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1. Sizing confusing the hell out of me: A 2.50 x 18 rim is not 2.5" wide, rather 3.14". So what does the 2.50 mean? 2. Relacing a new 36 spoke rim, from 23" to 18". Rim I'm looking at has similarly angled punched holes, but given the size drop is that good or bad? Wheel building is...

The $100 LED headlight option with the harness - Is this an actual headlight, or just additional wiring/electrical bits to allow for a headlight? Cheers!

So after returning to Australia and leaving my Srey Khmau behind, the urge to hit the streets, but on something with a little more go than a clapped out old taiwanese 125cc clone. So I picked up a 250 nighthawk or "CB250 Two Fifty" as they are named here. It's ugly and slow, but no one touches...

I'm on the hunt for a modern front end for my XL500s city tracker, and thanks to All Balls fork swap thingy http://www.allballsracing.com/index.php/forkconversion I've decided on a CR125R front end - mainly because they're cheap and plentiful down this way. However, I'd also like to drop the...

Picked up an 81 XL500s last week, don't see many customs around so thought it would be interesting to turn it into some kind of street version of the sweet SA Svart Gevaar thumper. Before I start tearing this thing apart, I'm wanting to get it up to 12v. Done lots of reading on the topic, and...

Can I just bolt on any old (new) carb, assuming it's the correct size for the intake port? Planning to swap out my push/pull throttle assembly and bolting on a new carb (mikuni or something else). Will it be as simple as fitting the carb, plug in the fuel line and throttle and go? Want to...

I've scoured the forum for info on 250 Nighthawks, and unsurprisingly there's not a whole lot of info on these little ugly things. I picked one up cheaply with $1000's worth of registration & roadworthy (ridiculously expensive to own a vehicle down under), and now planning a brat inspired build...

Decided to make the most of the first work-free weekend in a while and started pulling things apart! Tentatively named it "Dek Dek", which is Khmer for 'a little', but scouring the dictionary for a nicer name! What it looked like 12 months ago: I've owned and ridden this for the past 12...

Doing lots of lurker research for my upcoming build on my CG/CB125 clone, and need some advice on maintenance free lead acid batteries. Can they be mounted on their side? I'm planning a clean, stripped-back 2 up brat, and will ditch the side covers, so I intend on building a discreet battery...

So I've been living in Cambodia for a couple of years, and have owned a little Honda 125 for the past 12 months and it's provided much pleasure with some great southern coast rides, mild countryside offroad action, and also a few journeys up along the Mekong, but I've decided to pull it off the...