REBUILDING THE UK'S MOST NEGLECTED HONDA CR 125 IS NO GOOD

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In this upload we start stripping down this old '91 Honda CR125.
In this episode, you can expect:
- The backstory behind this bargain find and the journey that led me to it.
- A close-up look at the bike's current, sorry state.
- The nitty-gritty details of the strip-down process, where we'll uncover what we're working with.
- A glimpse into the challenges and surprises that come with restoring a motorcycle of this age.
But here's the most exciting part!! we're giving away this '91 Honda CR125 to one lucky Patreon member! If you want a chance to own this bike, be sure to visit - / bikesofrye
If you enjoyed this video, be sure to give it a like and subscribe to our channel for more great content! We would love to have you as a part of our community.
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Комментарии : 123

@poepgaatje7897 9 месяцев назад

Love the basic tools and outdoor workspot. Reminds me of how it always starts!😊

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Its a Council Estate drive way this 🤣

@Brims- 9 месяцев назад

Since you are now doing this fairly regularly, I highly suggest getting some better tools. Impact wrench for those tougher ones, your wrists will thank you. Great content as standard👍

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

I dream of my own little workshop someday with all my tools 🔧🙏🏼🙆🏽‍♂️

@slakk5093 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye at very least get a breaker bar extension, makes all those hard to remove bolts easy peasy

@davidcrookes5372 9 месяцев назад

The comment about impact tools is right,but you could go down the battery route,the parkside stuff from Lidl is really good and very reasonably priced 👍

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

@@davidcrookes5372 I have invested in a DeWalt power drill and impact drill but I just need to get the adapters to give me access to use of larger sockets

@ExMAB4 9 месяцев назад

Blimey Brave lad..... I take my hat of to you for your persistance and tenacity.... 😊

@michaelmclarney1994 8 месяцев назад

Great project as always, Rye! I look forward to them all. It would have been great if you showed your mate shifting that swing arm bolt, we might all have learned something from him. Perhaps next time please?

@patrickhostler5939 9 месяцев назад

You’ve definitely got a project bike there sir!!!… but off-road bikes are relatively simple to work on…and haul about onto stands etc!!!😊

@willmarshall9375 9 месяцев назад

Already looking forward to the next instalment. Keep them coming big man.

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

On it!

@Rhysr172 9 месяцев назад

Well done mate, that pivot bolt took some battering!! Love seeing the old school work, just an mx stand, set of tools and hard work 👌 loving the videos on this one and looking forward to the next upload!

@johnmeade6889 9 месяцев назад

Well done fella, can’t believe none of those bolts didn’t shear off, might be a little gem, keep the content coming 👍

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@Fatboy103. 9 месяцев назад

Great video I can’t wait to see it when completed

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

The transformation is going to be incredible on this

@jasontietnan5447 9 месяцев назад

2 strokes are having a great resurgence at the moment,parts could take time but a great project

@ducaveli 5 месяцев назад

Exactly that, I’m having a job getting parts for my CR build

@ambrosiad1588 9 месяцев назад

When you're using a blow torch to loosen a bolt, you have to hold the heat on it for some time, and often when you start to hear it crackle that's when all the grud holding it is starting to melt and burn

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

I was worried about the aluminium getting too hot?

@iancharlesworth3654 9 месяцев назад

Best of luck pal. Will follow this with interest. You sure give yourself some work to do.

@tomstc 9 месяцев назад

Great video, looking forward to seeing this progress

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@garyhutson6361 9 месяцев назад

Cool work buddy, keep going. 👍🏼 Great seeing you and chatting 👌🏼

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! You too! 😎

@Blackhart50 9 месяцев назад

G,day I love these kind of videos

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

And I love making these vids 😁

@ianparkinson9517 9 месяцев назад

If you are hammering out a stuck bolt then keep the nut on it to begin with. Just loosen off a few turns and hit the nut with the hammer. Then remove the bolt as it will be loose. Also get yourself a JIS screwdriver if you are going to working on Japanese bikes of this era. It may look like a Philips headed screw but they mash up really easily

@benmasters1980 3 месяца назад

Bring her to Foxhills VMXdN International vets race meeting in September for there show n shine. Keep up the great work.

