Basic bucket mods?

**agman** · 6th September 2013, 20:39

So I finally got a bike.

A Suzuki EN125.

The engine is stock as anything. So me and the old man have been thinking what basic legal mods we can make to get it a bit more stokey.

I was thinking the first thing would be exhaust, then carb. Also what about making clubman bars? They seem easy enough.

**Henk** · 6th September 2013, 20:46

Exhaust, carb, rims the right size for slicks and wets.

**agman** · 6th September 2013, 20:48

Ok, what kind of exhaust do you have on your bike? I realize you need to worry about how much sound it'll be making due to that whole winery mishap or something.

What size carb do you recommend?

**mr bucketracer** · 6th September 2013, 21:05

Originally Posted by agman

Ok, what kind of exhaust do you have on your bike? I realize you need to worry about how much sound it'll be making due to that whole winery mishap or something.

What size carb do you recommend?

you have to run a 24mm carb , find a exhaust of like a 125 mx bike

**agman** · 6th September 2013, 21:09

Ok cheers, are we aloud to run avgas? Its a 4-banger by the way

**mr bucketracer** · 6th September 2013, 21:14

Originally Posted by agman

Ok cheers, are we aloud to run avgas? Its a 4-banger by the way

thought a en125 was a 2 smoker must be the same as a gs125 then

**agman** · 6th September 2013, 21:16

Yea... Probably are very similar. Maybe even the same engine. I know The EN use's a different engine to the GN's.

**mr bucketracer** · 6th September 2013, 21:23

Originally Posted by agman

Yea... Probably are very similar. Maybe even the same engine. I know The EN use's a different engine to the GN's.

go with a 30mm carb . use to race a gs125 years ago untill it droped both the valves lol

**Pumba** · 6th September 2013, 21:25

Originally Posted by agman

Ok cheers, are we aloud to run avgas?

Oh this could be fun if I was in the right mood. But I am feeling lazy, so all I am going to say is don't do it as there is nothing to gain by doing so with your bike.

The biggest gains you will get is just by learning to ride the dam thing. Yes a pipe and carb may improve things, but right now as you have not set foot on a track with that bike you don't even have a starting point to know if you are improving things or just fucking up a perfectly good bike (trust us we have seen it before).

Personal thoughts are spend time making sure the dam thing is nyloned properly (I need to redo mine), and reliable. Once you get it to the track you will find out what you may need to change to fit you (rear sets, handle bars, anything that may hinder ground clearance. etc.)

From there your biggest gains will probably come from fitting rims of the appropriate size to fit slicks (especially if you are going to be racing at Mt Welly). You might be able to squeeze slicks onto your standard rims but you probably wont gain much and may even lose out over the tires it is currently running.

**Henk** · 6th September 2013, 21:25

Pretty sure it's a GN engine in a slightly better looking bike, the pure sport stickers must be worth a couple of horsepower

To start with I'd just ride it and see what you want to change, take the time to set up the legs etc so you don't have to think about where everything is, next would be sticky rubber, then start chasing horses.