Honda cg125 Nutral problems

Owen Allen · L Plate Warrior Joined: 22 May 2017 Karma :

Hi everyone

I bought a Honda cg 125 2005 today, when I bought the bike I was told that gears in the low end were harder to change (I was also given a replacement gearbox and told the seller didn't have time to change it)

I began my ride home and the bike preformed well, I stalled a few times but neutral was relatively easy to find (first or second time)

after a few more stalls it became increasingly hard to find and almost imposable to find and eventually took 5 mins to just get natural, iv had to leave the bike at a friends half way home, about 10 miles for pick up

any suggestions on what the problem is?

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

you left the bike at a friends because you couldn't find neutral? Think i would of just pulled the clutch in rather than walk home.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Before you dive into the gearbox, change the oil and adjust the clutch cable so that there's minimal free play in it. My CG125 copy-engine was a little fussy about finding neutral when it got hot.

Absolute worst case, you can stop the engine, put it into neutral and restart. It's not a cause for abandoning the bike.
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Owen Allen · L Plate Warrior Joined: 22 May 2017 Karma :

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm having trouble getting it into Nutral when it's off more than when it's on, I can only start the bike when it's in Nutral because it won't start in first

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Oh, that's not great.

Have a look at the gearshift lever. Is it securely clamped on to the input shaft?
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