Yamaha Workshop

i was wondering if anybody on here knows where i could get a new seat for my 81 sr125 at a decent price? not the stock king/queen one, id prefer something flatter like a triumph t100, or maybe even a good priced cafe racer one, just something that will fit on the stock frame? any help appreciated

Ive put the bearings in but the gears are so fiddly! I cant seam to get it in the casing i can get it all together outside the casing but as soon as i try to put it in it just dont wanna go in in there a certain way to do it?

Hi all. Yes, I know I ought to get myself a manual but... when I put the bike in the centre stand on level ground, the rear wheel is still touching the floor. The suspensions struts look like they can be adjusted to shorten the length. Is this just a question of turning the adjuster, or is there something else I need to be aware of? I would obviously check the chain tension afterwards. The adjuster looks like it is at its lowest setting and by turning it round to the next notch it looks as though it will bring the wheel up. Sorry if this seems like a really dumb question, but after 18 years of twist and go's I've not a huge amount of experience of proper bike maintenance…

Hi All, I am in a kind of urgent situation. Rode my rxs100 to work and now realized that the brake light and indicator has stopped working. The bike starts and runs as well the headlights. Not sure what to check. Also not sure whether it would be legal to ride home without indicators. Any help appreciated.

Hi, the readings for mph & rev counter & mileometer are no longer being displayed on start up or when riding.otherwise the bike performs as nomal,all sugestions wellcom in trying to locate the problem,ps have ckecked all fuses and any visual cable conections. thanks for any help offered , jbk

clu tch slipping in higher gears when accelerating quickly. set up to dot on nearside casing , have to release lever almost fully to move off. running on semi synthetic. have had plates and springs out and both measure almost max. size . had bike for 1yr is making me crazy . Any advice out there. thanx

what a day, fellow on his way to buy the bike today so i start her up (first time every time) drive it to the front of the house turn it off, get the call the lad is on his way so go out to let the bike warm up and guess what, it wont start at all , checked the plugs for spark and thats fine, the fuel is flowing from the tap when i take of the pipe, no lose conectors and the bike is turning over just wont start so needless to say the guy didnt come see it, Any ideas on what to check next guys? was running fine up till then its like its not getting fuel

I need to get some sealant to join my crankcase halves (RD350). I've read online and watched on YouTube that I should use a rubber based sealant? Anyone got any recommendations? Three bond has been mentioned but this appears to be silicone based? Standard off the shelf instant gasket isn't suitable?

hi iv got a oil leak on a dt 125 r its coming from the gear lever. its just drips every now and again.. i think its the gear change shaft oil seal could anybody tell me is this a easy job or do i need to get into the engine to change it.or can i empty the oil and some how get the seal out from the outside . any veiws on it would be a help cheers

About a year ago my fuel tank sprung some leaks. since then I bought a new tank off e,bay for a fraction of the price, but I have repaired the original tank externally. What i am trying to do now is internally seal the original tank. I seem to have two options, either POR 15. or Kreem. This is where I need advice, which one? When I do get the right one, how do I apply it, just pour it in and swirl it about?

Do replicas (exhausts) exist for these yeasr or do you have to buy the original parts? Also, do older ybr engine parts fit the newer models? Any help very greatfully appreciated!

Hope for some help.. i have just recently bought a dragstar 650 and i cant seem to be able to get the biting point down to a reasonable level, the biting point is almost at the very end. ive tried slackening of the cable as suggested to me but the cable becomes very loose and the play becomes ridiculous. if i tighten the cable even slightly to remove the slack i have no biting point at all.. is it possible i have the wrong cable or would it mean i need a new clutch?

Ive put the power valve on the 170 barrel and when i tighten the outer casing and tighten it the valve wont move atall untill i untighten the 2 bolts any ideas?

Got my XVS 1100 out of the shed yesterday, charged the battery, re-fitted it, and it wont start, checked the fuel flow, that was fine, checked for a spark and nothing, checked for power to the coils and there is none, with the ignition on there should be at least 12v showing but the power to the coils is 0, it cranks over OK but wont spark, it was fine when i put it away for the winter in September I even rode it into the shed, "anyone got any ideas"??? what could have happened to it, while its sat there doing nothing, Oh and the kill switch, and stand switch work fine, if they didn't it wouldn't turn over.

Hi, I've recently bought a very tired '86 RD350 N1 with a view to restoring it. The engine didn't turn over so I've started with that first. I've stripped the engine to find that the crankshaft has a rusty big end. I've spoken to a few engineering firms in the UK and they have given me quotes of between £300 - £390 to rebuild it. The thing is, I found new cranks for sale at Yambits for the same money. Does anyone have any experience with Yambits cranks, are they OK? Apparently they are brand new, not reconditioned, but the price just seems to good (or the rebuild prices are too high ). Thanks. _________ http://rd350nrebuild.wordpress.com/

Hi, does anyone know if any other front calipers will fit my XJ900F, 1990. Cheers

Hi, I'm part way through building an XS250 but I'm struggling to find cheap bearings. The cheapest bearings I have found are 1/3 the price i paid for the bike and they are taper roller bearings. However since it's a low budget project I'm trying to source some loose bearings but cant find them anywhere due to me not knowing what size the bearings are, so if anyone could let me know what size bearings I need that would be fantastic. Thanks, Ollie.

YBR - connect sat nav to bike Hi all, am a new rider just started riding feb I have bought a second hand ybr 125 registration 2012. Am totally hopeless in navigate, ie, I quite often lost all the time :-). Anyhow I have recently bought the tomtom rider V5 the latest in market, hoping I would get a long ride out without getting lost. I took it to the garage, the technician said is not recommend to fix the sat nav, because the bike battery is really small. I just want to check if anyone have fit their sat nav connection to bike battery?

have old dt125,19" front wheel. want to make it straight street bike only. although the tubes are longer ( I think ), is the cylinder is same? and could I just change the dampening to street type, say from an rs125?

Out today in the pissing down rain, set off at a green light and went to put my bike not 1st and the gear lever went really loose and slack. It went down really far and was loose. Wtf is up with my bike now? Please can someone help me? I'm hoping it just needs tightening or something.