2001 Honda Cityfly clr125 Restoration

Ben_Jammin420 · January 19, 2023

Dismantled the master cylinder to prep for paint

Dismantled front brake, it was in pretty good shape so I just gave it a good clean...

Edited January 19, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

Ben_Jammin420 · January 19, 2023

23 minutes ago, goat said:

Don't think you can tell without looking. The fork oil at least seems to get overlooked as something that needs periodically changing. I changed it on an old sv650, and the oil that came out was horrible. As for bushes or other parts I tend to think, if I've got something apart I might as well change anything that might need doing whilst I'm there, but that's probably me being unnecessary. Someone with better knowledge than me will probably be along to correct me.

Ah OK, yeah that makes sense...Well you seem to have more knowledge than me so i'll take your advice and look into doing this... I just hope I don't damage the nice new paintwork!

January 20, 2023

9 hours ago, Ben_Jammin420 said:

Ah OK, yeah that makes sense...Well you seem to have more knowledge than me so i'll take your advice and look into doing this... I just hope I don't damage the nice new paintwork!

Honestly I don't . The fork oil can be done without taking too much apart. It depends a but on the servicing history and mileage of the bike I guess. If you know at some point it's probably been done. The sv I had, there was no indication in the paperwork it had ever been done and I wanted to try a different weight oil in it anyway. Plenty of good youtube videos on how to do it.

bud · January 21, 2023

yes I would definitely change the fork oil. It's something that always gets overlooked as it's a pain removing the forks to do it correctly.

Ben_Jammin420 · January 28, 2023

A few pictures of the next bits removed/dismantled, and 1 or 2 pics of where I am currently with the restoration....

Horn has already been reattached as shown below, no new parts used just fully cleaned, stripped and painted and cleaned/polished the bolts, nuts and washers.

And here's where I am as of today:

Ben_Jammin420 · January 28, 2023

So by this stage the bike looked like this...

Removed the rear chain guard and associated parts

Then removed the air filter cover panel:

And then the rear panels, lamps and frame

Tool kit attachment then and now

Edited January 28, 2023 by Ben_Jammin420

Ben_Jammin420 · January 28, 2023

Next removed the rear mudguard, indicators, electrical bits, rear seat release and exhaust cover

Filter housing removed

And condition of the bike at that stage, much more rust/dirt/deterioration than I first noticed...

Ben_Jammin420 · January 28, 2023

Throttle cable, frontal wiring loom and engine undershield removed.

Lower frame area, gear change attachment shaft...rod...spindle? no idea but it's where the pedal shifter goes lol..

And other bits:

Ben_Jammin420 · February 11, 2023

Sorry for the delay with this post but here we go, pics below of all that's left to dismantle:

Rear wheel dismantled next:

Sprocket removed, as you can see from where the lugs were the rubber has deteriorated and i have already replaced these with brand new ones bought online for around £14.

Removed any engine attachments/hoses/wiring to allow me to remove the engine.

Then the carb unit:

Rear brake linkage:

and finally...just a frame!

Ben_Jammin420 · February 11, 2023

Rear shock and undershield removed:

Rear shock bearing removed, (wasn't initially sure whether I should have or not but thought it would be a good idea considering i had already dismantled it anyway...

Ben_Jammin420 · February 11, 2023

And here's what i've got so far in the way of nuts, bolts etc...wish I had labelled these as I was going

Rear axle and associated bits:

and other bits:

Ben_Jammin420 · February 11, 2023

Rear swing arm:

Sanded down to bare metal:

Primed:

Other bits in various stages of painting:

Ben_Jammin420 · March 5, 2023

Last few bits removed ready for stripping and painting...

Now removing the last of the bits still attached to the frame.

Ben_Jammin420 · March 5, 2023

Final coat of the rear swing arm followed by clear coat for protection purposes mainly, what a difference from the original:

Before:

After:

Ben_Jammin420 · March 5, 2023

Other bits in prep, paint and finish including frame, sandblasting and coated for protection before prepping for paint:

bonio · March 5, 2023

Looking very nice

2wheeltrundel · March 20, 2023

Fantastic effort in your detailed photos not an easy task when your surrounded by a thousand bits, bobs nuts and bolts.

Ben_Jammin420 · March 21, 2023

The last of the smaller parts in various stages of prep/paint:

Ben_Jammin420 · March 21, 2023

All bolts, cleaned/polished as best as possible - many of these were covered in rust so very happy with the end result:

And all the other bits, cleaned etc and ready to put back on:

Ben_Jammin420 · March 21, 2023

Frame following paint and ready for re-assembly (pics are a not the best sorry but my originals have gone missing?!?...)

Ben_Jammin420 · March 21, 2023

From here I literally used all of my images, a couple of online blueprints and common sense to rebuild the bike basically doing everything in reverse...

So first off I started with the ignition assembly:

The satisfaction of finally being able to put parts back on instead of taking them off was unbelievable - bearing in mind at this stage it had been around 7 months since I first started this project!

All plastic/non-metal parts cleaned, repaired and ready for re-install:

Next I re-fitted all parts attached directly to the frame:

Front engine mount:

Before - image.jpeg.13c1041a0ce7ab1c49cf6d2c354ea582.jpeg After -

Other frame pieces:

Pre-fitting engine bolts, I did this to make sure I had all the right nuts/bolts/parts prior to fully fitting/tightening anything - parts lists/diagrams for all separate assemblies were available online which were a huge help!