Hi All
So this is my first attempt at building up a road bike
I picked up this SR125 from a friend that owns a bodyshop for ..... Free
He had too many projects and needed the space so took delivery and stayed in the shed for roughly 5 years.
How it looked on delivery day
Essentially all complete however the battery was dead as and he couldn't find the keys - not much of an issue
Only 15k and a bit rough around the edges but most parts are going to be replaced so not too worried
So a few weekends ago it was time to drag - yes drag out the shed with rusted beyond belief chain and flat as a pancake tyres
All the plastics removed, headlight, indicators, seat etc and a few hours later ended up looking like this
Old bars were the first thing to go and replaced with these slightly tracker style Renthal ones
The tank has been slightly raised and started chopping some sheet metal to get cracking with the new seat
I didn't like the way it lipped at the end with the old seat bracket, so that got the chop and a new brace bar welded in place
This resulted in a slightly flatter profile with a slight kink at the end
The fun part of ordering bits and pieces has begun
Indicators have arrived and the rears are mounted for the trial fit
Still waiting on the brake light
Ordered up the new levers too
I do love a project list
Anyways, roll on next weekend when hopefully more bits arrive and i can hopefully finish off the seat. Maybe even strip the wheels for a quick refurb