honda mtx 125 rally sport

[rogue12]

Hi here is my honda mtx 125 rally sport it was in a sorry state when i got it stripped it down and repainted ... this is it now 90 % finished just the new decals to go on and the seat has to be re-covered and its done ... total engine rebuild now starts just a fick of the kick start by hand ... tell me what you think ... thanx.

[nisp]

that.............................. is nice,

I havent ridden a 125 2t before, I hear the mtx is a nippy machine, with a lots of parts available
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[rogue12]

yes the mtx is very nippy ,the engine is near the same as the nsr engine ... this has the original tc02 engine and has only done 13000 km but the oil pump nylon cogs had broken so the 2 stroke oil pump had stopped working ,the piston was a bit battered so i replaced the head and piston.

[stevo as b4]

Nice clean example of the later Italian built MTX you have there mate! Looks like you have done a nice resto job on it too! Are you planning on painting any more of the white panels the same as the tank, or getting any sticker's made up for it?

I must admit that i prefer the looks of the Japanese built MTX RWD/RWF models, but the engine you have in your's is a better design and more robust than the sometimes troublesome Japanese MTX 125/200's.

It's a shame that Honda Italy never built an NS200R or MTX200 though, but then there would have been no domestic market for them anyway. I'm also told that the Malossi big bore kit for the NS125 takes them out to 190cc anyway.

[rogue12]

well stevo as im thinking of selling once its completely done im not sure if im going to do the panels ... i have searched everywhere for the rally sport panels or even the beach hunter panels with the decals already on but nothing ... so im just putting the pro link and marzocchi fork decals and maybe mtx on the side panels ... not much left for me to do now ...
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Engine has had all parts inspected and any parts below par have been changed
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[nisp]

nice

now post a video mister!!!!


If you do want to sell I might be interesed, PM me
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Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[rogue12]

here is a video of my bike slight flick of the kick start even first thing in the morning ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCu3yGfeYA&feature=youtu.be

[Benman]

Wow that's a nice start by hand like a boss!! I like the plastic shapes on the import version. Do they fit on the one released here??
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Ben1972

[Benman]

Check out the pics of my current ongoing project!! Is my daily commute so all work done on the hop!!!
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[rogue12]

i know that the front panels dont fit ben as the tank shape and size is different i dont know about the side panels..

[Irn-Bru]

Drum brakes on enduro bikes look prehistoric these days, it's usually the easiest way to spot a chinky bike.

Nice bike mister, how fast does it go? Why oh why did I sell my DTR
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[rogue12]

Irn-Bru i aint pushed just tried it round the block a few times as its just had full engine rebuild and needs running in ... before the rebuild was faf so i should imagine the same when its run in.

[blurredman]

I believe they used drum brakes on enduro bikes until fairly late owing to the effectiveness of disc brakes was too great?

For example, you don't need a disc brake when you're going downhill in mud.. Hell, you shouldn't want any brake because the front might slide out. It's the rear brake which is most important on enduro brakes, and once again you can easily lock drum brakes on the rear..

Disc brakes are overkill.
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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.

[Irn-Bru]

Well no modern enduro machine has them. Just seems to be the trademark feature of a "modern" chinese bike these days. I highly doubt they use them because of the reasons you stated
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[blurredman]

[sambaman]

Hi everyone, I' m new to BCF, love my two smokes and have been riding them since the early 70's, I need a little help if poss, I have just bought a rally sport125, it's uk reg on an F plate,the guy that I got it from advertised it as a MTX , I think that it may be from France, I have a problem with it, the wireing has been hacked about (which I think that I can sort) but the biggest issue is that the coil has been removed, I don't know what it looks like or where it bolts to the frame, a pic of it's location would be a great help. I can post some pics of it "as found" if anyone is interested?
It will keep me busy over the winter...
I don't want this post to be a one way chat, I am retired and spend a lot of time hunting out odd bikes and parts all over the place,especially 2 smokes, if I can help anyone please ask...thanks

[Benman]

This help???
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[sambaman]

Hi Ben, a lot thank you, is there a download manual for this bike ?

[Benman]

Haven't found one yet. Sure there is a Haynes. Scour eBay and you will probably get one for about a fiver second hand.
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[sambaman]

Thanks Ben, will the MTX manual be ok or will I need to get one specifically for the rally sport? I thought that the engines were different?

[Benman]

It has the tco2 engine and some other differences to the standard mtx but the basics from what I can gather. It's an Italian model so gonna be difficult to get a manual specially for it ( spent some time earlier with no luck, sorry ). Will let you know if I come across one. Lets see some pics!!!
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[sambaman]

Ok Ben that's great thanks, I will get some pics up tomorrow if I can, it's not pretty! Are the rally sports all Italian?

[sambaman]

Here's one of the bike as found...

[rogue12]

the engine in the rally sport mtx is more or less a nsf 125 engine.I got myself a nsf 125 engine and used that to rebuild my own tc02 engine, and i used the haynes nsf 125 user manual to strip and rebuild my engine,and it was the first bike i have ever rebuilt ,ok there is a few differences but its as close as your going to get.

[rogue12]

Sam if you are after parts you will find some here ...

https://www.whitedogbikes.com/cat--Honda-MTX125-HRC-Rally-Sport-1988-to-1991--honda-mtx-125-hrc-rally-sport.html