@kodibox2501 9 месяцев назад

Well done getting the swingarm bolt out, I kept saying to myself hit it, stop tapping it and hit the thing 👍😁. I know how hard they can be to remove ,had to use a 50 ton press in the past to get one out. Looking forward to seeing what mess the engine is in ,hopefully just a clean up, bearings, seals and a rebore is all it needs, fingers crossed its not wrecked

@Fieltrom 9 месяцев назад

Bedliner paint the plastics, some love it some hate it but it's perfect to help protect any bush bashing vehicle for another 20yrs.....

@andrewnorthfield4201 9 месяцев назад

Looks like a jig saw puzzle too far for me admire your confidence hope it goes back together as easy

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

You know putting it back together is the hard part 😢

@markjenkins905 9 месяцев назад

Top tip, buy yourself a long breaker bar instead of using a wrench to undo everything.

@matthewharmer1656 9 месяцев назад

Great vlog, this is going to be a pretty easy resto, once the frame and swing arm has been refinished ,suspension sorted, it will look as if it's nearly a rolling chassis..

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

The engine for me will be a challenge but ultimately there isn't a lot to the bike for sure

@theriggsworkshop8606 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic video.. Again! Well done mate. Get ready for the roasting. I got it bed when I used a " wood working" hammer on my seized rear axel on my other channel #the Riggs garage. When I restored a gsxr600 SRAD

@petethemod1 9 месяцев назад

We have all been there, trying to do jobs with only the minimum amount of tools. Well done for hanging in there. I bet the old girl cleans up rather well. Can`t wait to see the insides of the engine and gearbox😲

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

I feel the internals will look like mash potato

@slakk5093 9 месяцев назад

awesome content

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Thank you 😎

@johnvalentine8198 9 месяцев назад

Nice job

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@projectclark123 9 месяцев назад

Yessssssssssssssss love it

@MrH250 9 месяцев назад

I bought an 87 a few years ago in worse condition. I am still doing it but do have the engine done. Great vlog chap.

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Year I was born! How much did it cost you if you don't mind me asking?

@staywuther 9 месяцев назад

Love the videos but you gotta get a breaker bar for cracking those bigger bolts, will make your life so much easier trust me! Keep up the good work👍

@SuperAnthony1982 9 месяцев назад

I had to put an a 1996 rm 125 frame swing arm and engine in a press to get one of these out once.. it's the collars that roll on the needles that get stuck on the bolt, you got so luck 😅 sometimes it comes to you have to cut the swing arm off

@nealbeard1 9 месяцев назад

Inspiring

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

This exactly 🙌🏼

@mattblackledge9068 9 месяцев назад

Get yourself a vessel jis p2 screwdriver. You'll strip screws like no tomorrow if you continue using a phillips in JIS fasteners.

@rick66 3 месяца назад

Fantastic channel fella,only just found it.....just bought a simlar project, a 1989 rm125 in a simlar if not worse state than this honda, new sub here mate,keep up the good work

@superduketrackdays 9 месяцев назад

Get yourself 3/8. & 1/2 breaker bars, stop using ratchets to break tight bolts, you’ll wreck the ratchet system.

@tango9917 9 месяцев назад

Been using ratchets for years never broke one shouldn’t be an issue on a bike if it’s a decent brand

@superduketrackdays 9 месяцев назад

@@tango9917 They are generally longer so gives you mor purchase loosening tight fasteners, it’s the right tool for the job!

@Nicknofish 9 месяцев назад

All be worth it in the end, can't beat ringing the nuts off a stroker.😂

@adamkhan8530 9 месяцев назад

Breaker bar £13 saves the guns 😂

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

To be honest tempted to just use my 💪🏼and no tools! Haha yeah I keep meaning to get a breaker bar I don't know why I haven't yet.. maybe when my ratchet snaps in half I will probably buy one you know how it is

@livesgas 9 месяцев назад

Brave, but looking forward to the journey

@allanrobinson621 9 месяцев назад

Get yourself a bench grinder with a wire wheel, it'll get rid off rust on them bolts and wheel axles etc.

