I own xvs 125 that has been changed a lot its running 140 tyres with different front an backend

by doing this I ve probably added weight

I like the bike but I find it hard to manovure it around when bringing it out of house or in to bike parking at work etc

It would be much lighter if it had a 2 stroke engine

providing I can line up the sprockets I cant see it being that difficult to fit an engine

am I missing something obvious?

I noticed on dts the bottle for the water is mounted high up at the back of the bike under the side plastics is this because its gravity fed or just because yam found it a handy place to store it

it needs to be higher than the engine, sounds a bad idea to me, I reckon you'd have a right job selling it on...dunno what the insurance company might think also. Get it sold and buy a DT

it needs to be higher than the engine, sounds a bad idea to me, I reckon you'd have a right job selling it on...dunno what the insurance company might think also. Get it sold and buy a DT

insurance said it will put insurance up by £27 a year that's if I swap the standard 125 engine for any other 125

I find these things are usually much easier to manhandle about when you're sat on them. Use gentle clutch to get it going forward, use full steering lock and a firm amount of pull to get it going backward. Beyond that, the weight seems to make it more stable that its lighter brethren!

I find it awkward lugging the 130KG + machine around

I m sure most of the weight comes from the v twin

I ve got a dt engine still in frame an I m able to lift this on to the bench with no bother I d like to think I can get the dt engine in the xvs frame but I m not going to rush into it

there should be enough room to mount the oil an water tanks above the engine

not sure about the air box though

if I cant align the engine sprocket with my rear wheel I could fit the dt wheel an spacers as me exsting swingarm is wider than the dt s

Hang on... are you actually trying to pick this up and carry it, here??!!

Heres something to whet your appetite

On 17 November 2013 at 7:19 PM, Ttaskmaster said:

Hang on... are you actually trying to pick this up and carry it, here??!!

yep

I ve got the dt motor to fit in the xvs frame an sorted the exhaust rad  etc once I find out what jets I need in my carb I ve only got to fit the loom

Talk about delayed reply ,,,

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3/dan25_2006/13094118_10153747221817746_510617089900465825_n.jpg I can only acess this forum on my pc my mobile says it can nt connect to server so I don't come on here as much

Jeeeez

 

 

these are old photos the engine shown is scrap an just used for mock up purposes

I ve changed the end can to a dep an changed the angle in the process of making a bliltwell seat fit too