some of you may have seen my other thread about getting this bike but for those who haven't here is a little rundown.
its a 2009 ktm 125sx bought the bike for 1500, as is, does not run, when kicking it over the crank on the right side definitely has a noise it shouldn't have, it came with the title, all paperwork. As far as i can tell the only aftermarket parts on this bike are the fmf factory fatty and the shorty silencer
got a little time to tear into it today, and so far it looks like the bike is just super dirty and in need of a good cleaning, I'd be surprised if it has ever seen soap and water
here she is before tear down
one thing i noticed when taking it apart is that there is actually very little hardware compared to jap bikes, this being said, this is the first non jap bike Ive ever owned. So everything is going to be a little different
here is a little shot of the motor
a shot after finally managing to get the seat/side plates/rear fender off
there is only 2 bolts, one on each side of the side plate/rear fender combo, and 1 bolt that holds the seat on under the rear fender ( i can already tell that this was a bad idea on ktm's part bc that bolt will get filled with mud/dirt very easily) but overall i'm pretty impressed with the ingenuity of ktm, very simple gets it done design. for instance, i didn't realize that the left air box cover pops off to reveal the air filter GENIUS!! after 40+ years for each manufacturer you'd think they would put something like this on their modern bikes, makes it so much easier than having to take off seat, and jam your hand in the air box and hoping the wing nut doesn't get dropped down in the air box.
my plans are to put a new 12 or 13' front fender and # plate on this bike
again i was kind of surprised at just how little hardware there is on this bike, very simplistic even for a 2 stroke, it seems like there are bolts all over the jap bikes also the bolts on this ktm are pretty much 2 different sizes mainly on the body work and main parts of the bike, pretty sure the entire engine is size 8 and 10 in metric, and the smaller golden bolts are 6's
one thing i also noticed is just how much lighter the seat is on this bike compared to my previous one's (Yamaha yz250, and Honda cr125)
3 bolts later/and one large nut i didn't realize that it needed to be taken off, and the seat/side plates and rear fender were off
the foot pegs are about a half an inch longer and about the same wider than the ones on my previous cr125, which is good for my size 12 boot
pretty cool that these bikes come stock with a hydrolic clutch, tried a yz250 2 stroke that had one and i loved it. only issue is that the paint on the clutch perch is starting to chip off, i think while i have my frame powder coated i'll get the perch done as well
here's the exhaust right when i took it off the bike, i really want a carbon scalvini down the road or maybe I'll just call fmf and buy their titanium end cap that they sell on their ti2, or if i feel like wasting money ask them to make a custom carbon one
i was honestly just thinking of scraping the silencer and pipe bc i was unsure of the condition, but once i got it off the bike i realized that its in great shape, just needed some cleaning, i also plan on getting hi temp flat black paint and sanding the factory fatty down and painting it, as i really don't want to buy another pipe if i don't have to
there's not much a good wash, and the combination of a brillow pad, and some very fine steel wool can't fix and make look like new. Here is the same exhaust after the cleaning
this is all i could get to today
i plan on sending my motor to Michael Soudas who is the TM dealer Cycle Playground in Pennsylvania to get it completely rebuild, and maybe a little port cleanup while he's in there
while the motor is being done, i plan on going to SMS ktm in Denton, TX to get the frame powdercoated orange(as well as some other small bits) also while I'm there trade my stock black wheel-set and some cash for a silver wheel-set (never been a fan of the black rims)
while everything is out I'm going to go over the remainder of the bike start cleaning it up really good, get some orange or blue engine hoses, asv levers, new grips, and hardware throughout as every piece of hardware seems to be rusted
then later on (i haven't decided what I'm going to do yet) possibly get white or orange plastic, with custom graphics done up, also i would like to get a larger see through tank and a headlight for whenever i start doing enduros/scrambles. Been wanting to do them for a really long time but Ive always been too busy to participate.
Obviously its in the beginning stages right now, but more will come very soon
i'm going to try and keep you guys updated as much as possible, as well as keep a price tab (even though i really dont want to see the end price) just so i can show you what can be done when buying a bike that is less than par
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