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An entertaining tour by CT125


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7 hours ago, London Lowf said:

In a couple of photos the CT is on it's side - with no oil being picked up by the pump if the engine was still running it would not take long for the main and big-end bearings to run dry. I'm just guessing and maybe barking up the wrong tree as some bikes have an automatic cut-out to stop this happening. Anyway, a moot point as you got it fixed under warranty.

 

A brilliant story with great photos and the CT is a funky looking bike - I'm impressed that it has a rear disc.

 

I'm almost 70 and these days my maximum in the saddle at one stretch is about an hour before I need a pit (ice cream) stop and when I first started reading I thought you would be a young whipper-snapper but clearly you look after yourself better than the vast majority.

When i came off the engine was turned on straight away, i can't see that was the issue.

It was a great ride for sure, thanks ????

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9 hours ago, papa al said:

Unclear why this engine failed,

but,

papa's resolve to use the best oil

Amsoil,

2x better,

not expensive at B300/liter,

in all 5 motos

is reinforced.

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I will follow Honda's recommended oil until out of warranty ????

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13 hours ago, London Lowf said:

In a couple of photos the CT is on it's side - with no oil being picked up by the pump if the engine was still running it would not take long for the main and big-end bearings to run dry.

The bottom half of the engine is splash lubricated. The oil pump is on the RHS and only provides oil to lubricate the valve gear.

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7 hours ago, chrissables said:

I will follow Honda's recommended oil until out of warranty ????

Honda's CT125 recommended oil specs:

● JASO T 903 standard*1: MA
● SAE standard*2: 10W-30
● API classification*3: SG or higher

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Amsoil Metric SAE 10W-30 tics all of Honda's specs

Amsoil spec.jpg

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