Grouch

First thing I thought was what a waste of a bike but, it is his bike. It is a cool idea but, I would be worried about graverobbers stealing it

The XT 125 X/R's speedo's are notorious for being tempremental or just failing completely. In the end I just bought a TrailTech for mine and sacked the factory one. If yours has come back to life you might be lucky and it will last you, if not wait until it packs in again and replace it.

You should be safe now the curse has been passed on!

No the curse has been lifted, it has gone back to where it came from

I'll be coming

Yeah will be riding over to the next meet up.

Any joy on sorting it?

Good for you Grouch, now get the manual and find out how to do it yourself and save loads more money.

Yeah it's only basic maintenance now, even I can change oil etc.

Start and collect a toolkit bit by bit

I already have a tool kit, it just doesn't get used much.

I could of rode 50 miles and got it done for free but, I would of had to take the day of work and it wouldn't of been worth it. After everything I still saved hundred quid on the bike.

Finally my bike has had its first service. I can now ride normally without using a third of the throttle. Was a bit shocked at the cost but I went to a Yamaha dealer so I could get the warranty book stamped. With it being a brand new machine I'm not going to take any risks or cut corners. The bike is good now for at least another three thousand miles. Im really pleased with the engine. It has a lot of kick even on high revs it still continues to pull with ease.

Your best bet is eBay

Hi and welcome to the forum. You'll be very lucky to find a decent one for that money. The value of them is increasing all the time. For a decent one your looking at £1300+

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Nakeds are targeted at the hard man hells angels types haha. I prefer faired machines, although I get nakeds they just look to raw. Faired machines are much sexier.

Happy new year and good luck on finding an RD.

Nice, they look well smart.

In fairness grouchy, just about everyone was offering advice on your xt

I was joking

My book has come, had a quick flick through and it's very technical. Looks like I will be learning quite a lot from it and getting some questions answered that I have always had.

Only just seen this now. Really good idea.

Check the latest one for safety and ride it. Restore the rough one and ride it too.

You should restore one to its full original state and then customise the other into a cafe racer.

What do you plan on doing with them?

The lights on the YBR's are notoriously poor. A few people on here upgraded their bulbs and some even bought HID kits. Do a forum search to find the thread(s).

Benefits lol. The main benefit for me is the looks. I think they look a lot better than standard, especially being blue and having a bar pad. The technical benefit is they are made from top grade metal so they are very strong, therefore will not bend as easy if dropped.

Just drop the oil and giver then 400 miles at 2000 rpm the OPS has to be broken in by now,have it done at the yam dealer if you like realy matters not,,, but then if it blows up your covered for sure.

Honestly though a motor will normaly run for 100 kms or less and die if not assembled corectly,if it make 100 kms then thrash the piss out of it before warenty runs out.

Resale wont matter a dam bit. to anyone who knows bikes, just cause the name on the service bill say's yam dont mean crap to me. The things I have seen in dealerships would scar you for life from ever wanting a new anything.

I know often dealers are worse than these back street cowboys. I just want the bike to have the official Yamaha stamp in its warranty book so I don't void my warranty and it will increase the sell on value of the bike when I sell it in a few years.

Well done Always nice to see someone getting a bargain. Parts are a right rip off, especially if you buy from a dealer.

Good choice on the hand guards mate I got them on my dt and do a lot of trail riding they are nice and flexible when you catch a tree so you won't snap then they won't save your levers tho if you drop her

Yeah this is the second pair I've bought. The first pair are on the XT. I think they're excellent and they're not expensive and easy to fit.