The Bikeshite Thread

[Cavcraft]

They do look pretty good, to be fair.

[Stinkwheel]

31 minutes ago, Iamgroot said:

We share the same pain! The one unobtainium obscurum bearing was over £100 for mine, thankfully found the same part listed as an engine mount bearing for a different bike from an aftermarket supplier for £30, but still only the one bearing for that.

Bloody hell, 100 for one bearing. I hate it when sizes are obscure so cost lots 

 

[hairnet]

been drawn into the world of aliexpress

is that game over

broke the brake lever - 70€ in ireland so 56 here

from usa 36 quid - that usually works but 40 quid to ship (WTF)

the sneaky way round it is put the oem number into google or ebay and the places in eu or usa come up and muchos cheap

not this time

put honda nc brake lever into google and you get the adverts across and how much - there were the alloy adjustable ones (rizoma ripoffs and shit) but wanted standard

saw some 25 quid but some were 13-14 saw one for 10 and change

went looking and there was temu (just no) and ali

on the site and no shipping and some kinda discount (first time user??)

less than 8 quid shipped

seeing as its a need not a want - likely that the oem ones are made by the chinese anyway just in an expensive honda bag

[hairnet]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202502179187700

there was another that was 400 miles and 3999 but sold i think theres two other but the other colours apart from this and not sure about the blue ones are terrible and they were 4250

this is new and its 400 off 

nc would not be worth much tho

[twosmoke300]

All done and sounding sweet . 

New genuine crank , barrel and piston and all new gearbox bearings . 
Got another Innova motor being dropped off in a minute for a rebuild as payment for the pair of cases 😂

[hairnet]

arai quantic

fiddliest visor release ever

arai debut and most the last 10 years  - visor up full levers poke out of side pods push levers pull visor up and off

quantic visor up and little levers - push in and side pods pop off

push lever further in and they push visor nobble into bigger hole you then pull visor from

putting it back together is not the 2 seconds the arai guy in the video makes it look

might have been half an hour

fuck sake

what was wrong with previous attachment ffs

[twosmoke300]

It’s all just a lil bit of history repeated 😂

[UltraWomble]

Scootering News:

Moto GB lost the franchise to import and sell Royal Alloy, Scomadi knock offs - as such they seem to be having a fire sale on parts (some are interchangable with the Scomadi bikes) but Ive also noticed that new pre reg bikes are now appearing on ebay and Autotrader from MotoGB dealers at substantially discounted prices sporting "shop soiling".
Given that the new range launches in a couple of weeks with a new line of dealers I wonder how much more the prices of the older RA bikes will tumble (if you are not right fussed about having the latest LC version of the bike)

2024 Royal Alloy GT 125 GT125 125cc for sale for £2,490 in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Also Scomadi are making noises about a return to the UK market

Ironic UK comeback for Scomadi? | NEWS | SLUK

[Cavcraft]

If Scomadi said it was raining, you'd have to go outside to check.

They had all these great tales of a 300 (which did come true very briefly with a Vespa engine), plus a 250 manual and a 400 or 500, or something.

Those new old stock R.A 125s are surely going to fuck the second hand market up a bit, £2,495 is a great price for a new one.

[doug]

Got my tank back from Cupar Bike Paints yesterday. Very happy with it. Reeeeally shiny.

And my van passed it's mot today. Life is good

[Iamgroot]

That tank is ace!

[DeanH]

Took the CT125 (the original!) on its first outing today. Did an Australian green lane. Interesting experience.

Made a fool of myself putting it on its stand. Looked away for one second and it fell on my shin. Smashed the indicator in the process. Arms from now on.

[Jerzy Woking]

Two groups of friends have visited here in February, so took them to ride around Andalucia.

Some great roads, but those just north of Almeria are just superb, such as the Alto de Velefique. Perfectly surfaced, devoid of other traffic, and sunshine. Only a bit of snow at 1900 metres, and then just under the trees. 

Highly recommended.

[hairnet]

was gonna clean bike and fart about but (been meaning since thursday)

shit time overnight means no

tea and pancakes and rugby

[hairnet]

2 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Two groups of friends have visited here in February, so took them to ride around Andalucia.

