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Yeah its the round plate; I made the mistake of drilling into the side of the exhaust first haha. MOT should be interesting :]

I followed Paul Whites advice on here and drilled 6 5mm holes into the exhaust exits and it has improved the sound greatly!

Hey Paul, Did you have any luck finding any whitewall tyres for the xvs?

Hi all, Does anyone know what clamp could purchase that will fit my XVS 125 so I am able to change the stock indicators? Thanks for any help! Regards

I drilled the holes yesterday - 6 7mm holes around the exit! Sound much more gritty and more like a bike! As a sidenote, Paulwhite is a very trust worthy guy to do business with if anyone else finds themselves in that position!

Cheers guys all been of great help as usual. Will try checking my clutch cable today but it has seemed to be fine since I tightened up the chain slack and my riding has improved! Haven't had to drop into 1st for any hills since! My XVS125 has 33k on the clock since 04! Im averaging around 150 miles a week since I started and am very happy I decided to start riding!

Okay cheers mate! I'll grab myself some chain lube then! Would really like to change the indicators so will have to dig into it more. I'll report back how the drilling session goes!

Thanks again guys great advice. Im going to have a look on ebay and see what pipes are on offer, else I'll go with the 'custom' pipe job ;] Im going to adjust the idle today and see how that goes, rear brake needs further adjustment also! As a side note - had to pay £50 for a damn chain tool! No cheaper alternative were in stock. Is dd40 oil sufficient for chain lubrication? Im also thinking of changing the front indicators - any suggestions? Cheers!

When its ticking over at idle its intermittant and cuts out. Its fine with the choke open (or with slight revs) but still does it with the choke closed after a 20min ride! Also, are there any recommended exhausts for the xvs125 that has more 'grunt' and louder? Can hardly hear my own bike when I ride with friends. Thanks for the help!

Thanks guys been a great help! I managed to remove two links from the existing chain so that it is now tight enough. Going to change the chain and sprockets next month! It goes into gear much easier now. I have noticed though that when idle it seems to be kind of miss firing[?] the grunt is inconsistent. I have sent you a PM Paul! Cheers!

Thanks for the replies guys - much appreciated. I think Im just going to remove a few links on the current chain till the start of next month. I'll have a few days spare there where I can do a non-rushed job. I think I will give changing the rear sprocket a go at the same time so they can wear down together? Any resources that will aid me would be helpful! About my previous post I think you may be right! I have already tightened up the chain (after it came off) and those problems seemed to go away, although I think my riding technique contrubuted to it also. It doesnt like block shifting at all. Thanks guys.

Hi Guys, My chain is utterly knackered and cant tighten it any further! Could someone give me some guidance (or point to a resource) on how to go about changing it and how much should I expect to pay for a new chain? Thanks! Edit: 2004 model

Hi guys, Thanks for all of the replies. It seems that it was the fault of block chaining the gears and not letting each gear engage when shifting down! It still happens when the engine is cold but this is not much of a problem. There are a lot of very steep hills by me so the use of 1st is a must. The oil and clutch settings are on par with the what the manual recomends. The other problem I have now is that when I come to park the bike it very rarely goes into neutrual without a fight. I often use the side stand to cut the engine out (clutch in) but not all that comfortable doing this all of the time. Regards

Hi all, Just got myself a Dragstar XVS 125. Got my CBT about two weeks ago and have been very pleased with the experiance so far! I have been encountering a problem in certain situations which has caused me to pull over to the side multiple of times. The problem is when I am cruising at a decent speed on a flat road and need to drop down to make it up a steep incline; I do not come to a complete stop but am instead rolling along at a crawling speed - I try to drop into first but it just refuses (even with a heavy foot!) when it then comes to riding up the approaching incline it just doesnt have enough power and often comes to a complete stall. It also happens at roundabouts on various occassions. I try to let the clutch out, throttle slightly then attempt to re-engage in first but it rarely results in any success. Does any body know of a reason why this occurs? It could be a fault in my technique due to my very short amount of riding time or is it more likely to be a mechanical problem? Thanks for any input. I hope to become an active user around this board! Regards,