The CR125 Project: May 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Complete!!!

Its been a while since I have posted to my project however there were only a few things left to do after the last post. Those items have been completed and I got the bike out in the sun to take a few photos. Clicking on any of the photos will give you a large version to click through as a slide show.

First Day in the Shop December 2011

Complete May 2013

This CR125 Is as orginal as I could make it. All the plastics are original 1987 plastics as are all frame and motor parts except piston and rings. The tires, chain and sprockets are aftermarket parts as well as handle bars, but the wheels are original. The seat cover is reproduction of original equipment.

This last few shots are with the KX125 that I restored along side the CR over the last couple years, also complete. Check it out here kx125project.blogspot.com .

The Back Story

This bike was originally purchased by a woman and her husband for some recreational trail riding. I have her name because its still on the title. They bought this bike (the 87) along with a 1986 CR125 (that I also bought) at the same time new in 1987. They proceded to ride the bikes for a couple of years as the story goes maybe three or four times a year. Then things between them went bad and they ended up divorcing in the early 90s. She got the bikes in the settlement. In 1995 She has a new boyfriend or husband and they decide to give the trail riding a try, they went out a few times but it turned out that they were over it. The bikes then sat in her garage untill Feb of 2010. Now the next owner comes along with his teen age son to purchase the bikes and use them for trail riding together. Neither of the new owner knew anything about bikes (and from the looks of just a few of the things on them I do mean they knew NOTHING about them) so the son takes off like he is invincable on the 1986 bike and procedes to ruin it from what I believe is running it without the use of pre-mix, ( I have not pulled the top end apart just yet). The son then decides to play mechanic and started pulling things apart without knowing what he is doing, so there are some small parts missing but was stopped before too long by Dad and saying they would have someone take a look at them. The 1987 bike was run some but at a much slower pace but probably still with no Pre-mix (it still has compression). So the bikes sit in a barn for some time waiting for Dad to have them looked at. It never happened, Son moved out Dad needs to move across country. After another year and a half in the barn now December 2011 I find the add on Craigs list and bang like that, I have two lightly used mid 80s CR125s for super cheap.