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that piston must have had a fair amount of slap for that to have happened, a rebore and new piston is the way forward

http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-2F5-26311-00-00.html http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-DT100-Pump-Cable-1T9-26321-00-/290262861793 Greetings...see my signature line and post an intro

from what Ive found there may be a bolt in the bottom of the healight rim, take out the bolt and prise out the rim from the bottom and it will drop down from a locating peg at the top centre...it may be different but see how you go

your main beam should be just as bright as your dipped beam, you may have a dirty HI/Lo switch contact, or dirty / corroded main beam supply connections anywhere right up to the bulb holder, Clearly it's not an earth problem because dipped works fine

might be worth checking out a dt125/175 tank maybe?

Get youself some de-ionised water from a car parts shop and keep on top of the levels in your cells I wish you'd use the terms Dipped and Main, your comments are a little confusing! Perhaps your headlamp is pointing to far skyward?, try loosening the bolts and adjusting the tilt down a little I'd still like to know if these devices are regulators because they have screw fixing, metal body and cooling fins !

well like has been said, you'll cook a 6v battery in no time (keep an eye on the cell fluid levels) Check if your bike has a regulator and that it looks ok...hasnt become disconnected etc Time and again we seem to come back to charging issues on theses old single cylinder yamahas, I see some of them make no reference at all to a VOLTAGE REGULATOR, but they have a VOLTAGE RECTIFIER. Then I see that the RECTIFIER has a sturdy bolt fixing and 'COOLING FINS' !!!? Why? why does it have cooling fins if it's only a rectifier? Because maybe, just maybe it is more than just a rectifier...maybe it's a regulator/rectifier (reg/rec)...regulators need cooling fins. I wish someone would get to the bottom of this issue! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-DT125LC-RSX100-Rectifier-/380765719622?ViewItem=&item=380765719622&nma=true&si=CzRQzZZ1CJrmFwwiRMDLxFKhnac%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_22wt_958 Its about time you had that haynes book fella

+1, Take the battery voltage issue further before fitting a new bulb

Oohh yeah, its a noobs intro spot !

It's a good idea to disconnect one side of the battery and give it a charge once every 4 weeks or so, no need to leave it permanenty on charge.

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Greetings Danie

'if' not when Grouch

stop talking about strippers it's not the way forward !

Got my prize today too Lee, thanks very much

just make sure the lever doent hit the frame or the engine casing when you move it

kickstarts are compatible with efi but manufacturers have 'moved on' here too, they've phasing them out for years

Robert not everyone reads noob threads let alone every new post in a noob thread ! Go ask your question in workshop...It's the title that will attract input if you know what I mean

it is not possible to select gears when the engine is stopped without rocking the bike back and forth

Greetings Robert

Greetings Andy, nice to see the enthusiasm you have for your little yammy, yeah they are a solid little motor

you have to rock it back and forth to be able to change gears...are you doing this?

what's a verator nut? cant think why you cannot select gears though, what none at all?