Snakebite68

Just down the road from me, get yourself to Squires if you don't already lol. Do your DAS, then the YBR troubles solve themselves when you get a bigger bike!

To be honest, I've no idea what 'air induction' actually is. However... If it's REALLY not required, then all you need to do is screw a bolt into the rubber tube. Problem solved!

If you supply pictures, it would help...

You might wanna make a NEW post for this. A 12 year old thread isn't the best choice for the request! lol

Welcome in!

Could be interesting...

All hail the banhammer!!!

They obviously do come apart, since he got his re-chromed...

This needs a ban...

Doh...

Make? Model? Age? Modifications? Service history?

And bios!

Oh... That's not what I was expecting at all!!! Are you 100% certain it's MEANT to come off? You may have to make a tool to fit it perfectly. Then stick it in a vice, heat up the nut so it glows then douse the exhaust (not the nut) with cold water and give it some taps while leaning on your tool... I was thinking about a nut splitter, but that's not suitable for those at all, and being chromed isn't going to help at all. Looking at this diagram: Yamaha RXS100 1983 EXHAUST supplied next day (UK only) by Fowlers Parts It appears there's a gasket under that too! Can you get the muffler out of the can? You'll need to do this if you're going to get it chromed. You'll also need to know what state it's in. And since it doesn't look like you can get one of those anymore, you may have to get one manufactured if it's not good... Yambits have one (probably have the gasket too)... Yambits : for Yamaha bikes

There's no substitute for a good thick chrome coat... It's not going to be cheap, but it will be a lot cheaper than getting a good one! As for the nut, you may have to consider it a sacrificial part and split it. You got a picture of it?

Welcome in! When are you doing your DAS?

Our lass doesn't like my V-Strom, even though it's also a litre bike, she says it's boring!

No. You get used to it... But I did buy a triboseat (Thunderace – Triboseat) for the pillion seat, that stopped 'our lass' from sliding forward and crushing my nuts..! But I am looking at seat covering materials because I want to make myself a custom pair of seats. Re-shape the rear seat to give more stability for 'our lass' and just look a little more flash...

Oh God, yes, this! Mine came with braided hoses so I never even thought about it! If it doesn't have them, change all your hoses to metal braided!!!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but like cars, if the clutch bites high, that's good, if it bites low, that's bad... Do you have the original leavers on? The originals are quite long and have a high standing. Custom leavers will bring the bite closer, however, there's the possibility that it will stop the clutch coming completely off because there's not enough throw on the hydraulics. The Ace got the tag 'sports tourer' quite quickly because it was a parts bin bike that they made as a stopgap before the R1. It was just relegated early. As for the slippery seat. Your ideal riding position on the Ace is with your nuts pressed up to the tank (adjust as required (preferably privately...)). If you find you're slipping around, get some tank grips for your legs. That will solve your problem.

Just service the parts, make sure everything moves nicely. The Ace may not be the lightest of clutches, but it's hardly 'heavy'... Remember the power that clutch has to hold!

Yeah, cost effectiveness is key in my case unfortunately! lol

Read the original post, there's a special number to phone.

Also, a slightly strange issue is that every site I'm looking at says the YSS shock I want for a Thunderace is the MZ366-304TR21, but the actual YSS site says I want the MZ506-345TR-11..! WTF is happening here??? lol And what's the difference?

There's that possibility, but, since mine doesn't work (no resistance) at all, anything that is listed as 'working order' will be better than mine! lol Would that happen to be the Z-Series? My problem is I know bugger all about shocks. The YSS site says the Z-Series is the one for the Ace, but mine has an external can, the Z doesn't, does that matter?

My Ace has been a little poorly, my swingarm stopped... lol After much deliberation I decided to do it myself. It actually turned out that the swingarm bearings were fine, it was my suspension rocker linkage. ALL the bearings in it were toast (insert regular maintenance comments here...)! THEN it turned out that my rocker linkage had a manufacturers defect, so I had to go get one from E-Bay... After MUCH buggering about, I got it all cleaned up and fixed! However... Once it was all back together, and everything worked, it turned out that my rear shock was toast!!! It made for quite a bouncy ride home! rofl So, here's my issue: Is the rear shock on the Thunderace sealed? Or can it be serviced? If it can't be serviced, am I better off picking up one off E-Bay or getting an after market one?