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  • lights not working since new stator

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    @watersbarry20

    It’s the same as the one you took off?
    Sorry, I don’t know what year or model your bike is…

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    @Hark_Ptooie

    Stranger things happen at sea…

  • So Close!...

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    Got to love a survivor!…

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    I wish my lid was as resilient! 😜 …

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    @HOTSHOT-III

    Thanks.

    Well that's not on the cards at the moment, I spent all my funds buying the bike and getting it on the road heheheh.

    I'll likely see if I can borrow my buddy's garage, prop it up in there and do the full tank and plastic off job to get it off then I can clean it and refit more at my leisure. Will also give me chance to drain the tank and check the tap filter, but to be honest 32 years old or not, this hasn't been used much and appears well looked after so that's probably all quite clean.

    I used to love doing shit like this, I'd dive right into an engine blind/no books or internet and tear it down and rebuild with basic tools, but I'm fooked now, body rather beat and enthusiasm almost dead and buried, heheh.

    Cheers again!

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    @Stevie-Wonder

    I always try to clean up the threads in the male and female side before torquing down. With a tap and die…

    I went through the same dilemma before when doing head nuts. I figured that I’d rather they were all lubed with grease than some of them were dry and binding. I’d go with a tiny bit of grease every time…
    I can’t see it making a significant difference…

    The dial lights look wicked bright!
    I want one of the dial rubbers, I’m using a bit of old mouse mat!…

    P.S. yep, 1/4 drive torque wrench’s are lovely bits of kit! They’re like toolbox jewellery! 🙂 …

  • cdi dodgy

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    @SpookDog Hey bud it was done and tested a long time ago. I haven't updated my thread,I have progress but I need one more thing to clean and provably will post 100 success in fixing.

  • Headlight spring

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    @Hybrid_Theory01

    As long as it’s on!…

  • Grey oil and bike wont start..

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    @watersbarry20
    Hi bud!…

    Water pump seal for grey oil. Crank seal for black smoke (coolant is white) If the plugs are fouling up I’d imagine it’s the seal like you replaced. It’s all to easy to damage the seal while fitting. Especially if using a screwdriver! Only the very outer 1mm can take lite taps, anything inside of that will destroy the seal. One of the ‘rings’ on the collar is supposed to be there. It’s what the lip of the seal fits into. There’s often another where it’s been turned around.
    Check your radiator level. Water in the oil can only come from the pump seal. They can be a bitch to remove and replace…

    PS What’s a ‘left canny’?!…

  • Dt125r harness loom

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    @Carl-Kennedy

    There’s someone in Portland Dorset who makes looms for just over £200. I’ll dig out a link…

    Here’s one:
    CLICK ME

    Here’s the one. You’ll have to contact him about the year tho

    Click Me

  • Tail Tidy

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    That's great, many thanks 🙂

  • Project DTZr.....a DT125R love story

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    I took 2 weeks off and rains heavily everyday and have no shed in the yard to work, unbelievable.2 days ago that had only clouds I was fixing car breakdown.

  • Dtr 125 1997 Rebuild/Restoration

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    @Mr-Shadi

    Yeah, i got that. That was me being funny 🤕 …
    It’s wet here. Fukin wet…

  • Dt 125 r,re,e?

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    @crm2090

    Did you try leaving it under tension? Then heating the swing arm ‘knuckles’ either side? The chances are it’s going to be the bushes inside seized to the bolt. Either that or the bolt ballon’s with rust in the centre were it passes through the engine, thought that would allow some small movement…

    Hotshot is spot on. A good solid frame is unicorn shit nowadays. You can get cases (with numbers 😜) and swingarms all the time…

  • Bogging out

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    Thanks for the replies will look at it at let you know

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  • Made a carbon fiber chain cover

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  • Made passenger footrests

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    Thanks!

    I'll be ordering a small piece of CFRP prepreg to form a chain guard next. I found a place that sell "test specimens" that just so happen to be exactly the size I need, for about £6.

  • Diferent autolube covers

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    @Hybrid_Theory01 the early ones up to 1998 had the 'shell' like cover. 98 on was the flat cover due to having a different oil pump. For this reason there is 2 different throttle cables available.

  • what it this orange wire on my CDI?

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    @SpookDog yes I have that Wire connected to the Key switch, my interest is to keep the on off Button, i Will rewire it to the black and white cable, even tho it really doesent affect the Spark since the aditional resistance is insignificant

  • Dt125R 2004 back fender

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    @Calum
    Sorry that i didnt say i meant the dtre