DutchFJ1200

Yeah, that was seals & pistons, the lot. Now sorted anyway but may refurb my old ones, new seals only, if I want to get away from SWMBO for a bit :-)

When the FJ developed a pulsing front brake action after changing pads last year the bobbins was my first port of call. It was really annoying because at slow speed/coming to a stop I had the feeling the discs were warped by an inch or so and the whole front end was juddering. Sprayed the bobbins and gave them a turn and felt they needed doing but that but that was not the solution. Opened up the calipers but there is only so much you can see : little oil ring & 4 pistons. Fook me .... at the price those pistons go for it would cost a bomb to do both sides. A £25 quid pair of calipers from ebay was the solution. I think that an uneven action from the pistons must have caused the pads to engage at wrong angles but I will never know unless I spend best part of 250 quid and refurb my old ones.

Slice, Yup ! Nice pics. Rolled the FJ out of the garage 3 weeks ago. (after what, 5 months or so?) Battery was shagged so a quick charge, off to work via the bike place for MOT. Couple of hours later problem free MOT + new battery. Rear tire on it's last legal legs but can do that a bit later. Been commuting ever since, apart from the shit days, like today. Like a sewing machine. Happy days :-)

Roger that Slice. I assume that fully synth. is for the new crotch rockets. Mineral or semi synth. will do for my ageing tank.

Gents, Yes I did a search but nothing obvious :-) As the title says but am clue less re mineral/semi synthetic/fully synthetic. I assume somewhere in the 10W40 range. Guess there's not much to say re make but tips welcome. Thanks

Hehehehe........

Nice bike, welcome. Maybe an old wives tale but looooong time ago I heard something like, fill it with uncooked peas ........ you heard me right :-) and fill it with water. Peas swell up and push dent out. Could have completely wrong end of stick ...... in which case, carry on Google & Youtube are your friends.

Easy does it Foamy, that's the ticket. Had to go 30 miles with this rig. Plenty of pissed off dickheads in their euroboxes tho

It's a wrap for this season

I was always lead to believe that lead in petrol is good for an engine. (excuse the pun)

Gents, That is what they call in the trade ...... a 2.5 Knot shitbox. I know because I campaign a 4 Kt shitbox

Then I'm not a real biker .................... and would like to keep it that way, thanks. ...... but good to hear you walked away.

Gents, When I do my weekly commute to Brixham 180 miles pretty hard driving going/returning @ 90/100 MPH for abt 90 minutes. I seem to be having to top up my oil quite regularly last few weeks. And a see 1 drop on the floor coming from within/behind the down pipes after parking up I guess that wile driving that burns off - could that be a connection going to/coming from the oil cooler ? If it came from the top end I'd see a trickle down I guess but I can't. Look forward to hear.

Well done Hubert, as good as new. I'm sure that the owner of the chevvy will be appreciative as well :-)

Wow, taking about bringing one back from the dead. Well done. Couple of parts on the bay right now : Side cover RHS : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-DT125LC-DT125-LC-DT-125-RIGHT-SIDE-PANEL-FAIRING-COVER-34X-21721-00-/221785465264?hash=item33a371a1b0 Oil injection tank : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-dt-125-lc-Oil-Tank-Dt125-Two-Stroke-Tank-/191598463287?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c9c288937 Coolant expansion bottle : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamha-dt125-coolant-expansion-bottle-/400966298879?hash=item5d5b742cff You may be on a budget but since you come this far you might as well go all the way.

What Type is it ? DT?XT? how many CC?

Now would I 07:00 on the road. A-30 with a tail wind to Bodmin, 160/170K on the clock, 1200 block purrrring away, A38 to Plymouth and beyond and then cross country to Brixham leaving all those euroboxes in my dust. Just another day, just another commute.

+ 1000 ..... cracking drive this morning ..... if it wasn't for the numpties @ 60 in the outside lane at times

Thanks, so I guess that if you want to import a model that was never imported into the UK you have to jump through hoops to get type approval and all that jazz.

Off to Brix again on the FJ tomorrow. Best bang for me buck ever ....... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Education time :-) please define grey import - thanks.

The people they let into this place .................... Pffffffffffffff