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Hi Can anyone advise me on swapping a 175mx head down to a 125 head? How much power loss, is it difficult? and will it struggle on a 175 body? Cheers Geo

HI Guys I am getting there as regards to the learning curve I have found myself in. I've completely cleared the bike of Exmoor mud now I found a huge clump of it in the air box and on filter too I've drained & cleaned the oil reservoir cleaned carb and dried all the water out of the oil pump housing. I noticed on a previous post that its easy to bleed the oil pump is it the obvious screw head that's at the front to the top left? Also i've bought a new ignition barrel/switch with 9 connectors (2 Boxes) I can only find 2 wires connected to a normal spade switch Does this sound like a rewire job? Hope someone can give guidance. Cheers Geo I will post photos …

Hi All, I bought my 99 Fazer FZS 600 about a week ago and will be commuting about 30 miles daily on it - both dry & wet weather. I'm getting her serviced and suspect new tyres are needed due to tread wear. Any suggestions about what I should go for as I'm totally ignorant in this area. I'm also married with 4 hampsters so anything costing more than the price of a kidney is a non starter Cheers .

so after stupidly letting my friend try to derestrict my bike he decided to cut the cdi cable and now my neutrol light and indecators dont work unless my bike is running so now here's my question i've lost the original metal rod that connected the two wires together and can i buy a replacement online or can i botch it with a nail or somthing? and did cutting it affect my battery power to the bike when the ignition key is turned on thanks louis.

Hi all I have just got a xs 750 frame and swing arm and am looking to see if anyone has a pdf workshop manual file, and if anyone has any unwanted parts they want to offload, please mail me thanks steve

As we're all approaching wooly long-john season and another cold winter, I was just wondering what tips anyone has for keeping their bikes protected from the elements overnight ? My bike sits on the driveway and sadly I don't have a garage (yet) & will have to make do with the driveway for at least this winter. Just worried that the ol' bike covers won't do the trick. Any help (as always) would be much appreciated.

I need to locate the neutral wire on my Divi Can anyone help? Cheers Tiger Cub

HI, I'm not too technically minded so hopefully I can find someone here who would be able to offer some advice. My main headlamp doesn't work (dipped or head). Although the blue head-beam indicator is permanently on and the bulb appears fine (having checked the little element), only the secondary bulb seems to be work. I got it to work briefly by tightening it but after a few 'tightenings', it appears, now, to have died. If I can save myself the $$ Ill try and fix it myself, so would be very grateful for any suggestions.... I thought it might have been a fuse (as a car) but I doubt my little YBR has a fuse for the head beam..... Thanks a million

Blackhat and a mate in Ireland,,,,,,,, not many pics,,,,,,i went with them for a day's riding round the top of Eire,,,,weather was crap ! Fazers in Ireland A fuel stop Havin a bit of banter Outside some B&B Outside some B&B The coast line at top left or Ireland Fazers in transport

As the heading suggests realy ! I want to put some pics of my bikes past n present on the site and gallery but need some help how to do so ! Thanks in advance.

Young Delvey from south west bikers was pulled in Barnstaple by VOSA on his bike (GSXR600) today,a copper flagged him in, you could never guess why, They wanted to dip his fuel tank for RED DIESEL f**king idiots

Hoping to do a spot of weekend touring over in Scotland soon on my 99 Fazer FZS 600 Would appreciate any advice / recommendations from anyone with regards to which panniers they would recommend (soft) ...... many thanks in advance to those who take the time to share their know-how ......

Couple of months ago, got on my bike one morning, and none of my lights were working.... I had ridden home the night before and didnt have any problems, no flickering, not excessively bright. buzzed out wiring loom... no shorts, put the loom back in.... battery shorted and power AND earth cables melted. buzzed out loom on bike last night... all three wires leading to the headlight are earthing out with the bike switched on and not running. Regulator/rectifier works fine. bike runs fine... having to ride wit battery not connected to avoid the shorting Unsure what to make of this, bit of a noob at electrical stuff and crap at troubleshooting, tried all I can t…

As a new member to this forum can anyone help. Basically my speedo stopped working the other, i don't know how fast/slow i'm going or how many miles i've done. Cheers Bert.

Hi guys im hoping somone can help i have recently upgraded from a pit bike to a DTR125, It starts and runs fine except one thing, when you pull off the engine wants to die sometimes it does sometimes it bogs down a bit then starts to accelerate, as soon as i am going about 5 miles an hour the problems stops and runs really well goes through all gears you can feel the power valve it is just when you get to a slow speed it wants to die. the worst is hill starts. it seems to get better after about an hour of running but hoping i can get thsi sorted. I dont know if it matters but it used to be a road bike all elctrics have been stripped and auto oil mixer removed too. …

Hey guys! Just joined the forum as I'm going to collect a Brand new YBR125 on the 23rd of this month. I have all of the gear and everything and just completed my CBT yesterday on a scooter as I turn 17 on the day I collect it. Does anyone have any tips for me atall about anything, considering I'm going to be commuting 24 miles on it every day? Thanks very much, all comments appreciated!

Hi All I have just bought a !980 DT 125 but only have the chassis and engine number. Can I identify the model and year from these and how can I find the original reg? Cheers Geo

It wintered all over me from Glasgow to Edinburgh today! So, been thinking about comfying up my Divvy a bit and ensuring it survives the winter as I plan to use it as much as possible. Here's what I'm wanting.. 1) Crash Bars, tempting fate maybe, but they do the job. 2) Heated grips - essential hand mod! 3) Extra lights - not sure about this but I'll probably be doing a lot of night riding. Main lamp on the DIvvy N is good but I could probably do with more. Thinking about something like this.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280525212643&category=25628&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619 I'd be interested to hear if anyone else h…

Hey, I'm very new to this so please go easy on me. I have a 81' XS400 special II and cant find the diameter of the handle bars in my manual or online. I dont have a caliper, but I feel like they are 7/8" (using a tape measure). Just want to make sure. Any help? Thanks! David

whats the best 2 stoke oil for my yahama dt125r 2002 and does different oil give better proformance?