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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: yellasei on November 02, 2009, 08:53:19 AM
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hi, my names andy and i like on the nw coast of the uk :)
i joined up here because i own a KYMCO but you guy's don't cover my model :'( but i have to start somewhere!! i have tried all corners of the internet and forums but found that nobody cover's my model.
well, here it is.....it's a 2007 KYMCO ck125 pulsar and is a near copy of the legendary HONDA cg125. sofar the bike has done me well but i have only owned it for a month or so. being a motorcycle technician i have covered and looked at, serviced, modded and checked all possible weak point's and hope the bike will serve me well. the only gripe at the moment is that KYMCO seem to think that they have to use rear shock absorbers that would suite a 750 bike and they are as stiff as hell!!! are other model's like this??
can't wait to hopefully join in on this forum and hopefully find other ck125 owner's
cheers and welcome, andy
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sweet bike man - just keep posting and someone is bound to have some similiar stories, nice bike anyway!!
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hi, my names andy and i like on the nw coast of the uk :)
i joined up here because i own a KYMCO but you guy's don't cover my model :'( but i have to start somewhere!! i have tried all corners of the internet and forums but found that nobody cover's my model.
well, here it is.....it's a 2007 KYMCO ck125 pulsar and is a near copy of the legendary HONDA cg125. sofar the bike has done me well but i have only owned it for a month or so. being a motorcycle technician i have covered and looked at, serviced, modded and checked all possible weak point's and hope the bike will serve me well. the only gripe at the moment is that KYMCO seem to think that they have to use rear shock absorbers that would suite a 750 bike and they are as stiff as hell!!! are other model's like this??
can't wait to hopefully join in on this forum and hopefully find other ck125 owner's
cheers and welcome, andy
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Congrats.
Btw. be happy to have firm rear shock. IMHO much better thing than saggy-bouncy-soft shocks. You can feel the road much better if you have stiffer suspension and reaction to direction changes are better. (obviously I do not care about comfort, but performance).
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thank's for the welcomes, i hope i enjoy my stay here and also hope i can be of assistance to other's with their bike's and problems.
this isn't the first bike i have owned, i have been riding for 25 years now and have a huge list of past bikes i have owned, this does seem like a reasonable bike though!!! im quite suprised by most of the build quality and i hope i can keep hold of it and use it for a good few years.
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That is a SUPER sharp looking bike! congrats... I noticed the same on my zx super fever. the rear shock holds two riders w/out bottoming out. I'm sure w/ a little research you can find an aftermarket adjustable for it. They always look "cooler" anyway. Please do stick around. there are plenty of people looking to improve/ de-restrict their machines, and things like custom tuning carry right across scooter-bike boundries. Back to the shock. I have an extra nc/50 shock I was thinking of mounting. It is almost 1/2" longer, but considerably softer. I kinda like the rear to sit down a little coming of corners.
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thank's for the welcomes, i hope i enjoy my stay here and also hope i can be of assistance to other's with their bike's and problems.
this isn't the first bike i have owned, i have been riding for 25 years now and have a huge list of past bikes i have owned, this does seem like a reasonable bike though!!! im quite suprised by most of the build quality and i hope i can keep hold of it and use it for a good few years.
..welcome to the forum Andy!
..nice lookin' ride!!
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Welcome- Very sharp looking machine! 8)
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some future plans are to have the seat re-covered and to get the rear part done in red to match the paint so if you squint it will look like it has a seat hump fitted, do something with the rear end!!!! i think it looks a bit of a mash up of parts from a scooter, probably keeping the side panels but sorting out the rear mudguard. replace the rear light unit for something a bit more classic looking.
i would'nt mind going for a kind of "cafe racer" look????
the wheels need to be another colour too, can't decide between white or gold, gold probably being the more classy look.
i will keep you guy's posted with my mod's but.........i am open to ideas!! if any of you guy's have ideas, let me know.
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Powder coating is about the same price as quality paint these days, and Much easier to maintain. That mud guard looks like the one on the super fever. No doubt you could use something nicer. Try shopping for after market fenders. they are also pretty cheap. Fiberglass is easy to modify for fit. I do like the cafe' approach. How many km's are on it . From the photo's I would say not over 2k. Looks like a ton "o" fun.
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Powder coating is about the same price as quality paint these days, and Much easier to maintain. That mud guard looks like the one on the super fever. No doubt you could use something nicer. Try shopping for after market fenders. they are also pretty cheap. Fiberglass is easy to modify for fit. I do like the cafe' approach. How many km's are on it . From the photo's I would say not over 2k. Looks like a ton "o" fun.
it has 3000 km on the clock!! i don't think it has seen a british winter yet. lol. over here when the roads ice up, they use rocksalt to stop freezing!!! this corrodes metals like crazy, something this bike has'nt seen yet.
