Yamaha Workshop

so last time i posted here you all gave GREAT help!! so i have returned one more time. my 86 fz600 was purchased at the start of winter and the p.o. had the throttle cable zip tied to allow it to fit. so upon purchasing it i am no at the point of tackling this little problem. went online and purchased http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/yamaha/YP-33M-26311-09-00.html but the throttle cable will not fit around the carbs loop and into the slot. i have the slack screw on the cable all the way in to allow full slack, and am begining to believe the p.o. may have somehow moved the location of where the cable goes into the butterfly valve (opener) lower so the cable now appe…

hi iv got a dt 125 r 1996 im doing up for my girlfrend . I was told when i bought it that the 2 stroke oil pump maybe wasn't working. I put a new accelator cable on and did the test with pulley and that seems fine. The pump moves up and down. I checked the oil adjustment and thats fine. Is there any other way i can be sure that its taking 2 stroke in ? I am just paranoid that when it starts being used i will end up with a whole heap of problems if the 2 stroke is not going in ! Thanks for any help.

Hi, I'm getting ready for the cold weather and have bought a set of Dr Bike heated grips. The pack says that it is best to connect the loom directly to the battery. However I have seen quite a few posts suggesting that I should connect it to the switched ignition circuit which does make sense to me. My question is how to connect to the switched circuit? I have the wiring diagram from the Haynes manual which shows a starter relay. Is that where I should connect it? Would the red and blue/white terminals be the right ones to use? Thanks!

Hi guys, fairly new to this big biking business, basically I'm looking into modify the bike, so far I've put some headed grips on and a tail tidy with led indictors, anybody else done anything better? Thanks Andrew

hi guys, iv got a 97 xj600n which is leaking a major amount of oil from the air box overflow. Seriously, when i stop and the engine is up to temp it pours out like a tap!!!!!! there is no smoke nd i am not over filling the sump? iv cleared the crankcase breather and theres no smoke. Any ideas. Richie

Hi All, Before I go any further is it ok to ask a couple of general questions on this? Davie, (now hiding behind a door)!

Just got a running 76 that has been repainted but I would like to put it back to it's original graphics. Yamaha sold the 500 with two different colors that year(black and brown) so, how can I find out what is the original color that my bike came from the factory?

whats the fule mix petrol to oil

hi folks as some of you may no my new dt 125 overheated a month or two after owning it!! so was sent to a bike machanic who likes working with 2strokes,he had the cylinder and head off it.. and gave it back to me and said it needed re sleeved new piston gasket ect.. soo ok thought yea lets get that done and ill now ive a new topened rebuild as wasnt sure when was last (the machanic reckons the top was never of it )_and its 0n 14000 cant see that being wright.. so anyway sent off my cylinder to a very well known mtocycle enginers in wolverhampton to be resleeved and supplied with the appropriate piston gasket... so thats was all ok was done great machanics said him se…

i am new to biking and have just purchased an '89 xj600 pre diversion and the exhaust is a bit tired from the 4 into 1 joiner back, i was wondering if anyone had any ideas on replacing it as it appears that they are a bit hard to get hold of, can you fit a 4 into 1 off anything else without much modding ideally none. would really like stainless if possible. the diversion from '92 on looks very similar. any help would be much apreciated thanks kev .

Hi Everyone I need some help I just put a oil cooler from a 88 fz600 on my 87 Yamaha radian direct fit same motor on both bikes my question is, is there a check valve that allows the oil to stay in the oil cooler rad when the bike is shut off? And if so how do you drain the oil from the oil cooler rad when you do an oil chainge to ensure you have almost 100% fresh oil? I thank anyone in advance for there help.

When drivin my fazer i have a problem sumtimes when i clutch and go to select gear the gear leaver goes up but doesnt dgo into nxt gear . Only happens goin up gears any idead what would b the problem thanks

hi everyone well i was rebuilding an engine that i had saved from a bike that went to the junkyard a few years ago and was just sitting there waiting for a rebuild to work. since my bike's engine popped off i thouhgt i could rebuild this one and fit it there everything was great until i teared the engine appart and found that the clutch lever is jammed. and the screw that its holding it together it's also jammed the lever only moves when i hit it with a hammer otherwise i cant move it. the screw i can't even move it. here's a few pics any help would be apreciated thanks

my green neutral light stays on no matter what gear im in has anyone got any ideas?

i have purchased a regulator for this bike. is there anybody that has hooked a regulator up on a bike that doesnt have one, . and this one didn't. i thought about hooking it to the yellow wire coming out of the magneto or hooking it up at the headlight.it has one one wire so will tying it to the yellow wire solve my problem of blowing the headlight .

Hi all I have a 2008 YBR and as it is now out of warranty and as money is very tight at the minute I would like to have a go at servicing it myself. I used to have a Jinlun 125 custom and servicing that was a doddle so to I imagine to YBR. Problem is I'm not sure where everything is on my bike and what parts I need to change. I have searched Google and drawn a blank so its over to you fellow Yamaha riders Please help

hello everyone, i would like to know if i can change my rear tire from 90/90 to 100/90? the guy at the tire shop claim to have done it before and that there was no problem after that, so i would an advice on this, can i fit a larger rear tyre, has anyone tried this before? thanks

Hello This is my first post on the forum so I apologise if it gets a little long winded. I recently bought a spare pair of wheels for the DT. The rims and spokes were shot, but the price was worth it just for the hubs I have paid for sm pro rims in black but they have told me they have stopped making the rear 18x1.85 and now only supply the 18x 2.15. I could cancel the order and buy else where but if the 2.15 is ok i will go with that one.(money and time is getting a little tight and the sm pro is a good price) My bike is a 1979 reg with a round tube swinging arm and has a 4.00x18 cats paw tyre fitted to a 18x1.85 rim and is alright for clearance Does anyon…

my 1974 dt 360 changes engine speed when i take it off the kickstand. it almost dies and when put it back on the stand it starts idling right again.i also have to run the choke half way to get it to idle.

after looking for my oil drain bolt i have noticed were it should of been and the hole is filled up with this black compound (im guessing they threaded it) the idiots, i was wondering if there is another way to drain my oil without removing the engine and tipping it upside down any ideas?