As a colonial with a thirty year gn125 that's older than me as a first bike... work was the least of my issues. replacement forks were worth more than the bike. Lovely machine mate. Great video. Shame the solid low displacement bikes have completely disappeared from western markets.
i have a 97 gn125 that i got for my first bike! th old ones are excellent but iit can be a pain to get parts on occasion, very cool to see someone working on the bigger version!
nice one Tim - funny how you said "lets see if the clutch works" and you took off towards the fence and I was thinking, hope Tim's checked the brakes work first 😄 so whats the plan with it? on the engine, I believe Mutt motorcycles use this very engine in their current range and its no wonder if its gonna start fairly easy after all that time
Yeah I checked the brakes but only stationary. It was the first time ridden. Going to MOT then ride for a bit, then probably will sell. Yeah very good engines these. I didn’t know Mutt used them. Thanks for watching
I've seen a few decent looking examples of these pop up in the lovely red colour recently. £1500ish seems a bit steep for something that's only got the power of a modern 125 and needs a full licence to ride though, probably best buying a knackered one and fixing it up tbh.
It's only a 55-60 bike, true, but you're at least not wringing its neck like on a 125. Bikes like these are in fact worth more than 5/600s of the same era cuz old farts (like me)want one as a mechanical pet that's easy to get in and out of the garage then go out for an hour barely covering 30 miles. I'd gladly give 2k for a minter.
@@barnbersonol yeah there is definitely value in having a bike that's super easy to wrangle about and maintain. They are almost in touching distance of a new Royal Enfield Hunter 350 in terms of price but probably more reliable and more likely to hold their value.
@@Geshmaal I went over to to inspect a week-old RE classic in the Tesco car park (owner present and willing) and little things like the clutch lever that waggles up and down in the bracket that you wouldn't see on a brand new Jap bike even 30 years ago make you think hmm? And I hated the fake retro speedo that completely fails by being surrounded by pinprick diodes and doing that silly sweep when you switch on .
Tim can you have a look at the little air adjustment screw on the carburettor... with a vernier can you tell me the measurement of the depth of your screw. i think it will be at 4.20 mm
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Very inspirational video. Would love to see more of this bike
As a colonial with a thirty year gn125 that's older than me as a first bike... work was the least of my issues. replacement forks were worth more than the bike. Lovely machine mate. Great video. Shame the solid low displacement bikes have completely disappeared from western markets.
I've got one of them 1995. It's a great bike ever..
Great video yet again, look forward to seeing it on the road!
Hi Tim love watching your videos and your laughter I hope your well its great to see a proper hands on person
Thanks for watching and enjoy
i have a 97 gn125 that i got for my first bike! th old ones are excellent but iit can be a pain to get parts on occasion, very cool to see someone working on the bigger version!
Ahh thanks… brilliant bikes these are 😀👌
bro you should see mine
I had one in America in 1985!
Great bikes 👌this one is 1988
nice one Tim - funny how you said "lets see if the clutch works" and you took off towards the fence and I was thinking, hope Tim's checked the brakes work first 😄 so whats the plan with it? on the engine, I believe Mutt motorcycles use this very engine in their current range and its no wonder if its gonna start fairly easy after all that time
Yeah I checked the brakes but only stationary. It was the first time ridden. Going to MOT then ride for a bit, then probably will sell. Yeah very good engines these. I didn’t know Mutt used them. Thanks for watching
I've seen a few decent looking examples of these pop up in the lovely red colour recently. £1500ish seems a bit steep for something that's only got the power of a modern 125 and needs a full licence to ride though, probably best buying a knackered one and fixing it up tbh.
It's only a 55-60 bike, true, but you're at least not wringing its neck like on a 125. Bikes like these are in fact worth more than 5/600s of the same era cuz old farts (like me)want one as a mechanical pet that's easy to get in and out of the garage then go out for an hour barely covering 30 miles. I'd gladly give 2k for a minter.
@@barnbersonol yeah there is definitely value in having a bike that's super easy to wrangle about and maintain. They are almost in touching distance of a new Royal Enfield Hunter 350 in terms of price but probably more reliable and more likely to hold their value.
@@Geshmaal I went over to to inspect a week-old RE classic in the Tesco car park (owner present and willing) and little things like the clutch lever that waggles up and down in the bracket that you wouldn't see on a brand new Jap bike even 30 years ago make you think hmm? And I hated the fake retro speedo that completely fails by being surrounded by pinprick diodes and doing that silly sweep when you switch on .
Hi Tim Happy New year, hope you're doing ok no new vids for a while.😒 Hope you can put some more up soon.👍
Yeah thanks I’ll get some more vids on soon. Got a few in the pipe line
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Tim can you have a look at the little air adjustment screw on the carburettor... with a vernier can you tell me the measurement of the depth of your screw. i think it will be at 4.20 mm
I can do let me know if you still need
hi @@tkbikes1 yes please! otherwise .... blessed seasons
@@tkbikes1 Happy New Year
Does the black tube that goes down have any type of connection or it’s just a air conditioning for the carb
Probably the over flow drainage
tim that is a Good carbonator .... if you don't want it anymore to send it to me ......mikumi is a Good carbonator
It’s back on its running well
i am sure it runs good ...
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Why are your videos so old no new videos
More coming soon