So, My names Carlos and I'm from a little place called Leicestershire in the UK. My bike is soon to be a TMEC 125 SM. Brought from Ebay for the pricely sum of £320.
Also, It doesn't run. :rolleyes1::rolleyes1:
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So, My names Carlos and I'm from a little place called Leicestershire in the UK. My bike is soon to be a TMEC 125 SM. Brought from Ebay for the pricely sum of £320.
Also, It doesn't run. :rolleyes1::rolleyes1:
another user from the UK very few and far between :)
welcome and congrats on ya purchase and hope u get it runnin soon :)
steve
Dear Fourstroke,
Welcome to the forum, and I think you'll find quite a few folks in this forum with the same bike in your neck of the woods. Lots of expertise here for bringing ailing Chinabikes back to health.
What do you surmise is wrong with the bike? If you'd like help give us some details, and some pix -- especially of things you suspect might be at fault.
You got a great deal if the beast will run!
cheers
Hey thanks for the quick replies guys, I have some pics but only the ones from Ebay.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7741458_n.jpg
So far the guy has told me that he suspects it to be electrical gremlins at work stopping the bike from starting, he has no mechanical knowledge so could be anything. He has tested the bikes compression and it's apparantly getting petrol. I'm a dab handy with many things petrol or electric so I thought I'd have a dabble at sorting it. And if not, I can spare or repair the bike back on Ebay.
Thanks :)
Bike looks to be in excellent shape, no signs of trauma or abuse. Just work your way through the various circuits to make sure all is connecting correctly. Loose connections, blown fuses, shorts in frayed wires, etc.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
That bike is going to be a blast to ride.
cheers
I'm actually in love with supermotos so I'm definitely going to be enjoying hooning around on this. I shall be going through all the various wires and fuses etc. I'm sure it'll be running within the hour. It says it's done only 500 miles but I think it's probably a few more. It was registered in 2008 and has been owned by a teenager so I'm not going to be viewing it through rose tinted glasses. It'll need some fettling I'm sure.
Thanks for the replies :D
Five hundred clicks in three years??? In other words, driven not by a teenager but by a little old lady to church on Sundays. What a find -- unless the little old lady was winding back the odometer on the sly. But that bike does look like one that's seen little action.
Great find!
The engine looks to be in pristine condition from the pics, so it may have only done a lowly 500 miles. In which case it's brand new and only have slight cosmetic blemishes. Ill post more pics when I pick it up.
Thanks for the replies :D
hmmm 500 miles only just run in make sure it sounds alright with no knockinh when she is purring again i suspect the teenager might not of been careful at all and just ragged her about
hey man another UK rider is always nice all uk riders should meet up at sum point would be ace and a big win. nice find on the bike b4 u rip and wires out give em all a push or clean connectors one at a time so u know what goes where and make sure ur battery has juice cos dead batterys can mean no runing unfortunatly most bikes rely on that sort of thing
guy
Dear Carlos,
Any progress getting the bike into your hands and started? Inquiring minds....
cheers
I will be picking up the motorbike on Sunday 7th August and will upload updated pics when I receive the bike :) I can't explain how excited I am, even if the bike doesnt start it'll take probably not even an hour to get firing and running. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by euphonius
Pics from the AD
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43...s/Tmec1251.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43...s/Tmec1252.jpg
and the only bit of damage I can see from the photo. This is from the chain lock. :)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43...s/tmec1253.jpg
Hey guys. So I picked the bike up today and to say I'm chuffed is an understatement.. It has a proven 509 miles since it was registered in 2008! It was used for just that one year 2008-2009.. and so hasn't been taxed since and is currently sorn. The only thing letting the bike down is the rust covered exhaust, which isn't a problem because I've got the wirebrush and hi temp black paint out :D
Here she is..
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7082443_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8203778_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2411344_n.jpg
I haven't managed to start it as of yet. I did kick it over a couple of times and it sounds like it wants to go (Exhaust backfires asif it's about to fire up) but to no avail. Any help would be appreciated, I will say one thing. When I had my old 2 stroke, the piston rings had gone and it would only start on a bump or erratic kicking from the kick start..
It sounds like this may be the case here, if so, how hard would it be to change rings and piston?
Cheers in advance guys :)