Question

hi would a aprilia sr125 engine from 1999 have disk brakes mounting on it?

thanks

 

Yes



1999 motor...

 

sweet, all i wanted to know, now i need to find a rear wheel, with disk and capliar from a SR lol

 

ill see when i get my engine then

 

Am pretty sure all sr125 have calliper mounts

 

my engine is a 02 and has mounts

 

both my '97 and '99 do.

 

sounds like i can, any chance you have a rear wheel with disc and caplliar to sell?

 

looking at silly money for those mate, best bet is somone breaking a runner

you need wheel, disc, caliper, hose and master cylinder, then you need the mount drilling and tapping.

 

but meh, aint drum brakes good, or are they good enough for now?

 

to be honest i prefer my drum on the back, it's got enough power to lock the back wheel with one finger, thats all you need, and its as good as maintainance free, the shoes are 10 years old and still got 3/4 of the meat they started with and you dont have problems with them seizing.

one thing that i do find is if the bike has been left a few days, rust collects on the inside and the first 100yards the back brake is over sharp.

 

mm, sounds good, so what bits do i need to set up a drum brake, cos i have only ever had disks lol

so bear with me and write down what bits i need cheers mate

 

sr 125 is drum brake as standard

 

i know, but i only got the engine, so i dont need new hoses or whatever?

 

nope, you will need a rear brake cable, and a lever assembly as they arent hydraulic. what are you fitting the motor to?

 

peugeot speedfight 100, got adaptor kit for the engine. and on my speedy i have hoses on already, as i have a disk on both brakes

 

yeah, its not an easy thing to bleed though, might be worth getting a caliper, hub, disc, and wheel then.

why put a 125 motor in a peugeot though, its suicidal, surely its cheaper just to wait until you can buy a 125.

 

i already have a 125, a 3 week old honda CBR125, this is just a project , dont worry its gonna have new forks..

 

ah fair enough. as long as you do it properly it should be ok, no stickyback plastic and bluetack

here's one i made earlier....




stick it in projects when you get going with it.