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I devised an improvement on the tensioner arm, the original setup tends to wear down the arm and spring, flattening the spring and wearing grooves in the arm. the gap between the spring and arm in in my opinion a little excessive so i found a bit of thin wall stainless pipe and cut it to size, a wrap of tape on the arm made it a nice tight fit The finished article and another improvement, a grease nipple to lube the pivot bolt

Yes the original panel decal for 1978 had the D, R, O and 5 all filled in with black. I have an original MCM 'Road Test' from 1978 anyone want me to scan it?...hmmm not bad for £570

Greetings richie

date of liability 1992...thats a long long time ago !

From the DVLA website VEHICLE ENQUIRY Services Provided By DVLA: The enquiry is complete The vehicle details for G131 MAG are: Date of Liability 01 09 1992 Date of First Registration 18 08 1989 Year of Manufacture 1989 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1188CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLACK Vehicle Type Approval Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate £40.70 12 Months Rate £74.00

you will find a parts manual in the workshop forum, there may be a service data section in there?

Part numbers 24 248-26311-01-00 CABLE, THROTTLE 1 . . . . . . . 1 25 214-26261-00-00 CONNECTOR, CABLE . . . . . . . 1 26 248-26312-00-00 CABLE, THROTTLE 2 . . . . . . . 1 27 248-26321-00-00 CABLE, PUMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enGB401GB402&q=24+248-26311-01-00+CABLE%2c+THROTTLE+1+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+25+214-26261-00-00+CONNECTOR%2c+CABLE+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+26+248-26312-00-00+CABLE%2c+THROTTLE+2+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+27+248-26321-00-00+CABLE%2c+PUMP+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1#q=24+248-26311-01-00+CABLE,+THROTTLE+1+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+25+214-26261-00-00+CONNECTOR,+CABLE+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+26+248-26312-00-00+CABLE,+THROTTLE+2+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1+27+248-26321-00-00+CABLE,+PUMP+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+1&hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLL_enGB401GB402&prmd=ivns&ei=zctWTq_KM5SxhQfq39yhDA&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=b35bf691baf59779&biw=1024&bih=501

myself...i'm amazed it isnt fuel injected...didnt know they still fitted carbs due to emmissions regulation.

why are you even bothering at this stage ben? isnt it covered by warranty?

Could this be it Steve? http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20bc29e356 Newbury_Frome ...geographically possible

Its satin, here it is on my DTR exhaust

Nah its just black paint, a wire wheel is the best tool followed by spray painting with plastikote BBQ paint from Wilkinsons stores

Greetings wallis

can you describe this 10mm backlash in more detail mike, are you rocking the bike in gear with the engine off to see this?

Greetings DIYDaddy . . . . . . . Indiana wants me....Lord i cant go back there! Indiana wants me....Lord i cant go back there I wish i had you...to talk to

Greetings Pete

All different part numbers PM me you email address

no they are early LC forks, as it happens they were a popular modification to raise the ground clearance along with jacking the back end. depends on how standard you want to keep it really but yeah they will fit as far as i know but would look silly without the rear jacked also and new vcables for speedo and front brake may be needed.

Mikuni VM24SS, Number 3U500 Standard Set up with factory porting, standard exhaust and air filter Throttle Slide cutaway 1.5 Needle, 4j6 Clip position 3 from top Needle Jet, 267 0-8 Main Jet, 160 Pilot Jet, 20 Reed side diameter, 35mm Filter side diameter, 43mm Length, 85mm Float Height, 21mm

Hmmm shame you didnt research it first Phil, the parts manuals are all available from this forum. I just had a look and i see the very first American DT175E actually had the same forks as ours but all the later ones had the leading axle ones and yes....the part number of the triple clamp differs between the two styles.

Ahhh the stuff of dreams kev

greetings summer nice intro so then...what part of the world are you in then?

Great news

Fuel filter ? http://www.wemoto.com/parts/fuel_filter/ Did you do the compression test WOT? it should be over 100psi ...hope they havent bored it to the wear limit...it does happen!

Greetings Andy and nice intro and i always did like the TRX and TDM though never rode one, yours looks absolutely superb ...paul