Comments on: Honda RC125M http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m Custom motorcycles and cafe racers Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JS http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2444 JS Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:54:36 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2444 Kim-

Well, nothing is really ever “Friction Free” of course, but I get your drift. They likely mean free of sliding friction as opposed to turning friction.

RE the adjustability: Actually, a BMW Earles for is adjustable. It has two settings for the rake and trail. One is for sidecar use and one for solo. Is that HIGHLY adjustable? NO, but conceivably you could make it so.

Rate of progression I suppose would have more to do with the spring and cartridge than the actual hardware.

I suspect that you are correct that it is the cost more than anything which kept the front end out of the hands of consumers. if you compare this to a BMW Earles, or any Earles fork of the 60′s era for that matter, you can see that this is a very complex aluminum casting, presumably to make it light. The 1960′s Earles were all welded up steel, which is much cheaper, of course.

]]> By: kim scholer http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2436 kim scholer Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:11:01 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2436 JS; While I’m not a suspension expert, I noticed the text mentioned “flex- and friction-free operation, coupled to a highly adjustable and variable rate of progression”. The Earles forks on my MZ and my mate’s BMW are indeed flex- and friction-free, but not adjustable for anything but trail. My guess is that a) Honda would have used the less complex Earles fork if the gain from this monstrosity wasn’t considered worth it, and b) that they gave it up because the buying public preferred the looks and the (most likely) lower price of a conventional front end.

]]> By: Johnny Sport http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2431 Johnny Sport Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:27:12 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2431 What a beast! But what advantage is a twin with such small capacity?

]]> By: T http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2430 T Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:16:14 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2430 ooo. old school motocross. i hated the rich kids that had those bikes when i was 11. now i want one. i bet i’ve got scarier tattoos then they have. scars, too. do. wakka. doo.

]]> By: JU http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2427 JU Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:53:05 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2427 cool earles!

]]> By: JS http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2426 JS Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:43:42 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2426 Interesting front end, but how is this really different from a Greeves front end or an Earles Fork? They all seem to have a pivoting swing arm attached to the axle.

]]> By: rich http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m#comment-2425 rich Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:49:07 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=6881#comment-2425 Giannis, yes that right they also made a 250cc bike, which was also a twin cylinder machine.

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