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windows95
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 Posted: 17:56 - 09 Jul 2013  Post subject: Back on the road project: Honda CB125TDC 1982 |
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Hello all
Here begins a new mission - to get this 30+ year old Honda CB125TDC back on the road to replace my rattling 11 plate Kymco Pulsar 125...
As some of you may or may not of seen from the other posts on this forum I got this rather tired bike for the fair price of £50! It's a 1982 Honda CB125TDC Super Dream.
I've always wanted a bike which is from this era. I've had over 35 bikes now but never have i owned a really nice old retro bike... so when this popped up I just had to get it! Granted it's not very easy on the eyes at the moment its got a really bad paint job and a dent in the tank but for its age I think its not too bad at all.
So here we go then! So far I have removed the twin pipes (original Honda exhausts which is nice) and fitted new gaskets all around I also put new plugs and new oil in the bike, pumped the tyres up, lubed the chain and all the other usual things you would do with a new-to-you, old bike.
Sadly my camera wasn't present when I did all this so missed out on this part of the "project" but from here onwards I will be documenting everything.
I've got plans to get at the bike this week and check the valve clearances, tighten all the bolts up from back to front, get the front calliper off and clean it up (not sure if it needs it yet but we shall see..) the list goes on and on...
Main issue at the moment is some previous owner (total doughnut) has removed the air filters and covers... So I'm currently trying to source these.
Some pictures of the bike:
https://s20.postimg.org/a55vp0199/IMG_20130708_145303.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/6j02ccuvx/IMG_20130708_145323.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/b664e4i8t/IMG_20130708_145532.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/x7weo62ql/IMG_20130708_145341.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/t6fbiiafx/IMG_20130708_145420.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/63osjc8yl/IMG_20130708_145402.jpg
Pictures of it with the "sister ship" cruddy Kymco Pulsar 125:
https://s20.postimg.org/y190gs8rh/IMG_20130709_104215.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/abjks3ae5/IMG_20130709_104232.jpg
More to come soon...
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Current Bikes: Kymco Pulsar 125 2011 & Honda CB125TDC Super Dream 1982
Past Bikes: Typhoon 125, AP50, BWS 50, CBR125, Kymco ZX 50, Gilera Runner 125, 180 & 172, Honda XLR 125, KMX 125 x2, Piaggio NRG x3, x2 110 Pit Bikes, Pug Trekker 50, Honda Sky, Speedfight 50 & 100cc, SR50 x2, Suzuki Love, Chinese Fym 125 (yuk), Honda Varadero XL125-V1, Honda Vision 50 & 70cc, Honda X8R-S, Symjet 50, Suzuki Zillion &... Yamaha TDR 125. |
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Posted: 08:38 - 10 Jul 2013  Post subject: |
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Looks fairly good tbh.
Don't worry about the paint job, a bike that age and calibre is going to have been re-painted by the previous owner at some point.
Have fun.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 39k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50k. |
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| Posted: 09:37 - 10 Jul 2013 Post subject: |
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| ShepShep wrote: | Look's like i'm gonna pop your comment cherry. |
Why thank you kind sir. 
| Quote: | Look like it's going to be a good project. Does the thing function mechanicaly (more or less)? |
It does indeed function well mechanically I have actually ridden it briefly (on private land & yes I know, slapped hands for using it without filters.  ) Gear changes are smooth, no popping out of gear. Clutch is fantastic although will need some adjustment to make it how I like it.
Starts flawlessly and runs very well It's a little tappy but I think that's just me being used to a nice new(ish) 11 plate engine and not a 30+ year old one  Certainly no sinister sounds coming from the engine at all.
Does smoke a bit BUT it's not blue smoke so I'm hoping its due to the fact its been sat for awhile. When you run it and then leave it standing smoke comes out of the twin pipes so I presume theirs loads of crap to be burnt off inside the pipes. 
| Quote: | When was it last on the road? |
That's a good question, all i know is that it was brought to the garage where i got it from to have an MOT they looked at it and said he would be better off with a new bike and so he bought one and left them with the bike + V5. So the time it spent laid up previous to this I'm not entirely sure.
| Quote: | Whats your budget and just how much bodgeing are you going to be doing. |
Budget is slim and none I'm currently off on sick at the moment so money is tight. As for bodges... I don't really do them as they always tend to bite me in the ass in the end. But that being said if i have no other option...
Off down the garage now to do some work, shall be good fun! Will update later.  
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Current Bikes: Kymco Pulsar 125 2011 & Honda CB125TDC Super Dream 1982
Past Bikes: Typhoon 125, AP50, BWS 50, CBR125, Kymco ZX 50, Gilera Runner 125, 180 & 172, Honda XLR 125, KMX 125 x2, Piaggio NRG x3, x2 110 Pit Bikes, Pug Trekker 50, Honda Sky, Speedfight 50 & 100cc, SR50 x2, Suzuki Love, Chinese Fym 125 (yuk), Honda Varadero XL125-V1, Honda Vision 50 & 70cc, Honda X8R-S, Symjet 50, Suzuki Zillion &... Yamaha TDR 125. |
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Posted: 18:51 - 10 Jul 2013  Post subject: |
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So today I began the mission to get this little beast road worthy again.
