I know this is a bit off topic, but I seriously thinking of buying a new Monkey bike.... The MSX125... As a stable mate for the GTR and Z750R...
Just a little bit of fun.....
:-)
ps. I know it's not a Kawasaki, but Kawasaki don't import a suitable 125!
My son had a cagiva mito 125 little screamer, we de-restricted it and the little bugger did 120mph laid on the tank, but most of all it was awesome fun just to thrash arround, i have been thinking of buying one for track days and the odd blast with the boys.
AHH!!!! the smell of castrol R.
Quote from: zedmeister on January 14, 2014, 09:27:50 PM
My son had a cagiva mito 125 little screamer, we de-restricted it and the little bugger did 120mph laid on the tank, but most of all it was awesome fun just to thrash arround, i have been thinking of buying one for track days and the odd blast with the boys.
AHH!!!! the smell of castrol R.
Fond memories of tuning Mito's when we had the franchise....................Ye Ha toys :yes:
Quote from: SirToU on January 14, 2014, 08:05:09 PM
The MSX125..
Just a little bit of fun.....
Taste is a personal thing but,...... (http://zggtr.org/Smileys/default/doublepuke.gif)
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I can understand a Mito or an Aprilia RS125 as they are pretty and a hoot, or a SuperMoto-ed MX125 from any manufacturer,.....
but that MSX125 is just strangle it at birth ugly/mutant/wrong.
Whoever designed (???!!!) that is either blind or else worked for British Leyland in the 70s.
EXCUSE ME, i worked for British Leyland in the 70's, did my apprentiship there as well.
What i paid in tax one week i got back in subsidy the next week, good times they were.
Alan
Talking of stable mates :whistling:
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I wouldn't go down the ugly route, as I think that's a little harsh!
Mito would be fantastic, but doesn't really do anything that I cant do on the Z'd and the aprila is just as bad. they are also not Japanese and these days, I don't think there is a manufacturer than can beat the Japs.
BMW - who you kidding? Where are BMW's in WSB, BSB etc, KTM is about the only manufacturer that I would touch outside Japan. (although Triumph or Enfield with the right bike or appropriate use).
However, saying that, if you can turn a Mito for 120mph, what's the chances of tuning the 125 single in the MSX?
Neil
Quote from: SirToU on January 15, 2014, 06:32:50 PM
I wouldn't go down the ugly route, as I think that's a little harsh!
Mito would be fantastic, but doesn't really do anything that I cant do on the Z'd and the aprila is just as bad. they are also not Japanese and these days, I don't think there is a manufacturer than can beat the Japs.
BMW - who you kidding? Where are BMW's in WSB, BSB etc, KTM is about the only manufacturer that I would touch outside Japan. (although Triumph or Enfield with the right bike or appropriate use).
However, saying that, if you can turn a Mito for 120mph, what's the chances of tuning the 125 single in the MSX?
Not a prayer of tuning the MSX, other than sticking a mini jet engine to it :mfr_lol: actually there was no tuning as such to the mito, just re-jet, change the air box intake rubbers, change the rear sprocket, and cut of the exhaust pigtail and weld the hole up, or put on an Arrow Exhaust. They actually do a 172cc kit and that will do 130mph but its unreliable.
At the moment the Japs only make boring 125s no character, no excitement.
Charlie747 -- I had cagiva - aprilia franchise's among others,but of the mito and RS, the mito was by far the better,not to mention the RS needed rebuilding every 8k, but unfortunately 3 cross could never keep up with demand. i used to have a 'v' Raptor as my toy then --Nutter Bike.