Project Götter Motorrad

[Ichy]

I've taken a few risks in my life. I helped to start up booby trapped machinery in Croatia. I've driven a Veyron at over 200mph. I rode a BMW S1000RR on the Autobhan at night in the rain. I've been shot, stabbed, and electrocuted. The list carries on and despite this I've learnt nothing.


Today I brought The Artists (formerly known as Allymoss) old GS125.
I was warned by others and even Ally pointed out that it needed work but it didn't stop me. Even common sense took a nose dive and I made the decision to ride it the 25 miles back home with no tax or MOT.

It started well, being old and boring meant that insurance was free. A quick call to a friendly garage and it was 'booked' in for a MOT just in case. Roads were wet but the sun was shining so with stout shoes and prevailing optimism we left to pick it up.

I struggled to find Mossys house and I should have taken that as a sign of impending doom, even my initial attempts at contact resulted in voicemail. Unfortunately just as I was preparing to abandon the quest he called back.

Blah, blah, blah. All done and dusted and off I go with a list of known problems.
No speedo or Tacho.
Exhaust bracket broken.
No indicators.
Oil leak.
Fork seals knackered.
Erratic tickover.

Riding the bike revealed other issues.
Steering wasn't straight.
Handling was 'interesting'.
Brakes were classic 80's, they did nothing above 5mph.
Mirror tended to get bored and look at the sky.
Engine was very rattlely.

Nothing major and I arrived at my house in mainly one piece.

Let the photos speak for themselves. Sorry for the quality, the fear was still running through me when I took them.

https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10559.jpg

https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10560.jpg

Nice welding.
https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10566.jpg

Chain might need adjusting. There is as much movement sideways as there is up and down.
https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10565.jpg

Bit of an oil leak.
https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10562.jpg

Throttle cable went for the minimalist route.
https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10563.jpg

Man oh man, this is just the start. The more I looked the worse it got, so I stopped looking.
Additions to the list.
Exhaust has a big hole in it.
choke lever missing.
Blow up tyres, pressure was 17psi front and 13psi rear
Warning lights don't work.
Brake light is permanently on. Front switch doesn't work.
Lots of loose or mismatched fixings. 6mm into 8mm doesn't go.
Headlight is loose and points were it likes.
NO OIL IN ENGINE
etc etc.

This sort of sums it up for me.
https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10567.jpg

Not obvious on first looks but the speedo cable is attached to the tacho.

I've spent an hour on it and given it a good clean, topped up the oil and started pulling it apart. Oil leak has been located and many new parts on order. Speedo and tacho are working, brake light fixed, and tickover sorted. Give it time and it'll be fine.

[woll]

You are one brave man or should that read daft?

Don't trust the stand, it falls over for no reason
Might want a new exhaust really lol.

In short, mossy abused it.
____________________
Current Bike- Suzuki DRZ400 SM K6
Previous bikes - Derbi Senda Xtreme50r, Honda CBR 125, Kawasaki ZZR 250, Yamaha DT125R, Suzuki Bandit 600, Gas gas ec 250, Honda CBR600FW
Damaged spleen, damaged kindey, 2 popped lungs, 2 broken ribs, broken face, broken wrist and 5 back fractures... remember kids walls hurt

[CHR15]

you forgot:



exhaust was run over by a merc.

throttle cable has right angle in it half way along.

the brake light flickers like a candle as you ride along.





on the plus side, the nearside pillion peg is a special 'gravity locating' item it will always point towards the centre of the earth... handy for something im sure.


and at least no one will ever nick it!!
____________________
Turbocharged drag thing / project death weapon / GK73A
Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[Ichy]

Remember Woll, one life, live it.

(Thankfully for longer than the 45 minutes it took me to get home!)

In Mossys defence he was very honest about it. I got pretty much what I expected.

[Ichy]

Chris I liked the idea of a throttle cable that you can check hasn't fallen off while riding along. Forgot to mention that the throttle adjuster hits the tank on almost full lock, sort of a pre warning that your running out of steering.

Brake light is sorted, it was due to the exhaust using the brake pedal as the only form of support. Foot peg is a little bit confusing. I assumed that it was this way around to give a good handhold when it fell over?

