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Deresrict it. 
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That. If you're feeling the urge to spunk money, and can't do A2 or A yet, I'd suggest spending on security and riding gear.
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I don't see any hate, I see people giving answers that aren't the ones you want to hear.
If you want to spend money on it for the sake of spending money then get whatever you fancy. Or you could consider some of the advice from people who've been there and done that.
"Fuck you" That's a good way to encourage people to answer your questions. 
Why are you never going to sell your NSR? |
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It's not hate, it's helpful.
Sometimes you hurt the one you love.
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| Ste wrote: | I don't see any hate, I see people giving answers that aren't the ones you want to hear.
If you want to spend money on it for the sake of spending money then get whatever you fancy. Or you could consider some of the advice from people who've been there and done that.
"Fuck you" That's a good way to encourage people to answer your questions.
Why are you never going to sell your NSR? |
I asked for mods from people who've owned one, not unrelated advice from people who havnt. As for the 'fuck you', all I get from some stuck up riders is 'get a bigger bike/license. Some people can't because of money/age, (I'm the former). Ive always said I'll never sell my first bike. It's too awesome to sell, might not get the opportunity to get another, 2 strokes aren't being made anymore 😔
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That's good because I have owned an NSR125. 
With the benefit of hindsight less money would be spent on that bike.
You've previously said that you've no intention of selling your NSR so I made the assumption that the cost of buying a bigger bike once you've passed your test won't be a problem.
You can't afford a bigger bike so you want to keep the 125 you've got and spend money on it which will devalue it? I can see how that'll help you to be able to buy a bigger bike. 
No one in this thread is stuck up or giving unrelated advice. You're just not getting the answers that you want to hear.
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Five... four...
The countdown has started, I wonder when One Niner is going to take off. |
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| TheWrightGuy wrote: | | Ste wrote: | I don't see any hate, I see people giving answers that aren't the ones you want to hear.
If you want to spend money on it for the sake of spending money then get whatever you fancy. Or you could consider some of the advice from people who've been there and done that.
"Fuck you" That's a good way to encourage people to answer your questions.
Why are you never going to sell your NSR? |
I asked for mods from people who've owned one, not unrelated advice from people who havnt. As for the 'fuck you', all I get from some stuck up riders is 'get a bigger bike/license. Some people can't because of money/age, (I'm the former). Ive always said I'll never sell my first bike. It's too awesome to sell, might not get the opportunity to get another, 2 strokes aren't being made anymore |
So leave it stock as the awesome bike it is...
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hi,
havnt read all the replies but this is probably what the op wants to hear & i have a full license, been riding bikes for over 30yrs & have owned more bikes than most, so yeah f*ck yous! (gaz is now feeling all rebellious)
what i have done, am in process of doing or plan to do very soon :
fully de-restricted incl 15t front sprocket, making 6th gear useable on m/way. bike came with wrong jets in carb so ran crap even though restrictions were removed.
jolly moto exhaust & c/f reeds (original 11kg system junked for 1.5kg jm)
32mm carb, though might fit a 34mm (i have a spare vhsb34es)
fancy smoked rear light from germany, gives it a single tail light rather than the twin round ones.
Actually most aftermarket parts are coming from germany have a look here https://www.motorrad-bach.de/
incl.
fancy front light unit, totally changes the fox eye look for.... a smaller fox eye look  unfortunately its not legal in uk, due to being made for euroland, still using it, cos it upgrades the bike wiring to take proper 55w H4 bulbs & i likes it 
4 new indicators, smaller than the standard ones.(removing the tacky fake c/f ones it came with, who the f*ck buys these?)
pillion seat cover & infill panel for grab rail,
new rear sets. totally changes the way you are seated, due to feet being further back. more sports bike orientated.
think thats it, though i'd like to get another cylinder (seeing as they are fairly cheap) & get it fettled by one of the respected tuners.
oh, & fork lowers now gold. they came in grey primer so decided to go for gold & have done the brake calipers same. looks good on a black bike, imo. (besides, calipers SHOULD be gold, but mine came brush painted in red  )
havnt decided what to do about the tatty paint work/fairings. would like to keep the original colour scheme.
total cost of all mods? far more than the cost of a good standard nsr, maybe double, but these mods brings it up to date & makes it more like the bike SHOULD have been when released, seeing as we didnt get the pro-arm 150 sp.
its not an awsesome bike when standard, its an ok bike. nothing more.
remember these bikes were built to be 21kw full power & restricted to comply with uk learner laws.
all it needs now is some usd's.....shorty levers...
cheers,
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| Posted: 15:04 - 24 Mar 2015 Post subject: |
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Has NSR.
