alexander foti

Had a measure this eve Shaft measured 11.5mm and the hole on the shifter around 12mm so not much in it. I would need to drill out the shifter to 13mm at least i think.

After a quick search, it appears they can be bought here: http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Bearings-Oilite+Bushes-Oilite+Plain+Bushes/c3_4511_4770/index.html Would need to find the digital caliper and measure the sizes

Having a quick look, the parts are different but are pretty similar. I could probably modify it to work. meh after looking at my video again, it seems that most of the movement is on the shaft, a bush would work, (as Foamy mentioned). I have never made a bush and wouldnt know where to start. I could fill it with weld and then drill it out to the correct size, thoughts?, or maybe weld some bolts into it and drill them out to the correct size?

Possiblly, Thats a good idea, I will have a look at the divvys linkage on the parts catalogue.

I thought as much, unsurprisingly you cant get this part new so Ill have to shop around on ebay. Grrr. I like the idea about pressing in a bush, I wonder if a polyethylene bush would work?

No worries A video says 1000 words. OK in that case then i just need to do some adjusting. I tried adjusting the adjuster in the middle, which made upshifts better but I lost first. Im thinking its not attached on the spline correctly. I have to remove the circlip etc which is annoying, will give it a go tonight if its not too cold. Cheers!

I am also betting they are worn, have a look at this video. The ride to work was no better, in fact i couldn't get first most of the time. Heres a video of the linkage, looks pretty worn. Now I have to find a new one, im ruling out used ones as they might have the same problem. Yeah I will do all the seals, have master cylinder rebuild kit and caliper seals on their way, previous owner had put new pads on it 2 months ago, so they can stay.

Cheers both. I was thinking of just replacing the gear linkages as im sure its original and pretty worn. I have adjusted it a little bit and will see what its like on its way to work tomorrow Yeah, Its an old bike, but for under 400 quid I cant really go wrong (And the insurance was the same as the 125!) awesome, will grab some brake master cylinder seals, should I also do the caliper seals as well? Thanks.

Hi all After starting off on a ybr125 about 5 years ago, then switching over the Honda (NSR125, XL125 varadero and CB250 superdream) I have just bought a 1991 XJ600 pre diversion, in pretty good shape with just over 42k miles on it. It seems to run pretty well so far, apart from one thing. The gear changes. The gear lever is pretty "mushy" feeling and going up into neutral is very hard. It also seems as though the lever is a little bit higher than I would like as its a bit far from the top of my boot, so I have to strain to shift up, if that makes any sense? It appears as though there is a linkage on this gear change lever, so I can assume that some aspect of this is worn, can anybody tell me if there are any common bits that wear? Also the front brakes are a bit mushy, the back is great and has good feel. The front is odd, the lever is mushy, and you pull the lever, nothing, pull it a bit more, nothing, but more LOTS of braking .... Might need to pull that apart. Thanks all

If you wire it directly to the battery it will draw power all the time even when the bike is off. It would be best to wire to switched 12v so that its only on when the bike is on, other than that yes it should be possible.

It has a torque bar connected to it. The bar had a bolt that was fairly loose. I tightend it up again and rode around for 20 minutes but it became loose again. How tight am I meant to do it?

I forgot to mention this was after the bike had its rear tyre replaced.

Hi there. I just got my bike back from the garage and I now have a weird sensation when I brake with my back brake. If Im on a hill I can hold the back brake hard and move the bike a good inch or so. I have a look down while doing this and it seems as though the inner part of the drum brake has about an inch worth of play now? Any ideas on what I can do to resolve this as its very dangerous! Thanks in advance Alexander

hmmm. The old school mpg meters on beamers etc were all vacum gauges. It is FI but theres no ODB port so I cant anlyse the fuel usage. Any other ideas.?

heh. Im looking for a quick cheap simple mpg meter. Im trying to get 150 mpg out of my bike. (seing as i cant get 150kmph ) Let me know. Thanks.

HI there. I am wondering where i would be able to fit a vaccum gauge onto my ybr 125. any ideas where I would connect it?

I find that pulling the clutch in and out a couple of times allows it to go into first in that kind of situation.

nope defo fuel pump

heh, sealed lead acid battery, bike is 9 months old. I may take it out and charge it, depends on how it performs to and from work over the next couple of days. Thanks for your help.

hmm fair enough, I normally do filter, just It was at a junction where two lanes merge into one and I couldnt. When I got home and turned the engine off the bike would not start again. I have since ridden on two long journeys and the battery is now charged again but not as much as before. Will the alternator be able to charge the battery back up to peak or should I pull it out and charge it?

Also If I rev the bike when idling and hold it , the volts slowly climb from about 10.5 when idling to 11.9-12 volts.

Hi there. Im having an annoying problem with my bike. Basically the battery runs down when stuck in traffic iddling - is this normal? I was stuck in traffic the other day for about 40 minutes, constant idling foot on the brake, and the check engine light lit and the bike started running poorly. I think the battery is discharging when not moving. I have quite a high electrical load, electrical items list like this: Phone charger - 500mah heated gloves (!) 2.2 amps. garmin zumo sat nav - ???mah hid headlights - shoud be 35 watts so less than originals! Digital tacho/speedometer - unkown draw again Now the voltage is shown on the digital tach when riding. When I was sitting in traffic the check engine light came on when the system voltage was 9.7volts (!). Is it normal for the system to discharge when not moving when everything is on? Your help is much appreciated.

Sorry I havent been checking the forums. I will take some pictures asap. I dont know if its MOT legal. Still got 2 years left before the first one. lol

I have a hid kit on my ybr, around 70 pounds from ebay, equally as easy to fit, not sure it its mot legal but as long as I can see and be seen is all the matters, if you want I can get some pics up!

There are four wires coming from the switch - none of them when cut allow the engine to start from the remote. Could it be somewhere else? Any idea what colour the wire is?