1980 Honda CB125T

[Milky]

Great learners bike, will teach you how to ride the bike rather than the bike riding you... if that makes sense. Alternatively, look at it as a reliable and economical Uni/work commuter for the discerning individual. As an added bonus, it is rather unlikely you will be in trouble with Mr :Police:
Comes with spare rear springs, points, plugs, tyres, tubes and even some handlebars. If you are lucky I might be persuaded to throw in some engine oil and a clutch cable too :)
Has travelled some 41ks, the last 8 or so from under this roof with a careful maintenence schedule. Was run every day to Uni and back, and most weekends got a longer ride to stretch it's legs a bit.
May well post a pic in the next couple of days if i can edit this, if not then you have to take my word for it that it is a well presented machine :shifty:

Offers welcome - no value is too stupidly high for me to consider :p

[SPman]

And how much are you thinking of?

[Kwaka-Kid]

? goodbye little one! CB125? $1200? something around there? Would one not guess at about that.

[Milky]

? goodbye little one! CB125? $1200? something around there? Would one not guess at about that.

$5 grand of course.. you can always come down in price :msn-wink: seriously though... something in the range of 1.2 to 1.4 :done:

[Two Smoker]

Somebody pllllllllllleeeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeee buy Milky's CB125T!!!!!! he needs to sell it to pay for the vin, cof and rego on the ZXR400

[Mrs Sparks]

what sort of $ are you looking for? Could you give us some details on this. I'm looking for something to get me started in classic racing. What have you used the bike for? thanks, Suz.

[Two Smoker]

what sort of $ are you looking for? Could you give us some details on this. I'm looking for something to get me started in classic racing. What have you used the bike for? thanks, Suz.I can answer this for you :niceone:

The CB125T is in great condition, Milky's Dad is a BMW Mechanic so has helped him keep basic maintainance up, (adjusting the timing and valve clearances etc..) it has done just over 41700km's. The majority of use has been for commuting and the occasional ride up scenic drive. Always garaged. Any other questions???

The reason for sale is because Milky has his full licence and wants to get his ZXR400 regod and vined

Hope that helps :niceone:

If you want a photo PM me and send me your e-mail :niceone: i can send it through that :niceone:

OH the price is $1400 ono and includes spare handle bars clutch cable and spare points and a few other things i think....

[Andrew]

I can answer this for you :niceone:

The CB125T is in great condition, Milky's Dad is a BMW Mechanic so has helped him keep basic maintainance up, (adjusting the timing and valve clearances etc..) it has done just over 41700km's. The majority of use has been for commuting and the occasional ride up scenic drive. Always garaged. Any other questions???

The reason for sale is because Milky has his full licence and wants to get his ZXR400 regod and vined

Hope that helps :niceone:

If you want a photo PM me and send me your e-mail :niceone: i can send it through that :niceone:



OH the price is $1400 ono and includes spare handle bars clutch cable and spare points and a few other things i think....

How come you have to hold Milky's hand? :spudwhat:

[Posh Tourer :P]

This bike has not been raced in it's life, and still has the standard twin pipes. Looks good but you will need a 2into1 for bucket racing. I dont know much about the bucket racing scene, but this is a popular choice. It is a 1980 TA model, so 16.6 hp standard. The later ones (1983?? onwards) were downrated to 12.5hp for japanese market learner regulations.
The bike is almost entirely standard (see below, and we kept all the original bits anyway), should have about another 10-20k left in the engine before any work is needed. If you want to bucket race it, it would probably be a good idea to pull the engine apart and have a good look and perhaps mod it at some point anyway, but there is enough in it for a good taste of racing before that engine work. The engines are pretty indestructible according to most people, being a 125cc twin (only 62.5cc per cylinder), they last a while. We took the Cheng-Shit tyres off it and the new(er) ones, two metzlers, stick pretty well. I assume that you would put race tyres on it anyway though. Registered and woffed, the bike has not been binned while we've owned it (the past year) and has given no problems in that time. It doesn not have any evidence of any major crashes on it.
It has CB250RS rear shocks and springs on it cos the original ones were stuffed and wayyy too soft. The half worn CB250RS ones make it a very good bike to ride. The frame is pretty flexy compared to the beemer, but it can still punt around corners pretty fast, and no matter how far over I go, I cant get the pegs down with the tyres now on it. Maybe its just guts on my part, but the tyres tend to feel like they are about to let go first.

