Yamaha Workshop

Hi all, managed to snap one of my XJ6S Diversion rear view mirrors off and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a decent pair of after market mirrors please? Am going to tray and repair mine, but thinking some new ones may not go amiss now as the originals are not that good looking. Cheers, AndrewA

I have a technical question that you may be able to help me with . My Yamaha doesn't have a gear selector indicator so i have been looking at aftermarket products . There are various on the market that say plug and play via the diagnostic lead for my model . I may be wrong but i don't think my bike has a diagnostic plug the fault codes are indicated as flash codes . i cant find anything in my Haynes manual yet when i email the supplier they say its under the seat ? am i missing something thanks for your help kurt

Hi all, I am the new and proud owner of a blue and yellow TZR 250 2MA on a 1988 plate. At the moment I have no spark going to the HT leads and was curious if anybody had a good idea what the issue is? I have the tank off and am easily able to get to the box which I'm assuming is the coil pack in which the leads connect to etc. I'm no qualified mechanic as you have probably guessed but want to make this my little project. Thank you!

Hi guys Any idea how to remove a broken 2stroke injector on the barrel ( other rd models use banjo) this looks to be driven in but unsure, thought I'd ask before big hammer comes out!

I recently bought an sr250 to fix up, took the engine apart and found the intake valve was cracked. I bought a replacement for both valves as it was almost the same price. I was able to remove the intake valve spring without much trouble, but the exhaust valve spring isn't budging and I ended up bending my valve spring compressor (admittedly a cheap one) trying to get it off. I was wondering what might be causing this and whether this would be related to, or the cause of, the crack in the other valve. The engine seemed to be running fine when I bought it 2 months ago. Thanks!

just done a compression test on my 1979 xs 250...left bore 120 psi...right bore 160 psi..is that good or bad.... advice please guys.

Hi there, I've just dragged my '94 Yamaha RXS100 out of the shed where it's been lying for about 20 years unused. I was going to replace the footrests because I snapped the right one off when I decked the bike, so I started to remove the exhaust to make it easier to get at but one of the bolts holding the exhaust sheared when I tried to remove it! So I've got a sheared bolt sticking out of the engine block by about 7mm. I've tried just using pliers to rotate it but it is stuck solid, no doubt firmly rusted in. Now the same thing happened many, many years ago and my uncle got the sheared bolt out for me by heating it but I didn't see him…

hi all With a plunger type choke is the choke on with the plunger pulled to its highest point? or does it differ for different type carbs? any help would be gratefully received my question refers to an Aprilia rx50 geared moped and the manual goes against what I have always thought cheers nigel

Hi all, I'm a total newbie - passed the CBT a week ago, bought a 2011 YBR 125 Custom, been out on it twice and got a puncture! in DIY style I've removed the back wheel and will be taking it somewhere for a new tyre shortly. Are there any recommendations for the best tyres for these bikes? I don't know if there's much of a range available. At the moment it has tubeless 'CSC's which might be the original ones. Also - chain wear was an advisory on the last MOT (in April), so I'm planning to replace the chain and sprockets at the same time (trusting that the Haynes Manual will get me through). Any recommendations for brands/suppliers of chains & sprocke…

Hi All, this my 1st post and its a confusing one for me, i've recentlyy purchased a yb100 deluxe and have a slight problem, the top speed is just over 45mph, it pulls away well in 1st and 2nd but in third it seems to pull back at high revs like its choking up then in 4th it runs ok but only reaches approx 45mph, i've put a new plug in and had a mechanic friend check the head was ok but that was all he would do as he's a car mechanic and didn't want to get involved in the bike, another friend of mine said to put 2 head gaskets on it to lift the head and get more compression but i'm no mechanic and i've never heard of this, can anyone help please, cheers alec

I would like to know does dt 80 clutch can be placed on dt 50?

Hi there I am currently restoring an old DT 50 for my cousin and am trying to take the forks apart to replace the seals and to give the fork bottoms a coat of paint. I have taken the nut out of the top along with the washer and the rubber seal and at the point where the leg enters the bottom i have removed the circlip and also the flat washer. ~I expected there to be a bolt at the bottom of the fork bottom to undo as there was on my old ns125 that i had the forks apart on several times but there is not and so i am now stumped as to how to seperate the fork. Any help would be apreciated as trying to get it sorted asap for his 16th birthday and the bike is litraly a box of …

Got a dt 125 supermoto but cant find all weather tyres for it the sizes r 140/50/17 and 120/50/17 any recommendations folks?

Hey folks, got an issue with my speedometer, i think somethings loose but cant identify it. Any help/advice is appreciated because id like to learn to care for my bike myself. The speedo started acting strangely not long after setting off the other night, showing readings that kept jumping around before settling on zero. The 'check engine' light came on as well. The odometer still works fine though. Speedo still works to a degree, its getting readings at random though, sometimes i know my speed but typically the speedo goes back to zero after a short time. Any ideas on where & what im looking for?

Hi everyone I have been a member for a while and recently bought a 1988 xv1100 which has been running fine for the last few days this morning I felt like taking in some sun so went to fire it up and zilch no ignition lights no neutral light no headlight no starter I have been out of bikes since the British lost the market so I suppose this is all learning again without a kickstart is this something simple I have not done, the battery seems to have plenty of life but it is not being delivered can anyone give me a clue here before I make an idiot of myself and get it taken to a garage to be told it is my fault many thanks Chris

Regulator and rectifier are separate. Installed vr 125 and now have 12v on both green AND brown wires. Help? Thanks for reading

Restoring a 88 dt125r and in need of red bodywork in A1 condition if anyone can help (please!) Rebuilt so far as best as I can do and would like bodywork to match, have tried to post a picture of progress but how?click to chose files but nothing happens? Have been told red colour not in uk until 1990 but as bike has been red since at least 1994 intend to stick with that.

I've but a new exsurst on and replace the throttle wire and now I've noticed a leak coming from under the egsurt can sumone help me

just bought a yamaha virago 125 and its wont start and there no spark going to spark plugs i bought new ones just can find the problem the electric start works just the bike wont turn over to start

Hi, I have an oldrunner Yamaha XJ600 (build year 1989) 51J. I wonder if there is anyone who can pinpoint my problem. While riding all the lights (including the dash) become bright for a few seconds and then return to normal and sometimes they dim below normal level too. It fluctuates all the time but especially when at higher rmp. Could it be the voltage regulator? Just don't want to go the saga of buying expensive parts for nothing. Thanks,