CG125 - spare engine in bits

Valves out next but here is the head as taken off.

Barrel is probably useable as is with a bit of cleaning up. There doesn't appear to be any scoring or signs of overheating, just some lightish rust which I'm hoping will polish out.

Piston is also not scored. Rings were not broken and again once cleaned up it may well be serviceable. This engine is slightly later than the complete engine.

I have applied for the V5C as the logbook has apparently been lost for years. Hopefully DVLA will be as efficient as they were with the CD90Z.

CG125 - the engines

What I did get with the bike was a reasonable looking engine which has compression but is missing one of the covers and drive sprocket. I haven't attempted to try to starting it - that can come later.

In addition to this engine I also got an appalling looking engine which had water coming out of it from somewhere - not a good sign I thought.

The engine can be turned over by hand and seems to be in better condition than I first thought. I stripped off the head and barrel - nice and easy as it is the pushrod version. It all came apart easily with no seized parts. The nuts, bolts etc were easy to remove.

CG125 the first photos

First photos of the new project - a very sad looking CG125. The bike is missing many parts including the fuel tank and seat but also lots of pieces which could be removed have been removed, which leaves me needing all the controls, headlight,side panels, ignition switch, footrest bar and rubbers etc etc etc. The good thing is that it appears to be easier to get hold of spares for the CG125 than for the CD90Z. 

This is the frame, fork and wheels after a wash down. It was covered in mud before. The bike is an early CG125 - 1977. I cleaned up the chrome a little to try to get an idea how bad it was.The forks aren't too bad, mudguards again may be serviceable and rear shockers appear good! The frame has a some rust but isn't too bad. The wheels are a little rusted but should clean up and with a bit of luck may also be ok to use initially.  

A new project - a new blog

With work stalled on the CD90Z ( see http://cd90z.blogspot.com/ ) while I attempt to get some missing parts, I have invested in a new project...... a Honda CG125. No posts yet but I will put on some photos soon. Bike is in a state with lots missing - why do I do it?