I had the same model new in 1982. Used to happily rev to and through the red line. Used to beat my mates RD125. Fastest of the unrestricted 125's. Sold mine the next year and bought a 1977 CX 500 when I'd passed my test. Love both bikes.
Had my first ( white ) in 1979 got another now ( currently black ), a 1981. The motors wear their bores quickly but sae 50 fully synthetic tamed that a little. Mine has had the head skimmed now runs at just over 10 to 1, I have 26 mm flatslides on it and shaved over 50 lbs of weight off it too. Sits comfortably at 90 mph. On down hill sections it just nudges 98 confirmed by a friend on a Ninja 600. I'm going to over bore it further press the stock liners out, machine them to accept CB 185 liners and Wiseco high comp pistons then set about the cylinder head. Rework the head and gas flow it. Mine makes nearly 20 bhp right now , at the crank. Around 3 bhp up on stock.
Hi have you heard of arch oil, there's one of Jay Leno's garage videos on it, it's a friction modifier, I tried it on an old cb500 using a bit of oil every week, it was amazing, like a new engine, on tick over it went up 3000 rpm, might help with power and wear, no will. I only found out about the cb125t today, want one. 👍 Supplier power enhancer UK.
Active 7 us great stuff too, worn clutch plates don't like it much though. Makes wet clutches skip. Easily sorted with a new set of upgraded clutch plates though.
Awsome video, you ride your CB125 T just the same as i did back in the 80's These thing's were brilliant, they were pure rev machine's and took all the hammering that you could throw at them and still were hungry for more.
I am looking at one of these for sale . This video was the first one I came to looking them up! Awesome video and what a bad ass little bike. Excellent riding.
Very reliable bike and more powerful than the current muffled one euro shit, just need a good yearly maintenance (Carb, mechanical ignition, general greasing, oild change and valves clearance) and you are set. 15 years and 20000km without any issue.
C'était vraiment une excellente moto. Un peu fatigante, mais tellement amusante. Elle tourne vraiment bien, ce qui est rarement le cas sur celles que l'on voit encore rouler aujourd'hui.
Moteur refait il y 5000km, compression au top et réglage aux petits oignons, ça aide :). Effectivement ca peut être fatiguant en ville, 0 couple en bas il y a qu'au dessus de 8000 9000 que ca commence à pousser un peu!
Sympa le ride... J'ai une T1 de 1978 que j'ai énormément modifiée, je suis en 15*38 donc je tire plus long. Je suis passé en 142cc, gicleurs 90, admission libre avec cônes conçus maison et imprimés en 3D pour amplifier les pulsations à 11.000 tr/min. Je prends 135GPS depuis. Mais ta vidéo me fait me languir de l'été où je compte la prendre pour descendre dans le sud à un bon rythme. Je vais passer en 14*38 pour l'occasion et ne faire que de la petite route.
Oui ! même si je suis plus du tout actif. Ca vaut le coup ce 142cc elle prend toujours 13000 tr? 135kmh avec ces freins à cable t'es courageux! Déjà 130 compteur je suis pas très à l'aise :)
@@Romano_FPV Elle prend "Zone noire" à tous les rapports. J'ai mis un étrier de T2 qui est un poil mieux et j'ai de la poigne. Mais oui c'est un peu sportif pour freiner ahah...
