The wee mtx

[jpderv]

just got this we bike yesterday its older than me and in better shape to lol its alot lower than the hartford but so much more comfy the acceleration in it is unbelievable first gear power wheelies and a nice pull in every gear up to 75mph it has six gears to hard to believe when its 1985 insurance was half the price to im well chuffed.

i think i got a bargain £290

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1st bike= skyjet 125 2nd bike= suzuki ts 50 x 3rd bike= peugeot speedfight 2 100cc 4th bike= suzuki katana 50cc 5th bike honda cg125 6th bike = yamaha dt125 r 7th bike honda rebel 125cc 8th bike hartford vr 125cc current bike = honda mtx 125

[Welshd1k]

looks tidy get a decent end can for some more ooooomph . good motors in them
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[jpderv]

[DrDonnyBrago]

I like it, forgive my ignorance of off road bikes but what exactly is it?

[Welshd1k]

[Reid]

It's a right cutie Would've snapped it up myself if it was closer - especially at that price

[Rob W]

My cousin had one when I was about 16/17 and we swapped bikes for a bit (I had a TS50).

It felt like it was trying to rip my arms off at the time, .

Nice bike mate,

[jpderv]

[621andy]

I used to have one of them...nice little bike
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'93 Africa Twin RD07, C-90,MTX-125,H-100,XL-125, a 125UAG(CG copy!)

[stirlinggaz]

nice find...
now start looking for a 200cc engine (which has atac), fit bigger carb & the exhaust off the 200 & you will have an even better bike, which wil do an indicated 100mph & will wheelie in every gear & has a working pv, unlike the 125 which has it blanked off, making it pretty useless below 5000rpm,
cheers,
GAZ

[jpderv]

[stirlinggaz]

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yeah i agree below 5k there isnt much power but above theres a nice little kick.

i would love to source a 200cc engine but i hear there like hens teeth so dont think il be getting one of them anytime soon the 125 will do for now atleast its economical which i like.[/quote]

keep an eye on ebay, you get the odd 200cc lump appearing,(they slot right in) i sold my last mtx complete with spare 125 engine, spare 200cc engine, couple of atac valves,wsm etc,
& its certainly worth looking out for an import 125 engine, just for the atac valve,
cheers,
GAZ

[jpderv]

[stevo as b4]

Nice little MTX that!

I agree that the proper full power engines with working ATAC are better and give more power over the rev range, (same thing with the DT125 LC/R).

It's not the end of the world if you can't find one or a 200cc lump for a future re-build projetc etc.

I think the Gianelli expansion chamber was good for top end power, certainely they work brilliantly on the KMX125 anyway, and i would think that you could get a bit more midrange back by having the cylinder head machined and the squish band re-cut. The 200's ran a 7.5:1CR and i think the 125 has 7:1CR. If you had your head modded to give the higher compression ratio it would probably make quite a big difference to the performance in the midrange. you might need a cooler grade plug and higher RON fuel depending on how much you reduce the head volume by.

[jpderv]

[stevo as b4]

Red bodywork with a white frame and silver swingarm was a std colour for later MTX125's as was the White bodywork with the red frame and blue seat etc.

[jpderv]