I got\u00a0a knackered old Pulse Adrenaline 125 from Big_D, at virtual no cost \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Why rebuild a Chinese 125 which probably won’t be worth more than about \u00a3500 when finished? Why not? I’ve not ridden a 125 road bike for about 20 years, and I’ve never ridden anything Chinese, so it seemed like a reasonable thing to do in preparation for the rebuild of my RD350LC, planned for summer.<\/p>\n

Also, the parts for Chinese bikes are dirt cheap, and there’s an opportunity to put some of the frankly naff original items, and also to reverse years of teenage abuse.<\/p>\n

Here are the pics as it was picked up on Friday… brace yourselves!<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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