NE0
-
Posts
675 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
39
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Yamaha Racing News.
Media Demo
Store
Collections
Classifieds
Posts posted by NE0
-
-
Hi Phil welcome to the YOC hope you enjoy your visits and you'll learn a lot I'm sure.
Firstly, the one thing which gets many of the guys backs up here, is not posting an introduction about yourself in the newbie section.
Doesn't have to be much:- hi my names so and so , been into bikes for blah blah, riden all sorts of bikes including harleys etc etc, you get the drift?
That way , you'll find the guys respond much quicker to posts and we tend to have a bit of a banter, some guys will even bend over backwards to help you....with knowledge that is not in any other context!!
That said, you mention one thread which suggests using a 4 wire Cub 90 regulator, if it's my thread, then i think you need to re-read it in full and not speed read it, because you've not wasted your money as you have the right one.
You wanted to try the local pool of knowledge first .............well you're in it!
-
I'd drill the head off and pop 'em
I'm sure this would be fine, but be aware that electric drill armatures spark quite nicely, and if there are any fumes from that tank.............
I'm not quoting "Elf & safety" or trying to frighten you............... just the experience of attending to someone in A&E who did just that a few years ago with extensive burns!!
( if you're going to drill it you might want to consider an old hand operated drill.)
-
I did my MX 175 following Airheads advice and it has its own thread and full detail here
might be worth a read?
-
If its real then, Jimmy is a willing participant, when he goes up the stairs he's wearing a jumper/sweater,
........... which he didn't have getting in the car!!
clearly he's been home had a wash and shave and now going off for some fun
which is about the only time i think you can use those emoticons!!!
-
You've done bloody well there mate,
pat yourself on the back for a job well done.Good luck with the MOT, now all you have to do is ride it......................and learn how to take pictures in focus; some of those LEDs ones!
:lol:! -
I've used various methods, drill and stud extractors i use as a last resort.
Mole grips ruin most chances of success quite a bit.
I tend to use my cam stud extractor if theres any stud on show and providing you can get enough clearance. Use with plenty of penetrating oil. Keep it as flat as possible, any lift will shear the stud.
available on ebay I dare say
-
i thought this would generate a lot more comments
......... afterall its not been photoshopped. -
I got to get me one of these gas tanks!
-
what mods could be done to a bike to increase its visibility?
Not a great deal I'm sorry to say!!
I assume you're referring to lessening your chances of being taken out by a car turning into your path?
Reflectors are of little value and require a light source to reflect off to make them visible to the person looking at them!
The reason why your rear reflector works is because the car driver who is looking at you has his headlights on, REFLECTING off your reflector.
During the day time you don't see a reflector...unless you happen to have the sun shining on it and that means you got to be riding with the sun on your back...........ALL the time............You'd ride in a 180 degree circle!
Flourescent jackets increase your chances of being seen........but contrary to belief .....not by much!
I work in A&E and there seems to be just an equal number of cyclist and bikers wearing day glo's to non wearers...but the vast majority are still taken out by car drivers who did'nt see them!
However, If Brussels get their way you'll have to have them! but until then.
More lights on your bike might help, Scooters in the 60's and the mod revival of the late 70's/80's saw lambrettas with loads of lights, but they still got knocked off.
Whilst YOU might be riding with due care and attention, the car driver will have plenty of distractions:- car radio, CD, back seat passengers, kids, eating,you name it, oh and .......mobile phones! the lot!!
All of which the car driver will rarely think it's his or her fault!.....its the bikers FAULT for being on the road.
Seriously,
Riding with ALL your senses fixed on self preservation is the best mod!
Headlight on, and with a truck right up your own backside is best! ......They will see the truck first!
and rarely does a car pull out into the path of a truck!
-
so on to plan B...whenever I figure it out.
I've just seen your other thread showing your bike and also your other scooter.
Why don't you simply have your headlight package delivered to you at heathrow when you land there and take it home?
If not you must know someone who works there who would bring it to you by having it delivered to them?
IF I worked there i'd help you!
-
les estados un-unidos
where's that then?
The US is not listed but........
If its a fancy name for barbados? then it is listed in the yuniparts shipping to.
use ebay.co.uk NOT .com
looks like a "round tube swinging arm" you have there, so probably late 70's................1978?
-
I've just spent a bit of time 'googling' on riding motorcycles in Germany.
I found this..
If you ride in England and your motorcycle's headlights have an area to the right where the bright part of the beam is raised up to illuminate roadside signs, put black tape on the part of the headlight that makes that.
but I also found .....not ALL motorcycle lights have this...modern ones do! but not Old DTs or old 400'4s
In the UK more modern lamps have reflectors which dip the beam to the left and not straight ahead!
My DT certainly dips down but it doesn't go to the left!..just tried it and it went through the MOT last week, they just checked the height.
Yellow lights are banned! so much for my idea!
and i also found
BMW R1100S headlamp can be adjusted by getting into the back of the headlamp unit, loosening three screws and turning the bulbholder to the right so that the dip beam kicks up to the left for driving on the left
Pauls right! it's a German thing!
I guess there must be some European tourers which visit this forum,
Come on guys what do you know?
-
Are you sure the glass etch on a single light vehicle is aimed to the side of the road?
True a car which has a handed glass lamps will throw the beam to the left if its right hand drive like UK and the lamps are etched to throw it to the right on a left hand drive car, but for a bike..... surely the beam just goes straight forward?
Its angle can be adjusted up and down but it doesn't angle it towards the kerb.
