Penton 125 #20957560 Parts Needed

[Terence McEnally]

New addition to the stable. Needs a seat (at least foam, cover and hardware, I have the pan), fuel tank cap, petcocks, front axle, airbox, pipe, and handlebar clamps/bolts, kickstand. Anyone got this stuff lying around? And while we're on it.....

Someone give me the skinny on these little ol' 125s. I gather not as sought-after as the steelies. They seem to have a lot of parts around (so say I after looking at EBay).

Were the Sachs 125 engines "odd" in any way? Power? Reliability? Engineering? I have surmised that the shifting mechanism is "unique" to Sachs. True?

"Don't cry hon. Think of it as an investment."

[firstturn]

What year ir frame number....thanks.

Ron Carbaugh

[Terence McEnally]

Frame #20957560

"Don't cry hon. Think of it as an investment."

[Ernie Phillips]

 

quote:Were the Sachs 125 engines "odd" in any way? Power? Reliability? Engineering? I have surmised that the shifting mechanism is "unique" to Sachs. True?

Power? yes, Reliablity? yes, Engineering? yes.  Could the 125 Sachs engine be the most successful off-road power-plant of all time?  If not of all-time, certainly the number of engines produced, number of competition bikes with Sachs engines and ultimately the number of wins and top finishes in a wide range of events:  enduro, mx, hare scramble, ISDT ... this German engine is legendary.  Success of Sachs engined race bikes is unmatched during the heyday of dirt racing in the early 70s.  Not only did the Penton brand rack up a record number of victories, other manufactures used the Sachs engines and had success around the globe.  Sachs transmissions are not unique.  It does take some mechanical skill and rider effort to get it right.  You'll see small bore Penton machines with Sachs engines running up front in vintage events and bringing joy to the owner/racer.  Some of us think the Sachs engine/CMF Pentons are the best handling vintage machines of all time.

Ernie P.
Chattanooga, TN

[firstturn]

I agree and have stuck with that thought since the early 1970's....thanks Ernie.

Ron Carbaugh

[Terence McEnally]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Thanks very much! Well then, on with the show! Anyone got the spares I advertised for earlier?

"Don't cry hon. Think of it as an investment."