I recently bought my first bike, the lovely 75 Honda bc 125s. I LOVE it, and have been able to do most of the maintenance myself. I’ve run into one continuing issue: about once a week she will decide she no longer wants to idle, and will die at stop signs. I’ll usually have to wait about ten...

Hello, im new to this forum..my name is Rich..im from the great state of maine..i recently acquired a 1974 cb125s...but im having some troubles with it..i have replaced points, factory harness, gas valve, carburator and jets plus the air filter...i can get the bike to start and idle with the...

So, my bike didn't turn on when I twisted the key. I found out that my ignition switch was broken so i manually connected the black and red wire to turn on the bike. Everything worked and as I tried the blinker the neutral indicator light was blinking, instead of the blinker. Then the bike...

I own a 1975 Honda CB125S and I have been rebuilding a lot of stuff on it with the help of some friends. I need to find a front brake cable. There are ones listed on eBay that look perfect, however since they are all located in Thailand it will take a long time to ship (October possibly!) I was...

Hi There, I'm new to this forum and to motorcycling in general, so I was hoping for some advice. It's time for me to get my first motorcycle. Here are some facts: 1. I'll be using this mainly for getting to school and to town. Therefore, I do not need a high-speed bike and would like to have...

Hey all, I am completing some maintenance to my 1975 Honda CB125S to get it road ready. While I had the forks off to replace the rubber gators, I lost some of the fluid when my dog decided to check in on what I was doing and knocked them over. Question #1 : Do you have to have Fork Oil? Or...

I've torn the carb apart half a dozen times and cleaned all the jets, checked the points, the chain, the air filter and the coil... they are all new or good as new So far these are my issues: - the bike is revbing up on its own (without me touching the throttle) - when riding, the bike kinda...

I have a Honda 1980 CB125S that I picked up that was not running since the owner said it had not been run in years and the fuel tank/carb was varnished up. Problem I am having is that it only runs on choke. Or sometimes it will idle at No Choke, but as soon as you open the throttle a bit, it...