John Yelland

Hello, My yamaha chappy's throttle was a bit sticky and when riding would stick on before slowly releasing a bit and returning to normal. I opened the cable splitter box and WD40'd it, the splitter moved backwards and forwards nicely. I then opened the carb top where one of the cables goes and the slide is clean and seems ok. I also opened where the other cable goes and it's attached to what looks like a throttle body of a car (dont know what the actual part is, when your messing around with a car and you rev the engine by moving the wheel, looks like that). After doing all this, now when I bump start it, the throttle is on full at idle and I cant shift back to neutral (as the revs are too high). Any ideas what could be up? I've ordered a new throttle cable, but it's gonna be about a month before i get it. So it would help for me to get thing going.

Well, problem solved! I read somewhere that you can easily push start these bikes, and many people do. So I removed the whole kick start assembly and sealed the hole with a bolt, washers and nut and it bump starts really easily, with very little effort! Thats saved me the price of a new kickstart shaft and fitting it ------- Next on the list, Lifan 150cc engine

ive sent them a email asking for the part, fingers crossed! Heres a video of chappy racing from my camp, although I wasnt there (it was 4 years ago) thats what its like. Ill record a video when I go next time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjkiwQtPyb0 I'm tempted to just get a lifan engine and slam it in!

Hello all, im overseas forces based in cyprus and the kickstart on my chappy has broken, the bit on the end where the kickstart actually clamps onto has broken off. I've been trying to find a place here that sells parts but it's pretty much impossible. Any ideas where I can get a new kickstart shaft from? ----------- Also, I would be interested in getting a Lifan 125cc engine from ebay after the kickstarts been fixed, we have chappy races on the go kart track every now and then. Any chance you guys could link one that would fit my bike? Im sure you lot know alot more than me when it comes to bike mechanics, and buying the wrong one could be a real pain when I have to send it back. Many thanks John