Project bike - what shall I do?

[Snorty]

I've got an NSR 125 FL model sat in my basement at the moment, I've had this thing for a while, tried getting it sorted out for ages now.

Basically the wiring loom is shagged, when it's hooked up to a battery, it smokes.

Someone chopped around with the wiring loom under the intention of "helping" me with it, and now it smokes.

Before this, i did manage to get the thing running, idling etc.

I will add it also needs a few small bits that will all add up - loom, throttle cable, clutch cable, right handlebar, forks will need doing and I'm sure a few bits I've forgotten. The bike is a general mess I'd say.

Now I'm not sure what to do, whether I should just break it and sell the parts or try put some money into it and try do it myself.

What do you guys reckon?

[Damon]

It doesn't sound like a too big of a job. The wiring is fairly simple on the NSR's.

What exactly do you mean by it smokes by the way? from the electrics?

Have a look on ebay for a set of decent second hand forks and if they come up at the right price go from there

[Snorty]

The forks are fine, they just need the seals doing is what I meant.

The loom smokes, the wiring.

So I'm worried that if I buy a loom the CDI will just be fubar'd and then I'll have to get one of those.

It's a bike for a mate basically he just needs to get on the road soon but getting hold of a decent 125 for less than £800 quid is tough!

(Given that his budget is like £400).

Such a shame that the learner legal market is so much more expensive than if you have a full license, got my GPZ for £400, but my TZR 125 for £680.

[Snorty]

[P.addy]

[Snorty]

Ha thanks for the heads-up, I hadn't thought of the for sale section here!

Do you reckon a wheel from an NSR 125 would fit onto an NS125?

(The NSR has better brakes, bigger disc, grimeca calipers).

[Pol Anorl]

[Damon]