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| truslack wrote: | | 27cows wrote: | H100s really aren't worth the effort. The motor is a thing of exceptionally poor design and ridiculous fragility. Handling of the SII is pretty good. But you can't rely on these bikes.
Don't be tempted, however cheap it is. |
That about the engine is bollocks. A friend of mine has clocked up 20,000 in the last 2 years, the bike has been abused to within an inch of its life, run out of oil 5 times, been run without gearbox oil, and been redlined EVERYWHERE.
That engine has NEVER missed a beat and always starts even in the snow and ice.
I have a points H100, and other than a retarded previous owner, I've never had any problems with it. |
I know the owner of said bike and I can tell you it has been well and truly abused. 
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Actually I think a thank you is in order. I would never have thought, dreamt or known of an RXS when buying my first bike. It was only after one of my first ever threads that you suggested it.
I wasn't really in the position to purchase one then. But I luckily I remembered, and I am glad I did. I fell in love with the styling and not only that the insurance quotes I got on it were far less than those for a CG, 1/2 the price!
So kudos to you 27cows, the one who enlightened my path!
From back in sunny July!
| 27cows wrote: | Probably not going to surprise anyone here (lol) but I'd recommend not a 125 but an RXS100. Just as fast as a restricted 125 (if not faster), immensely tough and reliable with a small level of care, cheap to fix, they take well to being bodged, you can persuade bits from all manner of other bikes to fit, and they can often be picked up for next to nothing.
Spares are cheap and plentiful (so long as you don't want cluster switch, exhaust or clocks). Ideal first bike, as the motor is extremely simple and easy to work on.
Mine cost £100 and I got it legal for the road for a further £31 outlay. I've been all over the place on it and it remains my number 1 bike.
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I was concerned about the spares situation by 1994. But the old girl has kept going somehow  Most bits are easy to come by. Pattern parts like mudguards, ignition switches, lights/covers, indicators etc are still available from various sources.
The only real issue is with seat bases, exhausts and light/cluster switches. Exhausts can be bodged pretty easily (it's 15 years since I had a perfect one), so can the switch. A seat from another bike could be modded to fit.
My one real issue is with my frame where the mainstand pin passes through it. The holes are worn badly, meaning the stand and the rear brake pedal move about a lot. I need to get that sorted but I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. That aside, I'm confident mine can reach the half a million miles mark.
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