Scoops Vietnam

I was assuming that running lean meant running hot. I have a wet, multiple disc clutch, so I am thinking that the excessive heat is causing expansion and therefore my clutch problem. New oil and cold starts cause the clutch to run perfectly smoothly :-/

Apologies, but I'm going to give this thread a little bump because I would really like to learn more about re- jetting. The bikes going in tomorrow, and I think I have managed to explain to the guy through diagrams, that I need a larger main jet, probably the next size up. I'm thinking that my bike is running too lean and that this is the reason for my new found problems. Anyway, once it's done , will it mean the end of my problems or do I also need to consider an exhaust modification/ upgrade? Do the other jets need to be replaced too?

Cheers Old Git :-)

Wow! Nev. Thanks for the advice. The tt600 looks too much dirt bike, but the xt looks far more flexible. Are they very top heavy? There's no way I'm gonna get hold of either of these bikes in Vietnam. There might be one currently owned in the country. They would be impossible to ride by the locals here, too tall, and there's a a technical engine size limit of 175cc here unless you are a member of a motorcycle club. The only big engine bikes you see here are shiny low slung classic chopper styles, but there might be a way I could get it over the border from Cambodia. Dirt bikes are ten to the dozen there. I found this which I might look into 3) Buying... Thailand, bureaucratis and time consuming but possible. Suggest you buy off an ex-pat and get him to get the ball rolling before you arrive (GT-Rider good start) Handful of BMW, DR650 etc... about. Cambodia: XL 650 $6,000, XT600 $4,000, DRZ400 $5-5,,500, XR-TTR-DR 250 $2,200. Papers sorted in a day. contact a guy called Tony at "Two Wheels Only" and pay him $100 to handle it for you or buy one of his bikes, he may buy the bike back or sell it on ur behalf when u leave. He's a trustworthy Pom with too big of plans to rip u off after u leave. The other shops are Khmer and one German DON'T TRUST THEM, Tony showed me bikes with car piston rings in them, cardboard gaskets, u name it... Ther are few Ex-Pat bikes available on an ongoing basis, buy one of these.

About $4000. For that price, I could buy this. An FZR1 ( what ever that is) ( I cant get to the ful size image on my iPhone. ) I'm nearly 6,5 (1.95m) I like long distances, traveling with the girlfriend, but i also go out on tripz into rural villages where there are no roads, exploring with mates I probably wouldn't use it in the city for traveling to work everyday, but I might want to show off on it once in a while. I prefer an upright position whilst driving long distances. Maybe there isn't a bike that will do those things, but that's the kind of bike I need.

Thanks for you replies (and yours Pete) a bike has many functions. To some it's a riding experience, to others it's a head turner, and to some it's both. Motorbike manufacturers design their bikes with both in mind. I live on a world of Nouvos, Dreams and Waves, so my bike does draw attention despite it's small engine size. It's a big bike in a small bike world here. I don't feel ashamed in wanting to keep my bike looking good. It is after all a small expression of who I am. My in laws are round, so must again attempt to sit cross-legged on the floor to eat dinner ( believe me, 6,4.......ít not easy!!!)

I take that all on board Oldtimer. I appreciate it, I really do, but let's all try to be a little more polite, as you are. I've done my introductions, assisted a fellow poster etc. I'm here to learn, and help if I can. I'm not here to engage in sarcastic rhetoric.

You are of course absolutely right. My mass produced Yamaha can in no way compare to the late Mr Pollards bike. It was indeed a 'real' bike. You could probably drop those things off of a cliff and ride them off afterwards. Bikes need looking after cosmetically as well as mechanically I don't care if my girlfriend doesn't smoke and doesn't drink. If she's covered in acne and has black jam between her toes, it doesn't reflect well on me when I'm out with her. I've had bikes before, and ive tried just riding them. They invariably go to shit in a very short space of time as my previous Honda in Denmark driven through 2 winters is testament to. I didn't take care of it and it deteriorated very quickly. I now have a bike I actually quite like. Its gtreat in the mad traffic here and durprisungly nimble to control I've been up into the mountains of Dalat and down into the Mekong Delta. It's been semi-off road and all of this 2 up it in fact handles far better than my XR 250 in Cambodia. As I mentioned in my newby introduction, it cost me a fortune, and I have spent a lot of money repairing previous accident damage, so you can appreciate if I want to protect my investment as much as possible. I don't intend to pimp it up, I don't intend to keep it clean all the time, or wrap it in cotton wool, but I want to keep that bike that I've grown to be a little proud of. When you guys take on these classic restoration projects, don't you paint them too? ( Sorry I'm a bit grumpy today too. I have man flu, can't get out on my bike and don't like it when other bikers try to pwn me with unhelpful comments) I'll post pictures once I get the guard made and fitted.

Wow! Thanks for the tips. I might just go with the advice from another forum and make a simple stainless cage to bolt onto the crankcase, and cover the other panel and foot rest plate with clear plastic after re-spray. Your input was most valuable though :-)

Take a look at the picture. I'm about to get this area re-sprayed. How do I prevent this from happening again in the future, especially considering the resprau will never be as good as the original. Your tips please Untitled by Scoopsdk, on Flickr

Mine is wired into this plug which is only live when the ignition is switched on: blue/black, blue/white, blue and brown . The earth is wired to my horn because they couldnt get a good connection from the headlamp retainer bolts for some reason.

Be careful that your USB cable is capable if being used to charge your phone. When I had mine fitted, They had a lot of problems choosing the right lead because itseems rhatdifferentodels of iPhone use different specs of leads for some reason, and I kept getting a message that 'this charger was not supported' ......very annoying!! If you need a photo of where the wires go in the headlamp unit... Let me know. Also, you don't say what phone you will be using. The Apple iPhone is a great piece of kit, but a good GPS routefinder it is not!!!!! In fact it's pretty rubbish for route finding, so don't expect anything great from it.

Anyway, My reason for joining this forum is to get to know a few of the members here with well founded mechanical knowledge to try to learn a bit from them. I'm stuck with a 125/150 bored bike right now, but in the future want to move to something a lot bigger if I can get the money together. Can you suggest a bike for a 6.5 guy with wife that is suitable for touring and a bit of semi- offroad travel? The road networks here are crap. There are Yamaha dealers here, but the most popular bike is the Nouvo, an automatic 135cc scooter with tiny wheels :-/ I'm much more comfortable on big bikes, but most of those here are custom choppers more suited to small vietnamese.

I was just wondering about the feasabilty of installing an after market oil cooler to a YBR 125 2007 engine. Can it be done?

I have an iPhone charger wired out from my headlamp. I bought a car cigarette lighter charger, and the mechanic took it apart, removed the metal "plug in " part and soldered wires out from the aperture instead. A one metre iPhone charging cable plugs into the other end. The charging unit actually fits into the back of the headlamp nicely and the cable is right there without having to do any long wire cabling up to the handlebar area. We tried wiring it up directly to the battery at first, but it's more complicated than it seems because my cigarette lighter charger unit needed to Be wired so that it only turned on when the ignition was switched on, so that it wouldn't drain the battery when parked.