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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 157809" data-attributes="member: 21">It's a 99 so the bike likely needs some love.  Most of the work is fairly straight forward.  Before you start working on it get a manual.  This is critical if you are not an experienced mechanic.  Read it and learn it before you actually work on it.  You need at least some tools, but not a lot.  Some kind of torque wrench is a very good idea because it's real easy to over torque.  I still do that from time to time.Since it's a 125 it basically for sure needs a set of rings.  I would plan on going over the entire bike in the first year or so.  Replace or at least check/clean all the bearings in the wheels steering stem and rear suspension.  Bikes need maintenance and old bikes usually need more than newer ones.</blockquote>