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Hello everyone, this is my first time posting a question, I am a newbie, forgive me if I could not find what I am looking for in search forum, so here it goes I have a 1980 Yamaha sx400 was not running, (due to sitting for a long time) I pulled the carbs off of the bike went through all the jets, clean them well, and put back on the bike, it ran for a while, but the idle was never consistant, as I rev the trottle sometimes the idle goes up by itself, unpredictably, it has been sitting for few months, lately I started again it starts right away, but as soon as I push the choke in, dies, I also noticed the RPm needle goes up very slow, I am assuming the cable might be on …

I checked my in box earlier and had recieved the regular E-mail/newsletter thing from the otherwise faultless YOC, only this one looked like a script file, having a 17" monitor I calculated (well one of the kids did) that the mail is exactly3 and a half cubits long and unreadable, maybe I need my box de-fragmented? have any of the readers had a similair problem?

Hey, I know it's a Suzuki but anyone who looks at this restoration will be impressed, I know I was. The builder's nickname is Uncle Larry and he has had his work shown in the American Flyers section of Cycle World magazine. The paint work is incredible as well as everything else he puts his mind to. For anyone whose heart is still hooked on the early superbike years this is a treat you will appreciate. The passion for motorcycles and the attention to detail are clearly evident and it shows. Enjoy... http://spokanesriver.com/Uncle-Larry---blog/3840668

Picked up my daughter from school today - it was her last day - on a BOOM trike: These things are FABULOUS!!! They are so much fun! Ive got it till 12 tomorrow and kids are at dads later so guess what i'll be doing!!

Does anyone know if the rev needle on any other yamahas will fit my tacho on the XJR 1300 (1999). The tacho appears to work when i have opened the casing but its missing a needle. Also, does anyone know if and where i can get spare instrument covers?

i have a thick rim......?................yes ,i have the RSR2 indy with a 3 mil thick visor,made by shark and i want a tinted visor,witch colour visor is less prone to scatching and looking shite,after a month or two,and have you had one.

hi myn rx135 1999 model a problem i met with an accident and given to mechanic the front part pork and head light gor damaged it got repaired again when i was riding it was not atyarted i used chock to start but the bike was screeming much noice and vibreting even if i off the key it was not stopped and i removed plug its stopped.., again i checked with another mechanic he said petrol dry but i had 2 ,litres of petrol .., again fill another 2lirter of petrol rided another 20 km again the same probem again filled 2 lit petrol another 20+km petrol dry .. i dont understand what is happening can anyone help me out find the issue ... my id [email protected] senthillk…

okay, so today i decided to investiagate my charging problems... having replaced the dial lights (most of which were blown) i couldnt get the battery light to go off, i tested the relay and that was fine, so i refered to my Jawa manual for some other checks and found my regulator to have burnt out one of its contacts (melted the solder on one of the spades) but even with that repaired i cannot get a charge. i then moved on to the regulator unit which should have a field current of around 2amps being fed to it from the alternator at terminal "DF", but that was stone dead. i tried switching in the ammeter straight off the alternator brushes but am still getting nothing…

hi everyone. has anyone had any experiance with the pre-div XJ600s?, i.e. what they are like to ride long distance, things to look out for when buying one e.t.c ta Steve-o

So how many poor soaking wet soles were traveling down the M42 and M5 yesterday, Jesus i have never been so wet in all my life. Wouldn't have minded if we had been to Donny but we were only visiting friends in coventry. Was really pleased to got home to sunny (very wet ) somerset. Still the bike didnt miss a beat and its still dripping wet now. Roll on Monaco in sept its gotta be suuny then.

sitting tonite and the missus, who never drinks said "i could go a vodka" no vodka,so whisky it is,but i ran out so now i have finnished my stash of poteen(white whisky,home brew) for all you younger followers of this site its like moonshine(dukes of hazzard) i may not be heard from for the next day or two

its not that long till i turn 17 were i can get a 125 cc and my fav has been yzf125 but i found out that honda do a cbfr125 i think it is called .. i was wondering if anybody had rode either of these to and which was the better overall bike thanks jamie

Just thought i should let you know..... I'm getting married

i bought a rsr2 indy skid lid+blackvisor.the helmet arrived within 2 days i was well chuffed ,good fit ,light,, quality finish ,surprisingly quit upto and above 70mph.the only problem is the visor hasnt arrived ,ive sent three emails and phoned the shop .over the last four weeks ive been told he will get one to me soon, now should i name and shame him and leave negative feed back or ask for refund ,or should i shut my GOB and wait.

My girlfriend told me she gets really turned on by the thought of getting fu{ked by a big group of studs, so I booted her in the flower with my Adidas Predators

Disco very channel, never seen before film footage of the Apollo mission carrying Neil I'm-strong an buzz lightyear to the moon------- "like wow-far out man"

Be interested in what u think of them. are they a good allrounder are they comfortable or a pain on the rists will they make a good all weather commutor your comments wil;l be usefull

i have an rd350lc with noisy{rattley}shims .on close inspection i found there were no shims in their,oh,maybe its the pads doing the rattling then.ill order some from my local dealers in bolton {i wont name the shop}but they told me i cant order a shim kit,the shims only come with a new calliper.{origenal yamaha part} it seems very expensive to replace the cals every time your shims were out.are they TALKIN SHITE or what.

As per the thread title,has anyone done it? Are there companies who can arrange the collection of the bike,as well as undertake the financial transaction and arrange transport and shipping to the UK? By this I mean a scenario where a bike is bought via eBay,sight unseen,and the delivery arranged including paying the vendor. Any advice and or experiences appreciated! Thanks.

Hi, I'm french, me and my family have move in England soon and my father has 2 old Yamaha (XS1 and RD250). He wants to know where it is possible to buy parts everywhere in England. Can you help me?? Thanks a lot!