Airhead

Thanks for letting us know.

Hi yamaha newbe Both the two prev replies say take someone experienced along to inspect the bike, i will repeat the same and add that the older they are the better, (no offence but your parents will put more faith in someone older rather than just one of your mates who know a bit). I dont blame you for wanting the bike it looks absolutely fantastic, hope it looks that good in the flesh, as it were. Ask about where it was serviced and if there are service stamps in the service book. Your parents might be worried about you wanting a bike so dont be too hard on them, try to reassure them that you will be careful and dont be a nutter when out of their sight. I'm a parent too and i was worried when my daughter started riding, but the more experience she gets the less i will worry, experience is the key to survival. Best of luck to you

Hi needles, neither do i, but wecome anyway

R1evad, You may have started out with nothing, but after many years of hard work and saving....You got a truly gorgeous bike

Well now that really is a good idea, nice one Goffy

90' is upright, 45' is too lean Its English sense of humour!

No i think youve misunderstood me I know the bike has no starter motor But usually, the ignition system (Spark) is fed by the battery. If this is the case you should be able to do what i said last. However sometimes the ignition sys is powered by the alternator, if this is the case you could not test for spark as i said, because the engine has to be turning...

Young Darren, useful info that but are you sure it covers motorcycle riding? If it does, why not tell us more about it

What he said

Sounds like its fairly safe to me, but to try to prevent unnecessary damage to said shed, I would have a sign made up to let the little thieving f**ker know how well locked and alarmed your bike is Also get a 500W halogen light shining there if thats possible

If youre checking for a spark, Turn the engine over to make sure that the points open and close properly Now turn the engine until such a point where the points are closed Remove the spark plug and connect it to the HT lead, leave it resting on cylinder head, it needs to be grounded Turn on ignition Now flick open the points using something to lift them, you dont need to turn the engine over!! Each time the points open, you should see a spark at the plug. All this assumes that the ignition on your bike works from the battery

And its a northern ow'do from me too

Hello young Darren, welcome to the forum, hope you like your new bike and show is some piccies when you get if.

Thought it was a Yamaha, far vas i know they make their own engines, You could ask deenjay, he's the expert

Well done Merv, great job too!

Terrific, you dont have to spend a lot of dosh to have a great time, When i was 13 and 14 me and a mate went all over uk on our bicycles, youth hostelling with some panniers i made out of haversacks from tha army & navy store, we went all over from yorkshire derbyshire north and south wales, happy days

MeganDeth

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Is that good or bad??

Best looking 125 i ever did see, saw one in the flesh at thundersprint on the yam stand, you will be the envy of all your mates with one of those, always thought the honda was a looker but theyve got some catching up to do now.

Hope youre right, because bad points or clogged jet arent too serious. Can you turn the engine over with the kickstart and in doing so can you feel compression?

Hi is this any good? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mikuni-VM-Main-Jets-...id=p3911.c0.m14

Since youve only just got it, might be worth having a look at the fuel filter, as far as i know it unscrews off the bottom of fuel tap.