Airhead

depends on your neighbours

Greetings Joe

just hold the pulley fully turned when the engine is idling, you'll see the oil moving through the tube in pulses, travelling about 6mm each pulse. Forget about the pressurising idea...no need

greetings spooks, heated vest lol...not Scottish then eh

a picture of loch Ness or a picture off facebook? yep its been pretty good Sept John

regarding the cylinder sleeve nut Always use a 6 point socket on these aluminium nuts, never use a 12 point one so get the correct sized 6 point one, shove a strip of medium / coarse grit emery cloth into the socket and tap it down onto the nut...blowtorch the side of the nut to get a bit of heat into it and try again

Give 'TY Trials' a ring Dave

yeah there's bound to be some play after all those years, there are rubbers in there, myself I wouldn't bother...cant see why you'd think it's causing a knock just because the rubbers will be a little eroded?

Greetings Craig, some great Yamahas you've got there fella

sorry, I dunno about that one

the orange coloured stuff

Unusual to see one fail Nigel,it's normally the cable that breaks...I'd say take the cable off and inspect the inner cable?

did you clean the cases in the dishwasher.?..Top Tip

it sounds like the crankcase is flooded, turn off the gas, take out the sparkplug and spin the engine over to eject some of the fuel, than leave it overnight to evaporate off...that's what I'd do anyway. hey, first post all about a problem!...what no intro / hello?

check someone hasn't put a 12v bulb in the headlight

it should come on when the engine is idling albeit a bit dim...but nevertheless it should come on. is the battery new or how old is it?

so did you check the switch is working? did you disconnect the wire from the switch and touch the engine casing or chassis bolt with the wire?...that would test the bulb/socket and may even point to a faulty switch

to upload a picture you need to use a hosting site such as 'Photobucket'

how about this, no battery needed

what is on the stator plate...is it a points ignition bike or a cdi ignition? state the colour of the wires

Greetings Jason

blackhat was faffing about with his helmet so I chose this one

I suppose all the connectors to the ignition module are clan and good?

if I,m not mistaken theres a filter gauze attached to the float needle valve seat, check its clean. If it's mucky it will give those symptoms.

Greetings Big Dave