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Flat out all the way. |
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Posted: 17:04 - 18 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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It's not the most enjoyable thing to ring it's neck for an hour solid but it will not do any harm.
If you duck down behind the dials you can get 73.4MPH out a CG125.
The issue with riding at 55 is you will get impatients queuing up behind you and that's more risk of getting a shunt.
Pin it to Win it. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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Drop your oil changes to every 1000 miles, as there's no proper oil filter fitted, and you can use some cheap oil, no point in fully synthetic race oil in a CG, though it shouldn't hurt it either.
I took my CG from 12000- 21000 miles, flat out all the way. It loves it! Just keep on top of your servicing, I checked the valve clearances every year, and put a new spark plug in and washed out the air filter etc.
My mate took his 91 J plate CG from about 20000miles to 37000. His bike was faster than mine and ran well. But he didn't change the oil as often and a main bearing broke up at this mileage. We stripped it down to fix and the top end was in really good condition, honing marks on the bore, valves looked fine and the big end was ok too. He couldn't be arsed to get the bits for us to re-build it with and he got a used engine from a breaker instead.
We swapped it in, and after having to change the stator over and replace the carb rubber, it ran fine for another 2000miles until it got nicked.
Its far more comforting and reassuring to thrash a small four stroke all day every day, than it is to brave full throttle on a tuned stroker for long periods. I've only ever blown 2strokes up, never a four stroke, so that might sway my opinion. |
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I'd bump the service intervals too. Cheaper oil, changed frequently.
I've also seen several CGs over the years work a tappet adjuster loose to the point it came off altogether which is more likely to happen with sustained high revs. So checking it a bit more frequently would be the key to success.
If your Brit iron was well set up, it wouldn't have had a problem either. I run my Enfield Bullet at wide open throttle pretty much all the time (on account of it being about as fast as a CG125). I rode it down 260 miles of motorway a couple of weeks ago. Stopped once. Footpeg nuts have worked loose following the return leg and it used a good pint of oil but other than that, hunky dory. Passed its MOT today.
If you're overrevving it, the valves will float. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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As above with the oil and tappets, and consider running a colder plug, i.e. a NGK 9 rated plug rather than an 8 (DPR9EA-9 / DPR9EIX-9). ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Urgh, yes, hills and headwinds are kryptonite for 125s. I keep getting tempted to chop in the Ninja for an MSX125, then I remember... hills and headwinds. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Good on you getting them speeds from a CG
Mine would only get to 50mph an that was me going full aero |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 311 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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