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Patrick, Just for fun I went through all my Penton books and magzines to see if I could help with the year of your KTM 125. The color orange is right for a 1975 are 1976 and 1977 but for sure its not a '77 by the airbox and frame. 1975 was the first year for the KTM 125 that I remenber. I had one a few years back that my son rode. The rear supension makes me thing yours is one of the early 1975s. The 1974 frames had two shock mount holes, with swinging arm having 5 shock mounts. This gave 125mm (4.9") up to 178mm (7") of travel just by changing mounting holes and spring rates. The 340mm Ceriani, gas shocks, most likey were used. Your frame looks to have just one place to mount the shocks, as my 125 was the same. The 175, 250, and 400 by my records all still had the two frame mounts in '75. This data is from a '78 service bulletin so has any up-dates from '75.

    Displacement 125cc
    Bore/Stroke  54/54mm
    Perforance   24HP/9700rpm
    "X" deck height .5mm (.020")
    Ign timing B.B.D.C. .9mm
    Plug  Bosch 340 S1S
    plug gap .06mm
    Transmission 6 speed
    Gear lub 1.1 quart Automatic fluid
 Forks 190mm Ceriani 35mm straigh axle-drained and refilled 220cc (7.45 oz), of 10 wgt. fork oil, disassembled 235cc (7.95 oz) this is for all '75 models. Hope this can be of some help. As for the year of your KTM for sure?? D&D



 

To 400gs6, I had a 1975 Penton 125 with the KTM motor, they were a nice little bike but just didn't have a lot of power like the jap bikes. I think 1975 was the first year for the 125 KTM motor, but, when it comes to Pentons, anythink can show up. The 125 came after the 175, 250, and 400cc and used the same gears, clutch, etc. Later Dave

 

Paul, Heres a new number for your Wassel/Penton book, I had my Pentons at Mid-Ohio last sumner, along with my 125 Six-day (007) and 100 Berkshire, I had my 125 Penton Trials. Mine is all original, just like new. Mine has the 125/5A motor and frame # 735ST and is titled 1976. I sold a few of the old Woodsmans and I don't think there were two alike in the lot. One thing they did have were them big O 350/21 Red Dot front tires. Hi-point must have had a bunch of these  tires to get rid of at the time. My Penton came with one along with a big O 400/18 on the back. I've replaced them with triles tires.  Later Dave

 

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you to.  

        Crazy Dave & Lady Di

 

Just got my 175 Penton back together and had any extra part left over. Looks to have been smashed in all the hard work. In small print it has some thing like 12 FL.OZ(355ML) on one side and always smooth and never bitter on the other. Man I don't know where this went, but she sure runs good. Looks like a piston, are something, anyway keep the tires down and the gas cap up. Crasy Dave & Lady Di