Hi,
I am a 6.3 ft guy that recently bought a CB 125J with the following vin Number:
CB125J1005901
Why buy a CB 125?
After helping with a mini build and tinkering in general I wanted to tinker on a project of my own. Given you don't tinker on a brand spanking new CB 500 x I needed something cheap that I can work on.
BOOM. Perfect girlfriend spots a cb 125j rotting in someone's backyard. Rusted spokes, rusted fenders, rusted frame, rusted handlebars, rusted exhaust pipe and cracked exhaust outlet. No compression, but it turns over.
75 GBP (around 100 euros) is what the owner got for it, and a promise that I would get it running again. He had some great memories from that thing, but the poor soul loaned it to a few mates who absolutely destroyed it (electrics were absolutely messed up).
Ever since buying the rusted beauty, i've been lurking the forums and now that I am doing an off-frame restauration (as you'd call it in the car bizz) I decided to register myself and create a project thread sometime soon. Ask some questions too, like if I can do a carb swap without negatively impacting performance and heighten the suspension just a tiny bit.
I have no clue what year my bike's from btw. Anyone knows right off the bat with just the vin number ? It didn't come with the paperwork
I am a 6.3 ft guy that recently bought a CB 125J with the following vin Number:
CB125J1005901
Why buy a CB 125?
After helping with a mini build and tinkering in general I wanted to tinker on a project of my own. Given you don't tinker on a brand spanking new CB 500 x I needed something cheap that I can work on.
BOOM. Perfect girlfriend spots a cb 125j rotting in someone's backyard. Rusted spokes, rusted fenders, rusted frame, rusted handlebars, rusted exhaust pipe and cracked exhaust outlet. No compression, but it turns over.
75 GBP (around 100 euros) is what the owner got for it, and a promise that I would get it running again. He had some great memories from that thing, but the poor soul loaned it to a few mates who absolutely destroyed it (electrics were absolutely messed up).
Ever since buying the rusted beauty, i've been lurking the forums and now that I am doing an off-frame restauration (as you'd call it in the car bizz) I decided to register myself and create a project thread sometime soon. Ask some questions too, like if I can do a carb swap without negatively impacting performance and heighten the suspension just a tiny bit.
I have no clue what year my bike's from btw. Anyone knows right off the bat with just the vin number ? It didn't come with the paperwork
