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Aleck
Aleck asked in Cars & TransportationMotorcycles · 1 decade ago

Have i Killed my CG125?

Basically i have been riding this thing since august and i was stupid enough never to check the oil, now a couple of days ago the bike started jumping a bit on the pull-away, i had no idea why, then yesterday there was a slight rattle which made me think that i should do something about the oil but i couldn't get my hands on any 4 stroke oil, so i kept riding like a numb-nuts and the little rattling turned into a big rhythmic clatter that would keep in time with the engine revs, then i really thought i had finished the poor thing off when i couldn't get up a hill that normally my bike has no problem with, i could barely hit 40mph with full throttle! i then left the bike at my mates house as he knows more about bikes than i do and he is going to look it over for me but he wont be able to get back to me for a couple of days so really all i want to know is if its dead and if not roughly how much would it be to repair? Its a 2001 Honda CG125. Thanks in advance.

Update:

Thanks for the advice guys, i know its my fault, i have put new oil in and the pull-away is sorted, there is no engine squeak at all and the rattle has quietened down a lot! the power hasnt exactly returned but from what i've gathered (i havent ridden it much yet) its still a lot better. I'm buying a replacement engine soon, thats the obvious thing to do really but could i have a verdict on how long it might last now? Thanks again

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  • Firestormer
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Umm, yep basically you have killed it. Even if you fill it with oil, the engine sounds like it has suffered terminal damage.

  • Tim D
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It sounds terminal – a replacement engine from a breaker is probably going to be cheaper to repair.

    But the pulling away problem sounds more clutch than engine so have your mate have a look at the condition of the clutch.

    EDIT:

    Whatever you do don’t put too much oil in – that is as bad as running it with none.

  • wheelnut69er
    1 decade ago

    sounds like its going to die soon, its a shame those engines are bombproof and never break, but no oil is like no blood in your body

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