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Airhead

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  1. The 3J300 carb is for a 125 bike, the throttle slide cutaway is vastly different to the 175, it is 2.5 where the 175 is 1.5 for a later model. if it were me i'd be getting a 3U500 id carb
  2. Greetings Jimmy Brief intro lol... a comprehensive intro and a sorry tale to boot PM me your email I think I have a service manual somewhere i'll send you
  3. Have you tried yamaha UK?
  4. heres one its cheap at the moment...will it restore, possibly with a fill strip and paint . new cover required but perhaps the foam is good, ask the seller. Get some seat spikes if needs be
  5. small stillson wrench if you can get access
  6. hey not even a hello intro? whats wrong with your seat?
  7. Airhead replied to mike1949's post in a topic in The Bar
    scary stuff mike, of course there are always nice people about, glad to see you found some Its not your riding style is it?
  8. Airhead replied to oldguysrule's post in a topic in New Members Welcome Area
    Hey Andy Manchester eh, see you on the toy run coming up?
  9. Airhead replied to Joe Smart's post in a topic in New Members Welcome Area
    Greetings Joe
  10. when changing down, pull in the clutch and just blip the throttle as you downshift...clunky gearchanges no more this drop from 2nd to 1st always intrigues me...i've been riding for almost 30 years and cant think of many occasions when I actually do this! 2nd gear is good enough for just about anything and 1st is only used from neutral from a standstill start, coming to rest is always 2nd to neutral then stop for me...dead smooth
  11. Airhead replied to 2 Wheels's post in a topic in The Bar
    looks like some fun pat, fetch it to squires and well have a blast round the campsite
  12. Airhead replied to clivew1965's post in a topic in Dual Sport, Offroad Bikes
    well the toilet cleaner may have some effect by virtue of the detergent in it, however if anything that stuff may be mildly acidic to clear limescale from hard water areas caustic is a better thing to clear carbon build up...I would think a better solution (literally) would be a caustic based solution such as sink unblocker, get yourself round to aldi for a couple of bottles of 'Buster bathroom plughole unblocker' bung up the small end and fill it up with this stuff overnight, top up with hot water as necessary...follow this with the power washer and it should shift loads of crap.
  13. Airhead replied to Madogen's post in a topic in New Members Welcome Area
    greetings Jon I got help from the MG Rover forum , then I scrapped it! but thats another story
  14. Airhead replied to clivew1965's post in a topic in Dual Sport, Offroad Bikes
    blocked exhaust silencer? Try the vacuum cleaner test on it or clean up the small tube end and try blowing down it...should be no back pressure
  15. have you looked at the chain slack and the wheel alignment indicators?
  16. Airhead replied to kearnsy123's post in a topic in The Bar
    or if you happen to live on a hill start the bike rolling before putting it in gear
  17. Airhead replied to Paulwhite's post in a topic in Video Section
    just WOW indeed, nice find Paul
  18. Airhead replied to kearnsy123's post in a topic in The Bar
    no
  19. Airhead replied to kearnsy123's post in a topic in The Bar
    yeah its normal kearsey, the oil is more viscous when its cold thats why it clunks
  20. Ahh right Tony, not familiar Dunno Ruby but check the rectifier, or regulator/rectifier perhaps
  21. how old is the bike, you havent listed it in your profile? I assume its one of the old 6v battery models like my DT
  22. how about a YBR125? great little bikes but as for cheap I dunno, thats for you to find one
  23. Airhead replied to motopete's post in a topic in Yamaha Workshop
    Congrats Pete
  24. Airhead replied to sniff6's post in a topic in General
    Oh no, flat cat found stuck in the fat flaps