2stroke ray

ok, its definatly not visably leaking gear oil, the front sprocket area doesnt look as if theres excessive oil there. the coolant looks oil free, i did notice today that at high speed and revs the bike does beltch out a cloud of smoke so presumably burning it !?!? . i mean when u guys say about performance, im getting probably 75mph, ive bagged the reed switch away from the speedo but thats about it. still has the standard exhaust and standard everything else really. To be honest, im not a quitter but am getting bored with problem after problem. i know 2 stokes are high matinence but am begining to think ive bought a nightmare !!! tell me to shut up please as i do still have a little faith in her yet, but if were talking loads more dosh, she might have to go ! H E L P ! p.s back brake still lightly weaping fluid at the disc ? 2strokeray x

hi, the bike doesnt smoke badly at all, only a little when starting from cold and runs well. its still eating gear oil a fill up a day. coolant i have to top up every 3 days at the radiator. the coolant header tank at the rear is at correct level but seems to do nothing, doesnt go up or down. sorry ''leal'' og not sure what this is, did u mean leak ? if so, it seems all dry with no leaks, i park it in the same place every night and theres no fluids around. have a problem now with my rear brake aswell, noticed it not working that well, had a quick look and theres fluid all over the disc so seems to be leaking from somewhere, the brake fluid level hasnt droped much though, i did recently refill the fluid and went slightly over the max line !?!?! would this be my problem some how ? many thanks ray

hi, ok thanks, how can i check to make sure, just replace it ? is it an easy one for me to do ? forgive my stupidness but ive just had the selector return springs replaced by a garage, would that have anything to do with the right hand crankcase seal ? thanks 2strokeray

Hi, my Dtr is going through gear oil at an amazing rate, basicly have to refill every 100miles or so, this cant be normal surely ? ! Have just had the return springs replaced with new gasget etc but its not leaking at all so i presume its burnning it ? H E L P ! 2strokeray !

hi, thats great lads and thanks, if its not the spring any other ideas ? presume selectors worn etc ? cheers ray

sorry oldgit just seen ur reply and have located in the haynes pg61. i just hope that it is the problem, will keep u updated and many thanks. ray

just found the gear selector mechanism diagram in the haynes book(p59) and it shows 2 return torsion springs(1 on gearchange shaft item 11 and another on selector fork shaft item 3). i just cant make out where they actually are, must be inside the gearbox casing yes ? sorry for my stupidness ! how the bloody hell am i going to cange those little gits ! might be outta my depth here ! again HHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP ! Thanks Ray

ok, have just had alook, and i cant seem to see any torion spring at all. doesnt seem to have ever been there either ? i have just the shaft comming out of the casing with the gear lever attached thats it !? have looked in the haynes book and theres no mention of this spring ? haynes just going on about selectors. The only suspicion i have is that the bike was very low on gear oil and had only 2 gears,1 up & 1 down, when filled correctly with oil it did seem to get a little better with more gears. HHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ray

sorry just clicked ur link, that looks pretty easy to change, just pop lever off etc and replace ! will check in a while and let you know what condition the springs in. cheers ray

yeah thats right, it wont return to centre (sure that was an elvis number) it just flops around and to change down i have to slightly lift the lever up to get another gear back down. is slightly better changing up but not much . is this a difficult fix, as in engine out or anything serious like that ? many thanks ray

Ive got a floppy gear lever and am really struggling to find gears ! The bike was run low on transmission oil and now is a nightmare to ride. its not the lever itself on the shaft thats tight and ok, its the shaft itself with loads of play. H E L P M E ! Thanks 2stroke ray

Ive got a floppy gear lever and am really struggling to find gears ! The bike was run low on transmission oil and now is a nightmare to ride. its not the lever itself on the shaft thats tight and ok, its the shaft itself with loads of play. H E L P M E ! Thanks 2stroke ray

What should my temp needle be reading as mine is still reaching the far right at traffic lights !? Have topped up the rad with coolant and the expansion tank is reading full, but the needle still near enough hits the red (in the little gap between white and red) when idling for a short while. Theres no change in power or any noises or anything, just dont want it to run toooo hot ! I havent actually waited any longer to see if it does actually over heat, to concentrated on getting away from the lights for some air flow so the needle will drop ! Maybe me being paranoid ! Cheers 2strokeray

Hi, DTR125 2001 I want to install a Cig Lighter Socket so i can charge the sat nav ! I have the socket but wanted to check first weather its as easy as wireing straight from the battery as all male cig lighter plugs are fused. I wont damage me generator stator or anything else will i ? Many Thanks 2strokeray

ok, have taken the battery off the bike and it has over 13Volts !?!?! Havent tested with the bike running yet. My haynes book says it could be the generator stator coils ? I have noticed a BLOWN glass fuse connected to the posative terminal wire of the battery, what is this fuse for and surely shouldnt be blown !? Also a big drop in top end power ? Yesterday i removed the reed plug out the speedo, bagged and sealed and placed it out the way, was all fine till this afternoon, would this cause me any problems ? Any Help Gratefully Received ! Many Thanks 2strokeray