I have....
Drained oil again and removed crank case to get at the clutch area where the oil strainer is (which was clogged to hell!)
Checked and ajusted the valve clearances (the bike no longer taps!!!  )
Got given a rev counter cable (thanks Dan!) and fitted that
Lubed the chain again
Took both carbs off and cleaned them out completely
Sourced some air filter covers!
Heres the pics:
New rev counter:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/1.jpg
Bike sat ready, waiting for the day ahead:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/2.jpg
Fitting the new rev counter cable:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/3.jpg
Healthy vs dead cables:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/5.jpg
Beginning to take the carbs off the bike... here you see the air boxes without any covers or filters 
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/4.jpg
Stripped all that down and got the carbs off ready to be stripped down and cleaned:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/6.jpg
Carbs off:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/7.jpg
Float bowls off, quite a build up of crud in the bottom:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/8.jpg
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/9.jpg
Jets removed and cleaned:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/10.jpg
Rock oil carb clean going to work on my carbs:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/11.jpg
Once all cleaned (sorry forgot to take pictures of them clean) I began to refit them:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/12.jpg
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/13.jpg
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/14.jpg
All fitted and secured, ran the bike and it was running perfectly:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/16.jpg
Next up, remove the oil strainer and clean it as I'm told these get covered in crud all the time:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/17.jpg
Oil drained and clutch cover off:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/18.jpg
At the bottom you can see the oil strainer waiting for a good clean:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/19.jpg
Removed and there we go! Surprise surprise its clogged with junk!
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/20.jpg
Cleaned that up nicely and put it back in place, then put the clutch cover back on:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/21.jpg
Yet more chain lube on the chain:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/22.jpg
Lubed nicely:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/23.jpg
Next up, Valve clearances:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/24.jpg
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/25.jpg
There were abit out so i adjusted them accordingly, put the cam cover back on and tried it out:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/26.jpg
It ran even better and has now lost its tappy sound. the engine sounds sweet as a nut now!
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/27.jpg
Next up I had a friend get in touch that ironically had another friend with 2 Honda CB125T's in his garden! Needless to say I swiftly went with him to this aladdins cave to source my much needed air filter box covers!
When i got there... well... what a mess! haha:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/28.jpg
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/29.jpg
Still main thing was, one of them had the correct covers i so desperately needed:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/30.jpg
Now removed and ready to go on my bike along with brand new air filters:
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/31.jpg
All in all a pretty productive day! 
Things to do tomorrow:
Order new air filters & put new filter covers on the bike
Carb balance
Decide if I want the black tank off the scrapper in the garden 
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Current Bikes: Kymco Pulsar 125 2011 & Honda CB125TDC Super Dream 1982
Past Bikes: Typhoon 125, AP50, BWS 50, CBR125, Kymco ZX 50, Gilera Runner 125, 180 & 172, Honda XLR 125, KMX 125 x2, Piaggio NRG x3, x2 110 Pit Bikes, Pug Trekker 50, Honda Sky, Speedfight 50 & 100cc, SR50 x2, Suzuki Love, Chinese Fym 125 (yuk), Honda Varadero XL125-V1, Honda Vision 50 & 70cc, Honda X8R-S, Symjet 50, Suzuki Zillion &... Yamaha TDR 125. |
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| Posted: 07:41 - 11 Jul 2013 Post subject: |
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Actually as I've been going over it all the rubber parts i've come across are actually in good nick surprisingly.
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| Posted: 08:00 - 11 Jul 2013 Post subject: |
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You be lubing the chain wrong
You need to spray it in the inside of the chain (lower run) so that when it spins it isn't spitting the lube off the chain but pulling it all through the chain. |
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| Posted: 11:04 - 11 Jul 2013 Post subject: |
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Don't worry I did I just didn't take a picture of that part. I did both the top and bottom of the chain as well as both sides. Probably overkill but the chain was dry as hell when I first got it so I thought I'd go to town on it!
Fitted the air filter covers today and ordered some new air filters Also did a carb balance. The bike is running really really well now!
https://www.louiseredknapp.eu/jason/projects/cb125t/32.jpg
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Current Bikes: Kymco Pulsar 125 2011 & Honda CB125TDC Super Dream 1982
Past Bikes: Typhoon 125, AP50, BWS 50, CBR125, Kymco ZX 50, Gilera Runner 125, 180 & 172, Honda XLR 125, KMX 125 x2, Piaggio NRG x3, x2 110 Pit Bikes, Pug Trekker 50, Honda Sky, Speedfight 50 & 100cc, SR50 x2, Suzuki Love, Chinese Fym 125 (yuk), Honda Varadero XL125-V1, Honda Vision 50 & 70cc, Honda X8R-S, Symjet 50, Suzuki Zillion &... Yamaha TDR 125. |
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