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Hello in the 70s I had a cracking machine,76 RD 400,which I bought new. For my 57th birthday I bought what I always wanted a 350R YPVS,when I bought it,it was running.The lad who sold me it ,had started the motor. I cant get it started,its been 20yrs since I last rode a bike,my starting technique must be wrong,please could someone tell me the correct starting method so I can go for my first ride out on it. Thanks in advance.

.....is the sound my rear wheel makes when rotated slowley whilst up on the centre stand. Hey Folks, I've check the wheel for play as best I can and it appears to be fine but I had just come back from Glasgow so I'll check again tomorrow. I've had a quick search for this type of sound it mostly points towards a bearing, any thoughts? If it is the bearing starting to go how far gone is it? I've changed a front bearing before but never attempted a rear. Hope it's not beyond my skills! Cheers in advance peeps

hi folks ok a bit more from you lot hi i have a yzf 750 that has a johnson end can on it and have spent time looking for information on it but cant find anything so wonder if any one out there can assist on any information PLEASE many thanks in advance

hey guys, i'm new to your little community you have here, and though i know its annoying for new guys to immediatly ask question about fixing their bikes you should know i'm from saskatchewan canada and we can only ride our bikes for a few months a year, so time is a factor. i have an old 1980ish 175 enduro, the oil light comes on in neautral (i'm told this is a test), but once i get it into gear it will sometimes flicker on and off. the oil reserve is full. sometimes as soon as i let off the throttle it will go off... its weird because it doesn't stay on while im in gear, but rather turns off and on sometimes... i love the old girl and use it for my daily rider so i'd h…

Well the body work is coming along on the Turbo, All but the belly pan has has decals removed, primed and top coated in silver alloy, which isn't too bad a match Body work back on to line up the new decals before lacquer And my pair together just because, lol This is waiting to go on Decals should go on tommorow, then lacquer, as many coats as possible Belly pan not done as needs fibreglassing around the casing holes

So, I reckon I'm up to about 800 miles since getting the Divvy. All's great with the bike and I'm pretty much all round chuffed with it. I'm mostly on 30 / 40 mile round trips but had a couple Edinburgh - Glasgow runs recently. I was over to Troon from Prestonpans at the weekend and on the return trip got thoroughly soaked. It was my first bit of proper wet riding and all was good, I was no in no hurry to test the limits of grip but sufice to say I didn't drop it and only had mild hypothermia when I got home... ...So, during my big ole Wet Ride my legs and hands got soaked. Hein Gericke jacket did the job for the top half but summer belstaf leather gloves and a pair of e…

hi all im new to this site and after a bit of advice ! Ive just purchased a yam R6 2003 5EB model (1st Bike) and it needs rear brake pads and 2 new tyres im just wondering what tyres to get as im just commuting to and from work and the occasional ride out? and what pads to get ? many thanks |Steve

I want to know if i can put a Digital speed o meter on a yamaha YBR 125

Just thinking aloud here but i remember when these motors first appeared in 125's and the valve was pegged with carb restrictions and a bloody great washer in the pipe to give 12hp. An hours work and you were on a 20hp rocket. The new engines don't seem nearly so much fun, like the latest stuff has its powervalves operate and they just don't go. The pipe restriction is a little bit. I recon the barrel and PV have been toned down. Opinions?

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hi all, i thought my beowulf can was loud but my mate got a remus can on his cbr600f and so mine is no longer loudest Are there any louder cans? Been looking at blueflame evos, any good? Also, I noticed quite a few cheap blueflame cans for bandits, would they work with the t'cat? thanks

A half decent forecast for the next 3 days spurred me to try and start the Bandit up, having flattened the battery once I just managed to get it ticking over (roughly), the next 10 minutes spent trying to open the throttle which has the quirky characteristic of killing it until finally I could give it some revs. Then I noticed one header pipe didnt burn me quite as much as the other three, so then..its new plugs all round when I get some, and I have no idea what sort of job it is to change them, on first glance it looks like tank off. (not looked in the manual yet though) so its the DTR out of hibernation I guess

Spurred on by the 02 mod success I have been looking at Yamaha Airbox mods. The usual way is to drill 75, 1/8th holes in the plastic surround. With my drilling skills I decided to try alternatives, I bought 4, 1/4in wide rubber tap washers and longer airbox bolts, cut three pieces of heavy duty foam and fixed them to the inside of the cover to make sure the air filter was still pushed flush to the back surround, put the washers between the chrome cover and the black base and tightened down. This leaves a 1/4 inch air gap around the whole of the airbox. Results... smoother running and best of all the sound is now superb with a real growling noise when accelerating. I reali…

HI am looking for a tzr125r in any condition prefer 4hw model but will take anything so anyone who has one not for stupid money please give me a shout cheers sid

Help needed here. I am going for a "spirit of the seventies" type cafe racer mod to my xs 750. I have a twin disc front wheel off (I think) an xs400 with a 15mm spindle. The original xs750 spindle is 17mm. I am struggling to find bearings that will fit the 18" wheel (42mm OD) with the 17mm ID that i need for the original spindle. has anyone done this mod beofre and can throw a bit of light on this thanks

Saw a stunning RD400 today at a car/bike show on the Staff field in Shirebrook,just wondered if it belonged to anyone on here

Hi all, I've had my lovely YZF for 13 years now, but the time has come when knees, elbows and neck have almost given up. I'm not selling her, so what are the best mods for turning her into a streetfighter? She's already got a jacked back end, thanks to a Penske shock and 10mm dropped front forks, Harris rearsets and a loverly Akro pipe, but hwat do I need to do with the bars? How do I hide the electrics? What lights do I use? So many questions, and I really dont know where to start! Cheers in advance for any help, comments, insults, mickey taking, etc.

Hi, how mutch fuel does realy a Yamaha Virago 125 ( org ) 2002mod. use on the mile ?? Wery gratefull for answers ! Steffen.

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. I have been interested in motorcycles for years but it wasn’t until recently that I started looking into purchasing one. My budget is low so I was looking into a totaled bike and fixing it up. I started visiting salvage yards and I noticed that about 50 percent of the bikes had sliders on them but the bikes were still getting damaged. I thought the whole idea of a motorcycle slider was to save your bike. What I believe people over look the fact that by adding a motorcycle slider you are GREATLY increasing the force of the fall onto one point; your slider. So I have designed a spring assisted motorcycle slider. I have researched spring…

Hi all, just joined the Yamaha Forum I have an FZ400R C Reg and just got it started after cleaning starter motor and done a bit of wiring repairs and second hand starter coil, tank off and direct petrol feed into fuel pipe and sounded ok but took it for a spin not knowing what to expect power wise and i was shocked there was no power at all and when i put the lights on it was worse! does anyone have an idea what it could be! i think it was standing for some time b4 i got it Many Thanks