my 1983 cb 125 superdream project

[lozza59]

after owning numerous 125cc bikes and a cbr 600 fl i decided i would finally buy the one bike i had wanted since i was 17, a superdream!! (well an rg 125 gamma aswell but that will be the next one!)
found my cb125 30 miles up the road with a month of mot and tax
it had been on ebay for 40 minutes before i phoned the seller and said i wanted it, 2 days later (and £270) i picked it up and rode it back, despite feeling like a hardtail the bike went well, i got it back and left it for 10 minutes before noticing the oil running down the rattly centre stand also petrol was running out of one of the carbs (from where the petrol drain hole is! still trying to work out why this is) so far it was starting to seem more of a supernightmare!
having previously rebuilt a cg i thought this wouldnt be so hard so i stripped the bike down finding numerous 'fixes' all over it, poor bike!
so problems im aware of so far

petrol and oil leak
headlight not working
rear shock seized solid!
tank full of rust
exhausts rotten
paintwork been done all over in what i assume is dulux!

so i decided to start with the frame, stripped and blasted! then i primed and painted it!
found another shock for cheap on good old ebay

[lozza59]

so next jobs!
i fitted the loom back to the bike and wired up the battery to sort the electrical problems, not too bad of a job only took 2 days!
the 1 brown wire was an addition to the loom earthing it directly to the frame ummmm?? turned out just to be a dirty bullet connector on the original earth wire, then the headlight...... well i eventually traced it through to the left hand switchgear, the hi/low switch was not making contact inside, a bit confusing really as the spring inside the switch lever does not push the contact plate out far enough to make a connection, still working on that,
nows the time to clean and renew the parts while they are off the bike!

[GREENI3]

Did you not give it a proper good go-ing over before you bought it?

Although for £270 I'm not surprised.

But I suppose all those things that are wrong with it will make it a better and more interesting project.

Good luck.

[lozza59]

i was planning to keep the original panels , why else spend hours gettin all the thick paint off?? but the tank had some nasty dents, was full of rust and had no key for the cap 2 side panels were cracked, rear panel had the lugs broken off,,, aaaaahhh quick look on ebay!!

[lozza59]

ok seen some exhausts apparently they are from a cb genuine honda, pick up only but cheap at 30 quid tho and so a quick 120 mile drive to pick them up out they come 'these what your here for' to which i said 'ummm they are off a cm 125!' i had them anyway and got a fiver knocked off,

[lozza59]

ok so sorted some brackets for the exhausts ... well nicked them from my gilera coguar now they fit but the funny angle (lower) prevents the centre stand from fully retracting well i guess i need some originals more money lol
so i fitted a new rear sprocket and tyre and put the wheel on, front one too, bit of vht on the engine too. so here we are now up to the 9th of june! got some more bits being delivered soon! thankyou to teflon mike and snow tigeress who have really helped me on bcf just watched your video on youtube. starting the pup! i am not restoring this bike but more rebuilding it whilst sorting the little problems along the way hopefully will have a useable bike at the end of it

[lozza59]

my budget for this bike was 600 at most but i have spent that so far! decided to sell my cbr 600 to fund this what can i say? i like the little superdream

[lozza59]

[blurredman]

It looks nice
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[lozza59]

[Moo.]

Nice looking Shoulda tried to knock him down a bit i picked up the 250 version for £250 They're very nippy for what they are though, friend of mine has a blue one

Can i ask what the dimensions for the front caliper are? As in, distance between the mounting bolts etc.. the 250 only has a single pot caliper, and was wondering is the smaller ones would fit
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A2 Passed 18/6/10

[lozza59]

[lozza59]

gardens getting messy lol
bought more to be delivered in the coming week!
cb exhaust (one that fits properly)
headlight
engine side casing
rear light unit
couple of new cables,
hopefully a sidestand from a cm if it fits

yepp just one more issue! i have fuel leaking from one carb though it comes through the drain hole at the bottom of the carb, must be overfilling the carb? still to investigate....
might be picking another motor up to plant in it while i rebuild the original not 100% on that yet tho.. it is burning oil but i dont have much money

[Moo.]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Moo.]

Hmm.. that could be a problem! I have 2 sets of carbs for the 250 superdream, one has the metal and plastic floats, the other has the wierd plastic ones

Might be some crap from the tank blocking the where the valve sits
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A2 Passed 18/6/10

[lozza59]

thanks for the info
i will have another look tommorow
got a carb repair kit on the way (just new seals/gaskets/needles/jets etc) thanks ebay!

[lozza59]

pieced a few more bits on the bike, just to give it a go up the road
didnt go all too well, i need to set the carbs up or have them done..........hit 65mph tho
one other problem is my tacho counter is not working
the cable is fine and i have a new one to go on when sorted but i know the counter itself is fine however when i removed the cable from the side casing the little shaft in the casing will not move (whilst engine running obviously) im guessing the casing has to come off anyone know what the problem could be?
also any info on how to set up carbs properly?

anyway a couple of pics of it now... chain guard to be painted with a couple other things, also the motad exhaust is temporary until i can find more money to throw at some twin pipes

[Moo.]

Carb balancer should be able to sort it out, easy enough job! There a guide somewhere on here on how to make your own
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A2 Passed 18/6/10

[lozza59]

brilliant thanks for the info i will look it up

[lozza59]

dug the jialing motor out was full of leaves and water
had some nice mikuni carbs on it though
needed to swap inlet rubbers over to fit them...
the carbs got the honda screaming pretty high pretty quick!!

[lozza59]

the motor always had a loud whirring noise in the the 40 ish miles ive ridden it so finally decided to look inside, this could be it!!!!!!