Projects

So I'm finally getting round to starting my project thread. The main reason I havn't so far is because I can't drag myself away from the bike! A friend who dabbles in bikes was offered this when he put an ad in the friday-ad for "Project Bikes wanted". He wasnt interested but knew i liked 2-stroke powervalve models so offered it to me. I ended up paying £170 for it. My plan is to put it on the road and use until I find the right RD350LC YPVS. So i pushed it home, put everything back on that had been taken off and this is what it looked like. I Love It! It may be in a mess and the graphics are awful but the look of the bike is, in my opinion, fantastic…

Just had a seed of a thought, and it is just a crazy idea at this stage, but, and OG I'm hoping for some input from you mate, along with others, But have had a thought about using my oil pump cable, (as it will be redundant as I'll be going pre-mix,) for operating the powervalve, mines a manual one at the min, I can only have it on two settings, locked open, and locked shut and although the cables and pulleys are easy enough to get hold of, the servo's aren't, and that depends if it's a 3 wire or a 5 wire one, plus they inna cheap. Has anybody any knowledge of this being done, and if not, do ya reckon it would work?

Picked this up on Tues for what i think was a very good price.... Only mods im aware of are Renthal bars, and a full Big One exhaust. Powervalve is stuck open ( does it need battery to operate??) Battery Dead apart from that runs fine. Cosmetically she's pretty good, but of surface rust on swingarm/frame and some paint damaged on plastics but what do you expect on a 22year old off roader! Off out in an hour or so to Four Marks in Alton, Hants for a bit of a "getting to know you" session. Hopefully ill be a lot more confident by time i get back! (as well as bruised,bleeding etc!) Will update with progress as and when its made! But befo…

Hello, I just bought a 1984 Yamaha FJ 600, thats a 4 cyl half fairing type sports tourer for $800. Great bike for a taller rider. It has about 50,000 km on the clock, new bearings in the front by seller, and battery. dampeners. 1. Where is the best place to buy FJ parts on the internet?? Its hard to even find a taillight lens! $40 for a piece of plastic? wow! I'm trying to find a lower fairing too... and a right mirror. 2. Tire reccomendations- I've read that Metzlers or Dunlaps are good. But I dont know. I'm a newer rider so I am looking for good grip, confidence builder, longevity, and wont kill me in the rain. 3. Any ideas on upgrading the carbs etc to run …

Hi all, many moons ago i cut my teeth on an 88 genisis thou, it has always had a special place in my bike memories, and last week the gods of two wheels saw fit to put a 1990 fzr 1000 in my path for the sum of 300 sheets. I kind of knew we were destined to spend a long time in the shed together from the phone call, but she's now in my van,in more pieces than i can count along with a new akropovic race can as the pipes are more than a little shagged. I work away from home most of the time so this is going to be a long rebuild it's gonna need a lot of time and lovin to get this bike back to the brute it once was but i'm meticulous and determined and can't wait to start.the …

i just bought a TZR 125 on a 89 reg and it is getting completely stripped down and re-done , i will be getting all the frame re coated and all the metal parts of the bike powder coated including the wheels, also will be having a full re-spray back to its original colours but the only problem i got at the minute is that i need to get hold of a full original sticker set so any help regarding that would be most appreciated thank you

Hi have moved my build to here as ,yes it,s still a project ! 1st pic is after /before pic as shortly after taking pic ,I stripped back down as I could not for life remember if I hadtightenedd up bolts on a bearing retaining bracket thankfully there was enough of thesealantt left to do job it twice !!!! Here we are today ,Cynic you were right take your time ,I would not have believed it would spend most of today in the garage there are bits here and bits there, that have to go " shit " before there, and it also helps to have a load of spare bits cos when they roll/fly off there ain't much chance in finding them in my garage. Poss going to stop here need a new…

Hi there. Just been given a bile that is in need of repair. I think it may need rings or something like that,, no compression. I'll pull it apart and have a look. I don't have much info on this bike, would somebody know how I can find out what year it is? Also, where would be a good spot to buy a rebuild kit? I'm in Victoria, Australia. Any tips would be appreciated.

