They made me want to get my hands dirty and restore something. I've never done anything like that before but for some reason it really appeals to me. I decided early on that taking on a car project wouldn't be easy, it seemed like a lot of work and besides I didn't have the space in the garage. There would be room for a motorbike though and surely they can't be so tough...
I recently (last year or so) got into biking and rebuilding a bike would be a lot easier than restoring a car. Also, my brother Andy is also keen on getting into biking and was on the lookout for a 125cc learner legal bike.
Long story short, eBay came to rescue and we bought something that kinda ticked all the boxes. We bought a job lot that consisted of two CB125 Twin's that were in pieces or pretty much there anyway. The seller assured us that they were good runners before the bikes were stripped but we have no way of knowing this until we've actually put them back together. Between them I'd say that we have enough parts to make a decent bike but we'll still need to get some parts.
Only problem was picking the damn things up, they were in Cornwall and we were in Birmingham, UK, so best part of a 540 mile round trip!
Fast forward a bit and I now have most of a CB125 TD-C sat in my garage along with a load of parts and bits from the other bike. I don't have everything here because Andy has some parts in his garage.
Ok, she needs a bit (lot) of work but we got both bikes, engines, frames etc for a very reasonable amount of money. Bargain of the century? Maybe, time will definitely tell.
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