Sanya SY125-11 cafe racer

[noobie-moped]

Hi,
ive just bought this bike and its been modded to a cafe racer
Sanya SY125-11
its an 2008..

now the problem is the guy has removed the back brake light and indicators / signal lights and im wondering why he has done this?
is it a common fault to have electrical problems with this type of bike?
if so can its be fixed easlie?

have i bought a lemon, need more advise and i will try to anwser any questions i can.
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[Easy-X]

Eeeeeeeeeee! Gouge out my eyes

Wrong tank, wrong seat, wrong wheels, the list goes on. I hope it was cheap!

Is the light above the number plate on the nearside not functional? As far as removing the indicators I suppose you could suggest it makes the bike "look" older

I mean why even bother? Anyhoo, AFAIK you can only get away with that sort of shit on either a real vintage bike that was never manufactured with indicators or a moped (i.e. <50cc.)

As far as fixing? Depends how much they've stripped out... probably everything by the looks of it Which means adding back in switches, clock bulbs, indicator lamps, all the associated wiring etc.

Oh, and you might want to add some mirrors

Or you could save some time and just burn it
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[MarJay]

Sell it and buy a bike that has all of it's original parts. If it were a £10,000 cafe racer it might be worth it, but it's worth about £800 standard, so that's probably worth a LOT less. Hope you didn't pay too much for it!!
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[Polarbear]

One of the first rules on buying 2nd hand bikes.

Unless you absolutely like the modifications and after market bits on a bike, go for bog standard. Never ever pay extra for a modded bike, the chances you will never come close to getting your money back when you come to sell it on.

In this case, sorry, your were seen coming. Sell and buy a bog standard bike.
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[Easy-X]

I was going to say it'd be nice to have a before and after photo to play a game of "Spot the Difference" but we'll have to make do...
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[chris_hu_cheng]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

I'm seeing so much stuff like this, take an 800 quid commuter, chop the back off, lose the mudguards, turn the handlebars upside down, and call it a cafe racer (or if it's rusty, a brat) for £1500-2000. People must be buying them though.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

Just put it out of its misery and write the value (ha!) of it off.
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[noobie-moped]

i didnt think it was that bad

i paid £400 for it

i have most of the parts for it just not the indicators
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[noobie-moped]

[stinkwheel]

Assuming this isn't a sock puppet account post carefully designed to trigger half the forum... Yes, you bought a lemon. It's an absolute abortion of a motorcycle and will likely give you nothing but trouble. It's been done to try to replicate the "brat" style customs like the one you see in the "The girl who..." films. However, it's been done by an idiot without any regard for functionality and legality.

It has no mudguards and no airbox. If you try to ride it on wet roads, you'll get soaked and the rear wheel will spray dirty water directly into the air filter.

As it was made after 1986 and is not an off road bike, it needs indicators to pass an MOT and to be on the road. It also requires a brake light activated by seperate two brake light switches.

Looks like it also has an illegal silver on black numberplate.

The front mudguard would normally incorporate a pressed steel fork brace so while the mudguard is not mandatory, it ought to fail an MOT without the brace.

No chain guard.

It'll handle like a piece of shit because the forks have been slammed a good 2" through the yokes, the suspension will probably bottom out over bumps.

Not sure but part of the subframe may have been angle-ground off.

I'm going to guess the exhaust has also been messed with and that it runs like a bag of shite because it hasn't ben set up for the air filter and exhaust mods.

So can it be sorted?

Yes, but it'll take a bit of work. At a minimum, I would set the forks back where they are supposed to be so it goes round corners, fit some sort of chain guard and get a couple of mudguards on it. Otherwise I'd say it's pretty much unrideable in anything but dry, sunny conditions.

You will probably get away with riding it like that until the next MOT even though there is a laundry list of construction and use issues (I won't be self-riteous about it, my bikes don't exactly conform either).

New numberplate, set of flashers, brake light will all be needed for an MOT.

Then there is insurance to consider. It is heavily modified from standard so you'd need to declare the modifications. That will be pricey.

Technically, if they cut the subframe off, it counts as a radically altered vehicle and should have an MSVA test and a Q-plate...

If it was me, I'd chuck a match in the tank and push it off a cliff, just to be sure.

Punt it on ebay, part it out or keep an eye out for a write-off going cheap that needs the engine/cycle parts you already have.
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[Sister Sledge]

[Nobby the Bastard]

On the plus side the chain and sprockets look to be good and the subframe can't be bent because the fucker's been cut off.
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[Riejufixing]

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[Easy-X]

I'd budget another £400 to "make right" + time and effort... to end up with a bike that's worth £800
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[Nobby the Bastard]

As there is no front mudguard, it'll be the front wheel that twats the front light and locks up before the forks bottom out.
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[G]

If it's like other 125s, I'd be more worried about ground clearance on the standard pegs.

[Ste]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sanya-sy-125-cafe-racer-bob-rat-bike-/303254135028?nma=true&orig_cvip=true

28 bids and it sold for £565.00 so I'd say the best thing to do with it is to sell it.

[Ste]

I like the mileage history:

https://i.imgur.com/Bn1AZ42.png

[Sister Sledge]

Gotta love Ste and his snooping!
Those miles - I thought it was going to be a clock change but no. Seems like something's amiss..
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Ooo, a big bore kit too - it just keeps giving
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