sglenister

Hi all, As you can see from my bike, I'm new(ish) to bikes having bought myself a TDR125 to get through my test. Actually, I grew up around bikes and always wanted one, but had to wait until my old man passed away to get my first bike. Although he had bikes from the age of 12 until he was in his 50's, I wasn't allowed near them! Anyway...my TDR is a German import. It's a great little bike, but it will need some tlc over the year. I am really shocked at how little information there is about bikes on the net. I emailed Yamaha and got a polite reply saying they knew there was "more to be done." I don't even know what model my bike is. So far, any replacement parts I've bought have required a bit of "retro" fitting by my grinning mechanic - thankfully he's pretty cheap. Is it just me or is there a lot to be desired in the world of online biking? Yamaha looks to be crying out for someone with an online vision. They've got all this data about bikes dating back years but its only available via anecdotal means. It's not difficult to get a database up and running that would allow you to list every part/part-number of every bike in the last 20 years. I can't believe Yamaha haven't done this. How easy would life be for anyone owning an import. I'm seriously considering learning German so I can get the most of the workshop manual I managed to track down! Am I missing something? Is there a secret Yamaha site? Or do I just need to grit my teeth and start grilling the forum? interested in your experiences... Steve