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2wheeltrundel

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  1. Yes I've looked in the booklet sent with the documents it has no specifics about modifications .
  2. I guess they are probably very eagle eyed at spotting anything that's not stock .
  3. The policy has only a couple of months left so might wait till renewal time at the moment it is down as no modifications and probably get charged to change that now. Cheers for the reply.
  4. This relates to insurance and what is a modification.I want to put some different foot pegs on my Suzuki 125 they are of a different Suzuki 125 and sweep forward more than the originals, also I'd want to change the gear linkage to a direct one that would move it farther worward too I'm quite tall so want a but more leg room, is this a modification . I know the best way would be to ring them up but thought I'd ask here first .
  5. Thanks for the replys I have found the online service manual with the correct torque settings and yes it does appear to clamp it up tight. Also it is a good snug fit before I tighten it so hopefully that will sort it out. Cheers everyone.
  6. Doing a bit of a refurb on my Suzuki en125 frame (I made a post on here a while ago about a weld repair on the swinging arm but got a new one instead) so refitting the new swinging arm can anyone advise me about how tight the pivot bolt should be, it was originally nipped up quite tight and if I do that with the new one it pinches the inner metal part of the rubber bush and prevents it pivoting on the bolt itself so all the movement in the swinging arm is through the actual rubber is this what they are designed to do, my question is should it pivot on the bolt freely or be clamped tight and the rubber itself take all the movement.
  7. Your correct, I can see inside of the box cross section and there's no paint in there and a better purpose built rust trap would be hard to find, so it's going to get the full treatment, soaked in a bath of oxalic acid, paint tipped inside and sloshed around when thats dry going to melt some underseal and pour that in too, then see if I can make something to minimise water ingress but allow air to circulate.
  8. Fantastic effort in your detailed photos not an easy task when your surrounded by a thousand bits, bobs nuts and bolts.
  9. An update on my Suzuki EN125 swinging arm. I attempted the weld but what seemed solid outside was paper thin inside, I was blowing holes in it on minimal power needed right from the start, so a NOS one was found and I've gone from a quick chuck a bit of paint at it to "lets do a proper job" so the only thing left in the frame is the engine and front end and I decided to spend a bit of time and money making it look like someone might actually love their little Chinese built Suzuki 125. Which I actually do. ( the rest of the frame is really sound surprisingly)
  10. Had a look on ebay, there used to be loads of used frame bits for these I think they maybe all been scraped now, there are two frames on ebay at the moment both have no rear swinging arm and some new arms for the GS and GN models. I have removed all bushes and made a simple jig support to keep it all true to prevent heat warping.
  11. Can anyone help with advice on if a weld repair on a rear swinging arm would be acceptable for passing an MOT test. The bike is a 2005 Chinese built Suzuki EN125 and the bridge across the two arms at the front near were it pivots is totally shot, I have full confidence in my ability to reweld and make this good and strong but because its structural and not just a cosmetic repair will it get through the test, don't want to waste a pile of time on it for nothing
  12. Yes my 125 insurance cost is not expensive but our car will do 13000 miles a year compared to less than a thousand for my bike yet the car is only £75 more, capable of much higher speeds and I have 6 years NCD on the bike it's about relativity .
  13. That will be my next step but wanted to ask if others had experience of it first.
  14. Can anyone advise me on if seasonal insurance April to September would be much cheaper than year round insurance and who might provide such insurance. The bike is a low value 125 and I never use it in winter, its up for renewal soon and am thinking of letting it lapse and getting six months on it next year.
  15. Certainly agree with others that going slow makes the ride last longer, it is about the journey and not the destination that matters.
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