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Yup the drain screw, it used to be air tight but not it's letting the fuel seep out. Do you think it just needs a new washer or a new screw?

Thank you for all the tips guys :-) The bike is now up and running through i do have one small issue, the carb is leaking ever so slightly. Not much but it's definitely dripping. I've tightened the screw as far as it'll go but I don't know if I could do with relaxing it? Does anyone know if you can buy the screws not heir own or would it require a full new Carb?

Negative Disconnected first, got it. Thanks for the recommendations on the battery type too. I gave her a charge last night, going to check and see if it's dropped this evening. Hopefully it'll be fine and I can pop out for a ride tonight!

Fantastic, thank for the tips :-) Hehe and yeah I meant battery

Thanks everyone, she's a 1991 model. A little old but running pretty damn well! A few little niggly bits i've had to sort out, drain he old fuel off and i'm just in the process of checking the better which I think needs replacing. Anyone know if this a big job or not? I'm trying to get hold of a manual but am still using Google mostly atm. So things to check regularly are: Tyre Pressure & Wear Chain Fuel Oil Bulbs Does that about cover everything?

Thanks for the warm welcome :-) i'm really excited to get stuck in! Any advice for general maintenance or an SR 125?

Hi Everyone, I'm a newbie rider (only got my CBT just over 2 weeks ago!) and just picked up my first bike! It's a cute Yamaha SR 125, a little old and with a few tweaks needed but so far I absolutely love it. So hi, as I said i'm very new to bikes so any advice on day to day maintenance and tricks of the trade would be very much appreciated. Thanks Everyone,