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Thanks Tommy but I think someone (AH) has got his eye on it already.

Have you seen the PRICE of those things? They make stupid money, but having said that if I can find a doer upper then you never know. But saw a Vespa frame plus V5 on ebay and it went for £900 a few weeks ago.

Hi Jayson & welcome to the YOC

Do you know what Jimmy that was exactly the picture I had in mind, must have seen it at the pictures and was stuck back there in the not any use file !! Tommy Kev will be having a few WORDS when you meet a Squires.

I will take it to Beachy head (Cliff top) and I bet it's doing 150mph by the time it reaches the bottom Ha Ha Ha.

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Ha Ha Ha that's not a smirk it's a grimace. he revved the nuts off it, oh well now have to find something else to fiddle with, was thinking a 2 stroke as everyone on here seems to think they are the dogs nuts. Might look at one of those little 125 jobbies.

The neighbours are going to just love you if your on shift work. Every rug rat in the area is going to be whining.

Yeah about as useful as indicators on a BMW !

Just saw they were £99 on FJ club site, you better hurry mate ebay calling !

Tommy, went this morning It was bucketing down and the guy had a 2 hour journey, it's never been out in the rain since I had it, was expecting it to melt like the wicked witch in the West !!! I shall really miss the old thumper

That is really smart mate, if you look back at some old pictures of the Norton dominator racer you will see that you have more or less copied the tank decal from back in the day, a really neat job, one of the best Cafe racers I have seen in a long time, most are a right dog's dinner of odds and sod's and yours is just about perfect.

Do NOT bodge the rear axle it holds your life in it's hands ok, replace it with a new one or a good 2nd user one if it comes loose while your riding the chain will snap and jam either the rear cog or the engine drive cog both of which will spit you off like a greased bullet under a bus. Don't care how rare they are your life is worth more than a glorified nut and bolt ! No one on here will give advice on how to bodge a fix like that as we all know what the consequences are. PS It's usual to do an INTRO in the new members section BEFORE you ask a "how do I fix my bike" question just so we can get to know a bit about you, so if you would trot over there more folks will try to offer suggestions on a fix for you.

It's the dust in the crack of my arse that is giving me the problems dt.

I'm old to Tommy, never even noticed that there was no rear light DOH!

That's cos your OLD Tommy

Just so you know "SOLD IT" good old ebay comes to the rescue again, got my asking price and hopefully someone will have the pleasure of tootling around on it for a good few years to come, sad to see it go but always better to have a bike on the road then gathering dust in my workshop.

Sweet sounding bike (except for the rattle !)

Yes your right it is a very smart look to the bike and only joking about people laughing about it. As an old fart I can say that it is either a Norton or Triumph tank style from back in the day (1960s) it will make a few folks look twice when they see it. Nice Job.

Is that a NORTON tank ? Shades of Harley Davidson tank on a Yamaha, you gotta paint it or someone will be laughing or shouting at you !! PS I do like the look tho, very retro. Also I ain't seen clip-ons in YEARS.

Ok I saw it and now want to know WHY ? Very clever tho.

That is a sweet looking bike PW, we all know your a girl cos it's clean !!!

Nice bike mate, I really envy you the seat, mine is at the stage where it's gone from soft to rock hard, wonder if it would fit the FJ ?

I do know that if you take your car for an MOT and the spare is bald that's a fail but take it off and it will pass, so I suppose if you take the foot rests off of a bike it can't fail if they are not there, so if you patch over the footrest on your scooter and the tester sees it then that could fail it but if you chop it off and it's not there then it should pass but you might have to chop both sides off so that it's obvious that you can't take a pillion. My best guess anyway and as my wife will tell anyone willing to listen I have been known to make the odd mistake!

Found this if it's of any interest. Engine Bore x Stroke / Displacement: 66.8mm * 64.0mm / 224cm^3 Ignition: Digital CDI Starter System: Electric Transmission: 6-speed Frame Type: Chrome-moly Steel Tube Overall Length: 2,225mm Overall Width: 800mm Overall Height: 1,200 mm Seat Height: 865mm Wheelbase: 1,410mm Ground Clearance: 300mm Dry Weight: 121Kg Tyre Size / Pressure (Front): 3.00-21 51P / 1.25 Kg/cm^3 Tyre Size / Pressure (Rear): 4.60-18 63P / 1.50 Kg/cm^3 Compression Ratio: 6.5:1 Compression Pressure: 8.2 Kg/cm^3 Piston Clearance: 0.045mm - 0.050mm Piston Outside Diameter Measuring Point: 10.0mm Ring End Gap (Top / 2nd): 0.30mm - 0.50mm / 0.30mm - 0.50mm Ring Groove Side Clearance (Top / 2nd): 0.02mm - 0.06mm / 0.030mm - 0.065mm Valve Clearance (Engine Cold) In/Ex: - Minimum Autolube Pump Stroke: 0.20mm - 0.24mm Carburettor Type / Manufactured / I.D. Mark: TM30x1 / MIKUNI / 4TP00 Main Jet: #165 M.J. Jet Needle, Clip Position: 6DHY40-4 J.N. Needle Jet: O-0 N.J. Pilot jet: #22.5 P.J. Pilot / Air Screw (Turn Out): 1-1/4 P.S. (A.S.) Float height / Fuel Level: 12.4-13.4/- F.H / F.L Idling Engine Speed: 1,300-1,400 r/min Secondary type / Teeth / Ratio: Chain / 55 / 16 / 3.437 Secondary Drive Chain Type / No. of Links: 428VS3 / 132 Transmission Case (Reassemble): 850cm^3 / SAE 10W30 SE Motor Oil Transmission Case (Filter Change): - Transmission Case (Periodic Change): 800 cm^3 Oil Tank: 1.3 Litre / Air cooled 2-stroke engine oil Fuel Tank: 11.0 Litre / Regulator Front Fork Oil: 542 cm^3 / Fork Oil 10W or Equivalent / - Rear Shock Absorber (Monocross): 15.0 kg / cm^3 Gear Case (Middle / Final): - Radiator: 1.26 Litre Electrical Charging System / Model: C.D.I Magneto Battery Type / Capacity: GT6B-3 / 1.320 / 12V, 6Ah Headlight Wattage (High / Low Beam): 12V, 60 / 55 W Brake Light / Taillight Wattage: 12V, 21 / 5 W A.C Generator Max Output: 14V, 12A / 5,000 rpm Lighting / Charging Coil Resistance: - Pickup Coil / Source Coil Resistance: 820 Ohms +/- 20% (W/R – W/L) | 750 Ohms +/- 20% (B/R – G/W) | 590 Ohms +/- 20% (G/L – G/W) Ignition Coil (Primary / Secondary): 0.23 Ohms +/- 20% / 7.9k +/- 20% Spark Plug Type / Gap: BR9ES (NGK) / 0.7mm – 0.8mm Ignition Timing (Retarded) / (Advanced): 14 degrees (1,350) BTDC Bottom end is all DT200 so parts aren't too bad to get ot too expensive Top end is unique to the bike and there are only Yamaha original parts available for piston and rings etc.