Yamaha Workshop

So, my speed screen, and case has cracked, quite a large crack too... I believe it's due to cold weather and getting warm really quick, but 3 bike workshops I have been say that the plastic is too thick for the weather to crack. However, there are no signs of an object hitting it, and it doesn't make sense, if you wanted to damage a bike you'd push it over, not punch a hard to reach piece of plastic. Anyhow, can I buy a second hand speedo and get an approved Yamaha dealer to change the mileage to match my current, or can I do it myself? They are like £400 new! And i'm selling the bike soon... found second hand ones though for around £40, but the m…

Hi, Anybody know the length of these forks? Looking to convert my Tdr125 to a usd front end

I have a 1978 Chappy 50cc no spark. I have power to the wire that plugs into the wire to coil when I kick it over test light flashes. How can I test the coil still on bike without removing it? Thanks

Hi all quick question is there any benefit in using super unleaded in a 2 stroke? cheers nige

Hi all its been a while i hope everyone is good. i have purchased a couple of piezo buzzers from ebay. i was wondering if it would be possible to wire one to my indicator relay as a warning buzzer and if so how to wire it? i believe the buzzers are power red wire and zero vaults black wire ( i could be wrong) also the bike has hazard warning lights if that makes a difference thanks in advance nige

Just seen a great vid explaining how to clean your stained stainless down pipes using Harpic

Ticking noise on xj600 when engine hot

hi I always pull the clutch in when I start the bike ,now when I let the clutch out its making a kind of a rattling noise ,its not really loud ,I had the csame sort of noise on an old cm 400 Honda I had and it ran fine is this maybe normal as the bike has not been run for a while because of the weather

hi dose any one kno how to derestrict my yamaha v50 as just got it a week agao and allready sick and tired of going every where at 30 mph so any sugetions would be more than welcome cheers jay

So I've put a smaller seat on my xv125 but now have revealed the battery and electrics and its ugly so plan to make a plate to bolt on using the tank bolt and run under the seat, Anyone got any ideas or tips on what material to use and how to go about it

Hey guys, I picked up a 75 dt175 for 100 bucks and without much effort got her running. Everything seemed OK, I was disappointed with the lack of power but figured that was just how it was with an old bike and gas nowadays. Plug looked good without changing jetting I put a little over 100 miles on it then had it seize. Got a piston, had it bored and it was good to go. I had to orginally put the bike together in a hurry (this was for dirtbag challenge) and now after I did the top end I wanted to check all the things I didn't have time for. And, having finally found a manual online for it, I was good to go. One of those things is timing. Reason this is suspect is I not…

who on here has ran their loom internally through the frame tubes are there any tips on doing this

So bought a yam xt 125 x 08 on the 4/1/17, and so far so good its not a bad little bike for the price i paid. does what i need it for did come with the terrible speedo problem ie DEAD. Noticed its a issue with these bikes. That be sorted at a later date with a after market speedometer. but at this moment security is my main concern, other than big thick chain and disk lock i want to fit a alarm. i bought one of ebay (china special) but will do the job. As you can probs guess the instructions are pretty sparse. and slightly confusing no further detailed instructions online with regards to installing on a yam xt. ive got a slim/basic knowledge of motorcycle electrics. …

so my indicators where working ok. i installed a alarm just the basic functions live and ground, there is two yellow wires that connect to live on the indicators to flash them when alarm is activated, front indicators are working fine when i use turn switch but back ones have stopped working. the bulbs are ok i disconnected the yellow wires i connected to see if that was the issue, but that isn't the problem. i read that rear indicators have a separate ground on most bikes, as the front still work but i don't understand why this would now be a issue seeing as they where working ok before. any ideas what might be the problem the wiring on this bike is a mess some…

I own xvs 125 that has been changed a lot its running 140 tyres with different front an backend by doing this I ve probably added weight I like the bike but I find it hard to manovure it around when bringing it out of house or in to bike parking at work etc It would be much lighter if it had a 2 stroke engine providing I can line up the sprockets I cant see it being that difficult to fit an engine am I missing something obvious? I noticed on dts the bottle for the water is mounted high up at the back of the bike under the side plastics is this because its gravity fed or just because yam found it a handy place to store it

Hi peps just posted this in my bike build thread but will get more eyes on the issue here So ive jusy rebuilt my girl after she was stolen The issue im having is my revs keep climbing until she reaches full revs

Hi everybody and Merry Christmas, I have this problem, when I turn the engine on it goes with one cylinder for about four minutes +/-. Within this time sometimes it work both cylinders for some seconds and then again it happens till it is heated and works perfectly. I have changed sparks, cables, spark pipes and so on. Still cant' figure out which is exactly the problem. I really need some advices

Does anybody know of its possible to move the rear shock mount from existing one to the fender mounting hole on an xv125a about 3 inch to left and up a bit on pic I'm assuming pretty simply if I installed a 10mm bush and used a high strength m10 bolt it and bolted it on it would be fine, but worry about the new angle of shock, basically I'm trying to lower it as much as I can and my curent shocks are 11.5 eye to eye and seen some that are 10.5 eye to eye, but want about 2.5 inch drop

Hi i have Dragstar 1100A 28500k on the clock, it seems to have developed a humming from the transmission , I can't feel any play or roughness & apart from the hum it ride perfectly . Trans oil changed & level ok . I have been told it is quite a common thing on these to have a bit of noise from the transmission ? it that correct please ? thanks Bill

Ok so now I've got my xv125 virago working it's time to start chaging everything, I'm starting with handlebars Im getting these And have seen some point ended grips , Now for the silly question, The bars are 7/8 which fit my bike, do I need 7/8 grips or do they need to be 1 inch . Sorry of this is obvious, it sounds it but just like to check, also are grips just grips amd they will fit my throttle cable