genius149 Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Hi All I'm Neil and although I signed up a couple of weeks ago, this is the first chance I've had to sit and write an intro of sorts. After my car insurance was due last month I decided that it wasn't worth paying £500 or so to just drive a couple of miles to the station and back so I started looking for a cheap bike to buy. After being outbid on Ebay for a lovely Fs1e I wondered about doing my CBT. A chance visit to the ATC squadron where my son's a cadet I had a look at the staff sergeant's YB100 sitting in the garage. He kept it there so his mrs. didn't know he had it but it hadn't moved for about 6 months due to no MOT. A quick chat and a new ruling from the ATC HQ about vehicles on premises and I ended up agreeing to buy it with a fresh MOT for £300. A week later I did my CBT and picked it up that evening. The first week was fun with a pretty dead battery so no indicators and the 10 mile run I gave it didn't help enough. It only did a top speed of about 47 as well. Remedial action was a new battery and "service" (decoke and clean-up) at my local bike place. They also replaced the points which were shot to pieces - oh, there wasn't an air filter in it either! I've now sourced an air-filter and spare set of points via ebay and it goes a comfy 50-55 now. The top-box slows it down a bit though. The only problem left now is that the main bearing has a bit too much play but it does me ok. It's a great fun bike and a darn sight better than the old 3-speed Puch MS50D I had about 10 years ago. I won't often post on here as I tend to be a lurker but when I do post it tends to be epic! Cheers
Moderator Airhead Posted December 16, 2011 Moderator Posted December 16, 2011 greetings Neil, dont see many YB's aroun now eh? :welcome;
blackhat250 Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Welcome neil" Very interesting intro, ,, glad you serviced the YB, 55/60 mph is about correct, i rode one two-years ago. mind we are heavier than 1970"s/80 youths they were ridden by, mind & top up the oil tank,
Moderator DirtyDT Posted December 17, 2011 Moderator Posted December 17, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum Neil.
genius149 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Posted December 17, 2011 greetings Neil, dont see many YB's aroun now eh? :welcome; The only others I've seen are on Ebay... Welcome neil" Very interesting intro, ,, glad you serviced the YB, 55/60 mph is about correct, i rode one two-years ago. mind we are heavier than 1970"s/80 youths they were ridden by, mind & top up the oil tank, Very true. Much as I like to believe I've retained my youthful slimness and vitality, in truth I have gained the usual middle-aged spread. If you're talking about the 2-stroke, I filled that last weekend! I've a horrible feeling I might be selling it soon though as there is the chance of a nice CG125 nearby and the extra power will be welcome.
genius149 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Well, no sooner than I join then a young lady in her Mum's micra pulls out in front of me killing my bike and sending me road-surfing. Due to the road being very wet and slippy all I did was slide down the hill on my belly (bruising a rib or two). The YB was not so lucky... At least I have a nice 11 plate YBR125 as a courtesy bike and she admits full responsibility
Moderator Airhead Posted January 13, 2012 Moderator Posted January 13, 2012 Ouch...glad your ok yerself.
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