rowland75 Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 Hi guys Ive just bought a sr125 1991, on a bit of a whim. I will use it to commute, park up and not worry about it. But also want to get the other half on a bike. As its a 1991 it has drum brakes and generally a bit dated....so is it possible to tinker a little and make it stop and go a bit better? Cheers Pete
JimR Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 Hi guys Ive just bought a sr125 1991, on a bit of a whim. I will use it to commute, park up and not worry about it. But also want to get the other half on a bike. As its a 1991 it has drum brakes and generally a bit dated....so is it possible to tinker a little and make it stop and go a bit better? Cheers Pete Hi Pete, the best option is to buy a bigger bike, as there is not too much pimping stuff for the SR125 but perhaps a trawl around the net may find (if they exist) an SR175/150 produced for other markets (other than the UK that is !) With the chassis work you may find it possible to graft the front forks from a disc braked bike, along with the wheel to give some better brakes up front. Regards Jim
rowland75 Posted May 24, 2009 Author Posted May 24, 2009 Hi Pete, the best option is to buy a bigger bike, as there is not too much pimping stuff for the SR125 but perhaps a trawl around the net may find (if they exist) an SR175/150 produced for other markets (other than the UK that is !) With the chassis work you may find it possible to graft the front forks from a disc braked bike, along with the wheel to give some better brakes up front. Regards Jim Thanks Jim I kind of thought my options were limited, so ill leave as is and enjoy 100mpg... just wearing a dark visor so no-one can see me! Pete
JimR Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 Thanks Jim I kind of thought my options were limited, so ill leave as is and enjoy 100mpg... just wearing a dark visor so no-one can see me! Pete Hi Pete, I guess you are right !!!! the darker the better ! Regards Jim
wild foamy Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 there nothing wrong with drum brakes, my DT50 has drum brakes front and rear and its not too bad for stopping. gie the brakes a good clean out, fresh set of shoes and it will do you a good service, theres no point in "pimping up" a bike which wasnt designed to be pimping in the first place. keep the SR125, once you have thrown it down the road a few times and got to grips with biking you can get something a little more elaborate
Moderator drewpy Posted May 24, 2009 Moderator Posted May 24, 2009 Hi Pete, I guess you are right !!!! the darker the better ! Regards Jim or wear a bhurka
JimR Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 there nothing wrong with drum brakes, my DT50 has drum brakes front and rear and its not too bad for stopping. gie the brakes a good clean out, fresh set of shoes and it will do you a good service, theres no point in "pimping up" a bike which wasnt designed to be pimping in the first place. keep the SR125, once you have thrown it down the road a few times and got to grips with biking you can get something a little more elaborate does that mean Pete has to get rid of his FZ 1000 ? ... I would guess the SR is just a traffic hack ! Regards Jim
wild foamy Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 does that mean Pete has to get rid of his FZ 1000 ? ... I would guess the SR is just a traffic hack ! Regards Jim i assumed he was still on L-plates 'cus i is fick ennit.
JimR Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 i assumed he was still on L-plates 'cus i is fick ennit. Hi, no worries <dad mode on>read what is in front of you <dad mode off> Regards Jim
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