My 2012/2001 CR125

Barnett117
Edited Date/Time 12/23/2013 1:01pm
I got the bike from a kid who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up. I took it home, rode it and knew it needed a top end so I tore it all down and started the project.

ENGINE-
Wiseco high comp. piston
Boyesen Reed system
Ported and polished head
FMF Exhaust System

INTAKE-
Modified air box
UNI air filter

BODY-
Black Powder Coated rims and hubs.
2012 CRF250R Plastics and graphics
Cut and fiberglassed shrouds for fit
ASV Levers
Renthal Fatbars
D.I.D. Chain
Renthal Sprockets
New Team Honda seat cover

The plastics didnt line up perfect but its pretty close. I will put up better pics if you guys want.





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RACESTH639 7/20/2012 12:42pm
7/20/2012 12:42pm
that is really nice. good work!
Sheriff245 7/20/2012 12:47pm
7/20/2012 12:47pm
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
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chrisbuehler 7/20/2012 1:21pm
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Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
Just smooth any edges right? Nice job OP! Looks cool with the new plastic. 2012 125AF? LOL
WILDMAN442 7/20/2012 1:55pm
7/20/2012 1:55pm
Very nice bud.

However, one thing that I have noticed on the rear fenders.

It seems as though when guys put the 2012 rear fender on an older bike, they point up really high. Could just be me though.

Justin

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171motocross 7/20/2012 2:24pm
7/20/2012 2:24pm
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it to a machine shop with your buddy and put everything together. let me guess you drilled holes in the subframe? Smile
Barnett117 7/20/2012 2:53pm
7/20/2012 2:53pm
WILDMAN442 wrote:
Very nice bud. However, one thing that I have noticed on the rear fenders. It seems as though when guys put the 2012 rear fender on...
Very nice bud.

However, one thing that I have noticed on the rear fenders.

It seems as though when guys put the 2012 rear fender on an older bike, they point up really high. Could just be me though.

Justin
Yeah, I saw a kid on YouTube his was pretty pointed up. It is a little but the way it sits on the stand It's not like that. I sits pretty straight from It's own weight.
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burn1986 7/20/2012 2:55pm
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Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
Barnett117 wrote:
Oops. It wasn't ported.
Regardless, the bike looks totally sweet. Good job on the resto!
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Tokyo_Tiddler 7/20/2012 4:19pm
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The 2000 and 2001 CR125s had good handling and suspension but the biggest dud of an engine I ever rode. One of proud Honda's biggest failures. I vaguely recall that the guys in Japan were putting on cylinders from a 1998 CR125 to breath life back into it.

mike
MattyVicious 7/20/2012 4:24pm
7/20/2012 4:24pm
You should post some decent pictures for sure. If you get the chance.
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mx 219 7/20/2012 4:56pm
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that looks really good! Wish I had kept mine to do this
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sam111 7/20/2012 7:02pm
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It looks pretty sweet. I bet it cost a lot less than a Service Honda too.
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sam111 7/20/2012 7:07pm
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171motocross wrote:
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it...
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it to a machine shop with your buddy and put everything together. let me guess you drilled holes in the subframe? Smile
Are you the kid he bought it off "who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up?"
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Camp332 7/20/2012 7:12pm
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Got any bigger pics?

Looks good, except for that rear fender pointing to the moon.
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NESC838 7/20/2012 7:13pm
7/20/2012 7:13pm
Please post larger photos. I'm interested in seeing how well the modern plastic fits. I may end up doing the same on my 2000.
Barnett117 7/20/2012 8:56pm
7/20/2012 8:56pm
Yeah I will take some better pictures tomorrow. I took these today with my smartphone. The fender isnt really all that upward when it sits on flat ground. The way the bike sits on the stand has a lot to do with it.
Barnett117 7/20/2012 8:57pm
7/20/2012 8:57pm
171motocross wrote:
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it...
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it to a machine shop with your buddy and put everything together. let me guess you drilled holes in the subframe? Smile
sam111 wrote:
Are you the kid he bought it off "who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up?"
Haha no he is the buddy that went with me to have the subframe work done. He is just messing
171motocross 7/20/2012 9:14pm
7/20/2012 9:14pm
171motocross wrote:
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it...
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it to a machine shop with your buddy and put everything together. let me guess you drilled holes in the subframe? Smile
sam111 wrote:
Are you the kid he bought it off "who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up?"
Haha ya i was just playin. The side panels line up perfect with the back fender though. Looks just like the new crf's

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Dno 7/20/2012 10:39pm
7/20/2012 10:39pm
looks good mate. well done.