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Have you seen my facilities 🤣

@marcdieters5605 9 месяцев назад

Good job getting it apart. I'm always amazed how small these 2-stroke engines are. Just curious though, why are you using the blowtorch ?

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

The whole bike weights the same amount as the BB engine... I don't have to draft in Nicole for a helping hand on this one! 🤣 Blow torch was in hope I could expand the metals to break their bond

@marcdieters5605 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye Hahaha, the BB engine is really massive. Now that you mention it, it's really cool your wife helped you 👍

@Sam-ei4yx 9 месяцев назад

Hey Rye, what’s the best way to find out about bike meets? Is there an app or forum you are using?

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Bike meets / events on Facebook is a great one to start .. but check local groups to you as I am certain there will be one

@mdziekson2148 9 месяцев назад

Wasn't this for sale from bike breakers in fife, Scotland? Remember seeing this ad.

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Possibly.... I picked it up from just outside Glasgow off Facebook market place

@mdziekson2148 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye good luck bud, back in the day I used to own a cr250 road legal, yes! Road legal imported from Italy. Note, it wasn't the crm250, it was a cr250 with professionally fitted lights. What a beast that was!

@fengbi5653 9 месяцев назад

Alan Milliyard eat your heart out 😂🤣

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

He watches my videos for educational purposes

@kweenie2086 9 месяцев назад

Isnt the whole thing about two strokes that the oil is mixed with the fuel and therefore there’d be no oil in the engine when you take the drain bolt of cause everything gets burned with combustion

@bananabrooks3836 9 месяцев назад

The oil to lubricate the clutch/gearbox resides in the engine. This needs changing more often than a 4 stroke as typically there is less of it. Whereas the oil for lubricating the piston/cyl is mixed with fuel in the tank.

@kweenie2086 9 месяцев назад

@@bananabrooks3836 aah i understand now they have separate lubrication methods within the engine.

@invictalad 9 месяцев назад

Enjoying watching these but can’t help but think you’d benefit from one of those Halfords advanced tool sets instead of that Screwfix special 😂

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

I'd benefit from a lot of things to be honest... maybe if I buy some workshop overalls then I could really look the part

@TheREGGIE1324 9 месяцев назад

@BikesofRye don't knock it I wear them or you will ruin all your clothes. Ant a fashion show bud 😅

@devilsreject320 9 месяцев назад

Some determination there but honestly you couldn't pay me to take that bike. Some bike's are for spears only. Start with a better one next time. We need to see blackbird being ridden. Thunderace ?

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

You might change your mind once it is finished? - yes BB getting MOT'd and just awaiting on carbs to be sonic cleaned and returned to me before I can start rebuilding and putting out the content

@HexagonMotorsport 9 месяцев назад

Top tip, to bring the plastics back to life use a blowtorch or a heatgun/hair dryer they will look like brand new again

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Do you think the plastics are worth saving? Might just replace them. The tank I need to restore though will look into it

@HexagonMotorsport 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye if you can save them with a heat gun, its defo worth a try, only if they haven't got any deep scratches tho, you want to keep it as original as you possibly can.

@johna6968 9 месяцев назад

Im looking forward to a video where you dont buy a disaster

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

That would be no fun 😆

@rayletaxi 9 месяцев назад

I hope you enjoy fixing "Triggers"Bike

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Bring it on

@stephenwalsh8184 9 месяцев назад

🏍👍👍

@mikelloyd2710 9 месяцев назад

Mx bikes can be a ball ache because of the abuse they get, but extremely satisfying to restore, good luck

@jaffamaddin 9 месяцев назад

You paid over a grand for that...blimey! Where do you keep all the 'bits' when you've disassembled it? Can't imagine they are littered across your driveway 😂 keep doing what your doing 👍

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

The spare room mostly!! I get into big trouble too for doing so. It's a short term issue hopefully. Thanks 😎 🙌🏼🔧

