Airhead

mine is hard to read too due to being powdercoated several times by a firm that did not take care when gritblasing, you would have a job reading it now ! Whatever you do dont let it get any worse and either paint it or give very strict instructions to the powder coaters if thats your choice. Youll have a job getting the lock out, as far as I can remember the cover (and rivet) holds it in so without the cover it is free to come out. If you cut the head off a long 6mm bolt (or use screwed rod)so it just goes into the headstock and on the screw you have one of those extra long nuts that join screwed rod lengths together, then unscrew the nut unside the headstock so the end of the screw pushes the steering lock out...tada

Ouch, good to hear its not more serious mate.

Wow great picture stormbringer...trackday??

Greetings Ohiohunter, and a post in the 'Noobs' forum? Dont ya just love these old DT's Nahh battery and rectifier not needed to run the engine.

Most I had was 80 downhill but to be honest I dont like to thrash it so stick to 70. Its a genuine 125 not a bored out one. Really they are a aerodynamic nightmare with the big scoops and upright riding position but they accellerate well for a 125 (well they do compared to my DTMX)

Pastures new, the YBF (Yorkshire Bandit Bike Forum)

Blimey, give it chance, just a little less wrist action? Anyhow WHERES THE PICS?

isnt that an Ariel ?

Greetings Sean, perhaps he has snapped the power band How about Hello since this is the 'Noobs' forum??? (Not the garage)

Did you buy it from a dealer. if you did and you can demonstrate the headlamp fault why not go for fairing replacement FOC ?

That wasnt ugly, it was a great commuter in its day, how about the LE Velocette

Bloody hell, not many made it.

Have a word with blackhat250, see if he will sell ya his

Two Irish hunters got a pilot to fly them to Canada to hunt moose. They managed to bag six. As they were loading the plane to return, the pilot said the plane could take only four moose. The two lads objected strongly. 'Last year we shot six. The pilot let us take them all and he had the same plane as yours.' Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and all six were loaded. However, even on full power, the little plane couldn't handle the load and went down. Somehow, surrounded by the moose bodies, Paddy and Mick survived the crash. After climbing out of the wreckage, Paddy asked Mick, 'Any idea where we are?' Mick replied, 'I’m not sure but I think we're pretty close to where we crashed last year.'

Dohh, mr PC strikes again

Greetings Paul from another, fingers crossed for you mate. Shiny side up and take care

Gullwing door eh, must be 'Back to the past', more Kevs thing I think

24k on a 125 in only 10 months, jeez thats going some...long commute? Greetings Danny ...Paul

Try selecting neutral just before the bike comes to rest, its often difficult when it's stationary.

Yeah mopeds for the UK are 30mph or so as sold

Not learner legal!

Get a quote from PJME, they will get you a piston and do a quality rebore. Send it off to them.

Great stuff, did you miss the downpours we had?

Ive been busy with her makeover, OK so the date is out a year

No idea mate, probably a lot. Shame you rushed in and paid good money for a not so good bike. Its not that old either, cant imagine why it is fully open, this probable led to the demise of the small end bearing as you have to give them lots of welly every time you set off when they are like that. Cant you just re-connect it and take out the pin from the pulley?