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newbington
Posts : 4
Join date : 2012-02-01
| | Subject: 125cc base bike? Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:53 am | |
| I'm looking to start a cafe racer project, but want to stick to a 125cc engine...
I've been looking mainly at the honda cb 125, but I was wondering if there were any others people could recommend?
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gone fishin
Posts : 541
Join date : 2011-10-26
Location : black country
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:09 am | |
| hi matey welcome to the forum theres a intro section on the home page   have you thought of a cg125 cracking little engine and a easy frame to convert take a gander at this on egay Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.Item number: 140691381721 | |
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pauliexjr
Posts : 782
Join date : 2011-02-08
Location : Livingston
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:43 am | |
| Hi Newb, welcome aboard. Nowt wrong with the CB125, if you can find one the Suzuki GP125 is a good bike as well, the Yamaha RS is the right shape too. Take a look here, there are lots of images which might give you food for though: http://classic-motorbikes.net/gallery-home.php | |
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BBSparky
Posts : 40
Join date : 2011-04-13
Location : Warsash, Hampshire
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:58 am | |
| welcome! If i was able to build a chopper from a 125 and get that accepted by the big bike boys you can certainly build a cafe from a 125  . There are a few examples of some cracking 125 builds on here. Go for it and remember its your bike so as long as you like it thats all that matters!  | |
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newbington
Posts : 4
Join date : 2012-02-01
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:54 am | |
| Thanks for all the advice! I only have my cbt, and to be honest I'm only using it for buzzing around the country lanes around my area in the summer so no need for a bigger engine, my current 125 runs like a dream through the curves and cambers anyway!
I've been looking more a cb125s but I'm struggling to find cafe style parts, and there seems to be a lack of them on ebay really. I found a rather nice '81 cg125 for about 600 nicker, but not sure if its the kind of thing I want to dismantle....
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.Item number: 300655320618
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BBSparky
Posts : 40
Join date : 2011-04-13
Location : Warsash, Hampshire
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:02 am | |
| Can definitely see the potential in that. Cafe style the seat either by trimming that one ( although it looks in too good a condition to do that really ) or buying a cafe style base off eBay. Set of clubmans or clipons and your starting to get there. Then its a case of rear sets ( if you want ) tweaking the engine for slightly more power ( again if you want to ) and trying to save some weight. Could be a cracking little cafe bike that.
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gone fishin
Posts : 541
Join date : 2011-10-26
Location : black country
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:36 am | |
| nice bike that cg wonder how much as been offered proberly p**s takers 500 would buy that with it being 30yrs old i would be inclined to not modify the origonal bits but replace them with cafe stylee bits  | |
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newbington
Posts : 4
Join date : 2012-02-01
| | Subject: Re: 125cc base bike? Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:39 pm | |
| New update, 1988 honda h100 for sale in my area, not sure how much it costs but going to ring tomorrow. Can't find any h100 based cafe's anywhere but thoughts???
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