honda xl 125

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Anyone had any experience of fitting cb125 rs top end (proper cam bearings) to an old sl 125 (1973) bottom end ???
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If it dont run then why not ? If it has no engine, can we fit one ?

[unitynotsocri...]

nooooooo.....ealier sl's and cb road bikes used one peice heads.

mixing earlier and later type two peice ohc head and engine parts is also dodgy .
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[wiggly_worm_123]

Ok thanks for advice, got an xl 125 rolling chassis (1975 n reg ) off of the ebay for a ridiculous sum of money, and it was still cheap despite the 600 mile round trip to cornwall !!!!

Bought bike knowing I had an sl 125 bottom end (1973) in lock up that I had from a bike breaker over 15 years ago that looks really at home in the frame. This came with a box of bits including spare crank and enough top end stuff to complete the rebuild (two piece head tho ?).

I have a complete cb125 rs engine but dont want to start hacking this classic frame to fit it because of the kickstart bulge in the rear or crankcase/gearbox casing and the oversize (compared to early 70's) engine mount bolts.

Oh deary me, looks like a rethink on where to go engine wise or start the search on ebay for priceless classic honda parts, ah well if it's not a challenge its not fun !!!
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If it dont run then why not ? If it has no engine, can we fit one ?

[Fizzer Thou]

I am sure this has been done on www.xrv.org.uk
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