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hi ! im Cagiva4ever. 32yo Cagiva etc collector. from Fi. last year 2012 i bought 3pa 125 TZR, or 3 so to speak how to count, 1 full Van from floor to roof Stacked tightly, so to speak. i have summink 13~+ bike's, inc diy 2t motorized bicycle's. and somewhat 10+ various small engine's etc, 4T tuned quad. Carting 2T race engine etc. about 100m2 of parts etc im very much of a diy man and innovative-creative , and example Back in '97 when i bought my 1st 125cc 2T, i had some offers between C12R , 3pa TZR and Sp01. as Mito's were not available, i went with C12R '89 as Cagiva's were and are my Love, since age 8 un-offically. i had an good opportunity …

i just bought my first bike. it a 1979 yamaha xs1100 special. i figured out how to ride it, and mechanicly seems sound. im a do it yourself'er and consider myself inclined with a wrench..... on the other hand, i have a hard time grasping. and with electricity lies my issue. the bikes tail/break light works but rear signals, front signals,low/high head light, speedometer, and rpm gauge to not fuction. fuses are all fine. cables all connected. no open links to my eye. ive been chasing wires for about a week now pokeing with that "light up" tool to see if theres current. and yes ive been using a wiring diagram, but like i said i suck with electricity. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!…

Hi all, I just purchased a very abused Chappy to bring it back to life with the help of my 10 and 5 year old sons. After taking it all apart I am finding lots of issues. Should be fun. I am hoping I can lean on your expertise a bit. I have a picture attached of how the bike looked when we brought it home. Thanks for your help. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oprvcxslo7rqb6m/Chappy02.jpg Jeroen

Just bought myself a nice yzfr125 and hopefully getting an r6 sometime in the next 4-6 months!

Hi Everyone My name is Steve 45yrs old tomorrow my son Luke is 20yrs old. Luke just bought his first bike, Yamaha YBR 125 on a 60 plate with 6200 miles on it. We are both new to the bikers world and did our CBT week last Sunday. Would love to have a couple of pointers from you guys. Been out on the bike twice a little bit nervous but getting better just about . Thanks for reading look forward to talking BIKES Cheers Steve

Hi all I have just joined this club after getting a Yamaha TDM 900 its a great bike with bags of torque so that means fewer gear changes, and as the engine is a parallel twin with the crank set at 270 degrees it sounds and runs similar to a V twin so the engine weight is central making it handle soooo easily, the only problem I have with it is something to do with an air intake flap that makes for jerky running at small throttle openings, something that was sorted in 2007 by remapping by all accounts but mine is a 2012 model ? It is manageable with care though apart from that its a superb ride, my other bike is a 1962 AJS 650cc twin great fun to ride. Is there a Yamaha c…

Hi All i am andy and new to the site, i have just bought a new bike and decided i am going to get my full bike license after having to renew my cbt for the 3rd time. I have my theory booked for the 26th so finger crossed. I have just bought a 2013 R125 and am currently runing her in. I went for my first big ride out yesterday 180 odd miles, from southend in essex via chelmsford, Dunmow then onto a fry up in Haverhill, Was a nice to ride out amungst the bigger bikes and i really enjoyed myself, i did ache a lot when i got home tho Just wanted to say hello to everyone and look forward to some banter and chat and maybe if anyone if near southend maybe a ride…

Just a quick hello, just bought a XVS 125 dragstar, Been around bikes all my life but stopped riding bout 15 years ago so just getting the feel again ( mid life crisis? maybe) now 50 so should know better. Hope to get loads of info and help out where I can, Cheers, Gary

Hello, I am posting on behalf of my dad who is the actual owner, but as he is 86 he is obviously not a computer type person! He is having a few issues with this newest acquisition and I would like to try and get him a few decent answers. He is a great enthusiast of classic bikes, and has had many over the years. In addition to the CS1, at the moment he has a Moto Guzzi V50 500cc, BSA C15 250cc, Honda Benley 185cc and he gave me a BMW R60/600 10 yrs ago....does that get him a little bit of respect? We would love to hear from anyone who could help with- throttle cables fitting and running on one cylinder and spewing oil out of exhaust!

Hello everyone! I passed my unrestricted UK motorcycle licence test a couple of weeks ago, and am now the proud owner of a new (old!) 1997 XVS 650 DragStar. Here's a photo: I've already removed the crash bars and footboards and put the stock pegs back on. I'm thinking of starting a thread in the "projects" forum, basically to record my efforts at attempting to become a bit more mechanically savvy, and to try to put right that various bits and bobs which need doing on the bike. Do you think there would be any interest in that? Talking of which, if anyone wants to check out my post in the "cruiser" forum, I would appreciate some help with som…

Hi, I own a yamaha ybr 125, it's my first bike and i'm 17

Hi, As a reasonably old bloke,just got my first Yamaha,had several bikes over the too many years from British to the other three japanese makes.Now need something light to keep riding with bad back,so hence the little YBR. Always wanted an RD250/350 back in the seventies,but chose a K4 250 Honda as my one and only new bike. Always fixed my own so happy to pass on any tips if needed to new riders. All the best Pete

Hi All Just joined but would like confirmation that the Carb version tank has a hole for the petrol tap and another in the centre rear for the sender,whereas the injection type just has a large cylindrical hole for the pump. Any other differences to distinguish the different years would be helpful. Thanks in advance Pete

I have a full DEP system but the front pipe has rusted too bad and now has a big hole. So im looking to get a new front pipe but the one i got did not fit. Any suggestions. This is the pipe i got http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/dt_125_re/05/picture/downpipes/

Tfk13 here from Kenya

Hi Everyone, I'm Dug, the new Chappy with the old Chappy. First time to the site, so just thought I'd say hello Cheers

hi lets start off with something about myself, my name is martin and my nickname is wolfman, I live in England in East Anglia in a little town called Mildenhall. I am 18 yrs of age and I study at Mildenhall Sixth Form College, I am a learner rider and have been riding for over a year and a half now, my bike is a blue Yamaha XT125X with the gold rims and since I have had it the electronics have been the down fall about the bike but it is a very comfortable, easy riding bike for myself as a learner. my hobbies and interests include off roading on my pitbike, airsoft and long summer rides with my dad on his fireblade. so there you have it something about myself tha…

Hi One and All, I've got a 2010 XVS950A which is playing up when starting, (or NOT, as the case may be). On 2 separate occasions, the bike has failed to start, depite repeated attempts, for 20 mins. Turn the key and the speedo needle and warning lights all perform as they should, press the start button and the engine turns, but won't fire. Then, for no reason, the bike decides to start on the umpteenth attempt. I've taken it back to the main dealer, who couldn't replicate the problem and told me that they could find nothing wrong and that I'd have to take it back if it happened again. I assume that the Yahama engine management system, (or whatever performs fault tracing/d…

Just thought i would say hello picked up a Sr125 a few weeks ago and started giving it some love and attention 11 years standing have not been nice to the carbs or the rubber for that matter lol

Well not exactly a new boy but a sixty year old and retired and I have 'inherited' a project from my son to restore an almost running 86/87 FZX700. Being a Honda ST1100 PAN European rider/maintaniner (sorry Yamaha owners) I know nothing about FZX's yet so looking to all you expert members to help please. Cheers