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Well it,s not running down the fork, the drops literally are appearing on the end of that metal without any telltale trail to say where they are coming from.

Ha ha, I liked that last comment lol. I should have mentioned that we cleaned up the caliper as best we could so that I could see whereabouts the leak is coming from. Now this is hard to explain, but I'll try and tell you where the oil is accumulating. If you look at the fork and follow it down to the caliper (yellow colour), well undereath the caliper there is a piece of metal which comes off the the fork underneath the caliper which is the same colour as the fork. The oil/fluid is accumulating right at the end of this piece of metal in small drops, and going straight onto the disc and being obviously ground in by the brake. Does this make sense - do you know what I am talking about? If I had a picture it would be easier.

Well it's a bloody mystery. Went down to the mechanics again and stayed there with him whilst he took the caliper off, undid it and we both looked all over and we just cannot see where the oil is coming from. It is completely dry inside the caliper and there doesn't appear to be any coming from the seals either. How do you fix something that you can't see??????

Thanks for that guys, I was wondering the same since there was no oil leaking whilst the brakes arent being actioned but as soon as I use them I´m back to square one again. What a pain in the butt. I´ll try find out and update you all.

Thanks Mervin, I have been riding the bike for about 2 months with the same problem, just to shock you. The brakes are spongy but do work to a degree however not as much as I would like obviously, I have to rely on using the rear brake as well and very careful driving. He had the caliper off and there didn´t appear to be any oil anywhere as he showed me it too and it appeared dry so where are these seals? And would they only leak everytime the brake is used? It is a very strange thing that the mechanic can´t see this I agree but if it only leaks when the brake is used would it be difficult to see?

Hi all bit of a strange one, my front brake disk is constantly covered in oil, and consequently has very spongy braking. When I bought the bike it appeared to be coming from the forks which the vendor agreed to fix, which he did. However the disk is still full of oil. Took it for a service on Saturday and the mechanic had the brakes off but couldn´t seem to see where the oil was coming from as there were no visible leaks coming from the attached pipes which feed to the calipers or anywhere else for that matter. He cleaned up the disk but by the time I had gone 100 metres to my house it was full of oil again. Has anyone suffered from this problem or does anyone have any ideas? Thanks for any help.

Bloody hell didnt mean to start an argument The service is due now so I will update once it´s been done to see if there is any difference in mileage. yes I do drive mostly at 8000rpms all the time (in fifth)as it´s all motorway driving , I don´t fully accelerate to 9000rpms, I always keep it around 8000rpms. The starter problem seems to have mostly gone now, however now and again it will just die whilst driving (mostly when cold) but if I fiddle with the key it starts again fine. I did check the plugs when it first started happening but they were fine, it seems to be a faulty contact with the key problem.

So with regards to the service which was done at 5k´s, at 11k´s it needs doing now, correct? I haven´t got a clue what valve clearance is so will need to go to the mechanics anyway. Regards the idle, I lowered it and on this tankful have got nearly 290kms out of 10 litres, but I still can´t see how people get 400ks on 10 litres, its seems impossible.

One other thing it could be as well is the key barrel. It happens on mine but if you play about with the key it will start again. I have been there for 20 minutes turning it over without luck before now. Since I found out this trick if it happens i keep twisting the key about and it starts again.

Have to add to this thread that the light may as well be blown for the difference it makes in the dark, and full beam is even worse than dipped, how can that be?

Have managed to get the mileage upto about 270kms on 10 litres, which is a tad better, however the mileage being quoted as 400kms plus on a tank, is that including the reserve tank? As mine only holds 10 litres in the normal tank with the 2 in reserve whereas I am seeing tanks with 12 litres being quoted. Thanks

I don´t know if this wil make a difference to my consumption but my idle sits at around 2 rpm when the bike is warm. I was going to get the bike serviced shortly as its nearly on 10k and ask them to look at what has been suggested here, however when I looked in the booklet that comes with the bike it says service at 6 and 12k kms, which is correct, at 10000kms or 12000kms? I hardly want to be paying for a service that isnt needed.

HI there thanks again for the reply. It's a 2006 model and has the tap so it must be a carb version then. What relation would that have to the fuel consumption? I have filled her again and driven sensibly going to 8k revs max in top gear instead of at 9k revs like I normally drive to see if there would be any difference and I might get 10-20kms extra out of her over the tank but that means i'm still down at least 140kms a tank which to me seems very excessive. As for the suggestions made earlier are there any guides to carrying them out as I am not in the least mechanically minded.

Oh god, I was afraid that you would get all technical on me. Any do it yourself guides on this forum? How would I know whether it is carb or injection? By the way it is due a service in about 600kms, didnt answer that first time round. Cheers

Hi Jim, thanks for the reply . To be honest there is not a lot more I can say. The bike seems in excellent condition, low mileage and the last owner only had the bike around 6 months to do his test on. I can ask him the qestion but it doesn´t seem to have wads of power so I think it´s doubtful that anything has been done to it. To give you an example I completely filled the bike yesterday, have done 115kms on the bike and its now nearly down to half the tank already.That should be nearly 200kms. What type of things should I ask or look for?

Anybody, I really need to know why I am hardly getting any mileage out of my bike????

Please can someone help me here, I keep reading that the bike can do over 400kms on a full tank. I bought mine a week ago, used with 8500kms on it, seems in very good condition however Im only getting about 240kms to a tank, is that very low?? There is no way I get anywhere near the quoted figures and want to know if there is something wrong with the bike and can it be fixed? Hi by the way, my first post, newby to this I had a Jinlun 125-11 before this but had so many problems with it the Yahama seems like a Ferrari to drive compared to it(exaggeration I know but you should have driven the Jinlun!) Please let me know asap! p.s. also having some ignition problems in the last few days, its very hit and miss when turning it over as to whether its going start or not and have had to use the kick start a few times. Thanks!

Please can someone help me here, I keep reading that the bike can do over 400kms on a full tank. I bought mine a week ago, used with 8500kms on it, seems in very good condition however Im only getting about 240kms to a tank, is that very low?? There is no way I get anywhere near the quoted figures and want to know if there is something wrong with the bike and can it be fixed? Hi by the way, my first post, newby to this I had a Jinlun 125-11 before this but had so many problems with it the Yahama seems like a Ferrari to drive compared to it(exaggeration I know but you should have driven the Jinlun!) Please let me know asap! p.s. also having some ignition problems in the last few days, its very hit and miss when turning it over as to whether its going start or not and have had to use the kick start a few times. Thanks!