Yamaha Workshop

Ok, enoughs enough with my bike. I want/need an expert to get this bike running correctly. Ive been to the dealers and they were not much help (1 hours labour), another local garage who said buy another carb or the engine seals have gone etc etc without looking at the bike. Im willing to pay someone to get this bike to work correctly i.e to start easily with the choke and without, idle correctly, to pull off with it bogging down and to set my power valve servo cables up correctly. Again Im willing to pay someone IF they can sort this out. Any takers I live in coventry

I've just picked up a 2006 Yamaha SR125. The bike was stood for about 6 months, but apparently (according to seller) without fuel in and undercover etc. as I was advised to ask. I asked them to see if it was running before I took it off their hands as I don't have a lot of experience (2nd bike, very much a newbie). He ensured me it had been running fine, and i picked it up. Now he did tell me the battery was dead so he had to bump start it, but again no big deal. Also there was some fuel in the tank that he said was no more than a week old and would be fine. Charged the battery and tried to fire her up, and nothing. So did a bit of research online and tried again, …

hi i was wondering is anyone knows if there is a bolt on rear different to stock seat unit for two people on a fz 600 1988. many thanks

hi all hope someone can shed some light on my problem coz its driving me nuts,i have a szr660 an can start it and will run fine idels fine but when you have been riding it for a couple ov mins it cuts out dose it every time,now i can"t bring myself to look at it for feer ov smashing it to bits.any help would be great.many thanks

Hi everyone. I just bought my first bike, Yamaha XS750 Special 1978, and joined up on this forum. I'm having quite a few problem getting this thing back to it's former glory. Besides having issues with my flashers and ignition button, I am trying to find out where to connect the tach cable on the engine. Any and all help would be appreciated. God Bless! Brian

Hi Guys. May I pick your brains on a problem I am encountering? I have recently purchased a Yamaha Thundercat YZF600 1998. The bike won't start. When I turn the key, the gear neutral light comes on, but no ignition lights. But if I keep persevering, the ignition lights come on, and the bike starts fine. This can take anything from 5mins to half an hour or so :-( The bike has a Datatool alarm (don't know if it's also an immobilizer) fob. I have changed the battery in the fob, but still the same. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. EDIT* Forgot to mention. When I turn the ignition on, the indicator lights flash for 30 secs or more. Don't know if this is rele…

Hello everyone, I'm not getting a spark on my sr250 with a new coil, spark plug, and wire harness, I have been told that it is probably due to either a faulty CDI/TCI unit or pick-up coil. I was wondering if anyone could guide me through checking which it is, I know you can't really test the CDI unit so it would be checking to make sure the pick-up coil is fine before I purchase a new (and expensive) CDI unit. I'm not exactly sure how I go about checking the pick-up coil properly so if anyone could help me figure out how to do so that'd be great... so far this bike has been nothing but problems for me and I'd love to get it finally up and reliably running

Hi I am needing help about the electrics to my 1985 SR125SE. I have had to replace the loom from a newer bike Circ 1991, I have checked the loom for continuity as well as the switches all that needed replacing was the rear brake switch and the ignition key to they were replaced and also checked for continuity and passed but i still cannot get any thing on the dash to show up i know i dont have a side stand switch as my model never had them fitted, and also noticed that according to the bible that is haynes bot for the 1982-1984 manual and the new on for 1982 - 2003 there is a spur from the brown wire to the brown wire on the L/H switch gear and also a spur from the ignit…

I`ve got a Yamaha XJ600S Diversion. 1994 It`s been off the road since January,when i start it up pull the clutch in it`s making a noise when i put it in gear it stalls. Any help much appreciated. Thanks

Hi everyone,I was out riding my yamaha DT 175 today and every thing was fine until the ride back when i had to stop at a intersection when i went to take off again my bike started runing real rough like it didn't want to tack out and it was smoking real bad in first gear and part of second gear then it would go back to runing smooth again and not smoking anymore. and ran fine until i would stop and it would do the rough running and smoking again until i got past second gear then it would be fine again. any ideas what might be going on thanks.

hi my mate and i went for a spin on our bikes today and i noticed a ticking from my engine its a 1992fj1200abs can anyone help . my opinion is it could be one of the following . starter chain . valves . shims . cam chain . hope someone can help we have alot of bike rallies coming up and i dont want to miss them . any help welcomed