@markhouston3404 9 месяцев назад

1100 for a 2 stroke is cheap nowadays. I want a kx250 but theyre absolutely crazy money even for ones that look like theyve been dragged from a lake

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

There are bikes that have been sat in a garden for 20 years.... £1500 just sat there in rust

@matproud44 7 месяцев назад

Fancy a challenge??? Do a lambretta!!! Lol

@motomule3364 9 месяцев назад

Please please split the cases on your own on camera 👍

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Got the case splitter so will be trying this

@andywing2030 9 месяцев назад

Looking at over a grand or so in repairs and parts so hard to see how you’ll make any profit off this.

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Restored to high standard worth around 4k

@josos8711 9 месяцев назад

You currently have 14 patreon members. When are you giving this bike away?

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Hi if you see my Patreon for more information you will be added to a fan list for your chace to win project bikes that feature on the channel. I currently have 3 underway including this one and in the coming months I want to show the bikes being ridden after completion. Once they have had their first ride then they will be given away

@gazza1858 9 месяцев назад

12 hours 😮how much in fuel ⛽️

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

700 miles 😫

@sjmotorcyclessjm9972 2 месяца назад

loving your videos but bro you gotta smack it one, not tickle it, youre being too gentle lol

@xrv404 9 месяцев назад

Ive seen worse motocross bikes than that. Youre gonna make it, no doubt. My ocd peaks when you unscrew things and they just drop to the grund and you looking like 'how did that come off'😅 But I think youre to fast on to the next project, I would like to see a video riding the blackbird and if it runs nice and so. Get a mechanics motorcycle lift and spare your knees 👍🏻

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

I am tempted to slow down on releasing content which may in turn mean current bikes are more consistent. I will be riding the BB once the MOT is complete

@xrv404 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye Yea I just saw your blackbird update after I posted, sorry mate 😅 Love your content, I couldnt do half as good as you with all the editing and camerawork. Keep on 👍🏻

@jayc342009 9 месяцев назад

When i see poorly maintained bikes like this it puts me off even buying bikes to restore

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

There are bikes out there that need us to save them from the scrap yard

@KnightRider1157 9 месяцев назад

I think you paid £1099 too much for that 😂

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Mugged off 🤣

@andypicken7848 9 месяцев назад

I dont wish to sound out and out negative but what use willl the bike be tou you whens its restored ?

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

This I will ride once and then give it away to someone

@xv9vj 9 месяцев назад

People made WD-40 for a reason. Not just for sex, ya know?

@Roadrunner5463 9 месяцев назад

You overpaid for it 😂

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

The more I get into this the more I realise how much needs spending... but this is genuinely the cheapest in the UK you cannt find them for less

@Roadrunner5463 9 месяцев назад

@@BikesofRye 😳 Good luck

@JSmith19858 9 месяцев назад

Don't waste the time and effort doing a nut and bolt restoration. I've built a number of bikes, from wrecks worse than yours, but I've not restored any. Just focus on making it look good rather than like it is sat on the showroom floor. After the first hour on it, when the frame paint is scuffed and the panels get some scratches, you won't have wasted all of that extra effort on pointless tarty bits that are getting knocked about.

@WilliamB87 9 месяцев назад

man, you use the hammer like a girl, just whack it hard, not like you don't have the muscle to do it

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

You are so mean

@clinthighton5969 9 месяцев назад

Motor cross bikes are well easier to restore as there’s nothing there really.. 🤔 the thing is to remember.. take notes of where everything goes? It just makes things quicker plus take a few pictures 😉 that helps. But I’ll be honest that cr -125 is a right nail 🫣good luck and get ya check book out 😂😂😂😂

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Yeah there isn't an awful lot to it or at least what I am used to already!! but I am hoping to learn a thing or two once I get into the engine, especially the gearbox

@j1nino344 9 месяцев назад

Sorry mate but paying 1100 for it 😮

@BikesofRye 9 месяцев назад

Have a look at what they fetch restored you may be surprised