i had 2 of these smooth rides faster than the superdream ,the 76 77 78 79 bikes lighter than the later 80s model and get more diy mods to the early bikes, id say went from 19,5 hp to maybe 21,3 ,just by skimming head and reporting plus rejetting,the bike i got off a old bike racer ,he got it for his son a suzi x5 200 twin ,what ever he did to that bike was crazy ,it was super light and was fast ,i know he did alot of mods to it ,had to sell it was gutted ,love the old twins cant beat them
Not ready for the museum ! 20000km like that and notproblem, good settings and maintenance follow-up, wait operating temperature before having fun, and do what you want :)
Got a cb125t2 from 80' myself ive ridden it for 2 days now had the fuse wire break after a ride but it is all good now it is a great little bike indeed i like riding it way more than riding my friends yzf-r's only downside is the electrics arent the best but since the new fuse wire its had plenty of electricity so could just have been that the fuse was the only issue
Electrical hardness is not bad, just old so forgive it :). Check if you have all the ground in place, no wire touching, and that the battery give you 7-8V at mid-High rev (meaning the rectifier is OK). Excellent bike when well set, YZF125, KTM duke 125 and CBR125 have a better start on the first 20 meters but well behind when the CB is at high rev !
Not so bad if good condition (which is 99% not the case today, usually too worn), but you need your full fist on the lever, not 2 fingers like on hydraulic :). I block the rear tire easily on mine.
Bonjour, super fiable mais ça reste une moto de collection faut tomber sur un bon numéro sinon ca peut etre horrible! Et elle demande un entretien suivi, pas d'électronique donc tout se dérégle vite donc une fois par an un bon réglage carbu, soupape et allumage. Conso 4L/100km et vitesse max 130kmh compteur.
@@tontonzeus8642 oui 100%. 25000km ce jour et malgré 2 moto gros cube c'est ma moto n°1 en été, j'ai fait le tour du Mont blanc cet été 400km en 2 jours. Increvable
@@Romano_FPV ça me donne vraiment envie de passer le pas.. après niveau confort ça va encore et la conso ? Surtout sur un roadtrip tu as du avoir le temps de pouvoir juger mdr
@Romano Explore Seeing your videos inspired me to restaurate my CB 125 twin engine aswell and i was wondering where you bought the new bearings is there a possibility to order the whole set ?
@@Romano_FPV Hey thanks for the quick reply i am from northern germany. The bearings i mean are for example crankshaft or transmission bearings that are placed inside the engine.
@@mathiswerner1952 I updated only the top end, pistons/rings/valve seals and cylinder bore. Maybe you can try here www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb125t-france_model16530/#.YWlo1MgzY2w For your information honda has still in stock lot or part numbers, you can try directly with you closest Honda dealer ;)
@@Romano_FPV True good tip i already contacted my local dealer and asked if he has the desired parts. Thank you for the help your videos really inspired me to restaurate my little Honda. :)
No upgrade. Engine rebuilt since 5000km and all is well set and in good shape. 130kmh is normal for this bike (most powerful 125cc 4 stroke ever made for a standard bike) ! The only drawback is the lack of torque at low rev.
Same engine but crankshaft 360° for the CM (pistons move at the same time up and down, for the cbt 180°=> one up and the other one down), so a bit more torque but less power (less rev). For the Rebel it has just one carb and 360° so only 11hp (16.5hp for the cbt).
J'en eu une d'as les années 80 ! Le top ! 17,5 CV de puissance Moteur qui aime prendre les tours ! Ps : be jamais passé la réserve en roulant sous peine de percé les pistons ! Sinon ,une vrai moto 🏍 tiend le 117 kmh chrono = pas loin de 130 compteurs !
Super moto fiable, j'ai jamais eu de pannes en 15ans et de grandes distances comme Toulouse-Annecy en une journée :). J'ai prévu un tour du mont blanc en Juin. Elle roule environ 1000km/ans l'été. Pour la réserve j'ai toujours passé la réserve en roulant sans soucis moteur, jamais entendu ton histoire, bizarre. Ca crapote, on tourne le robinet et ca repart pleinement 10sec après. Ce genre de soucis c'est surtout sur les 2 temps où le graissage s'arrête en même temps que l'essence et le piston chauffe.
Damn 2 cylinders on just 125cc is wildly awesome! So cool 👌👌
Agreed !
