Count Steer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 4:40 pmThat's a really sweet looking bike. What sort of hp did you get with the fettling?ajlog wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 4:18 pm Then at 17 and now an apprentice at BP I was relatively ‘rolling in it’ so my next bike was a nearly new one of these:
Pre TZR and Mini RGV look alike 125s, the Honda represented a big leap forward in terms of looks compared to my mates RDs and RGs even the odd AR.
But the 12hp restriction was pretty much the same as the older gen bikes with a restrictor in the inlet and a washer in the exhaust, so after a bit of fettling I was able to hold my own with the pack.
Didn’t last long, in about 6-7 months I’d passed my test and swapped it for an FZR600.
(Good ol' BP, they did like to look after their people )
Not sure about the actual figures, but against the usual unrestricted, micron shod RD / RG 125 boys it could easily manage with just the exhaust washer drilled out and the inlet rubber removed.
At a guess I’d say low to mid 20’s, not as much as the Italian offerings of the day like the Aprilia AF1 and the Cagiva Mito.
There was talk of the full power of the motor was circa 30hp.