a rar find indeed good luck with it

 

It's got an ATAC engine and I've photographed the internal ATAC mechanism as this is not covered in any manual I can find.

It is covered in chapter 11 of the Honda workshop manual

All the best

Keith

 

Thanks Keith

 

Looks like a fair old project so good luck with it! Be good to see it back on the road again!

I always hankered after one with the ATAC engine but could never find one! Seemed they were mostly found on the MX's

 

Some more pics now added showing various individual restored components. A few more to do then I will start re-assembly

http://classicsecosse.wordpress.com/ns125f/#

 

that's some nice work your doing there, Is that the same frame and swing arm ??

 

Hi - Yes same frame and swinging arm - professionally bead blasted then powdercoated by Pentland Precision Engineering, Loanhead Edinburgh. They have done a great job

 

Hats off mate! That bike is going to look stunning!

 

"professionally bead blasted then powder-coated by Pentland Precision Engineering, Loanhead Edinburgh. They have done a great job"

Well bud they look brand new ,how much would a job like that cost ,I'm just about to start rebuilding a 1992 NS125R-L the Rothmans one

 

Hi - Total cost is around £100 to get both the frame and swinging arm bead blasted and powder coated. I had not used them before but would definitely recommend them and will use them again for my next project

 

Well that was a cold day ! - But I managed to get some more work done on the NS. I think that's everything done and ready for re-assembly now. I'm quite pleased with the way the additional body panels have sprayed up to very near the original colours. Also did quite a bit of work on the seat and have re-dyed it to Navy Blue which seems to have worked well. Also managed to get a brand new silencer off e-bay !

Today's pics are attached which show the frame in more detail now I have taken the bubble wrap off

http://classicsecosse.wordpress.com/ns125f/

 

Crikey that did not look healthy.. but credit where it's due, that's looking pretty cool!

 

well i got to hand it to you bud that's looking pretty Awesome, and i have only done my wheels lol but its cold out there that's my excuse lol

 

I'm not Hondas' biggest fan but back in the day I did really like the look of the "F" with it's white/red/blue colours so much so that i've actually thought doing a resto myself..Fantastic resto you are doing,i hope you keep it if not make sure it does go to person who is 2 stroke sympathetic

 

Thanks Mic - Appreciate the comments. Have got the engine back in the frame now and its running perfectly. Will post a few more pics over next couple of days

 

Some of those parts look new that's a nice job so i will be starting a similar project soon so just going to ask about your head stock,
how will you put that together ? was it all ball bearings that came out ? im thinking on getting these to put in
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-NS125-NS-125-86-93-Steering-Head-Bearings-SEALS-/290567319781?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item43a72970e5
any idea of what you'll do or have you done it m8

 

Hi - I guess it really depends on what condition the original bearing surfaces are in. Mine were OK - so all I did was to replace the old ball bearings with new ones

[4.76mm (3/16inch) Precision High Quality Chrome Steel Loose Ball Bearings ( 130698474019 ) ] £4.80 off e-bay

I think its something like 21 balls for each bearing

If your bearings are worn then I agree the tapered roller bearings are the best replacement

Happy New Year - and Good Luck with the restoration

 

Nearly finished now...some more pics added today

http://classicsecosse.wordpress.com/ns125f/# View attachment 11027

 

Stunning that's all i can say proper job
well i don't have any of the original ball bearings so im going to go with those ones i was looking at
just need a fitting guide

 

Right Lads - that's her finished

Fairings all fitted

Brakes finally bled (after spending hours trying to clean out the smaller of the two holes in the Master Cylinder - what a pain)

Hopefully she will be on show at the MCN Scottish Bike Show at Ingliston in March if anyone is planning to go along

Last set of Photo's here >> http://classicsecosse.wordpress.com/ns125f/

Thanks to all for the positive feedback during the process..Much Appreciated !

Cheers

Pete

 

Pretty stunning that is,like it's just come out of showroom...I sent a link of your photo set to Practical Sportsbike mag as they are always interested in Full old school bike restorations..Top Job..

 

Top job ,hard to believe that's the same bike and it looks minted

 

Turns out the clutch was sticking, so I had to drain the oil and coolant and strip the clutch basket. It was just that the pressure plates and the friction plates were stuck together in pairs - so had to dismantle, give them a good clean & oil + new gasket, new transmission oil and new anti freeze ..all now working fine

It was a bit of a pain really as I could easily have fixed it in 10 mins when I had the engine stripped - but the entire clutch basket and plates looked to be in perfect condition so I did not dismantle them. Lesson learned for the future !

Have posted a picture of the clutch side internals just in case it is of help as a reference to anyone in the future

http://classicsecosse.wordpress.com/ns125f/#