Used it daily for 4 years.
Loved it.
Still have it.
Have rebuilt it all just needs spraying.
Would have spent all the money in the world upgrading it if I had it back then.
Then I got an old CBR600 F3...
A year on, I kind of don't want to ride the NSR again, even with a fresh engine rebuilt from the ground out and lots of work done on it.
Why, even after putting all that time into rebuilding the bike?
I am certain it will no where near live up to my memories, whizzing around on it after having ridden a half decent big bike 
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| MarJay wrote: | Gold forks, spazzo levers and all that? sounds a bit ruined to me. |
Hi,
i did think ,long & hard about doing the fork lowers gold, & i had plenty of silver paint, as well as gold.
my logic was, the brake calipers are gold, so gold fork lowers makes sense, no?
if it looks sh*t when finished, it wont take much to change them back to the original silver, but the bike is 99% black, including the swing arm case, so the only other colours are the orange decals.
so silver forks & gold brakes doesnt make sense to me.....though the swing arm case could be painted silver (its original colour i think) to match the side vents & then silver forks would fit. but i know i would hate having those cheap grimeca calipers standing out in gold & would just HAVE TO paint them silver lol
levers? i was thinking of the cheapo copies, but not 100% convinced....yet,
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You need a purple power band.
Chicks dig purple
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| deeds wrote: | You will spend say £1000 now adding tat and if you keep it you will get to a certain age and spend say £3000 putting it back to standard. |
hi,
tat? what tat? & what "certain age? in 45 ffs! IF i sell it, lol. behave, i rarely sell bikes (that why i have at least 4 or 5 at 1 time)
so lets look at this "tat" :
the headlight unit is the most expensive outlay (& bought when the euro was in the toilet btw) 2nd hand originals go for £65+ if you can find one (the last one sold for 85 iirc) & are around £130 new from david silver who was out of stock, so i paid an extra tenner or so for a better looking, brighter headlight. well worth it imho.
do you know how bad 35w ba20d bulbs are? i live semi rural & the extra light helps me see where im going.
its not simply a case of fitting brighter bulbs, the wiring cant handle it, neither can the light unit, they melt.
i have kept the original headlight unit, but it has a cracked lense. thats why i needed/wanted a new one.
know what, you try finding one, go on, right now try & find a nsr foxeye headlight. you might be surprised.
the exhaust? the most common mod done to a nsr (& every other stroker), 11kg for mediocre performance versus 1.5kg with proven performance gains., which would you prefer? & i got it cheap 2nd hand 
i have the oem exhaust system, all polished up & VHT painted to sell on, or keep for when i might sell the bike. (but anyone who knows me, knows thats unlikely to happen)
the rear light unit, blends in better on a black bike than the oem, which i still have. (seeing a pattern here?)
indicators? a tenner. & were a neccesary evil due to the fake c/f mismatched ones it came with
im still struggling to see whats tat tbh
The bikes worth £1200 if i stick the original parts on. maybe 1400 with the jolly moto.
the carbs? i had them in my big box of spare carbs.
£1000 you say? no, not yet. nowhere near it & remember you dont know how much i got the bike for
i reckon i could stick it on ebay for £1600 at easter (when the weather gets a bit better, supposedly) & get it no bother, without spending any more money. my mental arithmetic tells me i have had use of a bike for x amount of time & i will still make a few quid profit, which isnt my intention btw. but mainly (which some people are missing) im trying to turn a decent wee 125 into a much better bike.
if it didnt come fitted with so many budget parts, (the grimeca calipers & suspension mainly) i wouldnt have to do this.
if i could find some usd's that would fit straight on, i'd jump at it.
same with the rear shocker. i missed out on a cheap knackered hagon or similar recently (like what the sp came fitted with) & regret not buying it, seeing as a new hagon is about £450.
i think, with the rear sets (another expensive outlay, but they were a xmas pressie) & decent suspension (it already has good tyres) the nsr 125 would be up there with the aprilia rs & cagiva mito.(which i also own)
my only other costs have been for consumables, & yes im counting the c/f reeds as well. the originals were looking a bit dodgy (looked liked there was a fold or crease) & actually cost less than oem reeds, go figure.
so your logic is...just wrong, i can return the bike to standard for free (although im not sure a cracked headlight lense will pass an mot) & could sell the "tat" very easily & STILL make a profit.
theres a few nsr 125 owners out there. i wonder why.
cheers,
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