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Airhead

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  1. you may have to dampen the foam with oil and soak out any excess with kitchen roll? not sure...may be in the manual or ask the seller
  2. not a fan of those filters myself, i would never junk an airbox in preference to one of those, get a proper yamaha filter is what i say (if you need one)
  3. in march 2011 I had my wheels built with stainless spokes for £120 (2 wheels) http://www.manchesterxtreme.co.uk/ Forum member NEO had his done there more recently so perhaps an update on prices?
  4. Greetings viper and it's good to have dad on board eh
  5. Ahh despite your topic heading 1979 it has now changed to 1980, in that case the carb id is 3U500 As for the oil in the crank? you mean in the gearbox it happened to me once when the seal had popped out of its location in the oil pump drive shaft, you'll have to take off the right hand clutch cover to see (drain oil first) It's not worth considering any other faults until you sort this Have you posted an intro in 'New Members' ?
  6. bide your time viper and buy the proper ones...they do appear from time to time, your bike is a round section swing arm version? the carb id fot this one is 2H500
  7. Ahhh Liverpool, youll have no trouble at all getting keys made there
  8. they're modern electrically operated ones arent they wull, i'm a bit more old school cable driven meself but i've seen speedo sensor repairs mentioned on other bikes...possibly YBR125 do a search...same thing may apply
  9. Airhead

    '79 DT175

    parts? try ebay surely you can see the forks, and sidepanels differ sham...other changes are less obvious to the eye and you're in Oz i see
  10. make sure you use bike specific oil thomas or you will have clutch slip, ring opie oils they will advise and may have an offer on
  11. you would be well advised to get one cut steve, then use the cut one and store the pukka one safe with your documents, anywhere near Dukinfield? I use keyfax there
  12. Now thats a cracker...how old?
  13. Greetings Steve, good luck for Friday
  14. Aye Ed, If it aint broke...fix it til it is ! Greetings and
  15. Greetings rae and i'm moving this to intros section start a thread in 'classics' for Q's about your bike for posting pictures see FAQ's subforum to 'New Members' forum
  16. have a look for damage at the electrical connections to the starter motor Dave, anything bridging anything there? How about the starter button...you said there is damage on the right side? Edit Merv beat me to it
  17. Greetings Dave that tenere is a hefty brute eh?
  18. re the broken stud, I would drill through an m8 nut until it passes over the stud and have it welded across the top, then work it back and forth until it binds gradualy increasing the arc, i have freed many seized bollts this way over the years, if you continue to force the issue when binding starts you will risk shearing it off completely warming the surrounding ally up with a hot air gun wont do any harm either If you did happen to go down this route, disconnect your CDI and generator electricals prior to welding as a precaution apologies if you know this stuff already
  19. 31000, yeah i guess it's time for a rebore then, unless it's had one before
  20. Airhead

    '79 DT175

    Hey thats quite nice...a later version different swing arm, ignition, forks, clutch, oil tank, airbox, carb? just like our mk2's...almost
  21. Ahh yes i remember seeing them before
  22. at best it could just be your technique...you are new to the bike. Usually full choke and none to very little throttle is what's required At worst it could be down on compression and would need a compression test to verify...i expect this may be a bit out of reach for you at the moment though...how many miles has she done?
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