neversaydie

still the best looking of the small cruisers 2 tips 1) keep top side of the cleaning and maintenance, you'll get a good price when you sell it it on 2) dont have a bunch of keys hanging out of the ignition switch, they'll swing and chip the tank paintwork Enjoy

same principle as Pipesnaps, for central heating pipes. Makes em look like Lego wheels

Nice work

If all youve done is swapped the caliper, and not touched the master cyl, then it sounds like the piston is seized Was it a new caliper Did you check the piston slid in and out before fitting Why did you change the caliper

I'm glad I don't drink in the same pubs Imagine being stuck behind you lot at the bar

when you say that youve changed the front caliper, do you mean youve fitted another caliper, or changed pads You need to tell us ezxactly what youve done

not a tit pic insight

can you spin the wheel ?

Dont think thats a collar mate, looks more like the shield off the bearing

Check all other electrics for working with the bike running

I think he's reffering to the inner race left stuck on the shaft

or was filthy rich

You have to remove the ring that holds the filter from the end of the seat, the numbe ris underneath the ring Old number is 2.3, new number is 1.5 Its my cock up, I've ordered the wrong seat, for 92 to 94 bike, should have been 97

Nope, no numbers on the old seat. The kit is sold as carb repair kit, contains seat/valve chamber gasket and a very small o ring that ive yet to identify http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-XV750-XV1100-XV-750-1100-VIRAGO-CARB-CARBURETTOR-REPAIR-KIT-/120952875127?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item1c295a6877

Float needle and seat arrived today,. Checked against the old one before starting to fit The hole size in the new one is smaller than the hole size in the old one. Everything else appears to be the same Checked before buying, dont appear to be a range of sizes to choose from as with the jets Ok to fit? Any differences in performance as a result?

Hmmmm, that looks a bit healthier Took it for a 10 mile run, seems fine Rigged up an LED indicator so that I can see whats happening while I'm moving, as I need to build some confidence back up in the bike, seems to work fine, all LEDs lit on the run

Slow down a bit Get the bike first Ride it around, get to know it If, aftre a while, you want to change the pipes, then do, but there's nowt worse than buying a bike then stripping it for some reason or other, then having hassle to get it going right again, it''ll put you off if your'e not mechanically minded.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dtr-125-Carb-Removed-From-Running-Bike-Mikuni-Flat-Side-/231170922633?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item35d2dc5889

This is what your Highway Hawks will sound like

What bike is it

The stock pipes are the best sounding on a small cruiser I ever heard, but its a personal thing The Highway Hawk pipes sound a little harsh and give the game away a liitle thats its a 125 Drilling holes in the stock pipes might mean some furtling with the carb/might mean an MOT failure Bear in mind that second hand stock pipes are rarer than an honest politician In my view youve 2 options 1) Leave the bike as it is, enjoy it for what it is, learn your roadcraft on it an pass your test, then move on to a bigger bike 2) Buy some aftermarket pipes, keep the stock pipes for MOTs (undrilled), pass them all on when you sell the bike on after passing your test Look after it and it will hold its price well

Top man Lallasro Thats capitalism for you, inbuilt obscelesence I seem to recall someone else doing similar with a CDI unit a couple of years ago on here

I use Photobucket, its a piece of cake. Upload your image into it, then just copy the IMG line into your post

Hopefully, this has been the cause of my problem Crud on the filter, and a hole in it too Stripped both carbs down today, everything else looks fine

Granbys are still in business, almost next door to the Tesco at the bottom of Bath Street, Ilson.