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Hello, By "no play" I meant to indicate that there was no movement in the gear lever before engagement; as I said, the cable was not broken. And I think there is always some movement (play) in the lever before engagement, principally because over time the cable stretches. As for not taking the YBR off the road, could be, could be, but look at these two sites: http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/rally...eport/0003.html http://www.re-moto.com/the_motorcycles.php I'm planing a trip in the fall, departure mid to end September, when it will be cooler. My home near Montpellier, Marseille, boat, Cosica, boat, Sardinia, boat, Tunisia, southern desert, return. About 7,500 kilometers on this little comfortable (!), reliable beast. Based on the experience of others who have traveled very long distances on a YBR 125, I am reasonably confident that I will make it, in large part camping along the way. Anybody like to do it with me?

Hello, Many thanks for your reply, very grateful. Here is what happened. I was on a very rocky unpaved forest trail with my little Yamaha YBR 125, a machine that I appreciate a lot and with which I've never had any problems whatever. I often take it off the road and ask it to do things it was never designed for; one of the reasons I like it so much. 2,200 kilometres on the clock, the 1,000 break-in period scrupulously respected. A modestly steep incline. Temperature about 35°; the motor, gear box and clutch very hot, obviously. Tough going on the rocky trail, but little by little I was getting where I wanted to go, about 10 kilometres up the trail. Then, fairly rapidly, the clutch began to slip and the motor would stall. Then, nothing; motor running, clutch fully engaged, whatever the gear selected, no movement. I stopped and let everything cool off for about 45 minutes, with the same result when I restarted; no engagement, no movement, but no stalled motor either. I checked the cable; unbroken; the little lever on the gearbox moved when I squeezed the clutch lever. Next, I adjusted the clutch play with the little adjusting screw at the lever. More play, less play, same result; no clutch engagement, no movement. Oil level in the gearbox; correct, therefore the clutch was "irrigated". Fortunately, my French insurance company was able to send out a Land Rover after a call from my cell phone, which took about 2 hours to reach me and take the machine and me directly to the Yamaha dealer. His reply after my explanation (machine, new, still under 2 year guarantee), "I have no idea what is going on (!!!). We'll have a look and if necessary send it to Montpellier (the regional Yamaha service centre, I live about 50 kilometres away) to have it diagnosed." I doubt very much that this is a gearbox problem; it has to be the clutch, but why? It just doesn't make sense. One mysterious thing I noticed upon giving the machine to the dealer; there was no play whatever in the clutch lever as before this incident, very odd that. Motor started immediately, but no engagement and no movement. There it is, and again many thanks for your thoughts and advice.

Hello, I can't seem to find a specific topic/forum only for Yamaha YBR 125. If it exists, can someone help me to find it? If not, how to create this topic? While out off the road yesterday in the middle of nowhere in the south of France my clutch simply gave up and I'd like to have some valuable input if possible. Many thanks !

Hello, Try this, a very reputable German-French company, Equip Moto. This saute vent is only €20 and you can't beat that. Recommended by other YBR 125 owners in France. I don't have it but am thinking of buying it soon. http://www.equipmoto.fr/accessoire-moto-saut-vent-moto.html Cheers, Douglas

Try these old man. The first one in the Drome is super and they have a wealth of information. Maybe they could steer you in the right direction. http://www.lecampingmoto.com/ http://www.motoservices.com/voyage/camping...s-bienvenus.htm Douglas

Bonjour à tout le monde, Si quelqu'un a une expérience avec des paniers/sacoches latérales souples, pour YBR 125 2007, je serais content de vous lire. De plus, marque, prix, disponibilité etc. Le problème de comment protéger le tissu contre la chaleur du pot ? Voilà un lien pour résoudre le problème pour une Honda Varadero 125 : http://saccochescav.canalblog.com/ Et merci….

Hello all, Does anyone have any experience with soft panniers (or hard) for my YBR 125? Price and where to order (I live in France, but often order on the net). A major concern is protecting the soft tissue from the hot pipe. I have seen instructions for crafting an aluminium support on a Honda Varadero 125 forum which seemed to work well in that regard. Any advice would be very much appreciated, and thank you. Douglas