1984 CR125 Aftermarket Fuel Tank

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I have recently scored this 84 CR125 with an aftermarket low boy plastic tank, It uses the stock tap & cap, It has no markings anywhere on it to give away the maker, Fits good & is well made, It
Has molded in mounts & captive molded in rad shroud & fuel tap nuts like original, Anybody seen one before or know the brand? I have included pics of a bike with stock tank for comparisons













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Mike mandemakers 12/3/2017 5:21am
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100% mugen gastank, I sold on to a friend of mine from Belgium years ago.
they are really really rare!!!
restore this gastank and keep it! you wil never find another!
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Thank's for the Info guys, I purchased the bike just for the tank not knowing the brand of it but knew it was something cool, I am stoked!! Now I need one of these kits!, Anybody have any Mugen parts for 84-86 CR125? OR Showa /Mugen fork kits? Or any HRC parts? I am doing a 1985 CR125 at the moment too

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mxnick 12/4/2017 10:06pm
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That is one very cool - and very rare tank!
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Smed wrote:
I have recently scored this 84 CR125 with an aftermarket low boy plastic tank, It uses the stock tap & cap, It has no markings anywhere...
I have recently scored this 84 CR125 with an aftermarket low boy plastic tank, It uses the stock tap & cap, It has no markings anywhere on it to give away the maker, Fits good & is well made, It
Has molded in mounts & captive molded in rad shroud & fuel tap nuts like original, Anybody seen one before or know the brand? I have included pics of a bike with stock tank for comparisons













Are the Fueltank For sale?
I wanna pay you the full amount
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No Nic not for sale sorry, I have now got the top end kit, Just need time to build the bike up, Still want a Mugen fork kit for Showas to go with it Smile

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Smed 4/7/2019 4:53pm
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Got some nice covers for it

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Brian_Bowles 4/8/2019 11:44am
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I would love to get a Honda Racing cover for my 1986 CR125R if anyone knows where to find one.

You bike looks good.
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reviseur wrote:
hi i am 90% sure this is mugen tank.
I have to ask. I had 3 of these and sold 2 of them. Is this a mugen pipe? Last guy that bought one said it was. I knew it was for an 84 cr125 just no marking on pipe. Thanks for any info.


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Smed 4/10/2019 3:43am
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Brian_Bowles wrote:
I bookmarked this site. I guess I really meant magneto cover.
Yes Roadrider is correct, my mag cover came from JTracing6, I think I may have got the last 2 off him, I am using the other one on an 85 CR125, The clutch cover is a Russell Brown job which I had the writing milled into then cerakoted but the ones Evos r us sell come with the writing & look great.
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How do you like your cover from Russell? I have heard they work great. Looks like shipped to the US is around $360.
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reviseur wrote:
hi i am 90% sure this is mugen tank.
twade220 wrote:
I have to ask. I had 3 of these and sold 2 of them. Is this a mugen pipe? Last guy that bought one said it...
I have to ask. I had 3 of these and sold 2 of them. Is this a mugen pipe? Last guy that bought one said it was. I knew it was for an 84 cr125 just no marking on pipe. Thanks for any info.


That's a really nice pipe but I don't think it's Mugen, it looks very similar to a Fresco one that I have for my 85 CR125, Are you selling?
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How do you like your cover from Russell? I have heard they work great. Looks like shipped to the US is around $360.
Yes top quality product, I needed to die grind the powervalve spring towers a little lower as they had not been machined down far enough & the water pump gear was jamming on them, 5 min job plus I also contacted Russell with feedback about it & he was going to machine all future ones further to fix the problem.
Brian_Bowles 4/10/2019 4:07am
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Excellent!!! Check out my 1986 CR125 build in the bike builds section. Thanks!
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What does a Mugen cylinder sell for for? Are kitted CRs the fastest 125s ever? I wonder why the 84 body style was only one year? They looked so cool
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Have you checked the capacity of the tank, Smed?

Besides the 'drop' to the tank, the areas comparable to the std tank appear to be bigger in most aspects.