The perfect video to prove that it's much more fun to ride a slow bike fast, rather than a fast bike slowly 🏆
I want one of these things so bad. It must have been hard to stop smiling after this ride, something to be said about enjoying the old CB’s
I've got a quick question is it easy to drive a Cb and what's a fair price for one?
@@legobioniclemocmaker4553 I had one and it’s reliable and easy and fun to ride
I had the same model new in 1982. Used to happily rev to and through the red line. Used to beat my mates RD125. Fastest of the unrestricted 125's. Sold mine the next year and bought a 1977 CX 500 when I'd passed my test. Love both bikes.
Had my first ( white ) in 1979 got another now ( currently black ), a 1981. The motors wear their bores quickly but sae 50 fully synthetic tamed that a little. Mine has had the head skimmed now runs at just over 10 to 1, I have 26 mm flatslides on it and shaved over 50 lbs of weight off it too.
Sits comfortably at 90 mph. On down hill sections it just nudges 98 confirmed by a friend on a Ninja 600.
I'm going to over bore it further press the stock liners out, machine them to accept CB 185 liners and Wiseco high comp pistons then set about the cylinder head. Rework the head and gas flow it. Mine makes nearly 20 bhp right now , at the crank. Around 3 bhp up on stock.
Hi have you heard of arch oil, there's one of Jay Leno's garage videos on it, it's a friction modifier, I tried it on an old cb500 using a bit of oil every week, it was amazing, like a new engine, on tick over it went up 3000 rpm, might help with power and wear, no will. I only found out about the cb125t today, want one. 👍 Supplier power enhancer UK.
Active 7 us great stuff too, worn clutch plates don't like it much though. Makes wet clutches skip. Easily sorted with a new set of upgraded clutch plates though.
That's meant to be Active 8, not 7.
@@geoffcaptaincpaige1167 hi arch oil only affects metal, it doesn't modify the oil, absolutely nothing else changes. 👍
Awsome video, you ride your CB125 T just the same as i did back in the 80's
These thing's were brilliant, they were pure rev machine's and took all the hammering that you could throw at them and still were hungry for more.
I am looking at one of these for sale . This video was the first one I came to looking them up! Awesome video and what a bad ass little bike. Excellent riding.
Very reliable bike and more powerful than the current muffled one euro shit, just need a good yearly maintenance (Carb, mechanical ignition, general greasing, oild change and valves clearance) and you are set. 15 years and 20000km without any issue.
Feel like 16 on my CB 50. Great video 😎🤟
C'était vraiment une excellente moto. Un peu fatigante, mais tellement amusante.
Elle tourne vraiment bien, ce qui est rarement le cas sur celles que l'on voit encore rouler aujourd'hui.
Moteur refait il y 5000km, compression au top et réglage aux petits oignons, ça aide :).
Effectivement ca peut être fatiguant en ville, 0 couple en bas il y a qu'au dessus de 8000 9000 que ca commence à pousser un peu!
Sympa le ride... J'ai une T1 de 1978 que j'ai énormément modifiée, je suis en 15*38 donc je tire plus long. Je suis passé en 142cc, gicleurs 90, admission libre avec cônes conçus maison et imprimés en 3D pour amplifier les pulsations à 11.000 tr/min. Je prends 135GPS depuis. Mais ta vidéo me fait me languir de l'été où je compte la prendre pour descendre dans le sud à un bon rythme. Je vais passer en 14*38 pour l'occasion et ne faire que de la petite route.
142cc aliexpress?
@@Romano_FPV Yep. Tu es sur le forum honda125twin ?
Oui ! même si je suis plus du tout actif. Ca vaut le coup ce 142cc elle prend toujours 13000 tr? 135kmh avec ces freins à cable t'es courageux! Déjà 130 compteur je suis pas très à l'aise :)
@@Romano_FPV Elle prend "Zone noire" à tous les rapports. J'ai mis un étrier de T2 qui est un poil mieux et j'ai de la poigne. Mais oui c'est un peu sportif pour freiner ahah...
