CB125 destruction (rebuild hopefully)

[Gazdaman]

[2Smoke]

Nice job but if I may make a suggestion?

The honing on the bores could do with re-doing, you need a cross hatch etc on it rather than horizontal lines, move quicker up and down the bore with the honing tool, will work a lot better.

Its worth buying quality tools also, saves the hassle you have had with that allen bolt!

Good luck!
Paul
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Currently in the stable.. '89 TDR250, 86 NSR250 '79 350LC, '79 DT175MX, 82, Pasola, '98 R1, '95 Speed Triple.. all of them total sheds..

[Gazdaman]

He didn't do the honing, and it is crosshatched. And in such a fucked bike it's not the biggest issue in the world!

The tools weren't actually bad in this case, Good quality allen key socket thing, and an impact driver, it just slowly rounded the bolt, even after a good roasting.

I've stripped a couple of bikes in my time right down to just a frame, and I've had a few seized bolts, but this is just something else.

Gaz

[mattish]

Im just waiting to be invoiced for a swingarm, all linkage parts and a shock from a guy on ebay for 30quid posted. Ive ordered the gaskets and hopefully they will be here before the weekend so I can start putting the engine back together

[Gazdaman]

w00t. I'm probably free sunday if I'm any use, could start putting the engine back together cuz I guess the swingarm bits won't have arrived.

Gaz

[mattish]

Well this evening I put the loom back on and wired up the rear and secured it all up properly. Ive put the mudguard and brake on aswell as the handlebars.

Piccy:
https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/cb7.jpg

[Gazdaman]

Still with a broken brake lever, tut tut.

Gaz

[mattish]

its not broken it was carefully sculpted to look like that by the road On another note my gasket set arrived today, engine rebuild this weekend

[mattish]

Finally managed to get the remains of the old base gasket off and it looks allright

https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/cylblock.jpg

Ignore the fact it looks rusty its just a dodgy picture!

[Gazdaman]

I think you missed an opportunity to use a copy of the sun or something similar as your newspaper backing.

A nipple visible through each cylinder would be genius.

Gaz

[mattish]

I had just used the remains of the sun I bought for cleaning up the oil

Please note I only bought a sun because I needed some newspaper to put on the floor

[mattish]

Have just got a message saying my new parts will be posted on monday

newparts:
https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/newparts.jpg


Work update: Got the cylinder block back on which was an utter B***h, bought a ring compressor that was crap so took that back and just used gaffatape and an old icecream tub instead

[mattish]

Work update: Wired up the headlight and all the bar controls, painted the panels and mudguard.

Panels:
https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/panels.jpg

Mudguard:
https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/mudguard.jpg

I really couldnt be arsed to sand them down to make them perfect as, lets face it, its never going to be pretty. So I just keyed all the surfaces with a brillo pad and painted over. The top panel came out nicely as that had virtually no damage in the first place

[2Smoke]

whack some laquer on man, it'll be mint
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Currently in the stable.. '89 TDR250, 86 NSR250 '79 350LC, '79 DT175MX, 82, Pasola, '98 R1, '95 Speed Triple.. all of them total sheds..

[satans_BIG_helper]

[Gazdaman]

I donate him some silver hammerite to paint his swingarm up nice, and it's used as a prop to support the mudguard!

Well I never! That's what old plant pots are for! What kinda biker are you?!

The bike will look good mate, and is the CDI ok after it's airborn trip?

Gaz

[mattish]

Theres not a mark on it so I can only assume its ok

[Andy C]

looking good, you must be please with the progress

Do you have a date you hope to finish you just a leasure/money maker excerise?
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[mattish]

Rebuilding it for the fun of doing it really. Should be back on road next sun if all goes well, 2 weeks ahead of the deadline I set myself

[mattish]

Nothing much new, my new rubber arrived today and looks ace, swingarm should arrive tomorrow.

Decent rubber vs square profile sh**:
https://www.mjleonard.me.uk/pictures/cbstrip/rubber.jpg

[veeeffarr]

Show and Tell: Best forum section ever created.

I really really need a shit of a 125 to do up

[colin1]

not quite sure how to read that one toby
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colin1 is officially faster than god

[veeeffarr]

[Gazdaman]

Those new tyres look good, although I did Snetterton with that exact rear tyre (old square one).

Gaz

[mattish]

New swingarm arrived today and looks to be in good nick just like he said. The main point is .. the linkage actually moves so YEY

https://mjleonard.myby.co.uk/pictures/cbstrip/rearsusp.jpg