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Ah thanks for the tip! I will have a look there for a seat Well found the issue behind me suspecting loss of power... the exhaust has been sealed with putty, a few miles into my first trip there was a commotion below deck and things suddenly got a lot louder, I just thought it had blown away the cobwebs... looks like it blew away a little more New pattern exhaust has been ordered so hopefully will be here soon to get back onto the road, @Jimmy, yes it was a lovely route, I do enjoy Cumbria, haven't ventured up to Scotland yet on a bike, but it is certainly on my list! and squires certainly sounds fun if I can keep her on the road long enough, suppose the exhaust would have been due a good clean out anyway... (grumble grumble )

Well it was a successful journey! Initial inspection encouraged me to buy the bike, the seat is a little more worse for wear then the pictures showed, but as I'm planning on replacing that anyway the number of rips doesn't really matter, and besides it had the good ol' gaffa tape on it, so good as new After picking it up I rode it 10miles to a few villages across for catch up with some friends we have up that way, during which the gearlever forgot it's ultimate purpose in life so I was subjected to what I believe was 3rd gear only for the entirety of the journey, hill starts were fun... But a little bit of 'gentle persuasion' finally solved that issue. After a nice big pub lunch I loaded the panniers onto the bike and off I went. (The panniers were carrying everything but the kitchen sink, spanners, fuel can etc, all of which was unnecessary, I didn't even need the emergency crisps!) Set off time was 45 minutes later than the 3 oclock deadline we had set ourselves, but the sticky toffee pudding was just too good to pass up on. A stop half way to try and take some pictures, but the day was very hazy so didn't work out so well, the DSLR was the only thing I ended up using in the panniers. Thankfully I only went around the mountains, was getting worried the closer they were getting! An experiment of how low my head can go had convinced the bike to arrive at 57mph according to the GPS, think I might be a little low on power?? Final stop before home, bike was feeling much happier now I had put some petrol in, the seller had filled the tank for me, but had also left the tap on, and I arrived to a puddle of petrol on the floor, so not sure how much I started with, but it caught the hiccups on a hill, and whilst I stayed on the left whilst I flipped to the reserve tank, a classic VW camper managed to get past, which I then get help up behind on some very narrow lanes at 30mph for a good 20 minutes... The overall journey: surprisingly I didn't get lost, although it wasn't the route I had set out to take, at least I avoided all the dangerous mountain passes! Total time was 2 hours 20 minutes. I am definitely smitten with this bike!! Actually very impressed with the handling, which I am guessing I have the weight (or lack of) to thank for that, the long straights were leaving something to the imagination, but the twisty lanes it really came into it's own. So now there are just a few things to ponder, I had already ordered a chain guard before buying it so hopefully that will arrive soon! The exhaust can be moved, so I think it needs tightening up, the bike did get significantly louder in the first few minutes the same time I lost the gears, which might also be the cause of the power loss, (unless I am just asking too much from a 100cc) Does anyone know a centre stand that will fit but is wider?! It is so narrow I am currently worrying for it being in a sheltered car park in case it falls over! Also before I buy the seat cover, is there an equivalent seat that would fit? I haven't found any complete YB or FS1E seats, as the base of mine is a little corroded and could do with replacing at some point, there's an RD350 seat on ebay at the same price as a cover alone would cost, or would this just be too much hassle?

OK, just found a haynes manual for it, and it looks to have an external oil tank atleast, so as long as the pump works I'll be ok, the idea of putting it into the tank was a little daunting Is there a general consensus on what is a good oil for them? I realise you likely get what you pay for, but is there a point where you are paying extra for no greater return? The only history I know of the bike so far is it has been stood (garaged) for the last year as the girl who bought it end of 2012 used it twice and decided she isn't a biker, 2 new tyres and 12k miles on the clock Thanks for all the advice so far, it was the insider bits of knowledge I was after : -) and also the pinging of the spokes I had not thought of! also bit of eye candy, until I can get some pictures of my own up I paid £530 for her including it be MOT'd before pickup, probably a little over the odds, but I am happy with the general condition of it so far, guess time will tell...

