Posted September 8, 201113 yr Hi Can anyone advise me on swapping a 175mx head down to a 125 head? How much power loss, is it difficult? and will it struggle on a 175 body? Cheers Geo
September 8, 201113 yr Well " the stud holes should line up , but the Squish area is much smaller, whitch will up the compression ratio, ,, so in theory should be more power, or a stressed bottom end,,,? trial & error ,,,
September 13, 201113 yr Moderator Not possible, 125 has 4 studs/holes 175 has 6. If you mean the whole barrel, piston etc then apart from a re jet all will be good (and a tweak to the oil pump), not much of a power difference (in my experience) but you will have to really rev the bastard to get the best of it as a 125.
September 15, 201113 yr Author Sounds pretty good to me.chaps. After its on the road I will go ahead with this if I can find someone local .I like the overall chunkier look to the bike. Am I right on thinking the 125's are slightly smaller? Cheers Geo
September 15, 201113 yr Moderator Sounds pretty good to me.chaps. After its on the road I will go ahead with this if I can find someone local .I like the overall chunkier look to the bike. Am I right on thinking the 125's are slightly smaller? Cheers Geo no they are exactly the same size bike
September 15, 201113 yr Author I got confused by photos of 2 together but with the 175 slightly higher at the back and front looks like its been jacked up making it appear a lot chunkier Thanks Geo
September 15, 201113 yr Moderator some people jack them up, 125's can be jacked too if that's what 'floats your boat' yours looks jacked to me by the avatar pic
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