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Seabeowner:
This was my dream bike that I bought a new SS125 in Aug 70 (it's blue) when I was still 16. £190, I traded my C110 in and got £25 for it. Rode it to school. The dream wore off, it made hard work of the inclines on the M1 and I traded it for a Tiger 90 about 10 months later. But maybe as I work my way back down... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

Fourplay:
Thanks for the replies.

Ash, the hubs look polished (but still have scratch swirls which I guess they didn't bother polishing out in those days) they came in honda parts paper with correct part numbered labels. There are a couple of scratches through the clear coat and a few swirls in the finish of the clear coat,so I think I'll strip them and maybe just clear coat the hub centres, where its awkward to clean. Back to my original post re: the braking surface, what would you recommend to coat them in for storage purposes, don't want any more rust forming?

As far as silencers go yes Rocking Horse Doo Dah. Been looking on and off for the last 5 years. The bike came with a rusty pair of these. So I probably get another pair.

My wheels are 17inch and I've got new rims (not DID) from DSS.

Here's a pic of the bike when I bought it. Looks a lot better in the photos.  Swingarm was completely ravaged by rust, I've got a s/h replacement which is solid. Came with the wrong seat (PO bought from DSS) which is off a 1973 CL100KO/125K3 in good condition see pic.

I've now got a correct used base, Cover and foam are shot and it needs welding. I've kept the foam, so it can be matched by a seat recoverer.

Lots to do still, its been on the back burner for some time now, while I've been gathering parts.

Thanks again everyone. Love that Mono photo of the SS125

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