Airhead

Maybe it wasnt meant personally but more general.

Yeah i've seen it Gareth and seen it before on bikes, most likely a badly routed loom. I have no experience of dealing with rusty tanks so wouldnt be able to advise you on that one...its a common problem though. As far as I can tell you remove the rust with some kind of acidic solution and then neutralise it . If it leaks you have to coat it. Mervin and Cynic have experience of this. I dont know what dent for wires you are referring to but it looks in great shape so its worh asking the seller about the condition...have you a parts manual?

I would be happy with 30:1 and thats still oily, oils are better nowadays...see what the others think as for main jet and a nice colour plug chop...if you never ride full throttle it wont even come into play as it will be regulated by the needle taper and clip position. Have you plug chopped it full throttle...perhaps it wont be crisp at that load? 160 does sound a bit of a jump from 140

nice bikes samsex

Greetings reid

Looks cheap if it's the right one...ask about postage http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/75-76-YAMAHA-RS100-RS-100-REAR-FENDER-MUDGUARD-/380268563256

That was quick...is it the one you were offered earlier?

Greetings dave, so if this is your intro to the forum You speak as though there are many pipes, isnt it just one large pipe from the petrol tap to the carb and one small pipe from the oil pump output to the carb?

Are you doing a restoration on it or just getting it running again?

Greetings yaminbits what bantam do you have then and do you use it?

Greetings meatman

I would check the balance.

Great news Andy...well done

dohh that makes sense

funny you shold ask that I had my tacho cable disconnected today. As you know I sold my DTR and for that matter never had the cables disconnected. However getting back to today and the DTMX tacho cable...it's fed upeards from the bottom

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I would think they are still available, I can recommend Terry Silvesters to order and mail it to you, they usually have a very fast turn around. The part number is 90240-12059 http://www.silvestermx.com/page2.htm

There are 2 flats on the head of the pin...get some help to try drifting it out you will need someone to hold it steady. Place the flats between the jaws of a strong vise but dont tighten onto it, this will support the swing arm. heres my nipple...well one of em !

If all else fails you will have to saw it off and then drift it later, note there are special washers either side with integral plastic seals...these are unavailable now so just warning you...heat will damage them. It happened to mine many years ago so I fitted a new pin and a grease nipple in the centre of the shock bush

and my last posting?

Anyway you must also consider perhaps this is normal for the bike, fact is they all smoke and hesitate when cold and it clears up when hot. If the pump isnt passing as i have said and you are not burning gearbox oil...than all is well

yeah i'm aware of these chinese replacements, not sure if they are right or not maybe thay are for the later DT175's ?... however if wemoto are selling them for early bikes i guess they are and if needs must! but look there must be some other access for the mounting nuts...from the side rather than the top?

the pumps are sold as a unit and so the integral parts of the pump are not necessarily shown on drawings etc. I cannot for the life of me think why you want to strip down this part of the pump without evidence of a fault there...your efforts would be better served finding the problem and you have said thick white smoke...to me thats gearbox oil. Has your gearbox got a breather tube attached to the top of it? Any screw would gave done given the right length and thread...

Mitaka do piston as a quality alternative to original ones, I would never bore bigger than the next size that pistons are available for...these barrels are so rare it's incredible and so boring them to the very last size available doesnt make sense to me 66mm is standard .25 .5 .75 (doubt you would ever find one) 1.0 Aftermarket replacements 1.5 2.0

Have you adjusted your cable so just a small amount of free play?