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Yeah I think those washers that you mention were stuck on to the top of that plastic gear with gunky oil I've got some of that copper brake grease at my parents house so when I get chance I think I'm going to lubricate the brake bits as I think they are a bit stiff. Need to run the new tyres in, better make sure they're scrubbed clean before I set off tomorrow.

Right, I got mucky again lol. Took the front wheel off and put in the plastic gear, seems to be working now thankfully. The bike is now fully fixed and ready for action (touch wood) medium distance ride tomorrow to test.

Look what I just found in the boot. Bloody hell! http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/gear_zpsebc1bc28.jpg Am I missing anything else because I'm sure in the previous pictures it shows some metal washer'y type things. Not getting messy again today, only just had a shower and got cleaned up so gonna do it tomorrow probably. Cheers, Ross

I think this is the bit I need, it looks like it's metal. http://scooterspares.org/clickpic/xl_cg ... 829%29.jpg

Hi TomH, Thanks for the advice re the forks and chain. I've actually just got my tyres back from the shop and fitted the wheels to the bike, on my own which was tricky witht he back wheel. I've not ridden the bike yet as haven't fitted my indicators but now I have another problem.... My speedometer isn't turning round in the hub. When I turn the wheel, the little screwdriver looking thing inside the cylinder where the speedo cable plugs into should turn round, and was doing before but now it isn't. The reason is obvious from looking inside the brake unit. There is a little worm gear (which is actually the bit I'm talking about, it has a screwdriver type bit at the head of it) and this should mesh with another little gear that sits around the axle if what I'm thinking is correct. http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/IMAG0900.jpg http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/IMAG0904.jpg http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/IMAG0905.jpg I can't say whether the garage have lost this gear or I have or whatever but I now just need to make sure I get the right part. Check out these pictures by the way, the little yellowy plastic bit was actually wedged into the worm gear underneath it which at first made me think that this was the part that turned the worm gear but upon closer inspection this is just a piece of plastic that has broken off something (probaby the speedo gear that was there in the first place). Anyway, I'm trying to see if I can find the part I need on the internet but not having much look. I don't know what the thing even looks like. Can anyone help? Thanks, Ross

I had my CBR for about two weeks before I passed my test and could ride it. Was the best feeling ever riding it for the first time to work to show my mates. They are unbelievably fast haha!

You're in a similar position to me then, although I had just got my licence. I got a CBR F4 and commuted to work on it. Hands used to get freezing and it was only a 20 min ride although my gloves were crap lol.

Ps what bike you got?

£6! Bugger, I need to ring around don't I next time.

You just got yourself on two wheels? Just in time for winter I passed my test end of October 2009 lol.

MrBarry I'm a student and will save myself £20 by doing it myself, if it was a tubeless tyre I'd definitely get it done at a garage but because it's only a little cg I want to do things myself.

You don't need to pop the bead onto the rim on the cg as it's a tubes tyre so basically the same as with a bicycle. Just the tyres are a lot harder to get off. I have ordered two 12" tyre levers and made myself some rim protectors out of an empty coke bottle. This time I'll also make sure I'll lube it all up with soapy water so that the bead will lever over the rim easier.

You can balance the tyre yourself by just putting the axle through the wheel and balancing it on two axle stands either side of the wheel. The wheel should be able to remain stationary in lots of different positions. If the wheel turns round and settles at a position it means that it isn't balanced and a little weight needs to be added at the top. You keep doing this until it doesn't spin on its own.

After having calmed down, I want to try and change the tyres myself, I feel like it's like admitting defeat getting it done by a garage. I called a garage near to me who said they would charge me £30 to change both the front and rear. I think if I were to spend a few £££ and buy myself some proper tools to do the job it would be better. I'm sure for less than £30 I could get what I need to do the job, instead of trying to use screwdrivers and spanners to get the tyre off the rim. As far as I can tell, I will need some plastic rim protectors and also some decent tyre levers. Ebay here I come, might have to wait a while for them to arrive though, that's the only problem. Might want to buy myself a new inner tube as well, in case I've knackered the inner tube before with the screw driver.

Well I'm officially fed up lol. I tried to take the old tyre off the front wheel. No chance. How the hell do you get a tyre off?!?! Probably knackered the inner tube by shoving a screw driver in to try and lever the tyre out. Also I unscrewed the nut a little bit on the valve to see what it did and when I tightened it back up it got to the point where the thread slipped and it just kept turning but I hadn't even put that much torque into tightening it. Whilst I had the front wheel off the bike I also somehow knocked the bike forward and off the centre stand, the front forks smashed into the ground. Pretty pissed off at this stage. I tried to remove the front fork so I could fit my fork Gaiters but couldnt get the fork to budge despite all the nuts being unscrewed. Arghhhh. My new clutch lever had arrived so I removed the old snapped one, put the new one in and it's the wrong size.. just keeps getting better. At this stage I thought sod it I'm just going to pay a garage. Bike pit back together, front wheel back on, get the pump, plug it in to my girlfriends power socket in her seat Ibiza, engine running in the car, doors closed, car locks itself, at this stage I'm just sat on the floor thinking wtf is going on and thinking (god I hope she has a spare key) ... She did. So anyway, do you think I'll have done any damage to the bike by dropping it onto the forks? :/ *sigh*

