Richard_ps3

Hi everyone I did search the forum for help with this but came up with no topics so here go's. After taking my bike for a new rear tyre the mechanic sugested that i needed to replace my chain and sprokets as there was several tight spots in the chain which made it hard for him to set the free play correctly. And he also comented that the cush drive rubbers were quite perished and should be changed. I have done nearly 14000 miles since march 2011 on the bike so seems resonable to replace them right? So I have Just ordered a new DID chain and sproket kit and cush drive rubbers set from wemoto.com for my YBR here is the link to the parts i have ordered. http://www.wemoto.co...t_sprocket_kit/ What i really need to know from anyone with more knoledge and experience of bikes is how is best to break the chain on my bike (it is still on the factory fitted chain) and will i need a chain breaker / riveter to do this and to fully fit the new one I have ordered? I have good mechanical skills but am very new to working on bikes my girlfriends dad has a full comercial garage and workshop for working on cars so i have access to any tools i could need with the exception of a chain breaker. Any advice on what i might need and recomended branded tools if i am going to have to buy one it might as well be decent qaulity. And also anything i should pay particularl attention to when doing this job would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Rich

Thanks for that I still have warranty left that was passed to me by the previous owner so think I try contacting a YAMMY dealer and see what they say before anything else might get it sorted for free.

Hi all as you can see I am new here and new to riding and I had a question about YBR125 headlights as i have just bought a 2009 bike for commuting to work on and have had a few scares with the headlight going out while riding. It was funny actually the first time i rode in the dark I couldn't see anything at all and thought this cant be right so flicked to high beam and that made no difference. It was only then that i noticed the lamp housing had been knocked somehow and the light was pointing up at the sky as i was on a slip road joining a dual carriageway i didn't want to stop so i managed to lean forward while still riding semi blind and push it back down and all of a sudden i could see. But this wasn't were my problems ended the light goes out intermitantly while riding it doesn't seem to be linked in anyway to changes in throttle or braking and it doesn't effect the high beam light. Is this a common fault and is there a fix for it or do I just have to manage with it by dazzling oncoming drivers by using high beam all the time?