First job was to send the bike next door for Scott to make a battery box (this is part way through the build)
Olli wanted the area under the seat as clean as possible
Scott also made this seat locating tongue and a rear tank mount
Nice hand lettering
Olli’sĀ Honda CG125
Olli had bought this brat-style 125 as a city runabout, but the wiring was a bit of a mess. There was no battery, and the regulator was fried, so although the bike ran it kept blowing its bulbs.
Because Olli wanted a clean area under the seat weĀ sourced a very thin gel battery with a similar amp-hour rating to the original. Fabricator Scott cut away the originalĀ Honda frame brace and replacedĀ itĀ with a slim battery tray, with room for 4mm of protective foam and a new reg rec in front. He alsoĀ sorted outĀ the tank and seat mountings because he couldn’t help himself.
Meanwhile Olli got a replica Yamaha switchgear cluster from Yambits, and four tiny Shin Yo indicators (Scotty made brackets for these too). IĀ madeĀ mountings for the speedo, ignition coil and ignition switch, set the points gap, replaced the plug and cap, and repaired the knackered speedo warning lights. Sometimes getting a bike ready forĀ a loom build is the biggest part of the job.
The build went fine. It’s always fun to see how much of the wiring you can hide or minimise. Olli was delighted with the final result.
With a bit more steering lock it’d make a good flat track practice bike
Replica 1970s Yamaha switchgear had the right look
Shin Yo indicators ā the smallest available ā with Scotty’s custom brackets
