DirtyDT

Hi and welcome to the forum. Have a search to see what you need to know and then ask. There are lots of sections accessed through the home page. Good luck.

Good man.

Welcome to the forum. This section is to say hello, which you have done. Wanted items can be posted in the "Wanted section" which is accessible for paid members. I hope this does not put you off the forum, we are a friendly bunch (most of the time).

Show winning stuff Airhead. MInd you, the DT always looks spot on. The drilled through the pivot bush is a great tip. People drill and tap the swingarm and then fit a grease nipple and all of the seizing is inside this bush and the swingarm bolt which gets little of no grease.

Some carbs have 2 throttle cables, one to pull and one to push. The TS is like this but I have a single cable conversion on it. In many decades of riding I have never managed to break a throttle tube.

The fame and engine numbers do not need to match but it is best that the engine is the same year as the frame. The more parts from different bikes or years increases the chance of a "Q" plate. The bike needs to be MOT'ed. This can be done on the frame number when the bike is rebuilt. You then need to fill in the DVLA forms and give them some cash to get bike registered and a plate issued. There are pitfalls. If the frame was imported then you might need to prove that any import duty was paid at the time of import. You also need to make sure the frames are not stolen or marked as "written off".

It looks snapped. The idea is that the cylinder shaped nipple slides through the - what should be round - hole and the wire fits through the slit. Some have one cable connector and some some two but they should look like this (a 2 hole example).

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I can't help but some interesting reading here LINKY

Very strange. I know that there are issues with some mobile devices at the moment. I will link this to the mobile issues as see if something has changed to create this problem.

This tends to happen when the link to the image is coded. If you look at the link there will normally be a series of alphanumeric characters however, no .jpg (.bmp etc). This can be for a number of reasons such as; to stop hotlinking of pictures or; auto coded to generate a thumbnail of the picture. You can normally get over this by bringing the image up on screen and then right clicking to get the image location. Always look for a picture extension at the end of the links so things like: .jpg .bmp .png .gif Plus loads more but these should work.

Slight of hand and skills learnt at Hogwarts.

Lots of little issues here. CDi of the wrong model (different wiring) White emulsion normally means water in the oil. As it is aircooled it could have leaked in via the airbox which would have mucked up the carb a little. or got into the crank area and mixed with the 2 stroke You should get away with the stator. Hopefully a good clean should do that. The seals sound as they need changing. Often they seat OK when cold but don't have the flexibility when hot (and they are old) so start to suck in air A strip down is the safest bet (and cheapest in the long term).

I am going to move the thread into the workshop.

Great bikes but complicated. I would have said Stan Stephens but try http://www.stinkwheels.co.uk/ I have never used them and they are the opposite side of the M25 but might be worth a call.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Or a holed piston.

Like these then? LINKY This looks good for the money if it is right. LINKY LINKY

Do you mean one of these? LINKY

Hi and welcome linkman. To sell you need to be a paid member. I believe that it is a fiver or tenner (3 years). Have a look at the subscriptions tab at the top of the page or the link in my signature below. It may be worth joining just to get the plate up for sale. Paid members get access to additional threads including discounts and offers. At the moment there are links to discounted Oxford Monster locks, discounts for powersportplus, Busters, M&P, Powerbronze, oils etc.

I read somewhere that the 125 and 250 xv carbs were the same. Not sure if it is true. There are quite a few 250 pattern carbs about.

RR = babyblade Very nice, very quick and handles superbly.

Professional membership = you can sell private stuff on here. Just start a thread in the for sale section when you are ready if that is easier.

You need to nip that in the bud Kev. Mine tried that on me, I divorced her. No half measures with me.

Take the plug out and leave it out overnight. In the morning drop a little (tablespoon) of 2 stroke oil into the bore. Push the bike around a little with the plug still out. Then get a tablespoon of fresh fuel and pour this into the bore. Fit the sparkplug and HT lead and try again. Obviously clean and re gap the plug while the bike is just sitting there. Also check the wiring around the headstock to see if any of the wires look frayed and check the fuse(s). When you go to bump it make sure that the ignition is on, the kill switch is in the correct position, choke on and the sidestand is up. If you can get someone to push you while you are on the bike, get it into 2nd or 3rd gear and try and pump the clutch in and out while you are being pushed. I am guessing that the lights come on when you turn the ignition on?