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Yeah my stock V50 goes great, speedo reckons I get up to 65ish on the flat and has no problem keeping up with urban traffic which is perfect for commuting/pub and general residential pesting. I have approximately zero interest in lifan (2 strokes 2 many!) but am keeping an eye out for a V70/90 or a PW80 donk to bolt in. I really need to update my thread with some V50 pics and miscellaneous tales of woe...

I'm looking for something diesel and somewhat cool to tow our old caravan that isn't a boring as fuck ford ranger . My current daily is a 3.0R Legacy that has heaps of power to tow it but I'm not sure the suspension is loving it. Replacing it with a comfy, reliable daily and tow wagon is the dream. W164 ML could fit that criteria quite nicely...

It's too late I already have several ML's saved to my watchlist you'd better hope @HumberSS has tales of woe for me

A+ I don't know how I missed this thread when you first posted it but keen to hear GL320 tales!

Shit man I can't believe you're 0/3 for foot pegs! That paint job is awesome A+

Yellow fever

Excellent work my friend!

Simmer down buddy, your V50 is gonna look better than mine after all this

@david661 whoops sorry I missed that in your last question - Engine # is A7A-421115 - matching numbers with the frame. My petrol tank has a sticker on it with pictorial instructions for washing/oiling the air filter, with some kind of Hindi or indian script underneath the english. I'll get a good photo when I get home and add it to this post.

Hey buddy - my frame number is A7-421115. Very close to yours! From a bunch of internet searching apparently Yamaha imported a few containers of these bikes to NZ in the mid 80s from India/Taiwan and sold them as 'retro' bikes. Hence when looking up on the NZTA database the YB125s mostly appear as 86-87 models - the year they were first registered.

You're such a sicko excellent life choice

Looking good! How do you find the leg shields - do they make a decent difference in the wet? Also - if you ever feel like selling again I want that rear rack!

@Berlina96 It's comfortable at 80-85 indicated. I can get it to 95 km/h on the flat if I tuck a bit and really wring its neck. I think I'm still one size too rich on the main jet as it would previously get to 100 indicated before it seized. Those speeds are all straight off the speedo - I haven't checked accuracy with a GPS yet.

Anyone who was wearing a gopro, I'm super keen to see some footage!

The Pomarangai Road is probably the best piece of road I've ever been on. Several near-death moments were had. The YB125 was a fantastic choice for the adventure. Even after spending what seemed like 500 of the 600 kms at full throttle the only thing that failed was a headlight bulb and my sub-par rear rack fabrication skills. Thanks everyone for making the effort to come and ride with us despite the near continuous rain, that was a 10/10 3 days. Great times great yarns let's do it again. Also how good is the patch???