General Bike Ravings

Got the engine back from the engine re-conditioners with new gudgeon pin and studs sorted. I then took the bottom end down to local bike shop to try and get the flywheel off and to our frustration the puller they have was too deep, so I went and tried to order one with no luck. Following a couple hours of procrastinating when I got home I strated putting the engine back together again. Enjoy the pics with a couple comparing the CBR125 and 150 cylinder and heads. Sorry I didn't get a pics of the ...

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28 November · 09:00 - 13:30

Location12:30pm on Sunday 28th November 2010 REPCO Hamilton (Corner of Angelsea and Rostrevor Streets)Created by:MAG-NZ

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12:30pm on Sunday 28th November 2010
REPCO Hamilton
(Corner of Angelsea and Rostrevor Streets)
Ride in from:
BP Autobahn Papakura, Roll out time 9am.
To The Common
Cambridge Town Centre
Meet at 11am - leave at Midday
Come along and ...

I have started an album of all the work I have been doing to Zensen. I'll keep adding as I find more photos

Damn those Wellingtonian riders. While chatting at the end of the Grand Challenge, Wuzards-Eugene and XP@ had tried to talk me into doing the C1KC, or Capital 1000km Cruise. Organised by KoroJ, its a 1000km ride starting in Wellington and runs each year. Aimed at attracting more riders into longer distance riding, it's a ride I have never done before.

Of course, there was a small hitch. It started in Wellington at 0630 on a Saturday morning. I was in Auckland. Rather than take a day ...

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With this year being the fourth C1KC, planning for the event is a bit easier as, after organising a new route, most of the stuff just needs to be regurgitated and tweeked, but that doesn’t stop us making plenty of mistakes though….which we do try to learn from.

After deciding that a foray into the East was in order, the route fell into place, notices were placed on forums and emails sent to subscribed riders who had previously registered or completed the run and then it was back to ...

[Spend the day finishing stripping Zensen back, cleaning and polishing parts, drilling out the rear sprocket and putting it all back together. Great fun and learning curve of what is going where and with the changes I've made how I can run things better. But man I'm over the the smell of polish. Well worth it.

Check out the photo's. Will add more later.

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Inspired by CG125 Bucket Project thread in the buckets forum I have decided to strip the chassis back (apart from the steering head) and clean it up. With the engine is out it is the prime opportunity to do some serious cleaning and making the bike look as good as I can. It will give me a chance to get rid of all that annoying surface rust and paint up the other parts/modifications that I made for the bike but never did anything about painting.

I'll post photos later.

I've taken engine and new top end down to a local engine reconditioners, who after laughing hysterically at the size of the engine agreed to "give-it-a-go to make up a couple of brass bushes for the gudgeon pin and replace the replace the rods that the head and cylinder are bolted down with. The CBR125 rods are to long by about 21/2 cms. Apart from that it should all be good.

So more money to be spent then I hope it's all done and I will have a kicking little bucket. Currently I am ...