Hi, ok cool I'll take what you have said into consideration with regard to only changing the chain and not the sprokets if they look in good nick. I'm actually going to leave the chain for a bit and just try to fix the weird squeak I'm experiencing. The bike is a 2002 CG: http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/IMAG0340.jpg My old bike, a CBR600 had disc brakes which were excellent so this was quite a shock when I got it. It's fine though and I have got used to it now, just plan ahead more etc. I'm quite happy that the moving back wheel is completely normal when the bike is up on the centre stand and I'm running the engine. It doesn't want to move forward at all when I'm sitting on it so that's fine now, just hope I haven't stretched my clutch cable by trying to adjust it so much so that the back wheel stops spinning.

Well today I've been "messing" with the bike for about 4 hours. Had the guard off to look at the sprocket which had so much gunk around inside the casing it was untrue, cleaned all that way with WD40! Well, quite a lot of it, then it got really boring as I'd been trying to clean it for ages! I actually don't think the chain is too bad, I've had a good look at it and checked the tension all over and it does differ but not that much. I will change it eventually though, and do the sprockets too but the sprockets looked pretty good also. I don't want to start spending lots of money on the bike as I bought it as a cheaper alternative to the train and so far I've had new indicators, new oil, new spark plug, new clutch lever and new tyres so it's starting to chip away at my bank balance. My new tyres have just arrived incidentally so I'm probably going to have a go at fitting them myself over the weekend. Today I had the front wheel off the bike and looked at the brake shoes, they didn't look too bad. Don't think the front needs doing. It must be the back that is causing the problem I have mentioned. So, whilst I'm changing the tyres I'm going to look at the brakes and see if there is any issue there. Oh, I've also bought myself some fork gaiters, which I was going to fit today but realised that I need to take the forks out one at a time to do this, I thought I could just take the front wheel and the mud guard off and slide them over but didn't look like that was going to work to be honest. Will whack them on over the weekend too I think. Thanks for the advice about taking it easy when I have put the new tyres on. I will probably not go out in the wet then if they are new and try to bang some dry miles on them. Whilst I had the bike on the centre stand, and was trying to see if the squeaking was anything to do with the engine I had the bike running and in neutral and the back wheel was stationary, then whilst in gear, even with the clutch pulled right in the back wheel was turning, so I spent ages trying to adjust the clutch cable to eliminate this to no avail. Then, when I had packed everything away, come back up to my room and googled it, it's apparently normal as they oil is transferring the rotational energy from the engine plate to the driven plate! After all that! It wasn't like the bike was trying to move forward when I was sitting on it with the clutch lever pulled in at traffic lights but just that the rear wheel was spinning whilst I had the engine on and clutch pulled in. Doh! It's all good though, learning new stuff

Thank you for the replies. I have ordered all the new bits for my broken bike (Indicators and Clutch Lever) and will fit them in due course. I'm going to remove both the front and rear wheels this weekend, check the brakes and if necessary, buy new brake shoes. I have noticed that I can buy a brand new chain for about £12 so might invest in one of those too as my thinking is that if it's putting unnecessary stress on the bearings of the engine then it's going to do more than £12 worth of damage. My new Michelin Sporty tyres have been dispatched today so hopefully get them on soon. I won't be defeated lol, the train costs me £12 to get to Uni and the cost of petrol is only £3.50 so pretty good savings over a couple of years, even with insurance and servicing.

Hi when I roll the bike forward, even when the engine is off it squeaks like at one point when the wheel goes round. Also when I set off in 1st gear it does the same thing,like it judders a bit when setting off. Shall I pull the wheels off and and have a look at the brakes? Also when I was checking the chain it seems to be tighter in different spots, not massive difference but how do I know if I need a new one? Whist I'm on the subject can I ask another couple of questions, I came off my bike today in the terrible weather and hit the deck on the left side, snapped my clutch lever and smashed both my indicators, o rode it home, 30 odd miles n it was ok, thought maybe it was sticking a little more but wasn't sure. Btw I have just bought done decent tyres as I had some cheap Chinese ones on which must have contributed to my crash as I was hardly leaning over. Any way, what should I check? I've ordered all the replacement bits. Think that is all lol.

