paul-666
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Funny enough I was going to as a similar question about the Virago 750 version lol
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Looks shit hot to me mate
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I'll go to the breakers yard tomorrow and ask there
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I need to fit a new speedo to my ybr can any speedometer be fitted ( universal one of ebay or similar )
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My oldest can't wait to go on the back of a bike its his mother that won't let him LOL
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It will be the left side as you can't put them in the right hand side as the air filter is in the way LOL
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I like the Fazer Its finding a naked one as I'm no fan of the half faired look but I'm still looking for summit cheap and reliable, It dosen't need to be the fastest 600-750 in the world but it dose have to clime big hills I was hell bent on a Bandit but there getting more dear the brighter the sun gets then I liked the Yamaha fzx 750 ( baby v max) but finding on that's no 250 mile away is a problem
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Yamaha XJ... Bulletproof bikes tbh, predivs are faster and can be had for about £500
Near enough everything on those bikes you can do yourself, parts are cheap, good on fuel and comfortable to ride
I'm looking them up
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Assuming you liked them, assuming they were properly fitted with the correct hardware, assuming they were in good condition.... yeah.
But if you'd rather choose exactly what you want, that is an option.
I use soft panniers daily. The bracket for my 99 fazer which would take panniers isn't in production any longer and I couldn't find any second hand - only the base plate for the box - which I already have. As for equally loading the soft panniers, all I would say is that while preferable it's not essential assuming the Velcro (or similar) fittings are secure enough - it just looks stupid. One tip from experience though ... Soft panniers move around no matter how secure so do place some protective material between them and the bike.
All noted and if I get stuck trying to fix them to my bike I can always ask lol
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that's a nice bike you have there a big jump up from the ybr
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so if I could buy a bike with them on already I'd be better off ?
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A split cases job no doubt.
not a job for a noob then lol
So if the thundercat has a crap gearbox what other bikes along the same lines do Yamaha do in a 600cc-750 cc that wont break the bank second hand as I'm only wanting to spend about £1500-£2000 for my first big bike
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The fragile gearbox and it jumping out of second gear.
are they hard to to repair?
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Just note that your smaller tyres will be better at carving through any snow etc, seeing as you're a winter rider.
I went to a Mini show in my classic Cooper Sport once, it had been raining heavily a few days before and the field we were parking in was muddy. My car got stuck because of the fat wheels. Managed to get it out by sticking it in 2nd and rocking it. Sprayed the Mini behind me who then strolled round me with their skinny (standard) wheels. Oops...
You also have to consider the additional weight and affect on speed etc. You've already mentioned that your YBR struggles up the hill to your house, so I'm not sure if this will help or hinder matters.
very true bippo
When I pass my direct access I'll be keeping my little YBR for the winter and the wife to ride ( so I maybe riding a pink bike soon in the snow lol)
apart from it having skinny wheels the bike it self is pretty much bomb proof (and wont go up big hills lol) I'm just looking at ways to try and make it a bit better there are a few different mods you can do to them but I don't want to do anything to the engine as its good of fuel and the body work is all fine it's just a few bits and bobs that could be better
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Pretty much so. You would need to get brackets to fit tho'
This is one of the things that I was struggling with
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Has any one ever had a Yamaha 600 Thundercat and what do you think of them ?
The only reason I asked is when I asked the wife what she liked and all the bikes I liked she didn't lol she likes the look of a Kawasaki zx7 but I think I would have to be riding a bit longer for one of those ! but I do look the look of the Thundercat and I have had a look online and from what I could find it looks a pretty good bike but they aren't brand new which I'm not bothered about and there reasonably price at about a grand and a half for a decent looking bike, and if I dropped it I wouldn't cry as much as dropping a brand new bike which would be a fair few more grand and a trip to the body shop instead of me fixing a cheaper bike.
What would I have to watch out for when buying a Thundercat ??
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Can you fit panniers to any motorbike I was looking on line and I'm a bit confused at how they fit ? I'm not going crazy and wanting to fit them to my YBR or any thing crazy like that lol I'm just looking into how they go together on a bike any info would be great
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There's nothing wrong with it the tyres I have on are great I only missed 7 days over winter due to bad snow on the main roads so there's no problem there I just wanted to know what I needed to look at to do this as the rear wheel is only 90/90 18"and the 250 is 130/70 17" so there's a canny bit more rubber to keep you on the up right if you know what I mean
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Done
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because my peddle bike tyres nearly fit on it lol
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You could use a 2007 engine as that's the last year they used carbs on the ybr
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Could I swap the rear wheel on my 125 ybr for the rear wheel on a ybr 250 ? I know the swing arm is different but the breaks are the same what else do I need to look up on this before starting anything ?
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If I'm right your 55 plate is a carb model and the 2010 bikes are fuel injected but I'm sure everything else is the same. Maybe more electrical stuff but a look in the hanes manual for the year of the bike engine you are going to use could help
YBR stalled
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surly if you could only get 0.75l in then there should have been 0.25l still in there ? as when I did my oil it dose take a full 1L, or am I missing some thing here lol