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picked up a 09 125sx yesterday!
« on: August 09, 2012, 06:48:53 PM »


picked it up for 1500 bucks!
it needs a complete engine rebuild, but other than that there's not much wrong with it besides cleaning it up

this will replace my cr125

once i got it home i looked it over and its not in bad shape at all!
the only really BIG thing is that apparently whoever had it before me grinded the headstay bracket off of the head, so the bracket on the frame is still there, just not headstay, and no mount on the head for the headstay to mount to!

my plans are rebuilding the engine maybe a little porting to make the powerband a little better, get suspension done for me, get scalvini carbon silencer, either sell the factory fatty and get a chrome fatty or just have this one painted. silver wheels down the road (man i hate the black wheels!) and just go over the bike and replace what needs to be replaced. Once i sell my cr i should have enough money to do all of the above plus more

let me know what you think!

also, is there anything i should be aware of with this bike? i know the early 144's had issues with grenading
i'm a little weary on the no link rear end, but i think it'll be way better than my cr ever thought about being even without the linkage

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picked up a 09 125sx yesterday!
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2012, 07:07:55 PM »
Happy for you Ethan... But..... What happened to getting a Husky? Meh- I had an '08 and that was a superb 125... The '09 is similar and they are pretty darn reliable, the 144 was a different animal...
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2012, 07:11:08 PM »
Happy for you Ethan... But..... What happened to getting a Husky? Meh- I had an '08 and that was a superb 125... The '09 is similar and they are pretty darn reliable, the 144 was a different animal...

only thing really is $

i can sell my cr and have enough to make this my perfect bike

i could've waited for another year to save up but i wanted to get rid of the cr, and this ktm is a good bike, in the future i see myself having a husky AND a ktm, but not right now
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2012, 07:22:37 PM »
I highly recommend Cycle Playground in PA for engine/carb work... Mike will make your 125 scream without braking the bank.
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2012, 07:25:14 PM »
I highly recommend Cycle Playground in PA for engine/carb work... Mike will make your 125 scream without braking the bank.

ya ive been talking to him about doing my engine, i feel that he would give me the best prices and do great work
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2012, 08:53:33 PM »
SCORE on that bike! congrats! Looking forward to riding reports and pix of the refurbishment project!
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2012, 09:33:39 PM »
i also plan on getting the frame painted that florescent orange. Munn ktm quoted me at 400 $ to get the frame done..idk about you guys but that seems pretty high to me. they told me that it would've been 600 if they had to take bike apart, 400 was me bringing the bare frame to them
i guess when i start i'll make a build thread
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2012, 09:55:19 PM »
Good buy.
$400 is a bit steep just to paint a frame. :(
Are you able to do it yourself.?
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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2012, 09:57:17 PM »
$400 is ridiculous.
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« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2012, 09:59:58 PM »
Good buy.
$400 is a bit steep just to paint a frame. :(
Are you able to do it yourself.?

i have no way of doing the powder coating/painting myself
i'm going to look around more, as there are a few other people that could do it
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2012, 10:02:22 PM »
$400 is ridiculous.

when i was talking to chip munn and he said that i almost dropped the phone..i was stunned by the price, i was nice and i said "ok thanks" and hung up lol
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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2012, 10:06:39 PM »
Yeah, if it were $400, I would go hit up the Krylon aisle at the local walmart lmfao.
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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2012, 10:27:42 PM »
Was that $400 for PAINT? Even for powder that's kinda steep.
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2012, 10:33:51 PM »
Was that $400 for PAINT? Even for powder that's kinda steep.

he said it was powdercoating, either way its high, i mean 250 is reasonable, 300 is pushing it
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« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2012, 11:04:07 PM »
just got quoted by SMS ktm in denton for 150 bucks, looks like i know where i'm going

SMS is the same people who are responsible for this gem
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=329574953763350&set=a.189053711148809.57426.181481391906041&type=3&theater
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