DirtyDT

Loved it.

I had to take one when I did some work on St Pancras station a while ago. I think it is a good idea........................unless you own shares in bargain booze! With the Euro's starting today: I have heard a rumor that the reason Rio didn't get on the Euro squad was he took a dope test and passed.......................................He is a dope.

I wonder how many planes are going to get tickets now!

Hi Simon, 1) incorrect internal gearbox ratios (not sure if this is even possible). Could this be some gears from an older model? a 125 or possibly a TY - Not sure if any of those would fit but there should be pleanty of gears around if you decided to strip the engine. 2) Smaller diameter rear tyre. (Looks right for the bike) The only real way of curing this is getting the hub re-spoked and rimmed. Getting a good second hand wheel is almost impossible. 3) Speedo reading incorrect. It will probably read fast as most do but not slow surely! Did the dealer mean that the mileage is incorrect? Different speedos or a little bit of clocking would do this and most dealers would state that unless they new the history of the bike. I wouldn't worry about it. NOS speedo come up on ebay. If it is the actual top speed, it is to be expected. They never were racing machines. 4) I didn't have the nerve to ask the dealer if he had used sixth gear. I am not saying a lot of dealers lie but...........................................................................what answer would you have liked to have heard?

What are you trying to say? All of us old folk are old strokers? Dodgy euphemism that.

Hi and welcome to the forum Simon. I am on my third mid life crisis, so no worries there!

Any enduro/trails waterproof switch would do - including kill switches. Plus a relay. I think that you need to have a warning light for an MOT pass http://www.nutz4bike...oof-Stop-Switch

Congrats. :lol: Kicked my old one into touch a few years ago. Got a much better and younger one now.

I am lucky in that respect Drewps. My partner/significant other (too old for a girlfriend) isn't a biker but is very supportive. I am a bit worried at the moment though as I have about another 20 packages on their way.

Hi and welcome Adam We had a member from Nevada (Little Dave) who was a DT owner and a great poster. I wonder where he is now?

I think I was PMT'ing yesterday. Anyway, Hi and welcome Clive. Have they rebuilt that Castle in Kenilworth yet? I remember working at the NEC once and we stopped at the castle from the hotel early one morning. The early November'ish mist was swirling around. It was a wondrous sight.

vick inhaler. Everytime you get a craving, have a sniff. I still smoke but it works!

I would end up with 150 people who I owe money too and people I would rather forget. I'm out!

I don't do facebook or anything like it apart from a couple of forums. Isn't facebook for people you know or is it about getting any random person to sign up (or whatever you do)? I walk around work and all I hear is "facebook" and "twitter". Why would anyone be interested in what a hospital cleaner is doing at that precise moment? As you can guess, I just don't get it. I am not a techophobe BTW. I just want to keep my private life, private.

I wouldn't want to ride past it in the dark. The cats eyes might confuse me. All 3 of them!!

Not me but pack your waterproofs John. It always rains at Spa mate.

I have a scary Excel spreadsheet. Too big. and the bike still looks like a pile of poo! Still lots I cant find so I have changed tack a bit. The carb is a bit of a mismatch. All stripped and cleaned and I have ordered what I hope is a kit for it. I am struggling to find an outlet pipe (airbox to carb) as I think that the carb is from a later TS (Mikuni 305 40 if anyone has any info on it??). I have ordered one from a slightly different TS and will see if if fits when it arrives. I ordered a Ramair foam filter just in case I can't get the parts to connect. Because of this I have decided to throw one of my spare, untested, engines into the bike to set the carb up - I don't want to ruin a NOS barrel!! I haven't stripped this engine, The compression is great and viewing the piston throw the exhaust hole shows the piston and rings to be fantastically clean. I have just drained the oil and it was like new. I am hoping that the seals and bearings are all good. It will be interesting trying to fault find if it doesn't run well. But if I can get it running OK then I will leave it in for the season.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Please make sure you say "hello" in the newbies section, people are much more helpful then. Due to copyright issues, forum links to copy written material isn't allowed anymore however, if you google "FZR 400 owners manual" you may find what you are looking for in PDF format.

It's fine if it isn't full of bubbles, like an aero.

Your best bet to to pop over to www.xt660.com Lots of good mods and advice there. Don't forget to come back. Great bikes the XT660's

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Contact a Yamaha dealer to see if it can be done under warranty, If not get a power commander. I would suggest you read this.

And a few more NOS parts

I will have a measure up and see what I can do. I have the rest of this week off work on A/L so I have been having a sort out and dry fitting some stuff whilst some more stuff is delivered. I did intend to get the forks off to the hard chromers tomorrow but this will have to wait a while as neither set wants to come apart. I have ordered the damper holder socket so I will tackle them when this arrives. Just got the wiring together. What I took off - notice the use of blue wiring connectors!!!! What I am going to put on