I am looking to buy my first bike, looking at the V Star 650, the Suzuki Boulevard, and the Honda Shadow. A number of folks have recommended not going with the V Star because it is air-cooled and prone to over-heating. I'm surprised that that they are one of the only manufacturers with air-cooled engines, and wanted to understand the reason better. Are there really issues with air-cooled, or are the differences negligible?

hello thanks for dropping by i I have a dt 125 2003 model liquid cooled that im converting from a field bike back to a road bike, the only electrics that where present was the stators, cdi unit and coil, that was it so i really have had to start from scratch, anyway ive made my own loom its all working have a battery, lights, ignition, horn etc... the only thing im stuck on is the ypvs ive connected it to the cdi unit earthed it and connected the brown wire to live but its just not working if i close it manually she's gutless open it up she hits the band near the redline, does anyone know if im not wiring it up right or weather its just broken? any advice would be apprec…

hi folks.i just bought my son a wee pw50.it was a non runner.i noticed there was no tube going from the oil bottle to the pump so i pre mixed at 32/1.i took off the carb and cleaned and blew out jets.put it back on and away it went.going great for the first day.next day it started and idles but would'nt take full throttle kinda stuttered.so took off carb and cleaned it again.went great for another day.now im having to do this everytime we take it out.im using carb cleaner and compressed air to blow the jets out.do you think i need new jets or what?

Good morning all, new member here from Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm trying to repair a drilled out exhaust on a 1988 Route 66 250, now called the Virago 250. A previous owner drilled numerous holes in the rear of both mufflers, and now it is just too loud. There are too many holes and overlapping holes to put screws in. I'm thinking some kind of filler with a metal patch screwed on. This is a DIY project with the goal of being cheap. I am not a welder. Used pipes can be found for around $100, a last ditch option if necessary. Anybody have any experience or good ideas?

Hi Guys, I have a 1986 Radian which I wrecked a few weeks ago. The ignition rotor needs to be changed out as a result and I'm having a devil of a time getting it off. The Radians ignition rotor is not one of those big round ones, it's a small piece of metal kind of shaped like a tear drop. I could sure use any help you can give me. Thanks in advance. Don

Hi, just need a bit of advice please. I can't remember whether its ok to mix mineral and semi-synthetic two stroke oils together or not?...Cheers in advance

Hi I have been told that there dt > tzr carb give more power out of a rxs if ya fit one I have put one on my bike and can't get the jet size right iv try the standard jet for these carb with is a 180 and its spluters at top end though ever gear iv taken the front off the air box nd tryed a 160 nd its boggy when ya open the throtle nd revs to 11000 in first then only revs to 9000 rpm in 2en 3ed 4th nd 5th iv tryed a 190 nd feels like its on a limiter at 8500 rpm though. Every gear but feel like it wonts to pull but can't I try rpm nd a 190 and it does the same but at 8000 rpm , iv played with the neadle as well with every jet iv put it but now iv got the 180 jet in th…

what gear oil do i use for a yamaha aerox 100. the service manual says "transmission oil SAE 85W/140 TYPE SE" now i can't find this anywhere and it seems abit too thick for a scooter gearbox i have found the following there are 3 that i have found Silkolene Scooter Gear Oil Transmission 80W-90 - 125ml for £6.50 Shell Motorcycle Gear Transmission Oil 80w/90 1 ltr for £4.98 putoline SCOOTER GEAR OIL 75W/90 125ML 125ml for £5.50 which shall i get? the shell transmission oil seems cheap at £4.98 for 1 litre any help would be really appreciated

Hi everyone. I purchased this bike for my son, prior to him taking his test, for some road practice. However it was running fine (well as fine as these bikes do) He parked it up, when he went to start it again - there was no spark. Tried a few various things, changed spark plug, checked kill switch wasn't stuck, bump start - nothing. We then handed it to our local mechanic. He checked the same as us, most of the connections were starting to corrode and they have cleaned them up No actual breaks in wiring. But he cannot find the correct OHMS readings for the Pick Up Coil and also the CDi unit. So still no spark. Any suggestions/or OHMS readings would be very…