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I once bought a yamaha 2 stroke 2 cylinder, that was very much like yours. Stored up in the winter , and basicly a weekend go to town & back in the summer. Looks like 1 fun little bike!
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update!! new indicators ;D i hated the look of the droopy, plasticky, rubber indicators and went for these mini bullet ones in chrome. i thought that they go well with the chrome headlight and break up all the black plastic at the rear.
what do you guy's think???
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Real nice look. They are a much better style for the bike. I have taken the stalks off my zx super fever, and am using the built in on the fairings. the front are fairly well separated but the rear are so close together it is hard to see them in the daylite. Those just may be the answer. Where did you find them?
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from a firm here in the uk called bike it, they are probably chinese but are well made and fitted ok too ;)
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Thanks for the tip I will look them up! best of luck w/ the bike. Ps. your post re: mud flap got me thinking, so I cut about 6" off (right to the lisc. plate) and it looks much cleaner. Made that fat rear tire stand out much better! (zx/super fever) Even a simple out loud thought may trigger the next guy so THANKS!
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Turns signals look much better! I have been thinking about cutting the whole mud flap off on mine. I've got the inner one so it's really just an additional ugly piece. ZX50 also, no license plate needed either. ;D
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trust me guy's, with the weather in this country you need the mudguard!!!! lol
by the way, pic 2......the things on the handlebar grips........oxford product heated, wrap round over grips!!!! hmmm, loverly now as the weather is getting colder 8) i will post pics of these too ;)
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heated grips ;)
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With 30 F. , I believe hand warmers are more a mental comfort. If oxford had a face warmer I might bite! Ps You can find the sweet spot when cutting the mud guard. Too far and you have a "skunk stripe"
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With 30 F. , I believe hand warmers are more a mental comfort. If oxford had a face warmer I might bite! Ps You can find the sweet spot when cutting the mud guard. Too far and you have a "skunk stripe"
Respectfully disagree.
I ride throughout the whole year and in the winter, morning temperature when I go to work is usually 23 - 32 F.
There is a dozen days when temps go to 18F, the lowest I have seen and was driving at was 12F.
When the temperature is below 46 F, I have grave issues with my hands. I have tried many things, several layers of gloves etc, nothing helps except heated handgrips. I've had two types on my Beverly 200, now there is one set on Agility and I have Oxford wraps on my People 250S, just like the ones shown on the picture above.
When temps approach freezing, after several kilometeres the blood flow in my fingers is so restricted that I can feel only pain. In 20 kms I had to stop several times to let the blood go back to fingers and I have experienced severe pain, bordering frostbites...
With heated handgrips, regardless of the temperature, I experience no ill effects, and my gf for example has warm palms after riding a scooter in the winter (but she does not have issues with blood flow like I do).
So, I'd recommend them as they greatly increase the riding comfort in the winter.
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i have actually seen these wrap arounds used on the rear grab handles in the pastfor the pillion to use :D pretty versatile if you ask me. lol
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How warm do they get? If you can feel the warmth through gloves they must be pretty darn warm! And do you have any idea how much current they draw? Night riding on a zx is putting the stator to it's limit with the lights. I used to ride up in Connecticut year round, and I know what you mean by bordering frostbite. Actually I have never seen them before.
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How warm do they get? If you can feel the warmth through gloves they must be pretty darn warm! And do you have any idea how much current they draw? Night riding on a zx is putting the stator to it's limit with the lights. I used to ride up in Connecticut year round, and I know what you mean by bordering frostbite. Actually I have never seen them before.
There are different handgrips. I use the ones from www.louis.de (http://www.louis.de) (look for "Heizgriffe").
They usually have 2 or 3 settings (hi/low or hi/mid low) and use 30-40-60W. (3-5 A)
Oxford is subjectively the warmest, as the wires are closer to the hand and not "embedded" in the rubber of the grips.
It is hard to explain how warm it is but they are EXTREMELY hot to touch which is quite nice when it is cold.
I do not know about ZX, but Agility 125 has no ill effects with additional 3.5 A. (neither did Beverly or People).
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I do not know about ZX, but Agility 125 has no ill effects with additional 3.5 A. (neither did Beverly or People).
That's comforting to know, as I know the electrical system on the P250 is beefier than that of the A125. I haven't gone to heated grips yet, but I may.
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