So heres the latest on my YZF750 recomisioning plan. Progress to date; New Seat Unit and Fairing Fitted (GSXR K4 seat and R7 Fairing) Aprilia Headlight (to give M1 look to front end) R1 Brakes and R6 Master Cylinder PFM Cast Iron Discs New Gel Battery Stage 1 Dyno and K&N Filter Remus Titanium End Can (with Removable Baffle!!) Bike running and ready for tune up To do; Finish Paint and Graphics Fit Factory Pro Emulsion Tubes (all the way from the good old US of A) which will hopefully finally sort my 3.5k flat spot Service all bearings MOT Pre Check Next on the list (slightly longer term plan); Strip, and tune head on…

i feel embarrassed even after just a hi i have purchased a none runner xj550 on further inspection find the cdi unit was removed with wire cutters. which wires go where, and i have a choice of three cdi units T1D14-05,T1D14-79, T1D14-78 which would work

Hello ! I Have a Dragstar 125 and want to customize it bobber-style. And I`ve seen a few other who have done it. So it would be great if somebody here who have done something similar or know enybody who has. The hardest for me is to find parts that fit. And because I live in Norway there is not much stores/workshops here when it get to custom building of an 125cc. So it would be great if someone could help me with finding parts like Drag bars, rear fender, lights,a new seat etc. And please come with ideas and tips. The bike Thanks !

hey peeps i thought it was about time i got my sorry behind in gear and put up a few pictures of my dt and show you all how my project has and is coming along so ... as it looked on purchase .. firstly removing everything to have a look at the condition and a few minors but overall looked sound so my first problem was my dodgey head nut which had threaded the stud ( covering my leg in hot water )... ( should of fully stripped that and powercoated the frame and swingarm n had the forks done bt ile get round to that ) (as you can see the chains still on any1 kno any tricks to get the front sprocket off ive trie…

hi guys i have a dt50mx 1989 which has started running badly it will tick over all day but as soon as you started to rev it up, it will start cutting out and back firing. i have done a compression test it it said 150psi don't know what it should be? took the carb off and cleaned it out one of the jets where blocked i cleared the blockage still no joy. it has one of those k&n air filters onthis probly isn't helping, trying to get hold of the original airbox. any suggestions thanks

Ok, after ages looking at other people's resto's, heres the story with mine. The DT3 (1973 DT250 US import) i bought on a whim about 2 years ago as there was nothing about in the UK at the time.It was a complete wreck. Now of course there are a few dealers bringing in the bikes that everybody wants, but anyway i'm stuck with it now. Just about everything has had to come from the US or Asia, greatly adding to the cost of the resto overall. When its finished, hopefully this year (ha ha), it will be a rare and beautiful thing i hope. I've now found a garage very close to where i live in Berkshire, and at last can bring all my bikes and bits up from Sussex and get on wit…

Just building an SR250 Cafe here are some pics http://www.barkingmadspeedshop.com/2011/02/1980-sr-250-cafe-bike_21.html Just moving to the exhaust any ideas?

after being garaged for the last 25+ years for what ever reason.. I purchased the bike for 50 euro..and have spent the last few weeks rewiring, and semi restoring the bike , just to see if was worth fully restoring as i had no clue whether it would ever start or whether the engine would even turn over,, BUT,,Wait for it... 2 days ago it breathed and started (the engine is a noiseless as the day it was built,, no knocks no rattles ) pic´s will be added a soon as i can clean all the grease from my hands ..lol

heres the first pixs of the strip down .............and im going with a BOBBER/DRAG look thanks for lookin

Link to some pics of my xt500 moto build http://photobucket.com/albums/rr342/mazz69_photos/my build Buzzer

1990 TZR 125 3pa in my possession,now i am doing reconstruction...

This is a continuation of an earlier blog I had going when I was trying to get the old 79 DT running. Now that I have it running I find that it is still very hard to start when the engine is cold. Carb has been rebuilt and cleaned 3 times! The air screw is set at factory 1.5 turns. here is a link to a video of how it sounds when first starting. Eventually.... about 50 kicks or so, I can get it to start up. http://s913.photobucket.com/albums/ac333/davidscott59/yamaha%20carb/?action=view&current=P1010154.mp4 Anybody have any ideas of where to go from here?