Markfrom Sydney Surrounds, NSW. Member since .
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Edisons
Great little rattle gun at a great priceEdisons UNIMAC DX-100 1/2" 240V Electric Impact Wrench (rattle gun) was on special and I thought it would be handy to have at the price to save starting up my compressor to run my air rattle gun for j…ust one difficult nut or two. I was ready to be a little disappounted but instead i was very pleasantly surprised. It easily removed the wheel nuts on the car, and the big crankshaft bolt to do a timing belt change. My big beast of an air rattle gun may rarely need to be taken out of its box. Durability is yet to determined, but it comes with a new set of brushes, which makes me think that they expect it to last a while. It also is a heavy unit which may indicate solid guts inside it. In short, I am impressed with the rattle gun, and even more so at the price. I have bought a few items from Edison's and I have always been impressed with communication and helpfulness, and I have never had an issue with any of their equipment. |
Honda CB125E
Great little bike and cheap to maintainI like small bikes and many of my motorcycling years were done on bikes ranging from 90cc to 125cc, Not covering so many kilometers these days, I wanted a reliable little motorbike that is cheap to r…un and register. I cannot lie, I wouldn't mind a few more horsepower than the CB125E can provide, but I am very happy with this little bike and plan to keep it for many years.
My home is in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, so the 125 has to cope with a 80km/hr roads, uphill on part of each trip. More power would be useful uphill, but the little bike cruises at 80km/hr most of the time, dropping down to 70km/hr or less up hills. I treat her gently, never having ridden it over 80km/hr, but a more aggressive rider could get some more out her. I have ridden little bikes on the 110km/hr M4, but the little CB125E is not really suited to this type of road.
Roads up to 80km/hr are great on this little bike. It is a very sweet bike; starting easily, running smoothly and with beautiful neutral handling. The exhaust note and mechanical noise are whisper quiet. It does everything right, with my only gripe being the time it takes to warm up on the first start of the morning. Most of my rides are less than 100km, but the low saddle and higher bars than I'm used to, make me think that a day's touring might give my backside a little grief.
A great delight of this bike is the petrol economy which, combined with a moderate sized tank, gives a range of 400km plus. All running costs are very low and with simple mechanicals I have no trouble maintaining it myself - saving lots of money. Even valve adjustments are easy.
Would I recommend it to others? If you aren't a powerhead, or have long runs on motorways, then I can't think of better value than this bike, with cheap running costs as well as initial purchase. I have owned it for a year and it has given no trouble and has the reassuring Honda quality. Its own reputation is building up as the model continues its run.
The only modification to date is that about 600km the 15 teeth sprocket was replaced with a 16 teeth sprocket. This raised gearing 6.67%, not so that I could ride the bike any faster but so that on downhills and flat roads the motor was a little more relaxed. I would have to change down gears a little earlier on hills, but so what. First gear doesn't run out so quickly - another thing I like. Because it is only one tooth bigger there are no modifications necessary, and the chain did not need to be altered at all (except its adjustment at the back wheel).
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