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@@pot_the_potato1088 this is the updated version of the one I got. They're decent quality for the price. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EyCEi5T

@@YogaWithSunil it sure is. Fancy joining if I organise a trip next year?

@@BobsBikingAdventures 100% yes. Count me in!

@@thewozzauk very Welsh, wasn't it.. 😅

@@lonewolf24765 thanks! Took me a good few goes to get the hang of it, especially in AWD mode. Great fun though being allowed to drift a car that's probably worth more than my first flat was 😅

@@Rat_bug 🔟🔟🔟🔟 🤣

Thanks, have definitely bonded with it over the years. I wager it's the most versatile and entertaining two wheeled machine I've owned, to date. A little tiresome to pick up off the deck, though 😅

@@BobsBikingAdventures I can imagine... my Tuareg is no featherweight

Indeed. Conveniently close to my house, too. 😅

Cheers! I'd very much like to see your XSR on track. It'll no doubt look magestic 😎👌. Brands was a firm fave when I lived in Kent.

@@BobsBikingAdventures I have to admit in vanity... I really want a pic of it on track with me on it lol

@@HippoDrones we all know that's the primary objective of these endeavours. 😎👌

@@BobsBikingAdventures 😁

@@nigelshepherd8248 couldn't agree more! I also think it's more fun to ride a slower thing fast(ish) than a fast thing, slow.

Yes it really is quite remarkable how stable the front is on these big bikes with big front wheels.

That - and the magic of editing 😅👌

Haha thanks! Yes they definitely made themselves heard 😅. Weirdly they seem quieter on the road now.

@BobsBikingAdventures I cooked mine last month at the Isle of Man TT doing the mountain course, they then had to survive a 7 day off road tour of the Spanish TET, strangely enough I had new tyres fitted today 🤣 .

@@blaynehumphrey3198 haha excellent work. 😎👌

@@blaynehumphrey3198 that's certainly the way to get your money's worth out of them! Great effort! 😅

Haha small world! Glad to have the opportunity to show I wasn't making it up 😅

Haha I did check the rules very carefully before signing up and messaged the organisers, who were cool with it.

Cheers dude! Great bike, you have there, yourself 😎👍

@BobsBikingAdventures cheers mate, I absolutely love it, gona have to book myself a track day now 👍

Yessss! That's the spirit! 🏆😅👍

I don't have the exact link as I got them years ago. But if you search ebay / Amazon / AliExpress for Fatbike Mudguards a few similar ones pop up. Like these (not sure about the graphics) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276308711733?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Nsb21cPfRdm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=V464zrlqRCG&var=578733464321&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@BobsBikingAdventures Yeah, Found them on Amazon mate cheers!

@@darkaeon2k10 ah great, nice one 😎👍

Thanks! Yes those are the only changes I made. You could also change the intake on the air box - I.e. Make it bigger and adjust the fuelling accordingly. It's all trial and error really unless you've got a lambda sensor reading off the ECU or a sniffer in the exhaust, to take a reading for you.

Thanks for getting back do you have the links for the exhaust and power commander as im UK based to?? Cheers again.

@@brownpatch75 I got the ECU second hand but it's the Malossi Forcemaster 2 usually advertised as for the Aprilia RS4 125. Same engine, same electrics, you can connect the earth lead to the starter motor earth instead of the throttle body like in the Aprilia installation video. Like this one. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363122765769 The exhaust I got was from Ixil ixil.com/en/335-hps-125-150-cr you need the Forcemaster if you fit the exhaust, otherwise it runs way too lean.

Thanks so much.

@@brownpatch75 no worries! Let me know how you get on if you take the plunge! There's also a Malossi performance exhaust and some people making airbox lids with a bigger intake hole, which could be worth looking into. The Ixil is a very good price point though and is decent quality.

It's a Reid Boss fat bike which I've electrified. Got a longer video of the ride which I will upload tomorrow if I get a chance. Shows the bike at the beginning. It's rudimentary and OTT but it's great fun!

Yes I recommend it! Especially if you've got a more free flowing aftermarket exhaust. Chances are, on standard fuelling, it'll be running lean, especially towards the top of the rev range.

It looked prettier in person 😅

Hopefully squeeze another one in this year!

