CG 125 model help please?

[Macumlad]

I have recently purchased what the log book says is a 2001 CG 125 but im confused with all this Japanese, Brazilian and general import stuff is telling me.

Is there a way to definitely determine which model i have please?

The vin plate says "made in Japan" and the vin number is CG125-5739814. The casings are marked as a CDI engine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[smallfrowne]

Not sure about finding out for definite, but I have what I believe to be a Japanese market engine in mine. The only thing that sets it apart as far as I can tell is that it the gears are in race pattern, 1 up and 3 down so only 4 gears instead of the usual 5.
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'90 VFR750; '89 NC30; '95 DR650; '89 CD250U; ~'82 CG125; ~C90

[johnsmith222]

They moved to making them in Brazil by 1999 (based on my 99 model being made in brazil), so it's likely yours was made there.

Then again yours says Made in Japan so who knows.

EDIT: I'm wrong and I'd trust the vin plate but tbh it shouldn't really matter where it's made.

[Macumlad]

The vin plate says made in Japan and the log book says 2001 but it has the older square petrol tank and hub front brake. Unless someone has changed the tank for and side panels for older ones.

[Bhud]

Might be worth asking on the C90 forum - they know their CG125s too. I know that Honda Japan issued a Made In Japan rerun of their older version of the CG125 at some point. The Japanese ones are reputably of higher quality.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Honda switched CG125 importation and production to Turkey after 97/98.

Notable distinction of Turkey would be square headlight and mirrors. Honda on fuel tank, red or blue colour.

Brazil was 85 to 97, Brazilians have smooth sides with a tidy symetrical stripe down the middle.

Japan 76 to 85, mostly rusty old dogs by now.

You might have a mix of parts as a lot could be swapped between years and country of manufacture. Any particular need to know country of origin?
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

[Teflon-Mike]

[bazerque]

In Uruguay we have received always models imported from Japan, although from 1994 onwards we have begun to import also from Brazil.

Our models, from 1979 to 1993 had different side covers vs the first model and a front mechanical disk brake, that is to say a disk brake operated by cable.

About 1995 and up to 2001 (perhaps new old stock) we received from Japan a different motorcycle. The principal differences were, square headlight, joint square gauges in a square instrument panel (tacho and speedo), ignition lock in the instrument panel (vs under the tank) and a return to drum front brake.

Other minor differences included different tank decals, fuel tank cap black instead of chromed, plastic black mirrors and squared rear light acrylic cover.

Every part of this motorcycles is signed as japan or made in japan, for what I am quite certain they came from there.

At the same time the uruguayan importer had always bought bikes from japan, at least up to 2005, being brazilian cg125s in Uruguay up to that year grey imports.

[LessIsMore]

[Bhud]

[bazerque]

For Uruguay, up to 1978, and since 1994 up to 2001, all imported from Japan, they had drum brakes. 1979 to 1993, cable operated disk, also from Japan.Up to 1993 practically no other changes, round tank, round speedo and tacho, similar decals, round headlight.
From 1994, squarer tank, diferente decals, square headlight, square instrument panel,different taillight, plastic black indicators instead of chromed metal ones. For a photo of the latter you can look at the one in Wikipedia.


No doubt they were from Japan, not many sold, parallel import of many Brazilian bikes.