The clutch cable that is on it at the moment has two(?) broken strands, and we have a new one that can be fitted in half an hour if you want.

What else can i say? Would be enormous fun round a tight track, max speed about 125kmh, great fun when under 60kmh mostly ie along the first part of Scenic Drive. A little small for me, as I am 5'11" with long legs, hence why i now have a Beemer.... I would recommend this bike as it hasnt been raced and should be in better condition than most of the other CB125s out there....

To clarify, I am Milky's brother, and TS is the next door neighbour, so we both know what we are talking about in this case.

[Posh Tourer :P]

How come you have to hold Milky's hand? :spudwhat:
cos TS is on wayy more often and milky is busy doing engineering while TS is a bum only working two jobs..... :bleh: That and he wants to see the CB125 gone and the ZXR400 on the road so he has someone else on a sportsbike that can keep up, to ride with....

[Andrew]

cos TS is on wayy more often and milky is busy doing engineering while TS is a bum only working two jobs..... :bleh: That and he wants to see the CB125 gone and the ZXR400 on the road so he has someone else on a sportsbike that can keep up, to ride with....

Interesting. Which field of engineering, which year, where at?

[Marknz]

...but you will need a 2into1 for bucket racing.

Why do you need a 2 into 1 for bucket racing? My twin that's coming back from Aussie now runs two open megaphones. Is this a Kiwi bucket class ruling that I haven't been told about?

[Posh Tourer :P]

Why do you need a 2 into 1 for bucket racing? My twin that's coming back from Aussie now runs two open megaphones. Is this a Kiwi bucket class ruling that I haven't been told about?
I assume you will need to at least change the pipes.I am just posting my uninformed ignorance, but I thought a 2into1 would be weight saving.... (Also I got told by KK <----- his fault his fault :bleh: j/k)

[Kwaka-Kid]

you got it PT, generally there is a gaiin in the higher-up power with sacrifice of some midrange and often a nasty flatspot using a 2into1, however there is HEAPS of weight to be saved and surely thats what ur after so just slap a 2 into 1 on and an ally can/megafone. Those current mufflers must weight damn near 10kg each! (well wouldnt mind betting 7kgish anyway)

[Milky]

Damn... I havent looked at this thread for a while. The above is true and TS answered 'cos he saw the posts and i didnt.


Interesting. Which field of engineering, which year, where at?

Auckland Uni, doing general this year - first year - as everyone has to, but next year i will probably specialise in mechanical or electrical - dunno which one yet but i lean towards mechanical. I know that mechatronics is a mix of the two, but i really dont want to be doing robotics, just a mix of electrical and mechanical *sigh* maybe i will just end up doing two degrees... nice big student loan for me :doh:

[Milky]

OH the price is $1400 ono and includes spare handle bars clutch cable and spare points and a few other things i think....

Note that this is an asking price, not necessarily what it will be sold for :niceone:

[FROSTY]

those little 125 twins are fantastic buckets.
Personally for a novice racer I would leave the bike basicly stock--bugger the 2 into 1 -U need smooth tractable power to start with --which the 125 twin has.
I'd just get the stickiest tyres i could afford and do all the normal setup you need to be allowed on the track.
anyone needing to know --buckets at Mt wellington have additional reqirementsa over and above standard ACU rules--nothing much but it can catch ya out .

[Dr Bob]

those little 125 twins are fantastic buckets.
Personally for a novice racer I would leave the bike basicly stock--bugger the 2 into 1 -U need smooth tractable power to start with --which the 125 twin has....
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I'd second that, I had a CB125 twin in the eighties until the director of Music Manor pulled out of a side street (in Lower Hutt) in his XJ6. I didn't know enough to bail and ended up embedding the bike behind the front wheel, had a cherry red circle on my white helmet from the bonnet and flattened the tank against the frame with my knees. ... but until then the bike went really well.