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you'd be best lining it i would have thought, this wont require any paint being removed

cutting the inlet rubber is just bull if you ask me, fibre reeds yeah theyre ok but they wont affect top speed. dropping from 16 to 15 front sprocket will reduce top speed but slightly increase acceleration

yeah i saw some in my local cobblers too a while back, check around others Rick The bike is so old...the key number is stamped into the face or the lock...look carefully at the ignition switch and helmet lock

Heres topical http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/police-warning-to-t-shirt-and-shorts-bikers/23188.html

It sounds a hoot tom, I'd have it any day of the week for the old landy...give it a good going over first to make sure it doesnt need anything...I bet parts a a right bastard to find for one of those eh?

Thats awful new merv, Come on Scott you will prevail fella.

a decent locksmiths / key cutting outfit will cut you one, they'll have the blanks

Thats great drewpy the're very talented

is this a 10V pablo?

The regulator is usually very reliable, most faults can be seen visually, thay need a good clean contact from the body of the regulator back to chassis (batt neg) The magneto coil that charges the battery also powers the light so if theres no battery or a duff one the voltage can rocket skywards...yeah maybe this can make a balls of the regulator maybe not...I dunno that but for now I'd get the battery in place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0

Yep...get one! Cant you borrow one for now?

no its watercooled...it has a radiator and no cooling fins on the cylinder

DT (Dirt Trail) is a generic title for many Yamaha 2 stroke trail bikes DTR is short for for example...Yamaha DT125R a watercooled 2 stroke trail bike DTRE is short for... Yamaha DT125RE, a watercooled 2 stroke trail bike with an electric starter

Check you have 6 v on the brown wire when the key is on...theres a brown on the rear brake isnt there?...or the indicator relay

next to the battery in the red wire

the fuse blown?

Its the ignition switch then and as for the getting slower and dimmer...thats the battery, you can prove this by putting a charger on it and doing it again

Nice bikes Rick, is the FS1E chopper rare...I would imagine so?

with a multimeter...we'll cross that bridge when we come to it Anyhow I have a hunch that when you fit a good battery...all your troubles will be over

and you still see them around http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-DT50-MX-Rectifier-breaking-complete-bike-/200679723794?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item2eb9719312#ht_1473wt_721 but dont rush into buying one until you are sure yours is toast

Yep...time for a re-charge or a new battery

ahh you have to use a hosting site like photobucket, upload your picture there and from there you can copy the pictures 'image tag' and paste it into here

Looking good mate That tail light bracket looks OK to me as it is...however, whats taking the weight? the DT fender has a steel support underneath as you know

even if they are not the same they will do the same job providing you mount it correcty with a black wire on a ring terminal to the mounting screw. The difficulty may be...removing the screws. Because it's in a wet area and the screws will rust into the flimsy mouting bracket which may start to bend if you are over zealous trying to undo them...penetrating oil and caution would be the order of the day. They are very reliable...obvious faults are The yellow wire snaps where it meets the body of the regulator The epoxy fill may be bulging out the back of the unit either of these will render the unit as trash but if none of this is evident I'd check the bracket is securely connected to black...ie battery negative For many years I have used an alternative version as fitted to DT50 and some other models Here are pics Correct standard version with integral wire And the one I have succesfully used for many years, I like the fact that this one has a plug on connection so it's not trash if the wire breaks.