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Hello, My name is Brian from Oregon, USA. I recently bought a 1965 YDS5 from the original owner. What a find!!! I rode one in 1968, I was 17, and I will never forget the ride, my knees are still shaking. When I found this one I had to have it, anyway to my problem. I rebuilt the carbs and the tank distribution valve and have her running pretty good. The clutch slips really badly so I can't ride yet. I cannot find a clutch kit or much of anything for this bike. I am starting to think there are not many of them left so parts will be hard to find. Maybe there is a secret liquid clutch fluid I can put in the trany and hook me up to that power plant. If I remember rightly the …

Hi, Im Matt aka Furbie to all of my friends. I am having a spot of bother trying to change the time on the clock on my bike. Can any one help, its doing my nut!!! Cheers. Matt.

I have been trying to get my bike repaired after letting it set up for years after terrible knee injury. The person who has been trying to repair has had it for 6 months. Any suggestions?

Hi guys, just bought a 2006 xt 660r, love the bike but seems to be very twitchy at low revs, hard to drive smooth in traffic, anybody else come across this? thanks

Hi again, sorry, should have said HELLO as first night tonite!! i am looking at having my wheels powder coated or spayed a matt gold, does anybody know anyone decent in the sheffield area who can do this, thanks, shaun.

hay As im sure a lot of you already know......the mirrors on my 04 Fazer 1 are pretty awful, unless you like looking at your wrists....or elbows.....or about 10 metres to your left or right. All i want to be able to see......is behind me!!! Has any one fitted different mirrors? or used extensions? or overcome this problem another way?? cheers Phil

This is from the elightbars.org+topic forums.....caught my attention mainly because I have been cramming to know all I can about my Yamaha... Okay..this bike is supposed to be a Kawasaki CHP bike...but. The body style and engine to me says..81 to 83 model Yamaha Maxim. Any help on this...or is it one of those same bike different company name deals.

i am always broke & looking for freebies and i was sent a link from my mate for a website for free nappies & avent baby stuff. Im 7 months pregnant and am still buying all my bits so all these bits will save me buying them. One for the nappies http://www.freenappies.co.uk/free-nappies-...ignup.php?15458 One for the Avent bottles http://www.freebabygifts.co.uk/freeavent?referer_id=1157 This one here is for a free £10 gift card Asda or Tesco http://www.freeshoppinggiftcard.co.uk/free...?referer_id=477 Hope this is some halp to someone.

HI all, im wondering if any one can help, i have some pitting on the rim of my wheel, its polished alloy, i need to find some one reasonably priced in the north west uk, that can polish this out for me, all suggestions, even diy, will be appreciated

Hi all, having recently bought my first yam (in bits) am now attempting to restore it, my first query is how best to paint the steel tubed frame, I've heard powder coating is very good, can anyone recommend this and if so, how best should I prep the frame? removing the old paint uncovered some bad pitting and rust, would using KURUST or a similar product to treat rust be ok before powder coating. I'm sure I'll have many more questions of a more technical nature in the future, hope that's ok. cheers steve.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=005 the link above is for my beloved RD700 special !

I have a 1980 yamaho 650 which does not want to start. anybody know the gap settings for the plugs. some cylinders are dry others wet thanks from Canada

there is a new site i found that might be helpful also yamahamotorcycleforum.com they have a 1300 section all for us 1300 owners its pretty new but looks good later

Yo people, im 17 have been riding bikes since i was 8, i beleive im a competent and able rider. (Of course i think that) Basically i saw the TDM 850 (newer model) and thought that i should get a new bigger bike, after having done my full test of course. Any Advice on taking the full test would be great aswell by the way. As im under 21 or havent ridden with a full liscence for 2 years ill have to restrict my bike to 33bhp regardless of which bike it is, now at stock the TDM 850 has 80BHP, now ive been told that aslong as the bike has relative torque the restriction shouldn't present too much of a problem, however the TDM is quite a heavy bike, although i dont intend…

Greetings from the Cape Fear, A question for you good folks. When rolling on the accelerator, the rpms make a jump from idle to idle plus a bit more than I want. I can't seem to ramp up. Is this a characteristic of fuel injection or electronic ignition? Is something out of adjustment? TIA, Bill

Was going to add risers on my 1300,untill i stripped it down. Because of the speedo mount it aint going to happen. 1. I can add aftermarket risers, but what to do with speedo? 2.Maybe a aftermarket speedo that mounts to the bars, but havent seen that 3.I can add different bars, but have to replace alot of cables!(maybe) Any thought or ideas would be nice, at least a good topic for conversation. I am 6ft 1" and still reach for the bars a little. and yes i have rolled them back until they start rolling down. it would be nice to pull them back so i can sit straight. To me this is not a small stature persons bike(notice the politically correct description) I really dont…

Looking for a new can for my 2005 r6. Looking for 1 with a loud, deep, throaty sound. struggling to find one! please help. any ideas?

I bought a R1 last year from the local Yamaha dealer and paid for Datatagging. I thought nothing more of it until I changed my insurance this year, I was asked to send of the Datatag details but it turned out the dealer hadn't registered the Datatag number as belonging to me. I rang Datatag to register the number and it turns out that the number is already registered and the dealer had put an incorrect number on the bike!! My question is, can the numbers be changed without ruining the bike or do I need to get solicitors involved in claiming the cost of the bike back?? Any help will be appreciated Matt

Just got my new Midnight Star 1300 over here in Dubai. Anyone tried the Speedstar drag pipes yet?

Hello All, Just thought i'd introduce myself! Names Anthony and i have my A1 booked in for Halloween! Passed my theory over the weekend & brought myself an R6. Me and my mate (Thundercat) are looking at going on a biking trip around Ireland next year, has anyone got any ideas on good roads? Hopefully going to end up taking a ferry from Dublin to Isle of Man and have a blast on the TT track! Safe riding all!