Hi there, Been out of the motorcycle world for a few years now, then ended up needing a commuter so bought a cheap ped whilst I looked for something for permanent (although I've now lost my 100% yamaha claim as it was a piaggio, but I am sure I can change my claim to only ever owned yamaha motorbikes ). So I just bought a 1988 Yamaha YB100 deluxe, that I will be picking up on Saturday if it goes through it's MOT as easy as they reckon it will. My commute is only 3 miles, with 1 mile in the national speed limit, the rest is 40, so I've gone for the smaller and hopefully cheaper engined route I need to make sure it is going to make the 90miles home before I can give it some proper TLC I've never had a 2-Stroke before, what are the major pitfalls here, I see oil coming up a lot, this is something to check often as it uses it along with petrol? So worth taking some with me to top it up with before setting off? (I am driving up and the Fiancée is driving the car back, and I don't think she'll want to stay at 100cc speeds :-) so anything like that is doable before setting off, but once I go I am likely on my own) Any tools worthwhile keeping a hold of? Also any important things to check on the bike before I hand the cash over?? Any insights would be appreciated looking forward to getting on a Yamaha again! YBR125 -> Virago 400 -> FZ400 -> Piaggio NRG 50 (shush) -> YB 100

Hi there, So I come to use my 94 virago 400 a month or so back with the weather being nicer. After some failed starts the battery dies on me. No problem, I recharge the battery, pop it back in and the bike roars to life. I balance the bike up getting it off its kickstand and it dies on me. I fiddle with the battery again, it fires up, I drive off a few seconds later it dies again and has never recovered. What I know is (which to start with is not alot I am a computer person not a mechanical person ) The battery is charged and connected fine. The 20a fuse blows instantly when replaced. No wires look visibly wrong. I am assuming my problem is either a burnt out wire or a bad earth? Is there anywhere common that is recommended to look first? Any and all help is appreciated Thank you!

Ah! Brilliant I am just blind that's good. Sorry, but if it is all the same colour then there is sufficient oil in there? I'm lost without a dipstick (the oil should be fine, had an oil and filter change with the service about 3months ago I think)

Hi, I came to check the oil level on my 400 virago yesterday. Only to find the filler cap doesn't have a dipstick attached, and I cannot see a viewing window. I was just wondering if anyone could point the obvious out of how I check the level Thank you

ha! seems the bike is just as lazy as me, finally got it to wake up and now everything works fine! Thanks for all the help!

UPDATE: new battery in place, a few kickstarts later and starter now works, got the bike to go after some more kickstarting. Let it warm up, took it round the block turned it off to replace the battery cover and couldnt get it to start again after that. So I am wondering if it could be anything to do with the coil? Then again I noticed the gears were reluctant to change sometimes. Bumping or kickstart lets them go free again (got trapped in neutral) So maybe something is just stiff and needs working loose again? It did feel abit reluctant moving but that might just have been me

ah gutted ordered from wemoto only a £few more expensive though, but thanks for the link!

I have done but it did not give me a product code I could use for my local garage I wanted to fix this quickly so would have preferred to pick up the battery on way home tonight The dt125 of similar age looks the same so I might try that, if not I always have a receipt

a new problem Can anyone tell me an alternative bike that uses the YBR battery? noone has the YBR in the book list? Thanks

Hi thanks for the reply, original post wasn't clear I have recharged the battery (I am going to buy a new one tomorrow aswell and try that) Am confused as to why that would affect the kickstart not having an effect either?

Hi there I have as stated a Yamaha ybr 126 56 plate, which now does not start Just before christmas it was becoming increasingly hard to start the bike, I took this down to the cold weather, tucked it up over winter and now want to get her out again now the suns out (I know I am soft) I ran the battery down trying to get it started, and now after charging the battery there is no life in the battery, this may be due to the battery as the levels were low which I topped up, but the lights come on and when I hit the starter button everything dims but no movement in the starter. I got it to kick start before I ran the battery down, and I did get it going briefly both start and kick, I had to clean the plug before each successful kick (have replaced sparkplug tonight) But now I cannot even get it going with kick. This has happened before and I had to push it quite away back to my work then when I got back it started again also it popped 2 brake light bulbs when it was running, just the brake not the side, do not know if that is important just thought I would mention it I know how to use a spanner just not necessarily on a motorbike :? am abit annoyed this happened 2 months after its first MOT which cost me £400 any suggestions/ insight would be greatly appreciated Thanks Jimmy