125 Kx 125 Rebuild thread

Mihylo33 · Dec 20, 2011

M18

Very resourceful

Honda oil is Showa oil, good stuff. the only flaw is that you need to put blue tape on the inside of your seal driver. the all metal ones tend to scratch and knick the fork leg coating.

Good job though :banana:

timoyz · Dec 20, 2011

Way to go.

You've been Roosted. :ride:

Mojavekid18 · Dec 20, 2011

timoyz:
Way to go. You've been Roosted.

SRAD97750:
GREAT JOB SO FAR!! Keep up the good work and keep posting!

Thank you, thank you

Mihylo33:
M18

Very resourceful
Honda oil is Showa oil, good stuff. the only flaw is that you need to put blue tape on the inside of your seal driver. the all metal ones tend to scratch and knick the fork leg coating.

Good job though

Thanks! i was wondering what to put on the inside for it not to scratch, i just put a ton of vasoline on the inside and used the Outer Tube while holding the driver still to make sure it didn't scratch. I'll have to do that for the next one.

justincr250 · Dec 26, 2011

Mojavekid18:
So when i did my top end last year i noticed that the rod had way to much play in it. So after some number crunching and a couple of conversations in chat (plus the fact that i blew out my shock and still need to do the fork seals) i have to decided to redo the bottom+top end of my bike and do a little touch-up/Maintenance on some of the other parts.

Here are my plans so far:
Rebuild crank/New rod
Crank bearings and seal
New Piston and rings
All new gaskets
Rebuild shock (Again)
New Fork Seals
Repaint the frame
New seat cover
And then all the regular wear parts, grips, tire, etc

So far i have have it tore-down to the head. (Not to shabby for 1 1/2 hours) Now i took some pics of the piston for you guys to tell me what is up with my jetting. This means i am running too rich right?

It does seem as though it's running rich but it's better to have it rich than lean

Mojavekid18 · Dec 30, 2011

Took the seat cover off today, took forever because there were about 100 staples in it. Then after i finally took the time and got them all out i found this.

So now i'm going to have to get new foam. Because thats just what i wanted to do, put more money into the seat than the top end :banghead:

yamadogyz · Dec 30, 2011

Dude

That sucks. Just remember though, when your bike is all done and ready it will have paid off, your ass will be comfy :prof:

What all is left to be done?

Emily · Dec 30, 2011

Mojavekid18:
Took the seat cover off today, took forever because there were about 100 staples in it. Then after i finally took the time and got them all out i found this. View attachment 6170 View attachment 6171 View attachment 6172 View attachment 6173 View attachment 6174 View attachment 6175 View attachment 6176

So now i'm going to have to get new foam. Because thats just what i wanted to do, put more money into the seat than the top end

Duct tape

Mojavekid18 · Dec 30, 2011

yamadogyz:
Dude That sucks. Just remember though, when your bike is all done and ready it will have paid off, your ass will be comfy What all is left to be done?

Well, seat foam=54$, shock seal=~70$, have the water pump bearings on order and will go out the same day to pick up fluids=~45$, frame paint= 30-60$ and new tires as soon as i can get them

yamadogyz · Dec 30, 2011

Mojavekid18:
Well, seat foam=54$, shock seal=~70$, have the water pump bearings on order and will go out the same day to pick up fluids=~45$, frame paint= 30-60$ and new tires as soon as i can get them

Man, thats pretty far along, not bad at all

Mojavekid18 · Dec 31, 2011

Ok, just a little update. Got the other fork seals on and ready to add oil, going to get that next weekend. Also, i think im going with this for the seat, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-KX125-250-99-01-Standard-Seat-Foam-/260774732227#ht_500wt_1180. And i already have a brand new one industries cover to put on it

Mojavekid18 · Jan 8, 2012

Went and got My frame paint this weekend, along with thinner, waterpump bearings, and my seal-head. Got home tonight and had intentions of tearing the shock apart and finishing up the motor, but only got the motor done.

So i went and did the motor first. This was a little over-kill for just water-pump bearings because i could have easily drove them in but doing the "sweating" method made it that much easier.

Gotta have the right tools:

heheh FIRE FIRE!

So i got that all heated up and then i could just tap the bearing in with a socket and hammer with almost no effort

Next was the bearing that goes in the case

Same process with that, tapped right in

Now that i got the 20$ worth of bearings in, time to put the 20$ worth of seals in :rolleyes:

I just coated the wall and the seals with a little vasoline so they slide and don't rip and they popped right in, used a socket to get them all the way seated

And i figured it would be a good idea to throw on the propeller shaft, you know, just for sh*ts and gigs

Then i put on the side cover, it gave me a little trouble with trying to get the waterpump, kickstart, and PV shaft all lined up but i got it

Mojavekid18 · Jan 8, 2012

Then after i got the main cover on, i had to put the waterpump and its cover back on, so a little locktite on the shaft bolt and some waterpump cover bolts later..............

Now you may have noticed that the clutch cover got shiny-er in the last pic. I sanded it with some 1000 grit again and used mother's aluminum polish, came out great but i don't think it will last more than 5 minutes so it will probably end up getting bedlined

Emily · Jan 8, 2012

I wanna know how your clutch cover last, I wanna polish mines

bobkyle2 · Jan 9, 2012

Looking good man!

Andrewaust · Jan 9, 2012

Nice thread, looking good, and great to see piccies etc

125 Kx 125 Rebuild thread

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