It's a fascinating piece, that I don't think I've ever seen before.

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Have you checked the capacity of the tank, Smed? Besides the 'drop' to the tank, the areas comparable to the std tank appear to be bigger...
Have you checked the capacity of the tank, Smed?

Besides the 'drop' to the tank, the areas comparable to the std tank appear to be bigger in most aspects.

It's a fascinating piece, that I don't think I've ever seen before.
No never have checked the capacity difference but will do one day
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Had the tank polished up, came up awesome, gotta finish this bike one dayWink
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Specs I can find show the 86 tank as 1.7 real, , Imperial gallons = a poofteenth under 7.73 litres.

Come on Smed, put the petcock on and fill her with water (it won't rust Laughing ). I reckon it might be a 10 or more litre tank.

It's a very cool thing - as I said, I've never encountered that tank. I've a real 'thing' for 'drop' tanks. Why carry fuel high, unless you want to make a 2t feel like a 4t???..... Woohoo
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Here is my 83 Mugen. Tank is fiberglass, cost major $, and leaks. It’s getting coated soon to fix that. Brand new Ohlins rear shock and Fox Factory forks. Russel did the right side cover and I fitted a new impeller gear on the original shaft. Works great!



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Tbteam wrote:
Here is my 83 Mugen. Tank is fiberglass, cost major $, and leaks. It’s getting coated soon to fix that. Brand new Ohlins rear shock and...
Here is my 83 Mugen. Tank is fiberglass, cost major $, and leaks. It’s getting coated soon to fix that. Brand new Ohlins rear shock and Fox Factory forks. Russel did the right side cover and I fitted a new impeller gear on the original shaft. Works great!



That is porn!
Would love to se more of that subframe/airbox
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Tbteam wrote:
Here is my 83 Mugen. Tank is fiberglass, cost major $, and leaks. It’s getting coated soon to fix that. Brand new Ohlins rear shock and...
Here is my 83 Mugen. Tank is fiberglass, cost major $, and leaks. It’s getting coated soon to fix that. Brand new Ohlins rear shock and Fox Factory forks. Russel did the right side cover and I fitted a new impeller gear on the original shaft. Works great!



That is one sweet ride, Love itWoohoo
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Smed 4/14/2019 1:02am
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So yours is a replica of this?
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Smed wrote:
So yours is a replica of this? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/04/14/338727/s1200_Mugen_tank.jpg[/img]
So yours is a replica of this?
I assume so. this is the only one I've ever seen, so I bought it. It would be cool to know more about the history of it.
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Klpracing.com

Custom hand made refabs. I love the quality.
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Bearuno 4/15/2019 1:25am
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Tbteam wrote:
Klpracing.com

Custom hand made refabs. I love the quality.
Is Karl Landrus back to making things?

Last I saw is that he'd lost everything in one of those massive CA bush fires.
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Klpracing.com

Custom hand made refabs. I love the quality.
Bearuno wrote:
Is Karl Landrus back to making things?

Last I saw is that he'd lost everything in one of those massive CA bush fires.
He's back. Just reopened.
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He's back. Just reopened.
That's good to see / read.

I wonder at the amount of work he's up for, with regards to years upon years of fixtures, jigging, patterns and records. Let alone stock and machinery. If he lost most of what he had, it would be staggering.

I wish him well in his efforts to get back into it!

I go into my workshop / garage, and am stunned by the amount of those above mentioned things I've accumulated over the decades. None of which I would ever want to lose, even if most are rarely used.

Over the last weekend, I moved a fair few wheels and chassis / jigs back, further against a racking wall, to garner a few precious, extra inches of room for my Jig / Weld turntable to be more out of the way, of every day tasks. And, I unearthed 'treasures' ( that anyone else would look at as being some bizarre metal 'thing' - hell, even I was scratching my head over some of them) that I thought I was going to need to re-make. Quite the score. Sometimes (well, always), doing a re-organize / clean up, has great rewards!Woohoo

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