Some great roads, but those just north of Almeria are just superb, such as the Alto de Velefique. Perfectly surfaced, devoid of other traffic, and sunshine. Only a bit of snow at 1900 metres, and then just under the trees. 

Highly recommended.

Me too

[Jerzy Woking]

Did you try the road from Bacares to Gergal? I know you've driven some of those that run parallel to the Velefique on the eastern side.

[hairnet]

no 

down to tabernes then kept going

[Rustybullethole]

On 15/03/2025 at 12:22, DeanH said:

Took the CT125 (the original!) on its first outing today. Did an Australian green lane. Interesting experience.

Made a fool of myself putting it on its stand. Looked away for one second and it fell on my shin. Smashed the indicator in the process. Arms from now on.

Time to rack up the miles. Only had working indicators on any of my dirt going machines for fleeting moments. 

[DeanH]

38 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said:

Time to rack up the miles. Only had working indicators on any of my dirt going machines for fleeting moments. 

Yeah, hope to get back out soon. Currently investigating an oil leak. I thought it was just a few drips that could be kept on top of by topping up. But looking in the filler neck I can't see any in the bottom of the engine....

[Rustybullethole]

39 minutes ago, DeanH said:

Yeah, hope to get back out soon. Currently investigating an oil leak. I thought it was just a few drips that could be kept on top of by topping up. But looking in the filler neck I can't see any in the bottom of the engine....

Yep keeping that in good oil is key. Cheapo metal water bottle full of engine juice comes with me in every adventure on my single. Hopes its an easy fix. 

[martc]

On 15/03/2025 at 12:22, DeanH said:

Took the CT125 (the original!) on its first outing today. Did an Australian green lane. Interesting experience.

Made a fool of myself putting it on its stand. Looked away for one second and it fell on my shin. Smashed the indicator in the process. Arms from now on.

Australian bike being Australian. Better grip than most tyres.

[martc]

During the recent False Spring I had a couple of scoots out on the Zero. It never fails to satisfy. Over the winter I had heretical thoughts about chopping it in for a V100 Mandello or possibly one of the new Nortons. But 30 seconds into the ride and all thoughts of trading it in made me feel a bit dirty. 

I've added a set of 'comfort' footpegs, basically they're about an inch lower than the standard ones and the very slightly less cramped riding position is actually a great improvement. It took all of 10 minutes to swap them over (including a lowered foot brake lever) and I'm still surprised at the quality of the thing, considering it was made in the US.

[Cavcraft]

Someone on here should 100% get one of the new Nortons so we can see what they're like to live with.

[Iamgroot]

1 minute ago, Cavcraft said:

Someone on here should 100% get one of the new Nortons so we can see what they're like to live with.

I'm willing to give one a go in the name of science, if you pay for it.

[doug]

24 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Someone on here should 100% get one of the new Nortons so we can see what they're like to live with.

@Hawkeyethenoo

[castros_bro]

On 13/03/2025 at 14:23, hairnet said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202502179187700

there was another that was 400 miles and 3999 but sold i think theres two other but the other colours apart from this and not sure about the blue ones are terrible and they were 4250

this is new and its 400 off 

nc would not be worth much tho

 

 

  Shirly you just go get one yourself?

 

 

 

[Rustybullethole]

34 minutes ago, castros_bro said:

 

 

  Shirly you just go get one yourself?

 

 

 

Handsome looking moto that. 

[MT606]

nice straight forks back on the cub, handling should improve a bit....

[Stinkwheel]

16 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Someone on here should 100% get one of the new Nortons so we can see what they're like to live with.

Mate of mine ordered one but then cancelled it after he was told how long he would have to wait for it

[DeanH]

On 16/03/2025 at 15:51, Rustybullethole said:

Yep keeping that in good oil is key. Cheapo metal water bottle full of engine juice comes with me in every adventure on my single. Hopes its an easy fix. 

Right I think I've found it. Theres oil in the stator housing, which I assume is somewhere that should get oil in it? How involved is the repair likely to be? Engine out and split the casing? Or remove the flywheel(?) and replace a seal?

 

Hmm the more I think about it maybe there should be oil in there? The cover has a gasket/o ring after all... 

The neutral switch wire seemed to be trapped by the cover when I took it apart. Maybe it's just that?