submitted 8 months ago by TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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So my buddy is selling this, it's been sitting 20 years, engine turns over, been stored dry, but plenty of corrosion. Six thousand km on the clock and it's probably true. Tell me I don't want a finicky 250 bhp/ltr explosive powerband impractical smells great does something funny in my pants purple two stroke. I am struggling so hard not to.

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[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Is bhp/litre actually a measurement or do people just use it to avoid saying it's about as powerful as a sewing machine?

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

More like an indicator of fragility, more per liter power then an f1 engine? probably gonna have to look after it.

[-] cellardoor@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

If it's fun to tinker with, you've got the skills, and it's for a ludicrously good price, go for it. Otherwise, don't take up garage space you could fill with bigger bikes. Maybe make it a farm, track or 'learner' bike for your friends.

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

it's got all three, and i have some rs125 spares that seem to fit. the bikes i do have in my stable don't really scratch this itch, i think i'm gonna take it.

[-] Vodik_VDK@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Thought I was looking at an FZR for a minute.

[-] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

Only good for masochists, it'll need a new one of everything from rusted-in brake seals to rusted-in swingarm bearings. And when it's all done you'll be left with a bike that's only slightly better than other featherweights, is completely impractical, and cost the same as a new bike to put together even if it was free.

If you already have another one that runs nicely but needs new plastics, then go for it!

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Agree it'll be a balls to fix up, but i don't think any other bike, especially "newer" bikes, can match that special thing only a highly strung 125cc two stroke can provide. maybe it's rose tinted glasses, looking back at my rg125 gamma2. it really did eat power valves and slurp fuel like v8, but was a whole lotta fun i haven't had since.

[-] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 8 months ago

I can understand the allure, when it feels like you're pushing the envelope of whats possible with WOT on a screaming engine ... FWIW new Aprilia 125s don't make the same power (because 4 stroke, legal power restrictions, and emissions) but they do sound like a Moto GP bike when you keep them above 8K (they make no power below 7K). The local teenagers here love the Supermoto version, which can push the envelope in other ways ... namely backing it in while scraping the pegs. Also, they don't have to strip the bike apart every week just to keep moving like we did, lol

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

A highly tuned four stroke is fun, but it's not the same, am determined now, I will have a little ripper!

[-] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

Fair enough, if you can get this one for near-free then it can fit the bill if you're determined and have the skills.

My baby is a 1980 Yamaha TY175 that was pulled from a shed and I custom built it into a full competition machine so I don't think I can criticise. It cost me about 5000€ in total, and still needs a couple of things, lol

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Fyi to everybody, decided against, mainly as I had read the clock wrong it has 62 thousand kilometers. The chances of maybe the engine being ok internally is super slim.

So had a worse idea, I will now be rebuilding my rg125f, hmm. gotta find tm34ss. and a bag of money under the christmas tree.

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