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Hey guys. I have a 1981 sr259. 3y9 by the vin plate. Im having trouble finding parts correspondent to this nodel but found a ton of parts for the 3y6. Does anyone know if the 3y6 parts transfer over to the 3y9? ?? Or any secret source online other then the old ebay? Thanks heaps Jaseo

HI. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY YAMAHA XS250 1980 MODEL ABOUT IGNITION .MY MOTORBIKE HAS INTERRUPTED SCINTILLATION IN THE CABLE OF SPARK PLUG. I BOUGHT NEW SPARK PLUG BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS OR HAVE FACE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

Hi guys i am new to this forum i bought 2013 yamaha xj6n last for good price but i notice while riding when i am turning handlebar feel stiff hard doesnt turn smoothly is there a way to fix?

Electrics are not my thing, I have a 2stroke moped i'm going to be working on and the battery drains after a few days, new battery, it charges fine from the mains, its ridden every day so should get a decent charge, all the lights work fine when running its just not topping up the battery? I have a multimeter, what things should I be checking for when I get it? obviously output from stator and checking the voltage at the battery when running but apart from that my knowledge is limited, I would have thought if the lights work then surely the power has to go thru the battery first? therefor it should be charging?

Wow, the wheels on the tdr have been in and out like a porn stars pecker lately what with offering these Aprilia wheels up. Fringe benefit was noticing the front caliper was sticking so got that fixed, nothing more than a clean. Much better brake now so it was long overdue, (slaps hand). Went out today for a blast, er, I mean bed the front brake back in and make sure she's all good. As well as get some fuel to use it for work next week and it just felt wrong, the bike or I was just off. I felt very vulnerable which has never happened before on the TDR. So to get the monkey off my back (I genuinely felt very uncomfortable) I pulled up in the first spot I could and had…

Hello everyone. Can someone recomend me online shop with parts for motorbikes ? I am looking for screw fixing left mirror. Aslo i have a question. I bought spedometer from ebay, probably is a not oryginal one. I replaced this one by myself, but now spedometer showing me 10 mph to much of speeding. Do you know how to fix this problem ? Best Regards.

Its a shame, the TDR forum used to be quite lively, as much as on here certainly. Post something and there would usually be some kind of comment within hours. Its tumbleweed town now, I posted about my wheels with questions and have had little or no comment. 12mths ago the screen would have gone spatty with people commenting, good bad or otherwise. Same ol names same as on here but now, nothing. Suppose its some kind of farcebook group, shame really. Lot of experience on there and it will be lost in facebook. Just be lost in the corporate blue.

I own a 1999 "T " reg 600 S Diversion. It came with a Motad 4 into 1 exhaust the silencer is scrap & motad are no more. To keep costs down can i use the pipes with a link pipe to a silencer off a Fazer ect . The pipes go 4 into 2 into the silencer. Can any body help with a fabricator to make the link pipe ?. The bike has no mot as i am doing it up. Made my own rear rack , cut a Craven rack & inserted new tubes to fit it found Krauser K1/2 fittings.

A big problem for those whose bikes have no center stand is getting the front or back wheel off the ground. I found this solution for about £36 quid.

ive got a bike with a on/off/reserve fuel switch. Im a newbie and was wondering if it is supposed to be in the off position when not in use (couple of hours while at gym and overnight). Does it matter if i leave it in the on position?

I need to know how to test a stator, the better on my bike isn't charging and am suspect theirs no output, or very little from the stator, and for the first time in two years my Haynes manual has let me down and left me confused. It has 3 outputwires, all white, anyone have any ideas as to how to test the windings? Do I look for continuity? Or measure the resistance? Is their a sequence to testingor do I just pick any two random wires outf the three? Any help at all would be appreciated

Forgive me if this post isn't news but its been a while since I tinkered with bikes so I'm posting anything I find useful. Had to hacksaw off four non standard bolts from the rear frame. They were supplied by whatever company sold the back rest they were holding on. I needed to replace them but had no idea of the size or thread pitch, the standard Yamaha bolts would of course be too short - Then I discovered this handy little gauge. I think its self explanatory.

Awoke the FJ yesterday from her slumber in the garage to take to work and drop off at the MOT shop on the way back for MOT today. To my current place of work is 31 miles with 20 miles of dual carriage way in between. The feelings goooooooooood

Hi, My son has a Yamaha Aerox which has been fine for the last month or so, however today he went for a ride with his mates, and the bike keeps dying when above idle. It's going to be recovered by the RAC. Has anyone else had this problem? Any idea what the solution is? Thanks Pete

I'll have to admit I didn't know this. Not all screws are the same it would appear - as I was to discovered to my cost. Many of the smaller ones, holding the float bowl of the carburetor for instance are JIS, Japanese Industry Standard. At first glance you would swear (I know I did several times) that they were standard Philips. The giveaway is a tiny dimple or punch mark on the screw head. A Philips driver will fit but it is more likely to twist out or mash up the head. The JIS driver is slightly different in profile and less prone to slipping. Just thought I'd pass this on as I learn from my mistakes.http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-tools/jis-screwdrivers/

Missus asked what the TDR is worth as I have been jealously muttering about my neighbours new (old) vmax. So I used ebay, then worked through all the other sites like auto trader, gumtree etc. I found 5, in TOTAL, not per site. There was one that must have had gold plated parts at over 4k, 2 others at around 2.7-2.9 and a non runner, non registered dog for 1500, last one was a bitza basket case worth nothing but hassle. Search other stuff like RD400 or 350ypvs or lc. Kh(of any cc) and there are plenty. I knew they were rare but!

Finally done it. Got a diesel car, drive a diesel truck, it was only time before I put petrol in the car or......... Yep, sussed it at 3.96L, same label, same Ultimate logo, just one is red the other black. Guess how they do it at BP! Anyway the 'eastern' staff were as helpful as the handbook permitted and I had a flat phone and 50 miles to do. Well once upon a time my old man did the same in his car, his solution was more fuel. So I brimmed it for want of a better timely solution. Well it worked, mainly because of the vacuum fuel tap meaning the bugger would start cleanly because the carbs were uncontaminated, then a VERY smoky trip home. It di…

OMG, this damn bike is working me all the way, every item has been buggerd at some point by either 'it'll do' or the wanna go faster idiots. Screws and fasters fuckt through no more than bad tools, or just not bothering to get the thread square before tightening stuff. The exhaust was fitted badly, the reason, so it would clear the oil pump fittings, the catch? The pipe is designed for a bike that's had the pump removed (its max output is a bit wimpy for big bore kits and tuning so commonly removed). Also the small stuff, the frame is powder blue, I have given up on greasy finger prints. I fitted the carb, the choke arm fouls, because it was bent to clear t…

I think I have a clue about this that has bugged me for a year. The chain permanently runs on the top of the swingarm roller (new). I am not heavy so is my preload wrong on the rear shock or is it just how it is?

So plan to replace my front and rear sprocket and chain on my xv125, it uses a stock 13 tooth front and 47 tooth rear, If I replace the rear with a 45 tooth, what what effect will this have on the bike?