I hope the 2013 450 plastics can be retro fitted, I love the look of that thing and would like to put them on my bike.( see avatar)
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pitbike502 7/21/2012 12:13am
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that is def really cool. what exactly was done to make everything come as close as possible? seems like the seatand top rad shroud bolts would be difficult to line up
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sam111 7/21/2012 12:47am
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171motocross wrote:
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it...
that has to be the gayest thing i have seen on vital yet.. seriously. i mean you probably had to bend the subframe and take it to a machine shop with your buddy and put everything together. let me guess you drilled holes in the subframe? Smile
sam111 wrote:
Are you the kid he bought it off "who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up?"
Barnett117 wrote:
Haha no he is the buddy that went with me to have the subframe work done. He is just messing
Haha. I saw that you were both from Illinois and figured you must either know each other or 171motocross was a complete arsehole. Having seen some of the stuff people write on here, I thought it could have been either way.
Sheriff245 7/21/2012 4:21am
7/21/2012 4:21am
Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
chrisbuehler wrote:
Just smooth any edges right? Nice job OP! Looks cool with the new plastic. 2012 125AF? LOL
There are no ports in a 2 stroke head...
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tobz 7/21/2012 4:27am
7/21/2012 4:27am Edited Date/Time 7/21/2012 4:29am
Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
chrisbuehler wrote:
Just smooth any edges right? Nice job OP! Looks cool with the new plastic. 2012 125AF? LOL
Sheriff245 wrote:
There are no ports in a 2 stroke head...
Are you talking semantics? It's pretty easy to know what he meant. Usually if someone gets their 2 banger "ported and polished", it's just a term for having their exhaust and intake ports cleaned up...
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tbanks 7/21/2012 6:59am
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Looks pretty good.....put up some more pics of the bike.
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Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
chrisbuehler wrote:
Just smooth any edges right? Nice job OP! Looks cool with the new plastic. 2012 125AF? LOL
Sheriff245 wrote:
There are no ports in a 2 stroke head...
Umm yeah there are...
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TPurdy 7/21/2012 11:26am
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Pretty sweet Wyatt! Looks like you did a great job!!!
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4stroke4DWIN 7/21/2012 11:42am
7/21/2012 11:42am Edited Date/Time 7/21/2012 11:46am
Sheriff245 wrote:
How do you port a 2 stroke head?
chrisbuehler wrote:
Just smooth any edges right? Nice job OP! Looks cool with the new plastic. 2012 125AF? LOL
Sheriff245 wrote:
There are no ports in a 2 stroke head...
LMAO I just realized what he typed, No ports on the head!!
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Thelen20 7/21/2012 12:16pm
7/21/2012 12:16pm Edited Date/Time 7/21/2012 12:18pm
Ports are in the cylinder guys. Nice ride! My first big bike was an 01 cr125. It ended up a 134 and I always loved riding it.
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Prairieboy43 7/21/2012 12:27pm
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TPurdy wrote:
Pretty sweet Wyatt! Looks like you did a great job!!!
I second that. Looks great. I purchased the plastic for my cr125, hope it looks as good as yours. As for a turd of a 125, " I don't think so". I remember 80cc riders going faster than125cc expert class riders. 90 percent rider, 10 percent bike. Heck you see 125cc vet riders winning against 450 riders. Looks great, ride it. Heck Villopoto, Reed, Dungey, Stewart could win on a Briggs/Stratton.
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ginger969 12/23/2013 1:01pm
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Barnett117 wrote:
I got the bike from a kid who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up. I took it home, rode...
I got the bike from a kid who knew absolutely nothing about dirt bikes and had the bike all beat up. I took it home, rode it and knew it needed a top end so I tore it all down and started the project.

ENGINE-
Wiseco high comp. piston
Boyesen Reed system
Ported and polished head
FMF Exhaust System

INTAKE-
Modified air box
UNI air filter

BODY-
Black Powder Coated rims and hubs.
2012 CRF250R Plastics and graphics
Cut and fiberglassed shrouds for fit
ASV Levers
Renthal Fatbars
D.I.D. Chain
Renthal Sprockets
New Team Honda seat cover

The plastics didnt line up perfect but its pretty close. I will put up better pics if you guys want.





Hey anyway you can shoot me an email so I can pick your brain a bit more about how you went about mounting everything up on the plastics conversion here? Feel free to email me at shelbypaget@gmail.com

Thanks!

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