cb125 twin

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

just thought i would share my latest 'project'

bikenut · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Karma :

how did you get on with the sucker......strong spit??

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

im not sure what you mean by that? Question

i just ordered new tyres and tubes so that i can get the wheels on and the engine has been prepared for painting but weather wont allow for it lately ...

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

sorry i understand you now looking at the pic of the valve being ground in Laughing

and yes i may have Laughing

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

my metzeler me22's arrived with the new tubes
and .... it looks like i will be getting another cb125 as a donor bike ALTHOUGH i was actually only looking for a set of good clocks when i decided the rest could come in handy! Laughing

Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

well this will be number 3 when it arrives on the 9th of november so im still fairly safe in comparison to your seven! though i didnt plan another one it just worked out pretty much as you said
well the decsription was something like 'its all there but its all in boxes'

you could be right regarding if i want to do it up... i have a little bet on with myself when it arrives
IF the frame and engine numbers match i will want to do it up as close as i can get to a full original resto however if they dont match im going to try and keep it as a breaker, really like the idea of having one with the original motor as none of mine have!!

i actually planned to get an old cg when this was done and play with it, something ive wanted to do for a while.

get an old cg rip it to bits and build it up to look something of a much older bike.
chinky twin port head, so dual pipes with bsa style silencers, single seat with a low rear mudguard maybe from an old cz? then stick a flat rack on top of that, drop the bars, custom light,number plate etc it goes on but still maybe i will get to do it someday!

for now ive just got the 2 dream 125's
the silver one that i call 'the tart' it sits there looking pretty with pretty much new everything on it and plenty of custom made stainless parts and more to come still Rolling Eyes

the second is as of now a rolling frame Very Happy

the 3rd 'donor' should be here on the 9th but im trying not to make too many plans for that just yet. WHICH IS A COMPLETE LIE ACTUALLY as i did wonder about the ajs nac12 motor going in and having a liquid cooled pooperdream? but certainly wont be much more than a donor bike for a while yet.... phew!

pdg · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Sep 2012 Karma :

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

Thanks for the info I was unaware but still in the case of both my bikes the numbers on the v5 differ to those on the actual engine. Not sure if it matters also but v5 engine id starts 'cb125te' whereas the engine in the bike reads 'jc06' also none of the numbers thereafter match. The only things that match the logbooks of course is the frame id's ... THANK GOD but lm sure the cb125 'te' was an earlier 6v twin shock cb125? A different engine altogether? Doesn't matter a great deal i guess. I had an rd 50 MX once and they matched frame and engine so i assumed they must all be the same from factory.

Hokum · Spanner Monkey Joined: 26 Apr 2012 Karma :

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

sorry to hear your cagiva got nicked Hokum.
wouldnt a honda cg be better? if you want a cb125 brokendream thats ready to go you might be looking for a while for a decent one, i recently saw this sell

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cb125-superdream-tdc-/181001214676?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item2a24835ad4

and i personally wouldnt have bought that one with ideas of riding the wheels off it.

for that money i would have been looking at cg's ONLY if i needed the bike for transport. my cg was great it ran on fumes, cost nothing for parts and was reliable for 2 years (20,000 miles) until i got my car license.

but if you get a cb125 Wink

project or not i want to see it! Laughing

good luck with your next bike Thumbs Up

Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

there you go Hokum! a good one with a years ticket!

i had a nightmare today with my superdream engine, clumsy me left the rocker cover off after placing the motor in the frame... new nuts and washers on the coil+reg/rec bracket which is just ABOVE the motor. have you guessed? i dropped a frikking washer down there!!!!
it fell just under the front tensioner blade. nearly hooked it out but had to take top end off again meaning i had to tear open the new gasket set (planned for the 'spare' engine rebuild) and nick the top end gaskets DOH!!!
will get pics soon as i get the camera sorted.
another bit of fun to be had is sorting out the rocker housings, both have no threads im thinking of getting a couple of m6 helicoils in there but may end up taking the rockers off the 'spare' engine.

lozza59 · Nova Slayer Joined: 19 May 2011 Karma :

well the spares bike arrived yesterday and WHOA! is it nasty Shocked

but for what i paid ive got a decent set of clocks, a decent calliper (currently stripped) and i had the wiring loom (uncut !!) and sidestand off it Very Happy

the engine is very clean also so i have that to one side but the rest of it... im selling as spares along with many other bits i cant fit in the shed now Laughing

the one im building is looking better with a couple more bits on it but most of it will be coming off again because of my latest idea.
i ordered over 50 quids worth of stainless bolts and i am planning to replace every nut and bolt with stainless

the 2-1 motad was loosely fitted mainly to keep noise down while i ATTEMPTED to get it running well and tick over, still working on that!

but of course i plan to get some 2-2 exhausts for it.

tank has been a real nightmare to sort out but finally got it in primer.