CG 125 no drive

[red5]

Went to take my GSX and my boys cg125 for an MOT this morning. His cg started fine he pulled away then stopped put it in neutral while he waited for me, then went to put it gear to pull away again but nothing.
The gear lever won't go into first, the neutral light stays on and when the gear lever returns you can hear a metalic click from the gear box area.
The gear leaver will move up to second and the neutral light will go out but there is still no drive and you can push it with the clutch released with no resistance.

Any advice greatly appreciated, as we would like to have a go at doing it ourselves to save him a bit of cash.

Its a honda cg 125 brazil 1988
And was running fine until this morning.
Many thanks

[unitynotsocri...]

stuck clutch plates,or......it was secretly knacked before being stored.

just get the oil warm and try bumping it to free the plates.
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nearly a normal tax paying tosser.......with ferrileness suzi100,cg125,cb125scb100n,cb175,cd100,cj250t,kh250,c15,125 bantam,super 6,rickman gs750,xt500,250rs,dt175,lifan125,dolomite1850,metro,Morris220ld,morrisfg,leyland princess,range rover,corsa,vw camper .now struggling with legs. MORE ORDER = MORE CHAOS

[red5]

He's had the bike for nearly a year and its been fine all this time.
I originally thought the clutch, but would that stop it going into first.

[unitynotsocri...]

if the plates are stuck then it wont change gear without loads of welly,which could damage the gearbox,check the chains not too tight?
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nearly a normal tax paying tosser.......with ferrileness suzi100,cg125,cb125scb100n,cb175,cd100,cj250t,kh250,c15,125 bantam,super 6,rickman gs750,xt500,250rs,dt175,lifan125,dolomite1850,metro,Morris220ld,morrisfg,leyland princess,range rover,corsa,vw camper .now struggling with legs. MORE ORDER = MORE CHAOS

[red5]

ok will check chain in morning, It was recently tightend but still had some slack on it. If not i will have a look at the clutch plates. I think he's looking forward to getting his hands dirty.

[Walloper]

CG clutch cable adjustment can be a bit of a fiddle. Sitting over time shouldn't affect adjustment but the cable could be tight in the sleeve. Try removing the lever from the clutch pivot and ensure the cable has a silky smooth action in the sleeve. If it hangs-up in the cable it can upset clutch engagement. It's a small clutch so there is not much between engaged and disengaged.

Use a PTFE based lube to lubricate the cable. Don't use WD-40 if you can avoid it. The solvent in WD-40 will wash out any lube that is in there and will only provide a very temporary fix.
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[red5]

Found the problem. Removed the chain guard to inspect the chain.
No chain, what a numpty the chain had snapped.
New one should be here in a few days so he can take it for his MOT after that, then I should have a load of new questions for the repairs for that.
Thanks for your answers.

[Alpha-9]

lol, how you didn't notice that is beyond me
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Fzr-600 1999

[red5]

CG has a complete chain cover on it, you cant see the chain untill it's been removed. Glad I checked before starting on the clutch lol.