RX125 1979 plaything

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beardo_creeps

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• Feb 5, 2014

• #1

Picked up a 1979 Yamaha RX125 from a local farm a few weeks back, supposedly seized, with the intent to salvage parts and use the tank for an IT175 build I've been toying with. Got it home and realised that it wasn't seized at all, just the rear drums jammed on and that I have managed to get a fun bike to toy with.

The IT has now taken a step back and the fun of making a sweet little lane splitter is taking full hold.

It's early stages yet, but any advice on this model would be welcomed. Hard as chewing salt to find decent info on them.

Plan is to strip her down, tab the frame (and possibly paint it up in a blood red), blast and repaint the tank in original silver, flat bars, black everything else then spotlight headlight and LED tail/side lights. Seat will likely be a home job, low and flat.

All subject to change, I go on tangents at times.

 

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Anmic

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• Sep 8, 2014

• #2

Hows this one progressing?

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Sep 8, 2014

• #3

Slowly.

Had a trip away and live 300km from the shed I've got the bike in..

Now have spark, compression, new carbie and a mostly stripped bike. Hoping to work out the last of the issues this week actually, have time off with the ol' man to tinker.

Will post an update after the weekend, hopefully with some positive news.

Chris.

 

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Anmic

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• Sep 8, 2014

• #4

Sweet! I look forward to seeing more

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Sep 10, 2014

• #5

There's a running bike in the shed! Points were gapped too wide.. Rookie error.

Friday I'll have a change to finish stripping and get a few cleaner parts on. Stoked!

 

Anmic

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• Sep 10, 2014

• #6

Best feeling in the world when you hear them crank over for the first time!

 

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Taread

Building Motorcycles is my Nicotine

• Sep 10, 2014

• #7

Love the red frame color idea. Black frames are too boring in my opinion.
Also is this a dry sump engine? Is that plastic reservoir for oil?

Great build, keep it up!

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 8, 2014

• #8

The fun of playing with bikes that aren't particularly common in your country.. Have to get some wheels sorted and it's proving to be quite the pain in the ass...

It's coming along, albeit much slower than I'd like.

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 13, 2014

• #9

Picked up a set of FZR bars, popped them on upside down for a peep. Not sure if I'll run them this way or as a slight rise. Slightly leaning toward a scrambler look over a cafe look the more I think on it.

 

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Anmic

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• Oct 14, 2014

• #10

Looking good mate.

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 14, 2014

• #11

Stripped and sanded the tank the other night, pretty stoked on how it came up.

Currently toying with the idea of some sign writing on it with a clear coat over.

 

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Anmic

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• Oct 16, 2014

• #12

That tank looks sick! I like that you left the Yammy badge on to!

 

Anmic

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• Oct 22, 2014

• #13

Hope this is still coming along! I just picked one of these things up aswell a 79' model that im making a race bike out of.

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 22, 2014

• #14

Sick! Where are you in the world? I want another for a similar build/parts bike.

Still coming along, playing with body shape and seat at the moment. Got to sort wheels and lights too..

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 22, 2014

• #15

Sorting stance and shape. Thoughts on the rear guard?

Not set on the bars sloping down, may adopt a scrambler stance once I decide on a seat style..

 

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Anmic

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• Oct 23, 2014

• #16

Yea im in canberra mate.

I actually saw you add on gumtree lol.

I like the rear guard, i reckon a flat seat, cut some of the back section of and weld a loop on.

Like this one:

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2013/04/05/adrms-85-kawasaki-kh100-the-pickle.html

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Oct 31, 2014

• #17

Ahh. Did you get the yellow one with a parts engine?

My ad paid dividends last week, scored a 1980 rx in real nice shape, 9000km on the clock and garaged for a majority of its life for a smooth 500. Pretty stoked.

Also nailed a job back in Sydney so I'm rather excited to have potentially two little rat bikes to tear around the city on! Thinking I'll keep one real rat/cafe/stripped and the other a proper scrambler look. Should be fun.

 

Anmic

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• Nov 11, 2014

• #18

Nah i didnt. Mines red. Engine not running atm. Working my way through all the issues.

Ahh bugger ya! Wish i'd gotten something like that! Let me know if you come across any spare wheels. I'd like another set for wet weather tyres

 

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beardo_creeps

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• Nov 12, 2014

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Picked up a set of xt660 wheels, I like the size on the rx. They're off to the wheel guy to have the rx hubs fitted hopefully before Christmas!

Anmic, check, then recheck the points. They caused so much grief for me..

 

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Anmic

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• Nov 16, 2014

• #20

That looks bad ass dude!

Rightio yea mines playing "Hard to start" i'll double check them when i get a chance. Thanks for the heads up!