TGPlayer1
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Well I thought I'd start a thread for my bike, as after six months of telling myself I wouldn't go down the route of modifying it I finally caved in, I was daft to think it would last :lol:
As it stood when I bought it in Nov '14 it was a standard AJS DD125E, which is a Chinese, Harley-esque cruiser, with a 125cc straight twin, and lots of flaky chrome. It was a steal as the owner just wanted shut of it, due to personal problems not an issue with the bike. It was freshly MOT'd, services and had a new carb on it, which hadn't been set up but what the hey, it was easy to do.
As far as bikes go it's a cracker, rides well and seems pretty reliable, it's no Honda but for the money its value like no other. Also I think it looks the nuts and if it weren't for the L-plates you'd never think it was a 125. Except that it's slow as shit.
So anyway like I said I wasn't going to mod it, or at least nothing major, so I just did a couple of things. Firstly I swapped all the lights for LEDs and put a super-white halogen in the headlight, which makes the whole thing just look nicer, I think. Then I got some saddle bags for Xmas, which really widens the back end and makes it look much more chunky and cruiser-like. Then I did a nice little mod which was to put a 12V socket on it so I can charge my phone when I use it as a satnav, as I got a handlebar mount for it.
Here is the bike, with bags and LEDs, which you can't see but are there!
And here's the socket, I velcroed it so I can take it off when it rains, as I can't find any caps that fit
The latest mod is where the big stuff has begun; I've slashed the exhaust. Nobody needs silencers and now it sounds much better, you really wouldn't think it's a 125 now! For the moment they are just a shorty that end by the foot pegs, but I'll extend them about 10 inches with some tube and then paint them black. I'll get some snaps later.
The next thing is a bit of a strip down, I'll ditch the chrome cover for the air box, and the box itself and stick a cone filter on it, then I'll do a bit of matt blacking on some bits, as the chrome is flaking anyway.
So there goes the rest of my money anyway :-(
As it stood when I bought it in Nov '14 it was a standard AJS DD125E, which is a Chinese, Harley-esque cruiser, with a 125cc straight twin, and lots of flaky chrome. It was a steal as the owner just wanted shut of it, due to personal problems not an issue with the bike. It was freshly MOT'd, services and had a new carb on it, which hadn't been set up but what the hey, it was easy to do.
As far as bikes go it's a cracker, rides well and seems pretty reliable, it's no Honda but for the money its value like no other. Also I think it looks the nuts and if it weren't for the L-plates you'd never think it was a 125. Except that it's slow as shit.
So anyway like I said I wasn't going to mod it, or at least nothing major, so I just did a couple of things. Firstly I swapped all the lights for LEDs and put a super-white halogen in the headlight, which makes the whole thing just look nicer, I think. Then I got some saddle bags for Xmas, which really widens the back end and makes it look much more chunky and cruiser-like. Then I did a nice little mod which was to put a 12V socket on it so I can charge my phone when I use it as a satnav, as I got a handlebar mount for it.
Here is the bike, with bags and LEDs, which you can't see but are there!
And here's the socket, I velcroed it so I can take it off when it rains, as I can't find any caps that fit
The latest mod is where the big stuff has begun; I've slashed the exhaust. Nobody needs silencers and now it sounds much better, you really wouldn't think it's a 125 now! For the moment they are just a shorty that end by the foot pegs, but I'll extend them about 10 inches with some tube and then paint them black. I'll get some snaps later.
The next thing is a bit of a strip down, I'll ditch the chrome cover for the air box, and the box itself and stick a cone filter on it, then I'll do a bit of matt blacking on some bits, as the chrome is flaking anyway.
So there goes the rest of my money anyway :-(
k: Well, custom to a budget. Also removing the standard air box and what not (which was doing a shit job anyway as the filter wasn't even sitting correctly and not sealing fully around the intake pipe) I discovered lots of rustiness, and poked a large portion of the rear mudguard away, so some tidying up is required.
