

[stirlinggaz]

nope,
definately cant see a key hole at side of bike.
curiosity got the better of me, so went out,put the outside lite on,
but definately cant see how to get seat up.
can see the 2-stroke oil tank on right side of bike.
will see if its under tank in morn.
then try & figure out how to lift seat!
GAZ

[Handsome]

Left hand side of the seat right near the back under the seat fairing there's a metal loop ( Helmet lock ) then you should see a lock, put key in there and turn then pull the thumb lever down and the rear of the seat up...
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[CaPo]

Its not an NSR There is no key for the seat. The way to remove it is by undoing the allen bolts at each side iirc.
Tyre pressures: 25 front, 32 rear.
For the coolant, remove the panel at the right hand side I think (similar to the one I gave you loose, but opposite side.) and I think the coolant bottle is there, next to the battery.

[stirlinggaz]

[CaPo]

Yeah, 2 bolts, one at each side of the strap. If its still not coming off then maybe theres bolts under the back of it I forgot about? The white cover above the tail light pops off, check under there.
When I got the bike the coolant was all flushed out and renewed, so there should be plenty of anti freeze in it, just check the levels ok.

[Handsome]

Sorry, I read it as NSR not NS...
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Previous Bikes...Honda NSR 125 RR...Kawasaki Zephyr 550...Suzuki SV 1000 S...Yamaha FZ8...Current Bike...Suzuki GSX-R 750...

[ncrn]

[stirlinggaz]

[CaPo]

6 o'clock is on, 9o'clock is off and 12 is reserve.
How many miles did you get to the tank?

[stirlinggaz]