Posts
930
Joined
11/23/2014
Location
Harrisburg, OR
US
Edited Date/Time
11/29/2020 10:33am
So I bought this 2006 YZ 125 last year for 2300$ USD. It's in perfect condition, and I have posted about it before.
I got Briar at 180 Decals to throw some graphics together for me.
Here they are double sided taped onto the plastics...
Anyways, I have had the graphics for about a year, been procrastinating putting them on because I needed new plastics and a gas tank, as the stock gas tank would look pretty silly with that other blue from the graphics in there clashing.
I bit the bullet and bought new white plastics, a black gas tank, bar pad and a seat cover.
You guys have any suggestions for small things that would give the bike some more pep? I want to convert to black rims and possibly replace the hubs at some point but that's an expensive upgrade. It needs nothing, but I was just wondering what your thoughts were...
Will upload a photo of the bike once I get the new aesthetic decor bolted on.
I got Briar at 180 Decals to throw some graphics together for me.
Here they are double sided taped onto the plastics...
Anyways, I have had the graphics for about a year, been procrastinating putting them on because I needed new plastics and a gas tank, as the stock gas tank would look pretty silly with that other blue from the graphics in there clashing.
I bit the bullet and bought new white plastics, a black gas tank, bar pad and a seat cover.
You guys have any suggestions for small things that would give the bike some more pep? I want to convert to black rims and possibly replace the hubs at some point but that's an expensive upgrade. It needs nothing, but I was just wondering what your thoughts were...
Will upload a photo of the bike once I get the new aesthetic decor bolted on.
The Shop
That warning label is a testament to it's prime condition, so yes I will have to remove it. I actually think that the pressure washer already took care of that one for me.
Probably wait till I can afford the new rims and hubs before I do the brake upgrade, but that is definitely something that I considered, not the KYB decals though! That is a cheap little factory look upgrade I can do.
As for purely aesthetics, if you don't like the silver rims I think white would actually be pretty cool, but I'm not a huge fan of black rims. YouTube "Chuck Carothers Carola" and you'll see what I mean, his rims aren't entirely white but you get the idea. For whatever reason that bike always stuck out to me.
You can always add..
-clutch/ignition covers
-levers/hand guards
-brake pedal/shift lever
-seat cover
-random bling parts like oil cap/master cylinder covers/etc
Not a fan of white rims at all, but to each their own
Porting and a pipe isn't really a big necessity on that YZ125 unless you need more peak power and over-rev.
A VF3 reed is worth much more gain than a pipe right where you'll use it. The extra compression of a modded head is well worth it too. Jetting on those is pretty good stock, but if you change any engine parts, you may want to adjust some things slightly. Adding a little race fuel to your mix makes any two-stroke run well (if you jet it correctly). I like to mix leaded race gas 50/50 with ethanol free 92 octane unleaded.
As for visual pep, those YZ's look great in white. You can use a seat-cover for a 2005 - 2008 CRF 450R on these bikes. That will give you the option for a white seat cover. I ran one on my 2008 YZ125 when I had it. This one is a FLU cover for a 2008 CRF450R. Keep in mind that the white gets dirt-stained pretty fast, went with red/black on the next bike:
I have no plans to change anything to do with the engine any time soon. I am not a good enough rider to be concerned with that stuff yet, I feel like if I can get more than three months of riding in in the year I might look into some alterations, but at this time I just want to make it my own.
That seat cover looks so fresh, I love it, but just like with white boots, I figure the same as you- that they will get stained and dirty pretty quickly. I ended up ordering a black one with orange ribbing as the graphics have orange in them and I figure if it isn't a perfect match it will be removed enough to still compliment.
That's one sexy ass bike man!
I still super prefer the black. I think gold looks dated, whether it be motorcycle rims or jewelry. Plus with the color scheme I have going on, not so sure that orange and gold would look nice stacked up against eachother...
One of the things I hate about this bike is the grey plastic cover for the crank case and the stock rear disc and caliper guards, I think they look incredibly cheap, so I think that will be my next purchase ($$$$$$) though all I can seem to find them in is carbon fiber and I'm not the biggest fan of that either.
Did you get the tusk rims/hubs on sale?
Here's mine after a couple upgrades, it was in pretty dodgy shape when I first got it. The KYB decals on the fork definitely spruce it up a bit. I got my Tusk wheels off a buddy brand new for a steal, about 10 hours on them now and no complaints..not even a loose spoke and I do a fair amount of casing haha.
Check on eBay for Boyesen ignition/clutch cover sets, I sometimes see the pairs new for $150.
Pit Row
I had Rocky Mountain discount code so think they were $550 but the discount brought them to $500 plus free shipping.
Here's a thread I started on my process, didn't follow thru with it very good after a while...
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Race-Shop,42/Another-YZ-Rebuild,1294526
Seems to be what the pair run for most of the time anyways. Dirtbikes ARE the budget.
Any year shift stopper from 2008 - 2016 will fit. In fact, Yamaha superceded the old part with the new part number in the 2005 & 2006 models. Motosport lists them for under $15 each. You have to remove the large clutch cover, so you'll need that big gasket and the power-valve linkage cover gasket too. You don't have to remove the water pump cover, but if you do, you'll need a water pump gasket too.
For the stopper, just order item number 5 from this 2015 parts diagram (or get the same thing from any OEM source):
http://www.motosport.com/dirtbike/oem-parts/yamaha/2015/yz125/shift-cam-fork
Wow thank you so much for linking me on that. I will order that up asap so I can remedy the issue before it breaks my bank with a tranny rebuild. You're the bomb.com!!
Your graphics look to be for a 2005 model (front fender and number plate were different).
I am pretty sure those parts will fit, as I ran those from a 2010 YZ250F on my 2012 YZ125 last year.
Post a reply to: 2006 YZ 125 Revamp