CorradosandYahas

Holy cow! This is still going on. I got wrapped up in suzukis and forgot about my favorite yamaha website. You should have just called down. We could have worked something out for a rebuild and it would have been in a timely manner. Thats ridiculous that the shop still has that engine. Did they get the magneto sorted out?

Do you have a fuel filter installed? If you still have spark and compression you probably don't have fuel now. Give her a squirt of of ether. If it kicks up for a second then dies. You need to figure out why you don't have fuel. Do you store it with the fuel shut off?

Yep that is definitely an oil and water mix. If you really want to get after it you might want to consider re-sealing the whole engine.You can substitute silicone for the case gaskets. Air head will probably have to chime in on where that oil around the pump is coming from. I would imagine there has to be a lip seal around the drive shaft for the pump as it goes through the case. But if you have a few hours to waste you can also pull the clutch/basket and make sure everything is good there and replace the gear side crank seal. Also since the mag/stator plate are already removed you should do the mag side crank seal as well. After that its just kickstart, clutch finger, and gear selector oil seals which are all easily accessible from the outside of the engine. All those seals are available from rocky mountain for around $5 a piece. And then you wont be doing one every two weeks til they are all new which is the way it seems to go when one starts leaking. Good luck and who knows maybe your husband will dig sharing you with another girl. Even if she is a dirty one.

Any progress this weekend?

Thanks for the advice. I know that's what I should tell her to do. But the tinkerer in me wants to see what this little ttr can do.

Black hat is right and wrong. Spraying soapy water on a naturally aspirated intake isnt going to tell you squat unless you have a fiberoptic camera in the boot as its going to suck in. But you would be hard pressed to get enough water in the cylinder with a spray bottle to "hydrolock" the engine. If the smoke on the head is coming out of the gasket its a good bet that is your leak. If its coming off the surface of the head or the valve cover your probably just burning off some oil that was spilled on it during the build. A compression test will tell you if it is in the cylinder(i.e head gasket). If compression is in spec then you need to check that everything between the carb and cylinder is intact and airtight. However. I think that since it changed between carbs you most likely just need to get the carb in spec. Get the A/F screw adjusted. Check the main jet, pilot jet, needle jet. If you have a factory air-box/filter, then getting everything back to factory specs is a great place to start.

My girlfriend has half outgrown her 2003 TTR125l. So we are talking about whether she should upgrade to something like a yz125 or mod the TTR. It is bone stock as it sits. Prior to her it was a field bike used for herding sheep(scarier than a barking dog I'd imagine). So I'd like some opinions and it seems like you UK guys are Nuts for the 125's. So what are the best bang for the buck mods? Mainly interested in engine and suspension? Thanks for any insight. -Dave

I think you should get a better feel of what you want then have someone that is better at photoshop do a rendering.

And don't forget you will need the magneto and stator plate from your engine to get that one running. Are at least a new source coil. Dont hesitate to call with any questions when it comes time to get her roaring(or whatever sound best describes these old smokers; screaming maybe).

Yep snows coming. Your on the clock.

Any more progress?

Has anyone mentioned the KLR650 yet? They are great bikes for intermediate riders.

You have to be a bit more specific. What fuel light are you talking about? And what is it not doing?

Colorrite.com had deep purplish blue last time I checked. Or take airheads advice and have a local coatings shop mix you up a can.

You guys are the best! Like I thought the 140 is a little big for my elevation. Thanks again -Dave