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BusterGonads Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 19:59 - 24 May 2018 Post subject: How do CG125 and CBF125s compare for engine vibes? |
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I bought a 11500 mile CG125 a few weeks ago and it vibes a bit at mid range, but it is a long time since I rode a cg (circa 1990) and I just took the vibes as part of the CG's personality. A couple of days ago, my eldest son asked me to come with him to see a CBF125 and check it out for him and if we liked it, to drive it home for him because he isn't doing his CBT until the weekend.
So.... I checked out the bike which looks like new and has 9000 on teh clock, he bought it, and I drove it down the A69 at about 65mph from Brampton to Haltwhistle and it was a revelation. It just hummed along with hardly a vibe at all. It was like driving a brand new sewing machine. In comparison, my CG is a bit of a tractor. Maybe teh CBF125 is a touch faster, but I could be imagining that because I may be confused by the effortless non-vibey way it goes along. Is the CG more vibey than the cbf, or is mine a bit of a knacker?
I have checked the engine mountings I can get at and there is only one more (the bottom rear one) that I can't get at with the tools I have on hand here. In the past I had a CB250RS that vibed like a monster and when I tightened all the mountings, it calmed down a lot.
Any advice would be much appreciated and I'll be asking about a flat -spot my engine has when I wack open the throttle at about 45mph, but unless someone comes up here and solves that one, I'll post that in a new thread. |
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My XR (CG engine) used to make my wrists sore the vibrations were so bad. The CBF has a modern fuel-injected engine so is better in terms of outright speed (plus the half-fairing) and fuel economy as well. Watch out for rust though |
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BusterGonads Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 21:50 - 24 May 2018 Post subject: |
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Ah - right. Thanks for the advice. I didn't know the CBF125 had a balance shaft. It is a nice ride, even though as a chap who started riding bikes in 1969, I don't like all the plastic bits on the modern Honda. Having said that, it was a sweet little ride. I'm looking at it now outside my window because the lad (38) doesn't do his CBT until the weekend and cant ride it yet. If he changed his mind and didn't want it, I'd have it off him like a shot.
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Does the CBF125 have a balance shaft? I know the CB125F does, but I've been searching the Internet about the CBF125 and balance shaft or shafts and I can find no reference to it. |
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tony1951 wrote: | Surely it must be caused by some kind of trauma rather than ordinary usage? |
I wouldn't bet on it. It's more modern, but the CBF was made in India for the Indian market. The quality control was all over the place - we've seen some that rusted out in months, or even in the showroom. Plus there was that fuel pump kangaroo hopping issue that Honda tried to blame on dealers not flushing out the tanks before first use.
tony1951 wrote: | I'm liking the CG more as I think about this - vibey it may be, but reliable certainly. |
I saw a 20 year old CG at the weekend that looked near mint. I doubt whether many CBFs will still be on the road at 20 years old, let alone still looking fresh. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 302 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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