BCF Fix my fucking bike!! (It's an NSR)

[Carl_steveo]

Please.

Right I have an NSR125 it's a fox eye model and a Y reg. It's a gray import from France.

Heres a pic of how it sort of is now.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Bike.jpg


Right I finally have some money to be able to fix my bike. I also have money to be able to afford the insurance so woop woop all round. Only bad part is I desperatly need this doing before next wednesday because I have a job interview. So I have 6 days to sort it.

First off It needs a new right mirror and new indicators. I'm off to halfords now to sort that out. I'm only after quick fixes to get it all sorted for an MOT.

Things that uber worry me are.

The front mudguard was reversed into and has smashed at the end. I'm a little bit worried that this might make it fail the MOT. So my original thought was to just sand/saw the end down so it was smooth and they wouldn't notice.

The front that is broke.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Frontofguard.jpg

The side that is broke.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Brokeside.jpg

How it should look.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/normalside.jpg

How the underside thats broken looks.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/underneath.jpg

I took the guard off and noticed that at the bit where it screws to the forks on one side is smashed and looks like its already been bodged. It looks like somebody has heated it up and stabbed it with a screw driver on to create something to melt a cable tie to.

Next thing that worrys me is I have a leak. It seems to be coming from the sparkplug and I have seen bubbles coming from there. Does my spark plug need tightening. I am replacing it anyway.

I've mentioned this before but at about 5.5k to 6k revs the bike vibrates like mad. It's since it fell/was pushed over in the carpark. It's rideable but I don't want to ride it until I know what it is. I don't want to cause more damage to it. I've had suggestions that it could be a lose engine bolt or something. Any ideas.

Next thing is tyres. During the MOT do they just check the condition of the tyres or do they check the age. My tyres are about ten year old I think but they look to be in good condition. I just need them to pass the MOT and I can replace them after because new ones won't be here in time.

Next thing is I snapped my clutch cable. My cable was bodged and I have pictures for this but will it fail and where can I get a new one.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Cable.jpg

When it's passed the MOT and if I get that job I'm going to do my license. I just need this bike right now.

Cheers for the help in advance. I've wrote this quick because I have to walk up to halfords before it shuts and will upload the pics when I get back.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[ZRX61]

Bubbles from the spark plug??? That's a new one....is it made from Aero chocolate?

Vibration..... Related to engine speed or road speed? Does it do it at the same RPM in every gear?

Clutch cable: They have these establishments called "motorcycle shops".. sometimes they are called *dealerships*..

[Kickstart]

Hi

Plug might need tightening, or it might be a sign that plug has been in and out a lot (there is a crush washer as part of the plug to seal it). Would be inclined to suggest you just put a new one in.

Clutch cable you can just get from any bike shop. Or you can get cable repair kits (basically a new inner cable with some solderless nipples) from Hein Gericke which will do the job.

If you just want to bodge the mudguard up then get a some fibreglass and resin and use that (Halfords sell it). Cut off the jagged bits at the front of it and clean the edge up.

Vibration could be anything. Lose engine mount is possible. But as ZRX says is it engine speed or road speed related.

All the best

Keith
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[Carl_steveo]

[skatefreak]

Sounds like its been dropped/kicked over lol...
If its road speed could it be something out of alignment? wheel maybehaps?
Engine speed, ohh, that cant be a good sign but it still runs

Will be very interested to hear where this goes incase my NSR gets knocked

Best regards

-Jvr

[Damon]

Sounds a bit like the balancing gears have packed up. If they are anything like the RS 125 they are made of a sort of plastic cheese.

[Carl_steveo]

It only started happening after it went over on it's side. I just assumed the engine mounting was broke or loose. I'm going to have to look tommorow and see if I can find any breaks/cracks.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[Carl_steveo]

[Kickstart]

[Carl_steveo]

Cheers Kieth the photos have been added in the first post.

I'm hoping to try and get it MOT ready, if it fails I should have enough time to fix the problem and get it MOT'd again as soon as possible.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[UKRedwing]

even if it fails on the mudguard you can just take it off.. can pass without one

[Carl_steveo]

[G]

Doesn't brace it on all bikes. Just passed a c90 without one.

