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Quick one about the ybr chain slack, the Haynes manual says its should be checked with the rear wheel elevated and the owners manual says put it on the center stand.they both suggest 20-30mm. But it seems a bit tight when the rear wheels down, even more so with me sat on it, I seem to be getting a bit of chain rattle type noise every now and then. Could be something else, need to Impact drive my sprocket cover off and check it out. Any other ybr owners measure this way?

Bugger it didn't fit in the trim ring! My lamp seems to be 6.25/6.5, not 7 inch. Its a weird size I can't find a reflector for it in the uk..

Hiya thanks, Im going to give it a go with a h4 reflector, I figure it might have something to do with the stock reflector being made for incandescent bulbs and my halpgen having the opaque cap on it. Picked up one of these http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/321243427959 Hopefully it'll drop into my current housing

Thanks for the welcome guys and yeah it's the most epic guitar solo. I know the best option is to do my big girl test and get a real bike, sadly I won't have the money till next year. It'd be pretty hard to let it go though it's been fantastic other lights of death, very forgiving and cost pennies to run. Christ I nearly hit the kurb this morning, some ass came round the corner on my scary dark route with blaring 10000 watt hids on high beam, I flashed him but he still didn't dip you think he wouldv seen me if anyone.

Posted this in the newbie section, was advised to move it here, so here goes. Hiya there guys, I picked up a little 08 YBR 125 in early summer, good nick and runs very well, had an issue with the fuel pump in the summer but other than that its been solid, have been loving it commuting to work every day even with winter drawing in. Issue is i commute early mornings, leaving the house at 6am its already pitch black, mostly unlit 60mph b roads, which called attention to the very poor headlight. I'm having to slow down considerably, other cars don't notice me all the time,my stomach is in my throat untill i get back into the land of streetlamps. Its the ba20d fitting, i upgraded the lamp to a ring halogen, which is a little brighter, but emphasized the weird beam pattern, do you think this is normal for high beam, the low beam looks normal and circular, but the high beam is mushroom shaped and the dark spots arent helping, is my reflector messed up? I have heated grips fitted so im hesitant to install extra cree spot lights, not sure if the bike would handle the extra watts and i reallllly like my heated grips. I looked into HIDs but was eventually turned off as the beam pattern wont be right without the right projector lamp, apparently. Would swapping in a h4 lamp unit improve things? Other than that i'm pretty stumped, i dont want to spend a fortune on my little bike. Little side question (Sorry!) is there a trick to getting the front sprocket cover off? Screws arent budging, guess its jammed on with chain lube probs. Thanks in advance

Thanks i'll check it out =)

Hiya there guys, I picked up a little 08 YBR 125 in early summer, good nick and runs very well, had an issue with the fuel pump in the summer but other than that its been solid, have been loving it commuting to work every day even with winter drawing in. Issue is i commute early mornings, leaving the house at 6am its already pitch black, i commute on mostly unlit 60mph b roads, which called attention to the very poor headlight. I'm having to slow down considerably, other cars don't notice me all the time,my stomach is in my throat untill i get back into the land of streetlamps. Its the ba20d fitting, i upgraded the lamp to a ring halogen, which is a little brighter, but emphasized the weird beam pattern, do you think this is normal for high beam, the low beam looks normal and circular, but the high beam is mushroom shaped and the dark spots arent helping, is my reflector messed up? I have heated grips fitted so im hesitant to install extra cree spot lights, not sure if the bike would handle the extra watts and i reallllly like my heated grips. I looked into HIDs but was eventually turned off as the beam pattern wont be right without the right projector lamp, apparently. Would swapping in a h4 lamp unit improve things? Other than that i'm pretty stumped, i dont want to spend a fortune on my little bike. Thanks in advance