Review of Honda CG 125 Age 24 Height 5’ 11 Weight 75 kg (12 stone) Cost £570 Insurance £200 fully comp http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/rosschambers1987/IMAG0340.jpg I bought my Honda CG 2002 plate in July 2012. It had around 37000 miles on the clock and had full service history with receipts etc. I got the bike of Ebay and was very excited for it to arrive so I could get back in the saddle after having not ridden for a year. My first and only bike was a Honda CBR 600F which I rode for about a year so I knew the speed would seem very slow on the CG but this did not bother me as the reason for buying the bike was purely for fuel economy and cheap insurance/servicing. The reason for buying this bike was to commute from Chorley to Liverpool Uni. The fact that I’m commuting to Uni probably tells you that I’m a student and so need the cheapest transportation out there. I have been doing a similar commute to my summer work placement of around 60 miles a day. 30 each way. The reviews I had been reading were suggesting I would be getting over 80 MPG from this bike and if driven carefully I could achieve over 100 which is what I was looking to be getting. Anyway, I’ve banged quite a few miles onto the clock since I bought her and would like to pass some comments on about the bike and what actual fuel consumption figures I have been getting. Review My commute consists of A roads mainly so I’m sat at 50 mph for a large part of the commute. When I do arrive at 50 mph the engine does seem to be revving a little bit high but I soon get used to it and am comfortable with this rpm. The brakes are drum on both the front and the rear and really are quite bad. This however is not an issue as long as you drive sensibly and don’t go tearing up to roundabouts only to find you have to slam on. I tend to use both the front and back whilst braking. The suspension is quite bouncy and the front forks do have quite a lot of movement on them. The bike is comfortable to ride mostly however I do get a slight ache in my back. As you can see from the picture I have a windscreen and a top box which are both extremely useful and if you do have a CG I strongly advise you get these. The screen is excellent and stops the wind hitting me. I keep my rain cover and lock in the box whilst riding and my helmet and gloves in whilst I’m parked up, with the lock and cover being transferred onto the bike which takes about a minute. My bike is kept outside which worried me a bit but so far it’s fine, the cover is always on so it is all good! When I got the bike, I changed the oil for Silkolene Pro 4 Plus as suggested by this website http://hondacg125.awardspace.com/oil.htm If you have a CG and have not been on this website I strongly suggest you read it, it is very well put together and really informative. I have put an Iridium spark plug in of the “9” variety, instead of 8. This spark plug lets more heat out of the engine than the standard one which is useful as I’m doing a lot of top gear high speed riding. One problem I did have recently was that the electric starter stopped working, it would just click but not start. I thought it might be that the battery was bad but after doing some reading I found a YouTube video of a man taking his starter motor off and cleaning the contacts inside it. I did this, cleaning it with WD40 and upon re-installing it, it worked a treat. No more looking like I’m in an old movie, kick starting the bike, even though I do think it’s pretty cool that I can kick start my bike if I feel like it lol. I think they removed the kick start on later models. Fuel Consumption Ok I’d been really excited to see how much fuel I was using on my journeys. I have calculated my fuel consumption after each fill up. Each fill up I made sure that the bike was resting on the back wheel and that I held the pump in at the same angle and depth each time so it was accurate. Out of all the fill ups I’ve done since getting the bike I’ve had an average of 118 MPG. A maximum of 130 MPG which I actually achieved twice and the lowest being 105 MPG. I think this is quite spectacular to be honest! Pillion Carrying I took my friend on a 80 mile ride from Blackpool up near to the lake district. When he sat on the bike it did sink down a little as I had not adjusted the rear suspension as the C-spanner had rounded off a bit and wouldn’t grip the suspension to twist it to the harder setting. He weighs around the same as me, 75 kg (12 stone) and the bike was fine to ride. You forget you have a pillion until you try to go up an incline lol and it does struggle a bit. It was fun though, carrying a pillion and I would suggest giving it a go as long as your insurance policy permits this and you’ve passed your test. Just ride very carefully and plan well ahead. Summary To summarise my time spent with this bike so far I’d say it has done exactly what it says on the tin. It starts every time no worries, give great fuel economy, handles fine, cheap to insure, good engine. Yeah actually I haven’t really said about the engine or the gearbox, the engine is actually surprisingly nippy around town, it obviously gets out of breath when you take it over 50 mph but up to 30mph it is quicker than I thought it was going to be. The gear box is stop on also, nice and smooth, good ratios etc. If you’re considering this bike as a commuter or even just for a bit of fun I’d definitely go for it, brilliant bike!

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Good evening, I have a Honda CG 125 and none of my mates have bikes so I was wondering if anyone knew of a website which lists rides that people are going on? Obviously as I only have a 125 it would mean biking with others who had lower power bikes crusing around 50-55 MPH. Anyway, I have gone out a couple times on my own when I had my last bike (CBR600) and it was OK but it's not really much fun on your own so I ended up just using it to get to work and not really having much fun on it. I'm trying to convince my friend to get his CBT done and get a 125 too but not sure whether it's ever going to happen lol. I'd like to do something like biking up to the lake district on the A roads, seeing some nice countryside etc. If my friend does get a bike we're going to bike up to Scotland hopefully. Anyway, any info would be nice Cheers, Ross

Hi, I changed my CBR600F coolant on the weekend as I fitted new SS Downpipes and took the rad off. Now the temp when I was riding to work this morning didn't go hardly above the "c". Might just be getting paranoid but should this happen? Could the old coolant not have been very good? I mixed 50/50 as per the Hayes manual. Also the coolant that came out was green and the stuff that I put in was blue and mixed with de-ionised water.

I don't think it's that bad in the rain, although I only passed in October so haven't had that many dry days anyway! I've got waterproof everything, textile and I never get wet at all There's people who have to park a few streets away from work in their cars and get soaked walking to work from their car where as I can just stick it in the bike shed