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Long story short, I was taking apart a very old noped (1950s or something) and whoever had the bike before had welded the head onto the steering column. In order to get it off, I had to saw through the head. Unfortunately, on my first cut (halfway) I went a little too wide without realizing, sawing into the steering column itself.

Dimensions: OD 22mm, ID ~20mm, cut did not go through the tube

The only trouble is that I need it to be round and just about the same diameter as original. I considered welding a new 22mm piece on top after cutting this off, but then realized the tube might be too thin and that the weld might poke out and not let me put the head on later.

Let me know what you all think. Thanks in advance! :)

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Older commuters like most famously CG125 honda, YBR125 yamaha, GN125 suzuki are all really MACHINES

why you might ask? their design is the answer actually, 2 valve overhead valve air cooled design requires literally zero oil to lubricate it(my shitbox cg125 have been running with one glass of oil for 2000km's by accident, i forgot to refill oil after draining it.)

also maintenance is ridicolusly super easy, wanna change oil? 1 nut for pan 1 nut for filter, also filter doesnt need to be replaced you can simply wash it, same with air filter, its basically a kitchen sponge.)

mileage; bro you will forgot when you added fuel, due to they are being 125cc and carburated(yeah ik fuel injection is superior in terms of air/fuel mixture) you can expect anywhere between 1.0-1.6l/100km/l mine's around 1.3l/100km with going 80km/h on max with heavy stop&go traffic.

spare parts; they are sold for price of a junk, you can find any piece on any website (original or knockoff chinese doesnt matter) in seconds. especially CG125 is famous for its modifications in asia.

crash; also if you crash there is basically no fairing so you will just rub metal against asphalt, no broken plastic bullshit.

if somethings breaks? all parts are simple and have one goal to keep rear wheel spinning, no tech bullshit no anything, your bike wont start? 4 things to control; fuel,compression,spark,air if they are all on point it will start.(mine intake valve was so out of spec it was shooting compressed air back into the carburator but was still starting and riding like a king)

also they are basically all terrain vehicles, dirt,snow,mud,asphalt doesnt matter, adjust your tires to the situtation and move. if you do a lot of off road stuff switch to spoked, if you ride in city switch to alloywheels

i dont think anyone will be able to kill these commuters, they are designed with longevity and reliablity in mind for 3rd world countries, mine shitbox still runs like a dream after being abused for 15 years(yes its old)

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author;someone who just likes his shitbox so much.

note; forgot to add also cg125 and gn125 has a rotating transmission meaning. 5 down or 5 up doesnt matter, pressing lower upshifts, pressing upwards downshifts, no limits. you can also drop to 1st gear by pressing down 7 times.

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1,2,3,4,5 rotate neutral 1.

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