[woll]

Ahhh forgot about those bits chris The awesome peg that always points to the centre of the earth
____________________
Current Bike- Suzuki DRZ400 SM K6
Previous bikes - Derbi Senda Xtreme50r, Honda CBR 125, Kawasaki ZZR 250, Yamaha DT125R, Suzuki Bandit 600, Gas gas ec 250, Honda CBR600FW
Damaged spleen, damaged kindey, 2 popped lungs, 2 broken ribs, broken face, broken wrist and 5 back fractures... remember kids walls hurt

[Frost]

I would be working under the assumption that every single bearing and seal was knackered and see about buying a full set from somewhere. Drum brakes were old hat even back in the 80's though they can very very cheap to fix, also quite expensive

Cosmetically it's a dog, but provided everything that would move does, everything else doesn't and nothings leaking it will be good for a fair bit.

[N cee thirty]

man you've got some ballz
____________________
'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[Ichy]

[N cee thirty]

haha wish i'd have seen that
____________________
'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[mr.kris]

my CG is way more win than that its made from pure fail witch translates to pure win !
____________________
TS50X---CM125---MZ150---Z250---RS125---ZXR250---BANDIT600---TRX850---TL1000S---CBF600---ZX6R---BANDIT1200S---CG125---VFR800---CBR1000F---CG125---CG125---CB900F---CB900F---CG125---TUONO1000R---KLR600---GSX1300R HAYABUSA---VFR400NC30---BANDIT1200---CG125

HAYABUSA now in use!

[Carl_steveo]

[Ichy]

[Ichy]

Not much done, just started stripping down.

https://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l41/marki_03/GS125/SDC10575.jpg

List of fail keeps growing, rear sprocket was loose, wheel bearings need changing, tank rubbers are missing, best so far is the rear 18" wheel is fitted with a 17" tyre.

I need to find a manual.

[CHR15]

I think the only nice bit is the self amalgamating tape on the electrics, courtesy of moi.
____________________
Turbocharged drag thing / project death weapon / GK73A
Ste: I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about verbally abusing someone with a potato but I'm sure it's possible.

[N cee thirty]

epic
____________________
'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[Welshd1k]

17" tyre ona 18" WTF... cn i ask why your bothering to spend money or time on it ?? jaja
____________________
Current >Cb600fx hornet, ns125rk90 21.7bhp@wheel<
Sold >,zxr400 h2 (33bhp kit) rd350 n1 rd350 lc2<

[Blau Zedong]

While the state of the bike is pretty funny, I think by the time I reached the third or fourth item on the list of fail I'd of been reaching for the gas axe. It's a long time since I've seen something quite so fucked. As the previous keeper is a member of the BCF massive I'll refrain from blaming ALL of the bikes shortcomings on him. May I ask all 79 of the bikes previous owners to stand up, you are all guilty of inflicting at least one bodge on this bike in it's sordid life.
____________________
18:54:48 Rob Fzs: jews don't give away stuff for free

18:54:59 Rob Fzs: unless its their clothes/ hair/ golden teeth

[CHR15]

[B10Hazard]

Iv seen the abuse that the bike has ha im suprised its still breathing. .
____________________
Current bike .. The police stole it
No longer any socks
Let me take you on a trip . . let me show the world in my eyes.

[N cee thirty]

seriously it was a ok looking bike about 8 months ago
____________________
'00 Aprilia RS50 > '92 Honda CG > '99 Yamaha Fazer > '91 Yamaha RXS > '79 Suzuki X5 > 01' Honda Cg > 07' Honda Cg > 82' Kawasaki Z200 > suzuki gsxr 400 gk73a > honda vfr 400 NC30 Mod 2 Passed 09/06/2011

Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[Ichy]

[Frost]

As said above, if you want cosmetics etc, the bike will quickly become a money pit as you'll never get it back in resale value. But if you want a cheap run around, getting to mechanically sorted doesn't cost much if you do it all yourself. At least if it still looks like a dog, no one will nick it

[FreshAL]

If he's got a good job in automotive whatever it was, I'm guessing he can afford to spend a bit of money on a hobby.

Good on you Marki, this is a restoration thread I will be following

[Chalky.]

It does look pretty cool though!

Good effort mate.