Alright I've had this bike for a little while now and finally got to the point where it's now time to create a Vital account and rebuild it. Bought a 2002 CR125 off Craigslist in February 2016 that was in absolutely horrible condition. Current plan is to make it a bike that I'm not embarrassed to ride while also not spending too ridiculous an amount of money. Mostly cosmetic upgrades, full mechanical rebuild(s), and some minor performance upgrades. I'd like to keep it feeling like a 125 since they're so fun to ride.



Here it is the day I brought it home for $800. Looking back on it, it was definitely worth less.







There were too many things wrong with it to list (starting with black plastics), but I'll show some of the highlights:



Pipe was sanded down lazily and incompletely. Previous owner probably tried to polish it and gave up, so now it's rusted. Wrong hardware on the rear brake, carb lines routed all over the place, footpegs from who knows what bike(s).





Rear brake guards/guides were missing, and the line had duct tape over a hole in an attempt to conceal a leak. So of course it didn't work. Wheel is in surprisingly good shape. Both chain tensioner bolts are stripped beyond usage.





Again, carb breather/overflow lines all over the place, carb covered in spooge, the usual. A DIFFERENT footpeg on the left side.





Sprocket and chain worn well beyond any reasonable limit. Chain guide was loose and missing hardware.





Silencer was bent and full of spooge, plastics were held together by oversized carriage bolts without any nuts





The airbox really speaks for itself





Right side radiator also speaks for itself. Basically the whole right side of the bike was bent (including the throttle housing, seriously??)





Anyhow my plan is to try to post a daily update if there's any interest. Luckily I have a bit of a head start on the progress so I can post even on days without any progress when I'm too tired from work or am otherwise busy.

