Unnecessary Motorcycle Window Sho...Wait, is That a DIESEL?

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 09/25/2018 at 13:22 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good, gambler 500

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Prepping the Chuckus for the Gambler has me window shopping (because all “fun funds” are going into the Gambler) what two strokes are left out there in Wisconsin and Illinois keeping with my “no more than $1,200-ish” philosophy .

To the dismay of Decay, I’ve decided against that CB125S. It wasn’t so much the monies as it was the fact that it was a four stroke. Unlike smarts I want to try the widest variety of bikes money can get me.

Seems the largest displacement two-stroker I’ve found was a 350 , and it probably grenaded. The rest of the field is filled with 90 -18 5cc dual sports / enduros of varying condition , 50cc scooters, and a few 100-125cc street bikes. I’m guessing the bigger two-strokes are worth more or something? At least these slightly beat enduros are cheap.

Anyway, while daydreaming about storming down the road with a delightful cloud of smoke behind me I saw an ad for a small Honda and at first I saw the “CB” and was going to keep going, but then...

Oh...is that a diesel?????

1981 Honda CB125 with diesel swap. Hatz diesel single cylinder engine 232cc. CVT transmission.
I used for commuting for past 2 months, goes about 40mph. Swap was done 10 years ago, original motor was blown up and missing.
About 190mpg.
Serious inquires only please.
Fuel tank cleaned before using for commuting this summer. New CVT belt this summer.
Clear title.
Cash.

Call or email with phone number. 

My god.

Looks like it’s using a scooter transmission. I wonder how easy it would be to make it faster?

My gimped debit card has made Gambler prep even worse. The tyres and the valve stems leaked through the cracks of my bank’s lockdown on my account, but I’m really going to need that bearing. lol

bob and john > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:24

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a few people made buell blast diesels too. Stuck in a kubota motor is i remember correctly

Longtime Lurker > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:29

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1 90mpg wow I wonder how it accelerates and what it's top speed is.

Mercedes Streeter > Longtime Lurker 09/25/2018 at 13:33

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Top speed is 40, prolly because of the 50cc scooter CVT that it has. lol

Mercedes Streeter > bob and john 09/25/2018 at 13:34

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I’ve also seen those Kubota conversions done to Rebels, too. :)

HammerheadFistpunch > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:37

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My uncle has a cb125.  man that thing is bad to drive.  heavy, dull and slow.  cool looking though.

jimz > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:51

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I wonder how easy it would be to make it fa ster?

pretty easy, just have someone run alongside you and push ;)

it’s only about 4 horsepower.

Maxima Speed > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:52

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Do it! Then both of us would have small project Honda CB’s.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:53

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Get an original Kawasaki H2. 750cc two stroke 3-cylinder making about 100hp or so.

Mercedes Streeter > HammerheadFistpunch 09/25/2018 at 13:54

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So you’re saying I dodged a bullet in thinking that it would be like a Grom, but old? lol

Mercedes Streeter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/25/2018 at 13:57

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Oh gosh, man...that’s actually one of my dream bikes. I love a line from the Cycle Magazine review for it: “e vil, w icked, m ean, and n asty”.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 13:59

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Man, that must bring a whole new meaning to slow!

Spoon II > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 14:10

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Oh snap! I wish that was closer to me. I’ve had a mild obsession with diesel bikes lately.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 14:16

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There was a kinda rough one for sale locally a few months back... looked insane.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 09/25/2018 at 14:18

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230cc...40mph. It’s somehow even slower than the 125 it replaced! lol

vicali > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 14:27

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My buddy traded a case of beer for a CM400 basket case;

It took him a few years and a bit of work but he managed to build it exactly as he wanted for a pretty tight budget;

Now he’s busy working on the other CM ‘parts’ bike..

Aaron James > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 15:06

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My Dad had one of these in the early 90's it’s what I learned to ride a motorcycle on. Fun bike and surprisingly decent on trails. 1973 Yamaha 175 Enduro.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 09/25/2018 at 15:22

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Exactly!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mercedes Streeter 09/26/2018 at 07:48

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buy the diesel!