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bennell09
Renault 5 Driver



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PostPosted: 19:32 - 20 May 2011    Post subject: kmx 125 project/restore (pic loaded) Reply with quote

Evening guys, 2 week(ish) ago i baught my first 2 stroke enduro bike on the cheap said at £500, i new it would need work doing to it so i thought what the hell..., any way since ive had it home ive been going over it, writing down its problems ordering parts and thinking of what mods i can do to it, a list of problems quickly arrised:

front forks twisted badly!
front axle twisted
front and rear brake pads were completely dissintagrated
front piston was seized into the caliper
handlebars bent.. so there fit for the bin
the carb was full with rust to the point that 1/4 of the float bowl had hard rust built up causing it obviously to run badly
speedo cable was split in half
battery missing
indicators bust
rear light also bust
seat locking device broken
water housing union split
radiator fouling forks and i think its the wrong one for the bike in the first place
non road legal front tyre
clutch lever snapped
tank battered incl cap.
general dirt and rust everywhere

bike when i baught it
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mods being
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any one know when my radiator goes because it certaily doesnt go where it was unless this is the wrong rad with i think it is
https://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae338/bennell09/IMG_0508.jpg

pics tell all but this is a on going project and will hopefully have it on the road in around a month's time, just waiting for the log book to come back in my name then its off for a mot. items on my list to buy are

battery
new rad
sunline mx handlebars
different enduro style light
scott grips
wrap round handguards
underbar mirror
seat shaved and re-covered
fender bag
17" wheel conversion

WATCH THIS SPACE comments and thoughts appreciated
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Gazdaman
I did a trackday!!!



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PostPosted: 21:13 - 20 May 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks good, are the forks definitely twisted? I assume if they are it's just in the yokes.

i.e slacken them off, grab the wheel between your knees then move the bars back straight. Then tighten them back up.
The bike looks alright, I love the LED rear lights.

This is the write up for the rebuild I did of my 1989 KX 125: https://www.gaz-racing.co.uk/content.php?page=viewarticle.php&article_id=57

The engine looks very similar.

All the issues thus far look very 'sortable'.

Gaz
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bennell09
Renault 5 Driver



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PostPosted: 21:33 - 20 May 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gazdaman wrote:
Looks good, are the forks definitely twisted? I assume if they are it's just in the yokes.

i.e slacken them off, grab the wheel between your knees then move the bars back straight. Then tighten them back up.
The bike looks alright, I love the LED rear lights.

This is the write up for the rebuild I did of my 1989 KX 125: https://www.gaz-racing.co.uk/content.php?page=viewarticle.php&article_id=57

The engine looks very similar.

All the issues thus far look very 'sortable'.

Gaz


ive had the front wheel off and checked the forks and the left side(caliper side) fork is bent backwards a good 3cm and my axle has a S shape bend in it now but ive sourced some new ones for £45 so it wasnt as bad as i first initially thought. lookly i had 2 axles off a pit bike are the exact fitment so that saved me £20. trying to source some 17" or 18" rims that will fit with minimal spacing work so im thinking kx wheels or something in the kawak mx range. looking at your rebuild, i might whip the head off and check the piston and rings as ive got no idea when they last got changed, is it a simple task on 2 strokes as ive never done it before? Thumbs Up
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