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Airhead

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  1. Hmm yes can I recommend a temperature gauge!
  2. is the rebore a consequence of what happened or just needed one anyway Jason?
  3. err you didnt have the time to say hello then?
  4. never heard of changing the carb to be on the 'must do' list kieran, DEP pipes look good if you keep em clean and sound good too
  5. Great news Brig, You've got cracking mrs well done
  6. could it be simply running low on fuel? I dont know anything about this bike BTW, hopefully someone who knows them will chime in. Perhaps there is two fuel tanks, a main and a reserve ? Have you studied the owner manual? I take it you bought it private sale If you havent got a user manual, download one for free here, just select the year http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/services/owner-manuals/index.aspx
  7. Greetings Hall and This forum is for new members to say hello and i note, you didnt bad boy, go stand in the corner¬
  8. Yeah more importantly is condition, better to pay (what you may think) a high price for a good one with plenty of meat, Than buy a cheap one on it last bore size and stripped or oversized studs...broken fins etc etc....Ive done it believe me! The trouble with ebay is what's not said...best bet is you ask the questions. Oh and £60 sounds OK me but not for a bad one The other option is autojumbles...
  9. looks like a busy day tomorrow Jason
  10. I thought Paul Dawkins could have given you all you need...was it Paul who dealt with it for you?
  11. Greetings Camel and Would love to see it how about a
  12. Blackhat has a mate in Scotland who delivers and collects bikes as a business
  13. Airhead

    MOT

    you dont need to change the disk every time you change the pads, have a good day greenlaning and dont fall off and bust anything
  14. no 'dog bones' on these cantilever suspensions Pat
  15. there isnt a way of lowering it without dropping the trees down the fork tubes...and yes cutting the springs is a non starter of an idea!
  16. makes me wonder just how different the oil pump cable is (if any) to the DT175's...worth investigating? 175's have cheap pattern cables in abundance
  17. I use motul transoil but absolutely any good make of oil is fine so long as its for motorcycles, even the oils labellet 4T are fine because its just a gearbox at the end of the day, its more important to change it occasionally rather that worry about which brand IMO
  18. water pipes maybe, the carb is heated by the cooling water?
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