I've just had a look at my car, the etch on the off side lamp is angled to the kerb, no doubt and the near side is etched forward. On an imported car the lamps are the other way around, I know this because mine's an imported Opel and I still have the original lamps upstairs. but only one is etched to the side.
My DT has the etch forward with no visible etch in the glass that suggests otherwise.
I'd venture to say i wouldn't bother with a lamp from germany, its probably different part number because it's yellow!
Nice to hear that converting a bike to 12v is known as a "Neo conversion" chuckle chuckle!
-
I knew you'd know!
Thats incredible you know the breakdown of what the yamaha codes mean, i knew they must mean something but...wow!....... you're the man!
I've just been looking at the codes.........so 06 are M6 and 08 are M8's.......simple when you know.
I bet it is a metric fine, because genuine ones are expensive for a nut! and metric fine always seem to be more expensive than regular nuts!
nuts oooooh hazel nuts! OOOHH Cadbury take them and they make 'em in to chocolate.
Who remembers that?
-
Had the MOT today, went through.
However, the only problem was the swinging arm nut was loose and needed to be tightened up.
I tightened it up of course when I replaced the whole at lot at Christmas: a few weeks ago.
So I was a bit surprised to see it had shaken loose
.
On closer inspection the blue nyloc bit had broken away, so it wasn't doing its job. I'll need to replace it.
Its a 17mm socket job.
I can of course take it off but its raining hard outside and I'm not going out to the shed!!
So in the comfort of a warm house.........
Is it M10 or 12 ?
and I suspect its metric fine pitch 1.25...............looks like i'll be going to in the morning!
to get a new one!
I'm sure Paul knows what size it is!
-
MOT due next week, so mileage done so far on the DTmx175 is just a little short of 1400. By the time the MOT is done I'll be just over it I guess. The 400 did a little over 400.
Not quite as much as you 2 wheels.
-
Excellent service from them, have used them many times.
Never had to worry about post as they are only one mile away from my front door.
All the guys ride motorcycles themselves and all parked outside.
They have always been friendly and certainly take an interest in either of my bikes when I go there.
Their website doesn't always find what you want even though they stock it, the search needs to be exactly as they list it.. I wanted a new front M14 castlellated nut, if you look for Nut M14 you wont find it, neither will castlellated, but it can be found under castle nut
You would have thought nut would have found it, but it doesn't you just have to think how they would have described it, other than that I've never had any problems.
-
if the dogs won't go out in the morning , the bike stays in the shed
Plus if it don't start it stays in the shed too!!!!
My DT wouldn't start this morning!...................got it going eventually, but I've noticed when the temperature drops, she's not so willing to spring into life! takes quite a few kicks to get her going!
When the temp is around 3 degrees and below, I get difficulty starting.
My 400/4 always starts, but then its electric start and I keep the choke flaps shut between rides to stop the cold air getting in...not sure it works like that but it certainly starts each time when i do. The choke on the DT doesn't work the same does it!
-
Seems I'm not the only one then that rides in all weathers! well done noise!
I only saw two other bikes, normally see at least 10 (mostly scooters)...but not today!
I've been riding with the handlebar muffs on these past few weeks and my hands were only slightly chilled but not as cold as they were with just the gloves exposed! bearing in mind its minus 4 this morning plus the wind chill of riding through it, I think the muffs worked bloody brilliantly, shame they look like shite! but with only 2 other bikers to see them I don't think they gave a toss!
The coldest parts were my thighs, my fullface and balaclava kept the cold out of my face but the cold air rushed over the tank and straight into my lap so poor old percy shrivelled up!!!
Hope it recovers!!
Have to park it somewhere warm tonight.................and the bike!
-
Woooow, i don't see anyone being rude here!
Your descriptions have not been ideal, so posting photos will help us work out whats wrong.
I think you'll find Airhead is an excellent source of info and posts and replies on an unbelieveable number of topics.
So far he's replied in detail based on whats been asked.
I'd delete or revise your above reply carefully.
-
yeah over 5 grand! back then!!
Unbelievable price for what they were.
They had a Reliant 850 engine apparently!
My DT175mx was around £570 in comparison
-
Emmm ....Reminds me of my friends mates Quasar back in the 70's
http://feetforwardsi...rld/qsrads.html
he never had gyros to keep him upright!
-
Last job for 2011 was to refit the tyres onto the refurbished rims and replace the wheels onto the DT.
The ebay temp wheels, which have rusty spokes as bad as mine before I had the spokes replaced show up against the new spokes.
Heres a couple of shots to show how much improved they appear,
and all coated with Q20 for the winter!
-
I assume with this 6Volt system im not going to get Headlights without the engine running... is this right?
yup, absolutely! the 6v battery runs the tail/brake light. pilot light, indicators and horn
The headlight runs off the lighting coil of the magneto.
Of course you could always convert it to a 12v system!
it just so happens theres a 12v conversion topic explaining how to do that to a 175MX here!
Which i think is the most read topic this year!.(in the workshop section)........ not sure who wrote it though
pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
:lol:! 
1984 DT175 MX - 12 volt regulator to complete my 6v to 12v conversion?
in Yamaha Workshop
Posted
Hi phil,
Rest assured your problem won't be related to the 12v conversion. The conversion is only a means to charge the battery and run the electrics, ie lights and horn. The ignition is NOT effected by the conversion. That said also rest assured if you've got Paul on the case, you can't go wrong, He's a sort of Yamaha demi-god around here!........... Demi?.......no he's the main one!!!
Notch up another neo-conversion!