Snakebite68

Yeah, I'm a bit of a reformed spammer... lol Fibreglass is just too heavy. There's gotta be a way to use CF! I wonder if there's any reasonably priced courses available?

So, as you all know, getting plastics for older bikes is a nightmare... I've been contemplating having a go at manufacturing some for my Thunderace. The obvious easy option is to go for Fibreglass, but, meh, it's tacky and quite heavy. The super expensive option is to create injection moulding equipment, but, we all know that's not going to happen! So what's left is Carbon Fibre... With the little I know about CF so far, there are numerous advantages and disadvantages to CF. But I'm interested in discussing it with anyone with a bit of knowledge... Questions/observations currently include: 1/ There are two types (as far as I can tell), one that requires an autoclave and one that doesn't. Which would be best? 2/ How the hell do you get the various metal fixings into the damn mould? lol 3/ Could I build my own autoclave? 4/ Does either type of CF shrink as they cure? 5/ What else aren't I asking? Discuss..! I figure this Thread is either going to get no interest at all, or is going to snowball...

Well... 1/ You're out of fuel... 2/ I suspect your thermostat isn't connected... 3/ Engine management, oh dear... That's not with the bike running, is it (since no key in)? Start by re-checking all your connections, see what turns up.

Welcome in..!

I see no questions..!

Cool! Grats I've really gotta get my Thunderaces carbs done, who knows when they were last cleaned/tuned... lol

Show some pictures, might get someone interested...

500km on it..? Have you been keeping to the run in process? Check your chain tension (initial stretch), you get all sorts of wierd crap happening when your chain is loose.

Ok, as I often say: I'm NOT a mechanic..! So take this with a pinch of salt. Do the cogs come off the shafts? Is it possible that the cogs have been put on back to front? Would that make a difference? I'm figuring it could put some of them half a tooth off if you know what I mean. The fact that it doesn't instantly drop in when you 'change gears' doesn't worry me in the slightest. When you ride, if you stop your bike in high gear and then try to go back down to 1, you have to rock forward & backwards, so that looks normal. I'm sure someone else will have other ideas too.

Welcome in!

Sad times indeed... But, maybe it's time to not completely hang up the boots, you could always swap the FJR for an old classic bike? A nice old 1920s/1930s bike??? Would give you something to spanner at in the shed and the odd pootle out to the shops on... lol

Well, don't forget to come back and let us know how it goes...

Others will have more useful ideas, but I did find this..: Yamaha ybr 125 fuel pump - Genuine Yamaha Pump 27S-13907-10 | eBay

Yes... Means exactly what it sounds like... A miss-spent youth, but no stealing! I bought all of them fair & square lol.

TWO posts and the conversation is already over my head!!! Welcome in!

Aaah, so straight in with an easy question huh? Yeah, I'm not the person to answer this...

Welcome in!

I had to re-read everything to remember why I asked lol. Yeah, those wires aren't too bad!

Cool, I just told them I was a member lol Oh, now that I think about it, I phoned the special number, so I figure they knew I was a member anyway!

Errr... I don't believe you do..! If you're wanting it for an insurance reduction from Bikesure, you just need to tell them you're a member.

How strange, all years have the same part number... Yeah, I've never seen brand new forks before! SO wish I had a spare grand! lol

Then your only option is to contact Yamaha... Contact (yamaha-motor.eu)

96s have longer fork springs than other years? I wasn't aware that there were ANY differences between the years, the Ace was a parts bin bike... How strange... But wait, 97mm? That's less than 10cm! Have you messed up mm with cm there? Or did you mean 282mm, 297mm & 287mm? I've just had a rummage on Fowlers, as far as I can see, they've all got the same spring (same part number (4SV-23141-00))... I found this: Yamaha City - YAMAHA SPRING, FRONT FORK (4SV-23141-00) HOLY CRAP! You won't believe what I've just found!!! Yamaha genuine new yzf100r thunderace 1997 right fork assy pn 4sv-23103-00 | eBay Yamaha genuine new yzf100r thunderace 1997 left fork assy pn 4sv-23102-00 | eBay If I had the cash, I'd snap them up, they're at about half the list price on Fowlers (not that Fowlers can get them!!!)!

Can you not contact whatever agency deals with registrations and tell them their printed information is incorrect? Maybe they'll simply correct the error...

Grats! Yeah, better safe than sorry, no telling what else may be loose. Service stuff doesn't cost much surprisingly, other than maybe the actual oil (of which you'll want to keep a stock of for topups)... Don't forget the clutch line when getting braided and make sure you're getting the twin front lines, not the up and over variety. Yeah, so long as your bobbins are firm, there shouldn't be a problem.