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Title: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: triplE675 on June 01, 2018, 07:51:00 PM

Added some pictures of my 125 nearing completion finally.

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Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: K2-K6 on June 01, 2018, 07:56:36 PM

What a nice looking bike.

Nice work also.

Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: Laverda Dave on June 01, 2018, 08:57:41 PM

I agree, a lot of work has gone into the rebuild, well done, lovely bike and great colour combination.

Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: hairygit on June 01, 2018, 09:21:01 PM

Looks amazing. Never had the pleasure of riding one, but my guess is it would ride like a CB175 with a little less poke, but great fun and very revvy!

Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: Green1 on June 01, 2018, 10:32:45 PM

I love the two tone paint schemes on old Hondas so simple and always look great. 

Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: Seabeowner on June 02, 2018, 09:40:35 AM

Great job. Were they sold in the UK, I never remember seeing one? I had the more common SS125 in 1970 (£189 new). Engines look to have been derived from two completely different departments at Honda.
Must be a nightmare searching for parts as there are so many (different) CB125s.

Title: Re: Honda CB 125 K3
Post by: triplE675 on June 02, 2018, 12:33:46 PM

These little twin's are one of Honda's best kept secrets.
This K3 is one of 27 UK registered bikes in 1971/72 replaced by the cb175k4 or k5
I know of about 10 other UK  K3's
I have sourced engine parts mostly from France.
The exhausts were the hardest parts to find . I eventually found second hand down pipes in france.with CB175 silencers from DS.
The paintwork is Menno Dek's
In flake sunrise orange.
Not the standard candy gold.
Checkout the clocks.
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