Bought for €300, this 2003 model had a few problems: stored in a garage for two years, it wouldn’t start. A new battery, an oil change, a new air filter, a good carb cleaning and the replacement of the starter relay and here I am, the owner of a nice little 125.
Yellow number plate, big indicators and oversized tail light… It’s just not tenable anymore! Its original ugly color and retro look didn’t really appeal to me. It needed a facelift and a bobber-style makeover.
Complete disassembly, cleaning, sanding and painting in matt black.
I replaced the original turn signals, which were too big, with small LED “teardrop” type models. I changed both front and rear tires, front brake pads and rear drum linings. A few hours spent in the workshop during the winter for a result that I think is not bad, for a total cost of €500.
The rear light is now offset to the left above the license plate. To do this, I had to build a sufficiently sturdy steel support that also includes the LED license plate light. Cutting out the rear mudguard to give it a more aggressive look.
Features
Chassis
Frame: double tubular steel cradle
Fuel tank: 9.50 liters
Seat height: 670 mm
Length: 2320 mm
Width: 910 mm
Minimum height: 1,075 mm
Wheelbase: 1,520 mm
Dry weight: 144 kg
Front axle
Telescopic forks Ø 35 mm, stroke: 140 mm
Brakes 1 disc Ø 282 mm, 2-piston caliper
Front wheel: 80 / 100 – 18
Transmission
5-speed gearbox
Chain-driven secondary
Rear axle
2 lateral shock absorbers, deb: 100 mm
Drum brake Ø 130 mm
Rear wheel: 130 / 90 – 15
Engine
V-twin, 4-stroke
Cooling: air cooled
1 carburetor Ø 26 mm
1 ACT per cylinder
2 valves per cylinder
124 cc (Bore * stroke: 41 x 47 mm)
13 hp at 10,000 rpm
1 mkg at 8,000 rpm
Weight/power ratio: 11.08 kg/hp
Weight/torque ratio: 144 kg/mkg
