Honda CT125 Hunter Cub

Clifton said:
Thanks Mickey. I just watched the first few minutes and on his Canadian spec Trail, neutral is up with all four gears down in order. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). However if you shift up from neutral it selects 4th!
On my US spec bike neutral is at the bottom (can't go any further) with all four gears up in order. So a conventional gearbox (up to upshift, down to downshift) other than neutral is at the bottom instead of between 1st and 2nd.
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Mine is Canadian spec I believe Clifton :thumby:

I read on the Honda 125 Trail Forum somewhere (can't find it now) that they're all made in Thailand to different specifications for different markets :blast

Only for Canada ... Neutral then down for 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th.

Try to go down again and nothing happens ... you have to work your way up the gearbox using the heel (downwards) or toe (up) to engage subsequently lower gears.

But stop in 4th gear and a downward prod of the gearlever puts you in neutral!

Stop in any gear and keep going down on the gear-lever, selecting a higher gear each time 3rd. 4th. then neutral and take it from there :rob

If you're moving this doesn't happen, nothing happens. My brain hurts :D

Not imported in to Australia any more .... they want ABS front and rear!

Imported in to New Zealand ... they're not bothered!

:beerjug:

Edit .... and as you say, on my 'bike, up from neutral puts me in 4th gear!
 
Micky said:
Mine is Canadian spec I believe Clifton :thumby:

I read on the Honda 125 Trail Forum somewhere (can't find it now) that they're all made in Thailand to different specifications for different markets :blast

Only for Canada ... Neutral then down for 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th.

Try to go down again and nothing happens ... you have to work your way up the gearbox using the heel (downwards) or toe (up) to engage subsequently lower gears.

But stop in 4th gear and a downward prod of the gearlever puts you in neutral!

Stop in any gear and keep going down on the gear-lever, selecting a higher gear each time 3rd. 4th. then neutral and take it from there :rob

If you're moving this doesn't happen, nothing happens. My brain hurts :D

Not imported in to Australia any more .... they want ABS front and rear!

Imported in to New Zealand ... they're not bothered!

:beerjug:

Edit .... and as you say, on my 'bike, up from neutral puts me in 4th gear!
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Mine's the same gearing spec as yours Micky and it was a pre-owned machine from Japan.
 
Certainly not. We have all seen your off roading! :blast :D Stick to tarmac. :thumb2
 
Micky said:
Mine is Canadian spec I believe Clifton :thumby:

I read on the Honda 125 Trail Forum somewhere (can't find it now) that they're all made in Thailand to different specifications for different markets :blast

Only for Canada ... Neutral then down for 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th.
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Toddmeister said:
Mine's the same gearing spec as yours Micky and it was a pre-owned machine from Japan.
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I'm thinking they're all like yours globally except for the US market where all shifting must be on the left, and from first subsequent gears are up. This regulation came here back in the early 70's and to be honest I'm glad it did because switching back and forth between my V7 Sport with right shift 1st up, to a Japanese bike with left shift and 1st at the bottom caught me off guard on occasion. Not so much mixing up the L/R brake and gear lever it was the up to downshift on one and up to upshift on the other. Either way was fine just make them standard, and that's what they did. One of the few regs I agree with.
 
Clifton said:
Now if from neutral if I would rev the engine then at the same time shift up to 1st, it would obviously lurch forward. But that couldn't be good for the transmission.
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I don't know the 125, but the way young hooligans used to do it on 50s/70s and 90s was to engage first gear and keep the pedal depressed, then apply the desired amount of throttle (to the stop) then release the pedal and hang on.
With practise, the young fools could wheelie round the block.
 
Yes Dean that's how you would have to do it, like an automatic. Hold the brake while opening to full throttle then release the brake. And hold on!
 
Clifton said:
Yes Dean that's how you would have to do it, like an automatic. Hold the brake while opening to full throttle then release the brake. And hold on!
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With the CT having two clutches the centrifugal clutch will kick in as soon as the revs start to rise so it is sadly not an option unless you install the overriding manual clutch option from the MSX (not particularly expensive)
 
You're probably right Kritou, I'll get it out later and see what it does.
 
dean0n0 said:
I don't know the 125, but the way young hooligans used to do it on 50s/70s and 90s was to engage first gear and keep the pedal depressed, then apply the desired amount of throttle (to the stop) then release the pedal and hang on.
With practise, the young fools could wheelie round the block.
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Well I couldn’t .... but my lad could :D
:beerjug:
 
Kritou said:
With the CT having two clutches the centrifugal clutch will kick in as soon as the revs start to rise so it is sadly not an option unless you install the overriding manual clutch option from the MSX (not particularly expensive)
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Engage first gear but keep your foot on the gear change lever, increase revs to a pre determined level and then release the gear-lever. You will reach escape velocity in 2.5 seconds :D

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