DirtyDT

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Before you attempt this, remember that it may not be road legal and it may suck more power than the YBR can produce which will leave you stranded somewhere. You will also need to fit a couple of relays and some decent wire for the high drain part of the circuit. If you don't you will possibly melt part of the loom somewhere and start a fire.

Good luck and, if you feel like it, stick around. There is still a lot of great info on the site and most of us don't bite. I don't have enough bits to build a full Yami yet and they still let me on here.

A lot of R6's have 2nd gear issues. I may be abused for saying this but I would go for a SV650 (I own one) - yep, not a Yami I know. If you want a yami a Fazer or XJ would be ideal. Also the MT-03 is worth a look but they are a single and underpowered but very funky.

Try the "compare" websites. That will give you a rough idea of what the cheapest quote will be. Then phone around. If you have a swintons near you it may be worth popping in to the shop and doing a little negotiation. Remember that you will pay a high premium but as you get older, build up some no claims and gain experience the prices will come down.

Hi and welcome to the forum. R6 - The gearboxes are iffy on a lot of them.

Hi and welcome. Fellaini is one of my favorite toffee players.

You are not. Just chop his fingers off. Whirling cogs cause turbulence. Whirling cogs in a bath of oil cause turbulence and oil splatter.

Hi and welcome Tom.

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Tied to a showground event so P/borough or the likes may be good. LINKY LINKY

Hi and welcome to the forum.

What about Drewp's Gilera forks?

Check the crankcase breather at the rear of the engine and if that is OK I would not worry about it. Lots of spinning cogs in the gearbox which creates air turbulence and splatter. Take it for a good blast. Before you do clean the plug, change the fuel and oil, check the tyres and brakes.You can adjust an idle

Hi and welcome to the forum. I haven't been to the Kursaal for a while. Southend used to be my mates and I ride out in the 70's.

There seems to be a glitch with some picture posting at the moment. It is intermittent so trying again may get the pics up.

I filter a lot quicker than I guess I really should. On the plus side, I occupy a space for a shorter period of time than if I was going slower, on the down side, I would find it hard to stop if I needed to. A throwback from learning to ride in a big city and doing a spell of M/C courier work The way I see it is that there aren't any real rules however; I always look for anyone wearing any kind of hat (number 1 rule). I always keep an eye out if one lane is frequently moving faster than the other(s). I always take extra care when filtering where a road joins the one I am on. I always observe as far down the lines of traffic as I can to identify any car that has changed lanes or has attempted to. I always look out for cyclists because you never know when they are going to sweep out from the curb into the gap between the cars that you are riding into.

A lot of it spent on here.

.....................same I suppose, (huff).....................

Not true Ken. Chow mein and crispy duck mate. 2 winners there.

Hi Lee(?) I doubt if you will get many replies. This section is to say "hello" and introduce yourself (a little about you any your bike(s)). Most people on the forum prefer a "hello" post before a question post. "Please" and "thank you's" seem to go down well here as well. That said, It does sound like a sticky piston which will ruin your disk by overheating and eventually warping it.

Jap bikes won back then because they were faster more reliable, didn't leak oil, shake bits loose or burst fork seals every 100 yards. Admittedly the Jap bikes had issues. The tyres were made of bakerlite (they never wore out but never gripped anything either), some of the big bike frames were not up to the job and caused enough worry at speed to cause the dirtying of underwear and lastly the brakes never worked in the wet to the point that they actually said as much on stickers stuck to the forks. Chinese bikes on the other hand are just badly made and the metal is so thin that It resembles the thickness of cooking foil. As an example, how can you make a clone of a Honda CG125 - a bike that has been around for decades, is known for its resilience & reliability and has been abused by more learners than anyone can wave a stick at - and make it crap?

That is bad news Kev. At least it is the end of the year. I hope you and yours have a great 2013 and hope to see you later in the year at Squires.

You can buy a new Yamasaki (I kid you not) for under £600. LINKY Werry rubbery machines.

I thought I would bump this thread back to the top as it is something I have been considering for a while for the TS. The TS is similar, electrically, to the DT, 2 lighting circuits; lights and; battery/the rest. To complicate matters a little the UK model does not have a regulator (the US one does). The both have rectifiers. Since the rebuild, the bike quickly killed the cheap 6v battery and seems to have boiled it dry. I could fit a simple regulator as the wiring is there for a single wire DT type but thought I might try the "full monty". As with the DT's, the 6 volt battery options are limited as I was looking for a sealed battery a while ago and could not find one. So I am thinking of 2 options; 1) replace the rectifier with a 6v rectifier/regulator and run a battery eliminator 2) full monty 12v with battery or battery eliminator Both of these, from what I can see, would require the same wiring so there is a possibility that they can be switched easily between 6v and 12v. My plan it to look at wiring like so I have ordered a 12v rec/reg and 12v flasher unit. I have most of the bulbs and now need to decide whether to go for a battery or battery eliminator. Before I do this I will wait for the items to arrive and then see what output I get using an old 12v battery. As with everything, I don't know if this will work and if you try it yourself, you may destroy something so be warned. Any comments welcome.