Awesome! I hope you get an Africa Twin one day. They're such fantastic bikes. Taking mine on a track day next week, then straight to an offroad biking festival! What other bike can do that? (Other than a GS or KTM 😅)

Improvements to the bike? Seat cover, heated grips, bash plate, straight through exhaust and Malossi Forcemaster Ecu, AX41 tyres, front Ascerbis mudguard, pro-taper wide bars and a USB accessory socket were the main improvements. Everything else was just a repair of stock parts. I also painted it myself and fitted a luggage rack. There's a full Playlist of the process. 😁👍

Important to distinguish between The Ridgeway and Ridgway 😅

@@BobsBikingAdventures For Ridgway's safety and comfort. Especially if you're going to use a motorbike.

@@YogaWithSunil haha quite!

@@BobsBikingAdventures Wondering how this would have sounded to The Cantina Band music...

Yes happy to. That stretch in the video is pretty simple to navigate. Start at Streatley and follow the main trail. W3W link to start point below. If you want to drop me a message on TH-cam or Instagram @roboshoot241 I can send you the full route. 👍 I’m sharing a what3words address to help you find this specific location. Tap to see exactly where it is: ///vibrating.invite.routine w3w.co/vibrating.invite.routine

Hi there, you want to have about 20mm - 30mm free play in the chain. If it's making a noise, make sure the sprockets and the chain are in good condition, properly secured to the bike, properly lubricated and the wheel is straight (check that the tension adjustment is equal on both sides of the swingarm). It's normal for it to make a little bit of noise!

Hey Alec, it was this seller on AliExpress s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EHPyabX . If you look in The "Colour" section of the listing you can buy both the front and the rear. All the markings were the same as the OEM items, so I can only assume that's what they are. Decent price vs the UK official parts supplier (who were out of stock anyway) and only took about two weeks to arrive. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EHPyabX

Haha everything is an adventure on a 125 😅. Fortunately the new owner covered my train fare and a journey beer (or two) so I travelled home in style.

I think I'll try and get out on the Africa Twin a bit more, for now. Was tempted to go straight out and get a 2-Stroke Enduro, but might leave that for next year. 😅

@@BobsBikingAdventures2t lot of work, get a honda transalp 600 lol

It's the Ixil centre pipe. Removes the catalytic converter and silencer from the system. However, you ideally need to adjust the air fuel ratio, otherwise the bike will run lean, which can cause overheating and damage to the engine components. You can tune the ECU directly or get a piggyback ECU like the Malossi Force master 2, which is what I did. You also need to check whether your bike has the separate downpipe or if the downpipe and centre pipe is all one piece. The exhaust in this link is what I have. It attaches to the OEM downpipe and OEM tail pipe. 👍 ixil.com/en/335-hps-125-150-cr

@@BobsBikingAdventures thank you so much, you are the best! 🙌🏻🌻

It's about 1.2 litres. However, the best way to do it when changing the oil is to first add 1 litre, then add a little extra, bit by bit, whilst checking the dips tick. That way you don't over-fill it. 👍

@@BobsBikingAdventures Grazie mille 🙏

@@faroqhawladar7619 prego 😁

Front mudguard: I got this www.24mx.co.uk/product/acerbis-mx-nost-front-fender_pid-0008200.090 and drilled some holes through the guard, to mount it to the forks with jubilee clips. I put some rubber padding between the forks and the clips, to avoid damaging the fork legs. Hand guards I got from AliExpress www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005128856031.html Mirrors I got from eBay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355246044535 and I also got these mounts, to mount them www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126308690800 This was all possible because I fitted some wide pro-taper fat bars. This did mean that I had to make up a new, longer clutch cable, which you can see in my videos. The bars were left over from an old project (the bike was stolen before I could fit these bars) But they were similar to these. You can often find second hand ones, quite cheaply www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375006029566 The plate holder, I jusr removed the old one, then drilled some holes to mount the plate directly to the rear of the bike. However, this doesn't work well. So I will shortly be removing the current rear of the bike and replacing it with this plate holder: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333910920295 Hope that helps!

Oh and keep an eye out for a new video in the next couple of weeks. I'm preparing the bike for it's first government inspection. So I'll try to film some of the modifications as part of that. 👍 Happy biking!

