Adam_M

Google CBF125 fuel pump. Thar be all your answers.

It's the sort of thing I'd do on the PS3 but would never imagine someone would do that in real life. Surprised they both stayed on. He's certainly making it all very exciting, isn't he? Though I'm not sure I like what he did...

I've decided to stop being such a pansy, got myself a Haynes manual and I'm doing it myself as well.

This is a disaster... I finally find sport I enjoy watching (used to like F1 in the Nigel Mansell days) and they take it away?! I think the sport has slowly been gaining some popularity recently, but this will just kill any further growth, especially for passive fans.

Well... I did the oil change, and about 1.2L came out of it. If you estimate that 15-20% is still left in there then that's way, way over! max capacity is 1.1L... suggested change is 900ml... ouch. The poor thing. I've now put in the correct amount, and it's not leaking as bad but I'm going to have to man up, buy a Haynes and some tools and fix it myself. Had a mechanic guy at work look at it, looks like it'll be all okay as soon as I get the gaskets replaced. It was a dumb, newbie mistake and all down to impatience. I think when I last topped up the oil I didn't do the dipstick reading properly (the whole, let it run and then leave it a few mins to settle cycle) Ah well! this is how we learn right?!

Hi everyone, On my Honda CBF 125 I seem to have engine oil leaking out of the left hand side of the engine. Originally this was coming out of the nuts and bolts but after doing an oil change (I'm guessing it was too high pressure wise) it seems to be coming out of other places now! I'm going to guess I've blown something, somehow. Hopefully I haven't blown the engine, any ideas? I'm hoping I don't have to buy a whole new lump for it... Tomorrow I'm going to do an oil change again, this time put less in - this was my first ever oil change so I might have buggered it even more. (but hey, I'm trying to learn and I'm very new to this! computers I -can- do, engines... not quite clicked yet) The bike seems to be performing just fine, It only seems to start leaking after it's been going for a while or I hit a 60mph section.

It might be, but I wouldn't trust it. And no tools and nowhere suitable to do it.

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone could recommend somewhere in Leeds to get my CBF125 serviced, currently I take it to either the dealers in Castleford or Dewsbury and I'd rather not bother with the trek any more, especially now it's out of warranty. Anyway, just looking for recommendations... don't know who to trust! didn't have a great experience with Castleford, so I'm wary, but the Dewsbury guys were honest enough. Cheers, Adam

so you have a disc lock alarm where the inside rusts and you put WD40 on it!! watch you dont get any on the disc Oh, is this why my brakes don't work any more?

I have the Oxford one. Don't buy it. The inside of it starts rusting away very quickly, though WD40 has sorted it out, it worries me to continue using it. The alarm function doesn't work very well when someone's actually trying to steal it, it does however work very well when you're trying to lock/unlock it. Overall... not impressed.

I was hoping for a bit more guidance on the Snow bit, that's the one where I'm always worried where I should be positioning myself etc. But it sounds like I was doing it right anyway!

Odd, I was planning a camping trip up to the lakes (on my lonesome) either the weekend before or the weekend after this! Might have to change my plans and join you guys, though I'm sure my little CBF125 would be terrified off all those proper bikes

MPG wise I've seen everything from 110 to an utterly crazy 180! so I'd say mine is performing slightly below the norm. That MCN test is the only one I've heard below the hundred mark, a strange one that one. I did try to find out exactly what they did but they were not very helpful at all, I don't think I'll be going there again and I'll take it elsewhere for the next service and tell them exactly what's happened so far and hopefully I'll get some peace of mind. The instant explosions don't sound fun at all! So I'll get that looked into ASAP. I definitely got more performance after they messed with the ECU however, which might not be a good thing in the long run by the sounds of it.

If that's the reason and it's the only option then I'll accept it, I suppose 90-100mpg isn't utterly terrible, though I spent more to get this other another bike to get more MPG as I'm riding over 10k miles a year just to get to work. Would this explain why every so often the bike seems to miss a beat and jerk back? another minor problem I've had with it, I had assumed it was either due to the pump not allowing enough fuel in or just something that normally happens on single cylinder bikes.

Hi all, Before my first service on my CBF125 I had the 'kangaroo problem' occour twice, where on a hot day the bike just dies, which for me happened when stopped in heavy traffic. This guy explains the problem very well: http://cbf125rider.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/the-dreaded-kangaroo-hopping-problem/ Now when I took it in for it's first service, I mentioned this and their solution was just to fiddle with the ECU. Now I haven't had the problem since but I have changed my route to avoid standing traffic, most importantly my MPG has gone from 122 to about 95-100. Absolutely NOT acceptable, and frankly they seem to not want to deal with it, and I want that MPG back. So what should I do, take it to another hopefully more useful Honda dealer or give Honda themselves a call about it? Anyone else had the same problem? Thanks, Adam

It did help! thanks, though it took me many months, I finally have the 35L on mine. I think if I squeeze it, I can just about get everything in there. Looks smarter than the Givi ones too!

Hi all, It might be the tiredness that's setting in or the fact that I've no idea what I'm looking at, but does anyone have any suggestions on what to go for regarding a top box for the Honda CBF125? I'd probably be asking a bit much if it could hold both a helmet and jacket in there! Also, will a top box noticeably effect performance on a 125? Whilst it won't be an issue with future bikes, it certainly is something that worries me with this one. (sorry this probably gets asked by every newbie! ) Thanks, Adam