125-200cc Question that makes me sound nooby

don't laugh if it's wrong I'm trying to learn anyway if it is right, how does the conrod end up turning the gearbox? Is it like a driveshaft from a car with front engine to rear wheel drive?

The con rod pushes on the crank shaft, one wnd has the flywheel thet instigates the spark from the pick up coil to the coil to the spark that starts the process once you kick it. Now the otherside of crank shaft has the primary gear that powers the clutch idle bearings and transfers this to the drive by the countershaft.

I actually understand that I think, on the husky 125 then that gold coloured round plate, is that the flywheel/ magneto? It has two wires coming off it, it's on the left hand side of the bike sat on on it, so that gets turned by the crank, it spins with it and starts off the spark which goes back up through wires, and on the other end of the crank which sends its power of motion to the gearbox, then to the clutch and sprocket

Possibly it's because you don't let the bikes sit for long lengths of time. If I remember correctly you are an Ammsoil Dominator user like me... Look on the back of the bottle, it specifically says not for use with alcohol or nitromethane. Now that you know better it will probably bite you. lol

Hay im not sure about usa but here in uk we are being dictated by EU governance an emision bullshit etc our fuel has taken a severe drop in quality in the last 5 years. I bought old bikes that had been stored for 6+ years with fuel in tank and still ran yes smelt like white spirit but it ran.
Now if i leave a bike or mower with any fuel in it over the winter (9months in uk) i have to strip carb down and blow jellyfyed stale fuel out.
Since switching to premium i dont have to do this sooo i believe there is more ethanol in the lower priced fuel shell (other brands are available) state that there premuim fuel has a fraction of the amount of ethanol in.

It's actually quite funny juicy pips, the rules the guys in brussels come up with that we have to obey, the emissions they want the uk to bring down, it isn't our fault we have so many vehicles over here that are increasing too. They're trying to tax diesel vehicles in london now because of pollution surely there are far worse places in the world that cause it? Anyway I'll laugh cos I'm pretty sure they've forgotten about two stroke oil in my 125, £17 a year to tax and possibly higher pollution than a 1.2 corsa in terms of oil burnng! I personally have run all my 2 strokes and 4 strokes on 95 octane without an issue but I would never leave fuel in the tank or carb too long then try to ride it, it's had to come all the way round the world on a ship into a fuel station which must take several months at least before we get it in the tank so the quicker it gets burnt the better

Ahh it gets shipped in crude form to refineries in Scotland and wales there are more, then it gets turned into diesel and petrol lpg etc. it may be 1000000 year old crude but its less than 6months old before it goes into our tanks.
Yes by all means run it i used it in my car for years but there have been alot of issues with old mk6 bentleys and tr3's a35's that have had to be rejetted recently due to change in fuel im not saying its rubbish its definitely changing for the worse.
Thats my opinion and experience in the last year or so.

Yes good old borris remember hybrids were tax free people in london bought one, so many in fact he now has to charge congestion lol
My question is if the new i30 is tax free 1.9 tdi now if all the manufactures move to lower emissions and tax free cars how are we going to make revenue for roads?
Ohh ohh me me me we will pay more in fuel duty!

Nah i think 125 @£17 to tax is fine after all its producing quarter of the gases as a 1l petrol.