@@BobsBikingAdventures thanks a lot mate! So king of you :)

​@BobsBikingAdventures also do you know if it is possible to somehow work on the sound of this bike? I see that the dB killer is not removable and I don't want to change exhaust. What can I do? :)

@@federicobiraghi7526 If you don't want to change the exhaust, the only thing you can really do to change the sound is change the filter and airbox lid, to get a little more induction noise. There are a few people making these and they're the same airbox as the Aprilia RS125, I believe. I have the Ixil exhaust on mine, which makes quite a good sound, though to be honest, it's a bit loud at times. Be mindful that if you put a more free flowing exhaust, you'll need to add fuel to the mixture, to avoid the bike running too lean and potentially overheating the engine and killing the piston rings. It was adding the Ixil exhaust which made me realise I needed to add the Malossi ECU, to sort out the air/fuel ratio for reliable running (and a bit more power). Here is the video I did on that: th-cam.com/video/QJTMYXpv36U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zVxlSNQi9sTQR2Fe

I got the Ixil exhaust. Pretty good value and decent quality for the price. Not what you'd call quiet, but added a good 5 inches of ground clearance and allowed enough room for the bash plate. Before I tuned it with the Malossi, the Ixil made it run pretty lean. EGTs were very high. Adding fuel to rebalanced AFR has added a bit of performance but also I think massively improved reliability and longevity. 👍

Assolutamente! Ecco una guida amichevole per verificare e regolare la tensione della catena sulla tua FB Mondial HPS 125: **Introduzione:** Verificare la tensione della catena è abbastanza semplice, basta prendersi il tempo necessario e procedere con metodo. Se hai bisogno del manuale del proprietario, posso inviarti un link a una copia. 1. **Trova gli Adattatori della Catena:** - Identifica gli adattatori della catena su entrambi i lati del forcellone. Solitamente sono bulloni o dadi vicino all'asse posteriore. 2. **Misura il Gioco della Catena:** - Con la moto sul cavalletto centrale o in modo sicuro supportata, misura il gioco della catena. Idealmente, dovrebbe esserci circa 1-1,5 pollici (25-38 mm) di movimento verticale a metà strada tra i pignoni. 3. **Regola la Tensione della Catena:** - Usa gli adattatori per ottenere la tensione corretta. Gira gli adattatori in modo uniforme su entrambi i lati per mantenere l'allineamento della ruota. - Serrare o allentare gli adattatori in piccoli incrementi e controllare frequentemente il gioco della catena. 4. **Mantieni l'Allineamento della Ruota:** - Assicurati che la ruota rimanga allineata durante il processo di regolazione. Usa punti di riferimento come i segni sul forcellone per confermare regolazioni uguali su entrambi i lati. 5. **Serraggio del Dado dell'Asse:** - Una volta ottenuta la tensione desiderata, stringi il dado dell'asse posteriore alle specifiche del produttore. Questo è cruciale per mantenere un corretto allineamento e la sicurezza. 6. **Controlla la Tenuta:** - Conferma che tutti i fissaggi, soprattutto il dado dell'asse e i bulloni/dadi degli adattatori, siano ben serrati. 7. **Verifica nuovamente la Tensione:** - Dopo la regolazione, ricontrolla il gioco della catena per assicurarti che rientri nel range raccomandato. Ricorda di controllare le condizioni dei pignoni anteriori e posteriori e assicurati che i bulloni di montaggio siano serrati alle specifiche corrette (o almeno che siano ben stretti!).

Thanks! I just use a Samsung A32 and the OsmAnd app. I mount it with a TruActive phone mount, which despite being cheap, has lifetime guarantee, which I can confirm they honour without fuss. 👍

They can be used on a number of bikes but I believe they need to be flashed for the right engine & ECU combo before being shipped out. If you check out the Malossi website it shows you the list of compatible bikes. It doesn't list the FB Mondial HPS 125 specifically but it is essentially the same as the Aprilia RS4 125 (The Derbi 125 EFI unit made by Piaggio, in China) same ECU, same engine code, same connectors, same fuel pump. You can find the Forcemaster 2 units second hand, quite cheap and as long as it's for one of the bikes listed at the bottom of this web page, it should work! www.malossistore.com/en/gb/force-master-2-electronic-controller-for-injection-vehicles-5515724-P

@BobsBikingAdventures Rob your a star mate,many thanks 😊

That must've felt like a bit of a sticky situation to begin with! What a cool memory to take home though. Fantastic to hear stories of people finding help when they need it, on their travels. I hope to get to TET Poland one day!