Yamaha Workshop

I have been searching for a workshop manual for my TMax 500. I have managed to get hold of a CD but this is proving difficult to follow with no clear instructions. Does anybody know where to get hold of a paper manual something similar to a Haynes? Thanks Tony

Other than convenience of electric start, what are the pros and cons of the kick start ?. Is it as efficient for quick starts if all systems are proper ?. Less parts ?. More cussing ?. etc. Thanks..

Hello all, I just found out that my 2007 R6 is an USA import and it was meant to ve a UK bike i was told. Anyways not that i'm that bothered. Only way i found out is, i ordered new clear indicator lenses and they were the wrong size, when i called up the company they assured me they were for a 2007 R6 unless i had the US version that came with bigger indicators. So my QUESTION is.... is there anymore differences in these bikes? or are all the parts the same? i want to buy a stubby exhaust from the UK i'm just scared there are some other differences. Thanks for your time.

Hi, Can anyone help! I have just bought a 2007 R6 and found the biting point of the clutch at the very end. Is there anyway to adjust this as i would prefer the biting point soon as i let out the clutch lever. Thanks

Thundercat starts on choke but will not run on throttle, starts ok on choke, but when you turn the throttle it cuts out, seems like its starved of fuel, any ideas ??????????????

Hi can somebody offer me help with the front brakes on my thundercat please the original calipers have seized and I am having trouble finding replacement's would the calipers from a fazer or r6 bolt straight on as replacement items? (there seem to be more of these for sale on ebay etc....) Many thanks Jim

Does anyone know if the 1978 XS650 Rear MC rebuild kit will work on a 77 XS400D? Yamaha part for the 77 XS400D is 1U4-W0042-50-00 78 XS650E is 1J3-W0042-50-00 Close but not quite an exact match.. The pics on the kit from Mikes XS look correct.. If I knew the bore size of the XS650 part it might help. Or maybe someone can help me figure out what is wrong with the one I have.. It holds fluid and isn't leaking.. It will pump fluid but will not pull in fresh fluid from the resouivor. I've stripped it down and cleaned all the passages.. when it's dissambled fluid will drain from the resivour into the cylinder bore. The bore looks good.. No pitting…

I just bought this 1986 fzx700 and saw this other fzx700 custom bike. I was wondering which front end this person put on their bike. First pic is my bike, second is the custom I want mine to look like.

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to mine your collective brains for information on all things technical. I've got some experience of grease monkeying - a kitcar helped there - but bikes are a whole new ball game and frankly the amount of rust I've encountered already is pretty alarming! <HISTORY> This is my first bike, I've been riding it every day since I bought it in November (trade, from a dealer) - wind, rain, ice, snow - you name it, and now the nice weather's arrived (cough) it's decided to die. God bless Murphy and his immutable law Obviously then, I decided that since I have no idea what I'm doing I'd strip the thing to the floor and give it a full resto - …

hi can any one tell me how many teeth are on front and rear standard sprockets for a fzr600r fox eye 1994

Have a problem starting the RU started about a year ago and ive tried cleaning the carbs (5times) a new CDI changed te coils and still have a problem any body got any other ideas. It will start but you have to hold the throttle open 1/3 way to get it to fire then hold hte throttle until its warm. Once warm the throttle response is rubbish until about 4000rpm then not as snappy as it once was its done 45K but been serviced regularly, Any ideas welcome...please.

Hi all, I've just got me a lovely 1988 Genesis for a steal off eBay and just wanted to check the tyre pressures. Being a skin-flint I don't want to go out and buy a manual for now just for this so was wondering if any of you lovely people could let me know the tyre pressures recommended for the bike? Cheers in advance

i own a tzr 50 and it shows the speed in mph but i want it to show the speed in km/h. i know it can show km/h bucause when i turn the key the oil and temperature light turn on then off after a few seconds and the clock shows 188 with mph and km/h beside then it just turns the km/h off and stays with mph. i really want it in km/h because ireland uses km/h and i dont want any smart people saying 1mph=1.61km/h. thanks

Hello can Any one Talk me through doing the shims on my 2001 xj600s diversion Engine Like how to work out the gap etc and what shims to order.Sorry have not been Taught yet start my motorbike collage course in September Many Thanks Alex

Hey ppl, these forums have been a major help to me along my restoration project with my '88 FZ600. The Latest issue i have been having is with the Headlights. In previous posts i have told how i have gotten it running, idling, and it charges the system fine. When I first Got It to Run; everything seemed to work fine. When i turned the key to 'on', the headlights and the tail lights lit up like they were running lights, which i guess that they function as. After a few times of running it and a few days later, i turned the key on to be mildly concerned with the lights not coming on... i figured it was a fluke and i hit some switch i forgot about. Now it has been about…

Hello just to let you no how the saga of the test is going! iv been ringing up and told theres no tests in the future until they are annoced in two weeks time when the new test is sooooooooooo i asked where they had a availible slot turns out Bristlington Bristol theres me expecting atleast a week or so nope next wednesday! so i booked it and am now panicing iv never even been to Bristlington bristol and i cant get any tution as its way to short notice im going on a pot luck theory! Im pretty poistive that if fail iv got a insight as to how a test goes lala etc as iv never done anything so serious (not even a car test got that on the 29th August) so i dont reall…

Hello, I have a Yamaha DT125 but I am not sure whether it's an R version or an LC Mk3. It was sold to me as an 'R' and came with an owner's manual as such, but it doesn't have a servo operated power valve as I thought it should. It is a 1989 (G-reg) so from what I've read it could therefore be either an LC Mk3 or an R. Is there a definitive way to tell? What are the differences? Cheers for any help.

My recently bought bike has been sitting for at least 1 year. I cleaned the carbs a few days ago. I also added SAE 10w-40 (2Qts.) It ran a little rough the first few times. I started it today and now it runs great, idles great, throttle response is great... but the breather filter thing atop the right clutch cover bubbles out oil!!!! i did recently add oil, did i add too much? The oil drips down the side and burns into smoke on the exhaust pipe... has anyone ever have this problem? Is it something else? --P.S. when i rev it to above 6K-7K it literally globs out oil and burns into white smoke!!! What do i do?

hello all. i have a poblem with my xt600 have him for 3 months and spend houres working on him. now the motor turns nice, but if i put him in 1st or 2 nd the motor stops running. even with the clutch held in. i found the killerswitch allready and bypassed it ( hope that will do ) i found out that the switch gave no contact when pulled out and broke the contact when was pushed in , so i shunted it anyone that had the same problem ???

Has anyone used front and rear Paddock Stands for their Drag Star? If so what type did you use? Looking for a lift/jack of some type to get the wheels off the ground so I can work on my bike .