Honda CG125 Accessories
There are no official accessories for the Honda CG125 in the UK
Nearly all motorcycles have a standard sized headlight.
The Honda CG125 is smaller than the standard, so a universal screen will not fit properly, if it fits to the headlight.
You can buy a universal screen that fits to the handle bars, the part that goes around the headlight will be oversized of course.
For more information see Motorcycle Universal Screen Review page.
UK Honda dealers do not sell touch up paint for the bike.
Large UK Halfords have a paint mixing department, take the left hand side panel off the bike and take it to Halfords,
look for the paint code number on the bikes frame, near where the left hand side panel was on the bike (bottom left).
Tell the Halfords person the bikes make and model, paint code and show them the side panel.
They also may need to no the colour name,
the 2004 to 2006 colours are
Force Silver Metallic
Pearl Twister Blue
Pearl Carnival Red
The front disc brake model has the ability to have a side stand fitted.
Some UK Honda dealers can obtain it, its not an official UK accessory,
they have to obtain it from Honda for a foreign Honda CG125 or something like that.
It costs £54 including the spring and bolt.
This part may no longer be available in the UK. I expect (not sure) the solution for the front drum brake model below will work instead.
If you have the front drum brake model,
you will need to replace the front foot rests and the bar that attaches them to the underside of the engine,
you can often find front foot rests including the bar and side stand on ebay.
If you have a very old model of Honda CG125 you may already have a side stand or the ability to fit one.
Givi make a rear carrier rack for the Honda CG125 front disc brake version,
they do not list that model, but call it a Honda CG125 TITAN [2002-2004].
I emailed Givi UK and they said it is the correct rack for the 2004 onwards (front disc brake) UK Honda CG125.
The part number is 25F
I have not fitted a luggage rack, since I have always found on any bike,
that carrying weight behind the back wheel messes up the bikes cornering abilities,
catches the wind (if there is a back box) and can not carry much weight before the bike becomes un controllable.
I have found the best place to carry weight, is the passenger seat.
You can carry as much weight as you like and it does not catch the wind since your body is sheltering it.
The downside of using the passenger seat is it's much harder to get on and off the bike (use a pavement curb if your legs are not up to it).
You can buy a motorcycle seat bag, or just tie your item down with the luggage strap supports on the bike.
If using the passenger seat is not an option, try a tank bag or panniers (catches the wind).
You can stop the straps from rubbing the paint off the bike, by putting stickers or other plastic sticky material on the paintwork.
To replace the headlight bulb, see How to replace the Headlight Bulb in the Servicing page.
The original headlight bulb, probably was a 35/35w incandescent (old fashioned) bulb (not halogen).
You can recognise a incandescent bulb since it will be large and round, it gives out a yellow / orange light.
A halogen bulb is tube shaped and gives out a white light.
Bulb and bulb holders have different fitments, you need to remove the old bulb and take it in to a shop (in UK try Halfords Motorcycle section) or try the internet.
Its probably the BA20d (Bosch) fitment (bayonet like the UK house lights), but I can not be sure.
The 35/35w stands for the power consumption in watts, one is on dipped headlight, the other for non dipped headlight.
The more power it uses, the brighter the light and more heat is given off.
The bulb will be 12v if its in a modern Honda CG125 model, if its a very old model it will be 6v (6v original was probably 25/25w).
You can probably buy 12v 35/35w bulbs in incandescent type (£2.99) or halogen (£5 to £10).
There are some fake halogen bulbs around that give out less light than an incandescent bulb. Be careful were you buy your bulbs from (especially on the internet).
You could try putting a higher power consumption bulb in the headlight if you can switch the headlight off,
the front disc brake models lights are stuck on all the time (other models will vary).
I would of course watch out for the headlight lens overheating and would not use the lights in the daytime,
since its hotter then and you would use it for longer and you only have so much spare power from the generator.
You also need to watch out for the headlight wiring and fuses overheating and blowing, don't put a bulb in that has a massive power consumption increase.
35/35w Halogen will probably improve the headlight performance and last 2 to 3 times longer than a 35/35w incandescent bulb.
One leading light bulb manufacturer states the official light output, measured with a light meter.
The halogen gave out 27% more light on high beam, but only 13% more on low beam compared to their incandescent.
But the halogen is a white light, compared to a yellow / orange light with a incandescent, so many people state they can see dramatically better with it.
Some manufacturers claim 35 to 45% brighter, than incandescent, but that's not with a light meter, more like what some / most? human eyes see.
I put a 35/35w Halogen (replacing the original 35/35w incandescent) in the front disc brake version.
It has substantially improved the dipped headlight, its the whiteness of the light reflecting off the road which really strikes you,
everything it hits reflects so much whiter, clearer and stronger (more contrast and brightness).
The best way to explain it, is when a car is behind you, you notice how it lights up the road so much better than you,
well that's the halogen bulb in their car (nearly all cars use Halogen). With the halogen in the bike and no car its very similar light.
But that's were the comparison with a car ends, were the light hits the road is identical with ether the halogen or incandescent bulb.
On dipped, the incandescent bulb was very dim and weak at the edges, were the halogen is still bright and strong.
Main beam (not dipped) is still useless, there is just not enough power to project a light beam that far down the road,
and you still end up, not able to see the road directly in front of you, since dipped beam has been switched off..
Cars and most motorbikes use 55 to 65 watts of halogen for main beam to work, they also probably have better reflectors and lenses.
The Honda CG125 round headlight is also smaller than normal round motorcycle headlights.
There are unprofessional scare stories (not from shops or manufacturers) that a headlight designed for a incandescent bulb,
is not designed for the heat to be concentrated in to such a small point (halogen small point, incandescent large point) and the plastic lens may melt,
and the headlight reflector is not designed for the halogen light pattern, so will not reflect properly and mess up the focus.
These stories are universal for any make of headlight, not from anyone with a Honda CG125, so these stories may never happen to you.
Halogen 35/35w bulbs are often sold and advertised as universal upgrades for 35/35w incandescent bulbs.
The packaging I found on a Halogen 35/35w says UV Cut suitable for plastic headlamps (I bet all the halogen bulbs have this even if not mentioned).
I think, if you do not have UV Cut and put it in a plastic lens, the lens can turn yellow?
I also noticed the halogen bulb has a grey solid lump at the end, I bet that cuts out the heat that's directly pointing and nearest the lens.
As for the reflector not designed for a halogen light pattern, maybe with a high tech reflector but the Honda CG125 looks low tech.
The scare story claims the focus would be different on the halogen bulb, but I can not see how,
when the manufacturer advertises the halogen as a upgrade, to replace a customers existing incandescent headlight bulb.
In Brazil where the new Honda CG125 is built, they have a 35/35w halogen bulb put in at the factory for the Brazilian market (not for the UK).
Why does the UK Honda CG125 have a incandescent bulb? I am not sure, maybe old fashioned colour style or to make other road users realise your not a car.
But just in case, I would watch out for any sign of the lens overheating.
Bike passed UK MOT with halogen bulb in without any adjustment compared to incandescent bulb, the Hi / Low beams were spot on the correct height.