Nice riding ! These 125's feel and sound a lot faster than they are, tons of fun
Light and low low Seat, it helps of course !
Ca a l'air de bien tourner pour une 125. En plus elle fait un joli bruit d'admission. Ca donne autrement plus envie que les 125 modernes en tout cas.
Le poids de 116kg aide bien ! Après faut être dans les tours, en dessous de 8000tr il y a pas grand chose :)
i had 2 of these smooth rides faster than the superdream ,the 76 77 78 79 bikes lighter than the later 80s model and get more diy mods to the early bikes, id say went from 19,5 hp to maybe 21,3 ,just by skimming head and reporting plus rejetting,the bike i got off a old bike racer ,he got it for his son a suzi x5 200 twin ,what ever he did to that bike was crazy ,it was super light and was fast ,i know he did alot of mods to it ,had to sell it was gutted ,love the old twins cant beat them
Oh nice ! 21.3HP ?! Original is 16.5HP, what mod did you add to uncork?
Excellente moto. J'avais le modèle de 1979. Je regrette de l'avoir vendue.
That how u run a vintage ride:: bad asss
Not ready for the museum ! 20000km like that and notproblem, good settings and maintenance follow-up, wait operating temperature before having fun, and do what you want :)
Got a cb125t2 from 80' myself ive ridden it for 2 days now had the fuse wire break after a ride but it is all good now it is a great little bike indeed i like riding it way more than riding my friends yzf-r's only downside is the electrics arent the best but since the new fuse wire its had plenty of electricity so could just have been that the fuse was the only issue
Electrical hardness is not bad, just old so forgive it :). Check if you have all the ground in place, no wire touching, and that the battery give you 7-8V at mid-High rev (meaning the rectifier is OK). Excellent bike when well set, YZF125, KTM duke 125 and CBR125 have a better start on the first 20 meters but well behind when the CB is at high rev !
@@Romano_FPV yep now the blinkerrelay died but its been wierd for a while
La plus puissante de toutes les 125 cc
D'origine.
4 temps...
These were my first two bikes. Great engines. Terrible front brakes. The rear drum actually had more stopping power than the front disc.
Not so bad if good condition (which is 99% not the case today, usually too worn), but you need your full fist on the lever, not 2 fingers like on hydraulic :).
I block the rear tire easily on mine.
Cable operated disc brakes were never a good idea !
That thing goes like the wind! Looks as fast as my GS 500e. How does it get 16.5 hp, my little gn 125 only gets 12. Great video!
Holy shit that thing is fast….for a 125cc bike…👍👍
Muy bonita moto, potente y suena muy bien.
Got one exactly the same, I’ve had it since 1994.
Bonjour 😊
J'ai deux questions :
Est ce que pour débuter c'est bien ( facile à l'usage )
Est ce que c'est fiable ?
Merci pour la vidéo 👌😊
Bonjour, super fiable mais ça reste une moto de collection faut tomber sur un bon numéro sinon ca peut etre horrible! Et elle demande un entretien suivi, pas d'électronique donc tout se dérégle vite donc une fois par an un bon réglage carbu, soupape et allumage. Conso 4L/100km et vitesse max 130kmh compteur.
@@Romano_FPVbonjour, la tienne est toute d’origine ?
@@tontonzeus8642 oui 100%. 25000km ce jour et malgré 2 moto gros cube c'est ma moto n°1 en été, j'ai fait le tour du Mont blanc cet été 400km en 2 jours. Increvable
@@Romano_FPV ça me donne vraiment envie de passer le pas.. après niveau confort ça va encore et la conso ? Surtout sur un roadtrip tu as du avoir le temps de pouvoir juger mdr
@@tontonzeus8642 conso 3L 3.5L/100 sur national à 80 90kmh, 4L en roulant bien sportif. Ca donne 230 240km avant réserve. 13L de réservoir.
