Best of the 12nothings

[09.0]

The Eruo 125 in late seventies and early eighties were always on my lust list the TM brand with alloy tank looked so trick.





Husky 125 as lovely as they are just plain slow

I would assume something got lost in translation with the rear linkage name!

[09.0]

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Wondered who bought that.  Very nice.

[oz555ktm]

    My 1981 KTM .
   I do love my 125 its a allround good bike at MX and Vinduro

   I only bad thing is that I am 96Kg

[yamaico]

Missed these



Gilera tandem twin disc valve hubba hubba

Hey Lozza,
What's the deal with the Gilera twin? Did it work?

[GMC]

Pro Link, the name implies that the bike has a Professional linkage system not unlike what the Pro riders might use.

Full Floater, gives the impression that the bike will simply float across the bumps with ease, and from all reports this seems to be the case.

I’m guessing though that the Sticky System was a marketing failure

[09.0]

The wogs had some horn bikes. I might print one out and tape it on the Missus' forehead tonight! 

[Slakewell]

Maybe we need the non Jap pre 84 125 rider min weight class 90KG 

[evo550]

Missed these



Gilera tandem twin disc valve hubba hubba

Hey Lozza,
What's the deal with the Gilera twin? Did it work?

Be interesting to see inside the float bowls of those vertical carbs 

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I still want one of these

[Lozza]

Missed these



Gilera tandem twin disc valve hubba hubba

Hey Lozza,
What's the deal with the Gilera twin? Did it work?

Either one way or the other worked so good they barred it immediately or was a complete shitter. Floats would be just like the speedway Amal's etc no big deal. He's one I been secretly working on. Tandem twins are the ultimate engine.

[yamaico]

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Now that's a cool project. Would make a nice dirt track engine too I would expect...

[Lozza]

Easy to get 70+HP from the Type 256 engine, I don't think they would like dirt track to much, dry clutch 'n all. That's not my project I just came across it googling some images  . Barking mad crazy especialy since they built 2 for desert racing I would imagine.

[JC]

Missed these



Gilera tandem twin disc valve hubba hubba

Hey Lozza,
What's the deal with the Gilera twin? Did it work?

If my memory serves me correctly, when Gaston Rahier was riding for one of the Italian manufacturers after his Suz days they developed a 125 twin for him. I've never seen a pic of the bike before but I presume it was this bike (or similar). My recollection is that it did work, or at least showed considerable promise, & got banned cos somebody was planning/threatening to build a 125 triple (I kid you not!) to beat it, so 125 multis were banned from MX to preclude costs escalating to exhorbitant levels

More pics here: http://www.srcf.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?id=803&p=2

[09.0]

threatening to build a 125 triple (I kid you not!) to beat it, so 125 multis were banned from MX to preclude costs escalating to exhorbitant levels 

And then came the four strokes....