alwayscurious
Well-Known Member
Hi all - I am first time on this forum!
Well, I bought myself what I THOUGHT was an 80cc dirt bike (not going) for my 7 year old son.
Turns out it's a 125cc Ducar! Well well well! I might get to ride it too!.
:scooter:
Should look like this:
But looked very different indeed!
The stats: went and had a look. Had some compression. No spark. Spark plug still in cylinder. Dodgy seat arrangement at the back.
Asking 120. Thought it was an 80cc.
My son fell in love, so I got it for $70.
Had an interesting rear seat arrangement - methinks it's an amateur welder has had a bash at making a second seat. Was held on with sticking plasters!
Status:
No rear plastic - would like to buy new.
No Muffler Side plastic - would like to buy new.
No chain guard - Can bodge one up out of tin or buy new.
Cracked corner of the case covering the magneto (can fix with solastic).
Someone had done a crappy paint job on it, and it's not running.
So my son was SUPER excited - and we hauled it home in the trailer. First things first - stuck it up on wheel stands and started stripping it back.
My son's job to wash down all the bits in parts wash (dirty kero). We got rid of the dodgy paint at the same time - back to (slightly scratched & dented) black!
Next steps - figure out the electrics (removed almost all of them) and get spark going.
A couple of questions for the pros:
1) where to get plastics for these (and what other bikes would fit?) I see lots on ebay for Honda type bikes but not Ducar. What should I look for that's compatible?
2) Any typical faults I should look for?
3) why the heck was there an electric start?
AND kickstart? overkill??
4) where to get engine parts for these. and what's compatible?
5) Manual? I found (by searching this site) one for a Lifan 125. Is it the same?
Thanks all - enjoying this so far.
Son's asking - when will it be ready? I'm talking to him about maintenance and patience.
Cheers,
Alwayscurious
Well, I bought myself what I THOUGHT was an 80cc dirt bike (not going) for my 7 year old son.
Turns out it's a 125cc Ducar! Well well well! I might get to ride it too!.
:scooter:
Should look like this:
But looked very different indeed!
The stats: went and had a look. Had some compression. No spark. Spark plug still in cylinder. Dodgy seat arrangement at the back.
Asking 120. Thought it was an 80cc.
My son fell in love, so I got it for $70.
Had an interesting rear seat arrangement - methinks it's an amateur welder has had a bash at making a second seat. Was held on with sticking plasters!
Status:
No rear plastic - would like to buy new.
No Muffler Side plastic - would like to buy new.
No chain guard - Can bodge one up out of tin or buy new.
Cracked corner of the case covering the magneto (can fix with solastic).
Someone had done a crappy paint job on it, and it's not running.
So my son was SUPER excited - and we hauled it home in the trailer. First things first - stuck it up on wheel stands and started stripping it back.
My son's job to wash down all the bits in parts wash (dirty kero). We got rid of the dodgy paint at the same time - back to (slightly scratched & dented) black!
Next steps - figure out the electrics (removed almost all of them) and get spark going.
A couple of questions for the pros:
1) where to get plastics for these (and what other bikes would fit?) I see lots on ebay for Honda type bikes but not Ducar. What should I look for that's compatible?
2) Any typical faults I should look for?
3) why the heck was there an electric start?
AND kickstart? overkill??4) where to get engine parts for these. and what's compatible?
5) Manual? I found (by searching this site) one for a Lifan 125. Is it the same?
Thanks all - enjoying this so far.
Son's asking - when will it be ready? I'm talking to him about maintenance and patience.
Cheers,
Alwayscurious
