Wanted.125 twin for restoration

[Johnwebley]

hi all,

  if you hear anything around,

 I am looking for a 60's small twin,
 Ideally a Yamaha YAS1,

 or

 Honda 125 Benly S/S


 thanks in advance

[steff750]

   my mate paid £1200.00 for a rite dog  cb92 125 benley racer he recons it will worth 12 grand when its done lol that was five years ago and still not done  "good luck with that" 

[Johnwebley]

  my mate paid £1200.00 for a rite dog  cb92 125 benley racer he recons it will worth 12 grand when its done lol that was five years ago and still not done  "good luck with that" 
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 looked on various auction sites,seem as rare a rockin horse s**t,

saw a couple of  CB92 's here
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/classifieds/motorbikes-scooters/honda-benly-for-sale.html



 can't see any YAS1/3 's around,but a reasonable RD


https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbikes/yamaha-rd125-dx-reduced-price-/1164471902


 do you think its worth it ??

[Johnwebley]

well,I got an early RD125,

  still with the AS3 matching engine and frame  numbers,

 turns out it is an early drum braked RD,

 quiet a state,parks knacked and/or missing,


 been scouring fleabay for bits,a few from DK,JT and Yambits,most from the USA,so far been lucky with customs etc,

 I heard it running,sounds really sweet,but it will need a few hours work  to get it looking near good,

[Johnwebley]

little bit of an update,

 lots of parts ordered,

forks,mudguards,cables,header pipes,chainguard,indicators,airbox,airhoses,,


 generally very scruffy,and looking tired,I removed the exhausts and looked at the pistons,they look good,clean and smooth,the rings
also look tidy,it has decent compression,so hopefully the motor is basically sound,


 I hope to get Kent to refurb the clocks,and the wiring looks like a birds nest.


took the exhausts off,chrome reasonable,a few dents.but a good polish will do wonders,both need new studs fitting,so I guess
drill out,re-tap,either spot weld in place,or just screw in,so they can be replaced  again,

more progress later