Mine 125 v2 is 15 hp what are the mods there?
No mod here, honda 125 twin from 1977 to 1982 are by default 16.5 hp, 17hp for the 125 twin TD 1983 to 1985. No 15hp limit at this time.
@Romano Explore Seeing your videos inspired me to restaurate my CB 125 twin engine aswell and i was wondering where you bought the new bearings is there a possibility to order the whole set ?
Hi, where are you from ? You mean wheel bearings or else ?
@@Romano_FPV Hey thanks for the quick reply i am from northern germany. The bearings i mean are for example crankshaft or transmission bearings that are placed inside the engine.
@@Romano_FPV In one of your other videos mentioned that you overhauled your engine.
@@mathiswerner1952 I updated only the top end, pistons/rings/valve seals and cylinder bore.
Maybe you can try here
www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb125t-france_model16530/#.YWlo1MgzY2w
For your information honda has still in stock lot or part numbers, you can try directly with you closest Honda dealer ;)
@@Romano_FPV True good tip i already contacted my local dealer and asked if he has the desired parts. Thank you for the help your videos really inspired me to restaurate my little Honda. :)
Love it, great little bike.
hello, have you tuned the bike or does it drive so well originally? greetings
No upgrade. Engine rebuilt since 5000km and all is well set and in good shape. 130kmh is normal for this bike (most powerful 125cc 4 stroke ever made for a standard bike) ! The only drawback is the lack of torque at low rev.
Not playing around.damn deceptively fast
Hi, what's the difference between this engine and cm125t 6v engine?
Crankshaft mostly
Same engine but crankshaft 360° for the CM (pistons move at the same time up and down, for the cbt 180°=> one up and the other one down), so a bit more torque but less power (less rev). For the Rebel it has just one carb and 360° so only 11hp (16.5hp for the cbt).
Its stock or modifed ? Looks fast!!!
Stock but perfectly setup ! 116kg dry helps compared to the recent heavy 125cc.
J'en eu une d'as les années 80 !
Le top !
17,5 CV de puissance
Moteur qui aime prendre les tours !
Ps : be jamais passé la réserve en roulant sous peine de percé les pistons !
Sinon ,une vrai moto 🏍 tiend le 117 kmh chrono = pas loin de 130 compteurs !
Super moto fiable, j'ai jamais eu de pannes en 15ans et de grandes distances comme Toulouse-Annecy en une journée :). J'ai prévu un tour du mont blanc en Juin. Elle roule environ 1000km/ans l'été.
Pour la réserve j'ai toujours passé la réserve en roulant sans soucis moteur, jamais entendu ton histoire, bizarre. Ca crapote, on tourne le robinet et ca repart pleinement 10sec après. Ce genre de soucis c'est surtout sur les 2 temps où le graissage s'arrête en même temps que l'essence et le piston chauffe.
Oui rapide et fiable !!
Wonderful, don't they break and wear too much when they're at high speed like that?
Not at all, lot of cb125 twin have 60 70000km without engineering trouble. I just respect the maintenance strickly
J'adore comment elle monte dans les tours
こんにちは。
私も現在77年T1を自分でレストアしてます。もうすぐ完成です。
あなたの動画を見ていると完成が待ち遠しいです。
ホンダの故郷、日本から🇯🇵
Great Video! Love this bike. What is the top speed ?
127km/h GPS on flat road !
@@Romano_FPV wow👍🏻
Yeah, mine went just as fast.
Perfecto 👋
Top Video Gruss aus DE
How much hours power your bike
16.5HP
@@Romano_FPV wow. Thank you 💪😎
That thing is rapid but the unbuttoned cuffs were distracting me 🤣
My kind of riding :-)
Que recuerdos
J'ai la même! ou presque : février 1978.
Bon elle crachote noir, un peu, du pot droit : ce serait peut-être le racleur ...
possiblement les joints de queue de soupape fatigué aussi...
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