Newbie from Uk

Peteuk · 09-10-2017, 02:02 PM

Hi everyone, I'm Pete from England and I'm here to try and gain some advice/tips etc on my current project. This year I restored a 1977 honda cb550f and now that's finished I've acquired a 1980 honda cb125t2. The thing is, I did the 550 so it would look like it should look or how honda meant it to look. With the 125 i want to make it a bit more unique, possibly cafe racer style. anyway, when i got the bike it was in pieces and had been on a pallet on someones driveway for the past 15-20 years. the good old British weather had done its worst and when i went to collect it, there was so much rust i thought the bike was brown.
so after a month the brown stuff has been removed and im building it back up and its taking shape. Unfortunately, it came with the engine missing and the owner had no idea what had happenned to it.
Im thinking of putting a Chinese engine in it, maybe a lifan or similar. Lifan do actually make a cb125t replica engine but when i emailed them they said the minimum order was 50 units and they wouldnt sell me just 1 engine.
My question is, does anyone know where i can purchase a new or used 125 twin engine or even a cb175 or cb200, i could make those fit. Im really struggling to find one over here
Thanks......Pete

culcune · 09-10-2017, 04:39 PM

Welcome to here. I am surprised with the multitude of recent 125cc Chinese learner bikes (besides the numerous choices of the 'name brand' bikes) you guys have and have had, such as from TMEC or Keeway, they are not showing up in the wrecking yards? UK EBAY is showing predominantly horizontal 125cc engines under 'spares' so for some reason there seems to be a shortage. You will probably have to check other places.

humanbeing · 09-10-2017, 06:50 PM

Look around... it's in somewhere nearby

Fake twin like these https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...42.FF1mIJyTt8k are easy to fit. Most of that CM125 style bike are originated from Guangdong which can survive in UK's salty environment for some yrs ...
Twin: the Real deal > Jialing (they used had a JV w/ Honda, late yr CB125T are made there) > lifan > ajs (regal raptor)/ Jinlun Texan

Krasi_BG · 09-12-2017, 06:10 AM

If there are no pictures - it didn't happen

09-10-2017, 02:02 PM	#1
Peteuk Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 1	Newbie from Uk Hi everyone, I'm Pete from England and I'm here to try and gain some advice/tips etc on my current project. This year I restored a 1977 honda cb550f and now that's finished I've acquired a 1980 honda cb125t2. The thing is, I did the 550 so it would look like it should look or how honda meant it to look. With the 125 i want to make it a bit more unique, possibly cafe racer style. anyway, when i got the bike it was in pieces and had been on a pallet on someones driveway for the past 15-20 years. the good old British weather had done its worst and when i went to collect it, there was so much rust i thought the bike was brown. so after a month the brown stuff has been removed and im building it back up and its taking shape. Unfortunately, it came with the engine missing and the owner had no idea what had happenned to it. Im thinking of putting a Chinese engine in it, maybe a lifan or similar. Lifan do actually make a cb125t replica engine but when i emailed them they said the minimum order was 50 units and they wouldnt sell me just 1 engine. My question is, does anyone know where i can purchase a new or used 125 twin engine or even a cb175 or cb200, i could make those fit. Im really struggling to find one over here Thanks......Pete
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09-10-2017, 04:39 PM	#2
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Welcome to here. I am surprised with the multitude of recent 125cc Chinese learner bikes (besides the numerous choices of the 'name brand' bikes) you guys have and have had, such as from TMEC or Keeway, they are not showing up in the wrecking yards? UK EBAY is showing predominantly horizontal 125cc engines under 'spares' so for some reason there seems to be a shortage. You will probably have to check other places. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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09-10-2017, 06:50 PM	#3
humanbeing Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,436	Look around... it's in somewhere nearby Fake twin like these https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...42.FF1mIJyTt8k are easy to fit. Most of that CM125 style bike are originated from Guangdong which can survive in UK's salty environment for some yrs ... Twin: the Real deal > Jialing (they used had a JV w/ Honda, late yr CB125T are made there) > lifan > ajs (regal raptor)/ Jinlun Texan __________________ Last edited by humanbeing; 09-10-2017 at 07:25 PM.
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09-12-2017, 06:10 AM	#4
Krasi_BG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 436	If there are no pictures - it didn't happen
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