my lc125 project

[davslc]

another panel done , a few to go

[Deleted]

"well done

[billy]

Yeah very nice paint job.

[davslc]

cheers guys

starting to come together now looking minty fresh . ;D

[billy]

That'll look sweet once done, the red panels goes very well with the blue anodised parts!

PS: You need a blue anodised gearbox oil lid.

[davslc]

Thanks thought the blue anodised bits would bring out the blue in the stickers as there is no other blue on the bike as standard as for oil cap have you got one then ? hope to get a couple more panels a bit closer today after work l/h side panel is stickered and ready for lacquer ,tail section is in colour and ready for flatting then stickering ,need atrip to norbs for a couple of bits

[billy]

Jan 15, 2012 7:27:12 GMT 1 davslc said:

i know mate you got one ? hope to get a couple more panels a bit closer today after work l/h side panel is stickered and ready for lacquer ,tail section is in colour and ready for flatting then stickering ,need atrip to norbs for a couple of bits

Heheh naah I don't have one, I want one though. ;D

[Deleted]

hey dav, is that a heater going behind that side panel?or just the fan or isnt it on, see ya

[davslc]

Yes mate a heater it's bloody cold in my garage

[davslc]

well side panel and tail section sticker'd and lacquer'd , ;D





also got brake calliper finished and hosed up





a quick trial fit but need flatting yet




anyone know why my seat doesn't seem to sit low enough at the back the gap between seat and body panels doesn't look right to me

[billy]

Coming along nice.

About the seat - I suspect there may be two different types of seats. I have one seat with no major gap at the plastic piece at the rear (see pic below), BUT it looks like the bottom of the seat goes too far back, right where it starts to "bend" upwards.

The other seat I got looks just like yours with a huge gap, but from memory the bottom of the seat fitted better against the plastic panels.

Here's the good seat anyway:



Edit: I found a pic of the crap seat with the huge gap at the rear. Not the best angle but it looks just like yours:

[davslc]

that looks a better fit ,wander if mk 1 ,2 and 3 are slightly different thought they were all the same ?

[davslc]

cheers billy thought of spacing the seat catches a bit to pull it down tighter as when you push the seat down it sits nice

[billy]

Jan 16, 2012 19:44:20 GMT 1 davslc said:

that looks a better fit ,wander if mk 1 ,2 and 3 are slightly different thought they were all the same ?

I've been thinking about it and I'd say it is most likely the older seats (1983 anyway, probably 1982 aswell) that fits better. I'm far from sure though but I'll look into it further. I need to go down to the basement and look at the stuff.

We also have two red seats, and I think these are from YPVS? I don't think any Mk1 came with red seat but please correct me if I'm wrong. I'll check and see if these seats fits nice or not.

EDIT:

Jan 16, 2012 20:17:54 GMT 1 davslc said:

cheers billy thought of spacing the seat catches a bit to pull it down tighter as when you push the seat down it sits nice

Hehe, I was actually gonna suggest that but figured it may not work that well on the 125 bikes. I did it on the 350 thogh, I just used M6 washers between the frame and seat locks and it brought the seat down perfectly, so it's worth a try.
The 350 seat didn't have a gap quite as bad as the crappy looking 125 seats can have though, but it did make a big difference.

[davslc]

yer dont think mk1's came with red seats standard, think this one is original but not sure it has 10w moulded into the base so is a mk1 i think?

[davslc]

made a start on the tank today getting it to bare metal around 10 coats of paint later and it has a lot less filler in it than i expected ,looked like it was full of it ,must have been all the layers of paint


so not much left to do now then fill around 4 dents and paint

[davslc]

well got tank painted yesterday ,went into garage this morning to find this ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D







so hope to get it flatted and stickered today ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[ozzy]

nice work

[billy]

Awesome!

[davslc]

tank flatted and decals fitted what a nightmare but they look ok just to get some lacquer on it now ,then nearly there ;D




oh and look what the postman brought me ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[billy]

Looking good as usual. What pipe is that btw?

Anyway, make sure to post some neat photos of the finished bike later, I'd love to save a pic or two of this beauty.

[davslc]

cheers fella ,will get some good pics when its complete for sure , the pipe is an rd350 micron i got off jackup couldn't find a good one to fit 125 so went for this one its very good condition so will do till an allspeed crops up


hope to get lacquer on tomorrow been cleaning all the overspray out the garage this afternoon it gets everywhere still debating whether to restore the rad cowl or buy a nice shiny one of norbo also got bellypan to paint yet and replace handlebar grips

[jackup]

Dam that pipe looks good new I let it go too cheap lol

[billy]

Huh whattayaknow, was it easy to fit the pipe? I can see you did something at the rear mount so I assume it didn't fit to 100%?

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot about the seat stuff. I'll see if I can check it sometime soon.

[davslc]

there is a small plate welded on to extend mounting bracket (was done prior to me getting it) but other than that bolts straight on ,needs bellypan cutting to allow fitment (but one came with it cheers jackup) .

[davslc]

tank lacquered ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D






fitted but too soft to put seat on ,can't wait to flat and polish ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Deleted]

very nice, you must be really happy with it,well done

[marsbar350]

lovely workmanship ;D
havent seen many better 125s than this well done

[davslc]

cheers guys really happy with the results up to now ,its far from show standard but a lot better than when i brought it home .


jobs to do:-



flat and polish
handle grips
fit chain ------------- -DONE
chain guard-----------DONE
rear brake rod -------DONE
belly pan to trim and paint
radiator grill (when i decide standard or chrome)



OH and see if it runs all this work and have not seen or heard it run yet could be one pretty scrapper ;D ;D

[davslc]

got tank flatted and polished now ,just filler cap lets it down