Mr Baggins 2 Stroke Specialist

14/11/2022

Nothing makes me happier than knowing I beat my customers expectations!!!

14/11/2022

Worked on an absolute beauty of a classic 1988 Aprilia RX 125 running the first production line of rotax 123 engines.

Wiring was a mess, but with some of the Baggins TLC got it all working on demand. Had no indicator provisions, added wires to the loom, matching the original colour codes.

Wiring loom was running off a singular inline fuse, replaced with a fully functional 3 slot fuse box.

Top end was ruined, barrel was scored and missing parts of plating thus needed a resleeve, was cheaper to supply a 2nd hand replacement barrel.
Suffering major water leak
Broken clutch plates
Circlips not attached properly
Previous owner siliconed the water jacket
Balance cogs not aligned properly

14/09/2022

Meet the machine that makes the suspension rebuild kits possible.

This allows me to make the unobtainable suspension bushes for the the 2 stroke aprilia SX, MX, and the pre 2004 RX.

These are higher quality than the originals.
Material used is 316 grade stainless steel for stronger durability, and less corrosive to than the original anodized steel originals

14/09/2022

160 kit dyno run MX125

14/09/2022

Finally got around to adding this custom one of a kind bike I had the privilege of rebuilding from the ground up to the page. Had to be extremely delicate to ensure not to damage any chrome

Owner told me engine had full engine rebuild but would not start. Discovered the sprocket seal was used in place of the crank seal, causing the crank to be extremely stiff and having no free spin.

Furthermore the quality of the rebuild was in my opinion poor in terms of engine cleanliness, dirt and bits everywhere. Clearly a blow torch was used to get the bearings, to slot into place. Cleaned up the cases, removed the dirt and burn marks, used the oven and flash freeze bearing method, to refit bearings

Had issues with the clutch either engaging or being disengaged, discovered the cam shaft lever thread was none existent and had a bolt just barely catching it to make it stick. Replaced and worked like a dream

The kick start spring was no pre-wound, evidently why when taken apart as the spring was snapped so it had nothing to keep it under tension to spring back. Had to be replaced

Wiring was like a birds nest, was in shambles. had to be fully stripped and rebuilt, live wires were connected to the main earth on the wiring loom. wrong wires were connected to the CDI box via electrical connectors.

Bike was a nightmare to work on but worth it when the customer took it to be dyno tested. very happy with the result whilst running the 160 Polini kit

19/08/2022