[Carl_steveo]

Well today wasn't a good day.

Todays plan was to make the bike look like this.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Naked.jpg

I did it. Anyway.

I took my first petrol tank off today without any help. Yey go me.

Except maybe I should have got some help because this happened. Boo me.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Petrol.jpg

I tried the bodged clutch cable and it works great. So i'm happy with that. Couldn't find anything too bad. Until I found this.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Tyrecrack.jpg

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Tyrecrack2.jpg

They are going to have to go.

This doesn't look good either.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Sparkplug.jpg


Jacked it in and came home. I decided to have my tea aswell.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Sushi.jpg

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Sushi2.jpg

Yummm Sushi.

Not going to get this done by tuesday sadly.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[Carl_steveo]

Update:

Right me and Hadies off here had a craic at it tonight.
I found that the radiator had a load of play on it and twisted side to side. I had a look behind it and the bottom mountings for it had come off the rubbers, one was sitting on the mounting peg and one was off it completely. We sorted that and it's now as solid as a rock.

Got the bike back together and filled with petrol and jumped it. Even with a dead battery it started first time with a jump and I took off. It feels awesome. Theres no vibrating any more so thats fixed. Also Hadies has sold me (well haven't paid yet) some newish tyres that look to be in awesome nick. So just gotta get them onto it and it's ready for an MOT.

Well happy.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[skatefreak]

do u think the vibs were the radiator?

good to hear its coming together, big fan of the nsr myself and great to hear another ones going strong

-Jvr

[Carl_steveo]

I think it was the radiator yeah. I've done a quick blast on it (on private roads officer) and there's no vibration at all and it's feeling great. You can see on the frame where the radiator has been hitting it over and over again.

The radiator is attached to the bike by three points. A bolt at the top in the middle and then two hook type things.

https://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/carl_steveo/Radiator.jpg

Excuse the crap paint diagram. The hooks at the bottom on either side have circular rubbers in them that slide onto the mount pin things. The hooks then sit ontop of the circular rubbers. It's a tight fit though. I think when the bike went over its knocked the radiator off the mounts meaning to was all over the place.

I won't know properly untill I get a full run out through all the gears and speed etc etc.

Just so glad to nearly have it back. It looks weird though. It's just an NSR with a petrol tank and a seat. Theres nothing else on it but the clocks. I quite like it naked lol.

Just got to get the fairings and lights all hooked up. A new spark plug would be nice. Then the tyres need swapping over and then an MOT. Shit that reminds me I still have a smashed mirror.


EDIT: I forgot aswell that even though my bodged clutch works fine i'm struggling to get it into neutral when stood still. Before it snapped neutral was easy to get into. It took me about 20 trys to get it into neutral the 2 times I had to today.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[ms51ves3]

Just remove the mirrors.

[Vincent]

Get yerself a new cable and a replacement mudguard. You should be living off bread and water 'till the bikes fixed, nevermind exotic foreign foods

patternparts.com might be good for the cable, eBay for the mudguard.

[Carl_steveo]

Haha exotic foreign foods!!!! It's from Tesco's mate I just have a sushi obsession lol

So could I do the MOT without mirrors or a front mudguard. Does the NSR mudguard brace the forks.

Patternparts.com is a website for parts for hotpoint kitchen appliances lol. The website is .net I think lol.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[Vincent]

[Carl_steveo]

It's not a bracket it's just 2 holes in the side of the mudguard. But where the holes are has snapped off.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[P.addy]

[Carl_steveo]

The front is cracked but I can sand that down to a smooth curve. It's the side part where it mounts that I'm a little bit worried about. I could bodge it and probablys will. It's not noticeable from the side, I didn't even know it was there until I took it off. The mudguard was solid aswell because it only just fits in. Might have to do some plastic bodge today.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[Carl_steveo]

Right, I had the bike out for a few hours today. The noise/vibration is back. Figured out it doesn't happen all the time, it's worse when down gearing.

Also in neutral it doesn't make the noise. Kick it into first, on the spot with no throttle and lean the bike to one side it makes the noise.

The bike feels awesome, it pulls through every gear and the engine runs great.

Any help.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."