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Hi Guys, Just one question. I'm installing a new crankshaft oil seal (L and R) on my yamaha DT 400 1978, but I'm not quite sure which way of the seal faces inwards. You have a open side which shows the metal ring and the other side is the closed side. The rubber with the markings stamped on them with the castellations. Should the open or closed side facing inwards ? In other words, installing like this: Or like this: The last couple of days I've heard several opinions. So who knows the correct way of installing these suckers ?

So was speaking to one of my aunties borthers at the weekend, and as per got onto talking about bikes. was sayign that i had an sv but was looking for something else, and turns out he's selling a Thundercat! went and had a look at it and its clean, has service history and would get taxed and tested prior to sale. asking for 1400, and the insurance is less than my SV, despite the jump in horsepower, guessing because of the "Sport Touring" classification? can mind what year is it, only had a quick look - going back for a proper look and test this weekend. whats your thoughts on this bike?

hi, which bulb out of the two in the headlamp is the dipped headlight? as recently my headlight when 'dipped' on my dt 125 suddenly dimmed to a point where it is ineffective can anyone help? thanks Ben

Hey everyone, so its been years in the coming but me and a few friends have finally planned a trip across the pond to France. Going to be getting the Ferry across from Plymouth to Roscoff, and then spending 3 days riding down the west coast to Biarrtz, then back up to Roscoff. Anyhow this is where we are looking for some help, we have only planned as much as we are starting at Roscoff and Ending in Biarrtz. Has anyone ridden in this area before and have any must see / must ride places we should aim for? If we have time we would like to ride into the Pyrenees too.

I'm having a clearout but struggling to work out whats worth selling and whats worth binning! (cant be arse with 101 ebay listings to make a fiver) Ive got some barely used Avons; AM22 110/80/18 and AM23 130/65/18 There doesnt appear to be any not for highway use signs on this particular pair ;-) If any one can either tell me their worth i'd be most grateful!! Cheers ! Ed

Hi all.hopefully this is posted in the right section. How about this then as follows I had 2 new maxi diamond supermax tyres put on bike last week by a local dealer/shop and been using the bike up until now and I thought to my self as I have all the tools for the job I would check my balance on both wheels only to find the front was well out and the rear was not even balanced at all and above all the front wheel was not even tight as I could undo the pinch bolt near the front folks with my fingers how scary is that.as all well and good now and sorted but just a note to say check this your self as well as you never know. I suppose I was a lucky one this never came to an ac…

I have an older RT 180, I'm not sure what the exact date is, and it recently stopped shifting. I haven't ridden it in several years and had to do some work on the clutch and the internal shift mechanism was rusted a little bit. When I left for college my dad didn't store it properly and water got into the housing, After cleaning it all out and replacing broken parts, gaskets, old oil etc. the bike ran decently for a few days. It would randomly downshift a few times but the more I rode it the less it malfunctioned. I was riding with a friend on the back and as soon as we both were on the bike it wouldn't shift after that. When I move the pedal, it clicks and feels like it'…

Could anybody tell me what the blue and white colour codes are for a 1983 MK1 DT125LC any help would be greatly appreciated thanks Gareth

Hello every one. I'm hoping you Gentlemen (and Ladies) can advise me? I'm thinking of buying a new Fazer 1000, so I'm looking for any owner advise. Stuff like how they ride, reliability issues, fuelling; which I understand may be a problem, etc etc ........... I'm not a youngster so unlikely to make the most of the performance, but I do like the look of the bike. Many thanks in advance. STEVE.................

So 4 riders per team seem to be on the cards? There was talks of Stoner coming back, surely itl happen now. Also this must mean a factory Yamaha for Cal and surely something for Redding? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/motorcycling-motogp-allow-four-riders-per-team-143524045.html Interesting how Honda manage to make things work to help themselves again, I didnt realise it was so obvious until I read the thread about no more 2T bikes.

Hello, thanks for reading my post and replying. just asking how far would you travel to get the following as I have just travel 147 mile round trip to purchase one second hand complete for £50: for my xj6s was I mad or did I get a bargain?. Sealey Tools TC965 Motorcycle ATV Bike Motorbike & Mini Tyre Changer up to 21

The tank says YZ but I was told it could be older. Having no luck with matching up the number to a yz or jt. Any info would be very help full. Thank You, Chris

Ok I admit it, it was me, I noticed a strange clunk when out the other day and it only happened when I leaned into a corner, didn't think to much about it but I was getting worse all the time and giving some odd handling, sort of rolled into the corner and then flopped over a couple of inches half way through, bit scary actually, so was checking the oil and happened to look up under the handle bars and would you believe it NO BOLTS IN THE TOP of the head stock!!!!!! Both bolts gone AWOL and of course the forks were wobbling about all over the place, a lot of swearing later about useless bloody Japanese crap when it occurred to me that I had not checked the bike out over t…

Ok I have just got back from a trip down to Portsmouth, about 230 miles, and it normally takes about 3/4 of a tank there and back it's mostly motorway and dual carriageway so average speed is around 75/85, the bike is 30+ years old so not thrashing it, anyway yesterday it used 1 1/2 tanks of fuel which is way over the normal amount I have checked for leaks and split hoses (nothing) even looked in the engine oil to see if it might have drained down into the engine sump but no extra fluid in there or smell of petrol, so my question is were did it all go? I have cleaned the carbs in the winter and balanced them checked all the jets were ok & flushed the tank filter, ig…

So I need the dollar to throw into this money pit of a house I'm buying. Ive ebayed one of my bikes. Never done this before. I usually just buy.... Anyone care to see if Ive listed it well or not? have i missed anything obvious? Be very grateful of any help or advice! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330968115069?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Cheers everyone! Ed

Where would be the best place to post a thread about making up special form screws made in stainless, (you know the sort of thing, changed all the corroded fasteners on the bike and there are a couple of annoying ones with big heads, shoulders or weird threads!) all i would need is a sample part to see if viable to make? Cheers machineshed!

Wanted in the wanted section please. Paid members can access this. Thanks. Topic locked Please Help. Mt-01 2007 is the Bike. I am looking to buy new or used. A case of beer is waiting for the person that can help me. Cheers Mike. RET SGT Combat ENG.

recently purchased a DT125 RE 2006 for £1300, which i thought wasn't bad with 12000 and only unrestricted since 10000, reliable etc etc etc Anyway spoke to a mate of mine who rides bikes, he said, never sell it, even if you dont ride it, keep it as they are only going to go up in price because they dont make 2 stroke's anymore. That true?? And why have they stopped making 2 strokes?? Did a bit of reading up, and people were saying emissions, surely that cant be true??? all the shite that China and India pump out and they stopped making 2 strokes because of their emissions??? We could literally turn EVERYTHING off in this country and it wouldnt make any neg…

For my first 3 years of riding I never wore ear plugs, didn't like cutting out noise of traffic as I liked to have all my senses working. I then read a study in one of the Bike mags about damage to hearing, some study showed that the vibrations caused from the wind over your helmet at motorway speeds cause a level of noise that can potentially do permanent damage if you are exposed to it regularly. Worst case is you can end up with tinnitus, a permanent wining in your hearing that cause cause sleep deprivation / depression etc. Anyhow got me thinking, my ears do whine after my 30minute motorway commute to work, so I tried plugs. Was very strange at first, but now i fi…

hi there, my yamaha aerox is not running right and i need help! firstly, when riding my aerox, my bike seems to backfire and splutter from the exhaust. this also leads to the bike loosing power when revving. it makes a blowing shot noise from the exhaust and as a result it lack revs. if anyone has any advice or help, please get back to me, thanks! Luke Abbott