DirtyDT

Hi and welcome to the forum. Great joke on the place name.

I have to agree with cynic and airhead. If the bike has Been used for a lot of short runs or left idling for a while, 2 stroke oil will build up in the exhaust. The exhaust needs to burn any junk left in it so some long runs would be good once you have checked that the oil pump is set and working correctly.

This should be in the workshop section The bike is a 2 stroke. I would be more worried if there was no oil coming from the exhaust. 2 stroke oil gets burnt with the fuel and comes out the end of the exhaust. You are filling up the 2 stroke oil tank, aren't you?

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Get to the shop and tell them to stop tinkering. It will be harder to diagnose the fault. Nice looking box. I have a jar that is supposed to count the change as it goes in. It misses coins so I leave the lid off it.

True. I would guess that the intermittent fault is a lose/frayed wire or connector in the headlight or steering area.

I would see exactly what is wrong with the low mileage one. Swaping parts is a good idea because it cost nothing. Then assess what it would cost to get the high mileage one running again and flog it. Slice - I wouldn't go for the Duke. I love them but a service and new belts are going to be £300 and you then have a rough one and still £800 spent.

Another workshop question in the bar. topic locked.

Hi and welcome.

Very true Tommy! We used to go to Southend (40 miles each way) in the evenings with enough money for a bag of chips. No plan B, didn't actually think we needed one. I broke down once but often used to have to share fuel between bikes when one of us ran out of petrol. All that on a 90cc single to start and then the 250 twin.

Similar old style bike test was read a number plate you had just walked past, Answer a couple of questions on road signs and ride around the block a few times - mainly out of sight of the examiner. 1 emergency stop. That was it, 125 to R1 in 20 minutes. They then brought out Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) before riding alone and then have just added to it. I used to teach CBT and there was a story going around that on day a guy on his test was riding around the block. He jumped a pedestrian crossing red signal, got stopped by the police and nicked for the traffic offence. When he reappeared he got pulled in by the examiner who asked him why he had taken so long to go around the block. He said the lights were stuck on red and he didn't want to jump them but the police turned up and waved the traffic through. He passed. This was supposed to have been found out because the examiner and the policeman knew each other socially. It may just be an urban myth!! As for cost, I don't have a clue but I hear figures of £800 to £1000 a lot of the time. That about CAD$1500-$1800

What about: Lassie Oldtimer FZRal When did things change though? I cant remember riding around as a youth listening to the engine, worrying about the crank seals or debating what was the best oil/plug/timing/airfilter etc. The bikes got no maintenance until they broke.

Not wanting to tempt fate (ha ha), we haven't had any real mechanical mishaps so far......... Now that's got a few of you worried.

That's why we both have Suzukis too John. As for the OP never having a bad Yami, he can't of owned a XT350 then.

Why make it simple when you can really complicate things? The politicians mantra of today. Back in the day it was; up to 250cc on L plates, any bike on a full licence. It then went to; up to 125cc on L plates, any bike on a full licence. Now it has gone to the link I posted earlier.

Are the carbs balanced correctly? Is one exhaust pumping out more pressure than the other ( palm of your hand near the end of the exhaust). If it is chuff, chuffing all the time you could always paint it in Thomas the Tank Engine colours!

Or if it is 90 years of age, then it is an old dear.

Have a look here Laura LINKY

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Put the whole engine in a container of diesel for a week or two. You will need to strip the engine and see what is serviceable but it often frees up seized part so diss assembly is possible.

1) because he was £10k short for buying a HD 2) because he couldn't spell Yameha, Yomaha yem..... the Japanese bike marque 3) because he is a plank.

Update - there may be more on this so watch this space.

Can you get these with only 2 buttons? I didn't like Thatcher at all.