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Hi I fitted some SS (Goodridge)brake hoses to a 900 Divi, once fitted the braking feel was always pretty good and I did about 5 yrs of riding with these hoses fitted with no problems, I eventually sold the bike with them. The original hoses were replaced because I could not get the brakes to feel solid whilst the lever was applied, the SS brake lines were cheaper than Yamaha OE, I chose clear plastic sleeved braided lines, eventually the plastic coating became less clear and road dust worked its way under the sleeve so they looked a bit dirty although they worked fine and never corroded, If your bike brake lines are like a Divi with twin front discs you will have to ditch the pipe junction over the top of the front wheel and use a double depth banjo bolt in the master cylinder for the brake lines down to the brake callipers on each side of the wheel. This meant that I had to use a couple of extra ‘P’ type clips to fasten the brake lines out of the way to allow for steering and suspension movement,

Hi On the subject of the cost of Duke servicing pts and stuff, if you live near to Eye in Peterborough give BSD Performance a try, The owner is pretty much a wizz with all bikes and has a passion for Dukes. they 996'd this Biposto conversion fitted kevlar belts and modified pulleys at a reasonable cost

HI enjoy and ride safely,

"Say, that's a nice bike"

Hi Servicing the bike will no doubt improve fuel consumption and may fully explain your bikes extra fuel usage, but during this hot weather I have just done a 200+ mile ride, it’s a regular journey for me. I noticed that I had used slightly more fuel than I normally would, the bike is as far as I can tell running fine and has had a recent service, I just figured the extra fuel usage is probably down to fuel evaporation in the tank because of the hot weather and the fact that the engine has to work a little harder to get the same engine performance during hot weather,

I hate to the 'harbinger of doom' but its what happend to my poor bike, when Steve hit the floor I hope he had his gum shield in as dentists are not cheap anymore,

Hi My TwinShock was rattling on the over run as you describe, it turned out to be a badly worn small end bearing, I am not suggesting this is the fault your bike has but I would check for wear in this bearing as soon as I could, as in my case I had to split the crank and replace the connecting rod complete with all the bearings,

Hi N A replacement motor is probably the most cost effective way to go both in time and money, however I would still strip down the current motor and assess the damage, you never know it may turn out to be cost effective to repair and if not it will also give you various known spare parts to use to bring any replacement motor up to scratch, as you may find a replacement engine with a good crank that has casing damage or a spoiled top end.

Hi N I am easily confused, (Cam Shaft or Crank Shaft?)

Hi I don't recognise the term 'SE' when it comes to oil, if you mean the oil to be used in the Gear box you can use ATF oil (automatic transmision oil) TY Trials here in the UK use it on their bikes (http://www.tytrials.co.uk/trailandtrialsuk/prod_199387-Gearchange-Shifter-Repair-Kit-TY125-TY175.html) they recommend it when fitting their modified gear linkage,

I get Hay fever too Over the years I have tried nearly every thing going. The best tablets I have found are 10 mg 'Loratadine', most supermarkets do their own branded version and they are a 1 tablet a day and are labelled as 'Non-drowsy', They are currently £1 for 14 in Tesco’s, I generally back the tablet up with a nasal spray for the days that are particularly bad,

You are just Bl@@dy greedy, I would love an XT 500, I just don't have deep enough pockets do buy even a wreck to do up! hehehe, they are very smart looking bikes though,

Hi The 'Drum thing' under the L/H case is the magneto rotor, when you take the centre nut off you should be able to see a L/H thread cut into the inner wall of the hub boss in the magneto, to get the magneto off with out damage and with the minimum of fuss you will need to buy a 'magneto hub puller' something like this {Puller}. If you are gonna keep the bike it will not be a waste of money, it will be a useful tool to have and will fit other magnetos on other bikes, the magneto should spin by hand and with the spark plug fitted to the engine as the rotor is turned it will get harder to turn as the compression builds up in the cylinder, however there should not be a grinding noise, only the quiet hiss type noise of the compression building up. If the plug and the HT wire and coil are ok I reckon you will have to take the magneto off and do some further investigation .

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Hi I got a pair of TCX ss Sport waterproof boots for £135, they look ok and so far have been easy to get on with,

I fly with, even the women, have single syllable names: Dick; Bob; Tim; Ann; Clark; Jen. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?

Hi I don't know if this helps but I get images of my bike inserted into the text of a post by taking a picture from my Facebook pics and insert the HTTP picture code via the image button on the YOC tool bar,

A 'Spanner' is normally the ‘loose nut’ holding the Handle bars, or the person holding the steering wheel on a rep-mobile, We are all ‘Spanners’ from time to time, I am defiantly guilty sometimes

Nappies = diapers Prams = baby buggy where the baby is fully reclined (Perambulator) Boots = foot ware. retail outlet for pharmaceutical goods,also the trunk of a car and you can be given the boot, meaning to be sacked from a job or task, the word ' BOOT' can also be the word given to a flexible covering on a joint in a mechanical linkage, the word 'Gaiter' fits this description also

Clock! This can be used as a verb: IE, to clock something can mean to take a measurement, perhaps with a micrometer or a depth gauge or even to take a good look at, perhaps a person would say, ' did you 'clock' the wheels on that, meaning did you see those wheels, so the word clock can mean you have caught a glimpse of something

We called them 'Putties' I still have some somewhere, a right pain to put on,

You are probably correct 'Gubbed' is not a term I have ever really used, 'Fubard' to me = knackered. I wonder if 'Gubbins' translates?

Knackered = broken, also can mean a person is ‘Dog tired’ Bodged = repaired using unconventional methods such as gaffer tape on a fairing Gubbed = for me means plaster or filler daubed on a component, WOT = ??? depends on context, but probably slang phonetic spelling of 'What' MOT = Ministry of Transport = now outdated (DoT) Department of Transport. Annual Vehicle road worthy inspection carried out by licensed garages VAT = Value added tax, government con to get more money on goods or services supplied to the customer for money, Gudgeon = Piston wrist pin (gudgeon pin) Gaiters = Rubber sleeves used to protect items such as the exposed fork legs from the weather 'Collywobbles' = feeling frightened, trepidation, Codswallop = talking rubbish or a description of something or an act that is rubbish, Politicians talk a load of ‘codswallop’

My country don't even get a flag,

HI One of the other members was asking the same question, he had a blue DT US 175 twinshock with the 175 c tank which had the square type profile, (like my DT) he had brought a 125 tank that he thought should fit but it wouldnt fit, I cannot find the post, but I recall that he found out that the 125 of the same era as his 175 was the only bike that had this different tank size, he had done some indepth research and had come to the conclusion that the DT175 and the DT100 shared the same tank, but a particular year of 125 did not, If I find the post I will pm you the link, found it: and this: If you do find another and they have a 2nd one PM me my bikes tank is a bit shabby inside,