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@SpookDog as @HOTSHOT-III says. The Facebook groups are a really good place for getting parts and with much better prices than eBay. I myself was always anti Facebook but I gave in about 3 years ago and joined up for the sole purpose of joining the DT groups. Haven't got my picture on there. But as I said there's a Speedo drive for sale there for £40 including postage. If you want I can message the guy and try get a phone number for you?
Also if you send an email to customersupport@yamahamotor.co.uk and tell them you have one of their bikes and you would like to get it back to original they will give you all the information you need. I did this when I got mine and received about 6 separate emails back from them. Even sent me a wiring diagram. Really couldn't fault their service. Give them the reg and vin. -
@SpookDog as @HOTSHOT-III says. The Facebook groups are a really good place for getting parts and with much better prices than eBay. I myself was always anti Facebook but I gave in about 3 years ago and joined up for the sole purpose of joining the DT groups. Haven't got my picture on there. But as I said there's a Speedo drive for sale there for £40 including postage. If you want I can message the guy and try get a phone number for you?
Also if you send an email to customersupport@yamahamotor.co.uk and tell them you have one of their bikes and you would like to get it back to original they will give you all the information you need. I did this when I got mine and received about 6 separate emails back from them. Even sent me a wiring diagram. Really couldn't fault their service. Give them the reg and vin.@markus-w
Bud! Sorry I kinda forgot about this! 101 other problems caused by salt & winter~neglect & being broke! If you can get me a number (preferably
an email? I’m not really a ‘people person’ if you haven’t guessed already! 🥴) that would be sweetAF… -
@markus-w
Bud! Sorry I kinda forgot about this! 101 other problems caused by salt & winter~neglect & being broke! If you can get me a number (preferably
an email? I’m not really a ‘people person’ if you haven’t guessed already! 🥴) that would be sweetAF… -
@markus-w
Bud! Sorry I kinda forgot about this! 101 other problems caused by salt & winter~neglect & being broke! If you can get me a number (preferably
an email? I’m not really a ‘people person’ if you haven’t guessed already! 🥴) that would be sweetAF… -
@markus-w
Bud! Sorry I kinda forgot about this! 101 other problems caused by salt & winter~neglect & being broke! If you can get me a number (preferably
an email? I’m not really a ‘people person’ if you haven’t guessed already! 🥴) that would be sweetAF… -
@SpookDog if you want to let me know when you've emailed him I'll let him know to make sure he checks his spam etc.
@markus-w
Cheers bud, I will…
Sorry, I’m a bit pissed at the moment. I’ve developed another top end malevolence that I’m not even going to go into. I’m trying to suss out getting PJME to rebore a couple barrels for me. Priorities, and waiting to get some monies…
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@markus-w
Cheers bud, I will…
Sorry, I’m a bit pissed at the moment. I’ve developed another top end malevolence that I’m not even going to go into. I’m trying to suss out getting PJME to rebore a couple barrels for me. Priorities, and waiting to get some monies…
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@SpookDog no worries bud. Hope you get it sorted. You've had some problems with that bike but you do some big miles though.
@markus-w
Cheers bud. My top end is getting noisy again. I’m really starting to believe my conrod may be a bit bent (20,000 miles of misfires may be the culprit!) the last two pistons had eaten the locator pins, but the last piston had a mm of slack on the stator side of the gudgeon pin (where the curclip lives) you could literally rattle it around!!..
I’m gonna remove the stator cover and wobble the stator about and check for piston slap/rattle that wasn’t there a week ago. It’s not a good barrel and piston (cobbled from two different failures) but it was better than it sounds now…I’m just packing up 2 barrels for reboring at PJME. I just need a couple main bearings and things to build an new bottom end with a good crank I got a while ago. Hopefully then it should be as it was made to be 🥴
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@markus-w
Cheers bud. My top end is getting noisy again. I’m really starting to believe my conrod may be a bit bent (20,000 miles of misfires may be the culprit!) the last two pistons had eaten the locator pins, but the last piston had a mm of slack on the stator side of the gudgeon pin (where the curclip lives) you could literally rattle it around!!..
I’m gonna remove the stator cover and wobble the stator about and check for piston slap/rattle that wasn’t there a week ago. It’s not a good barrel and piston (cobbled from two different failures) but it was better than it sounds now…I’m just packing up 2 barrels for reboring at PJME. I just need a couple main bearings and things to build an new bottom end with a good crank I got a while ago. Hopefully then it should be as it was made to be 🥴
I can’t believe I’ve got water in my carb again! This time not on reserve either! Bikes stored under cover as well! I’m going to go back to premium petrol because it supposedly has no ethanol in it? Which I believe attracts water?…
I’ve also got a different fuel tap coming from off of a ybr, it has a large clear removable filter bowl under it that I’m hoping will act as a water trap. If it fits!…
I’ve never had problems with contamination like this before, ever…
On a brighter note, my main bearings have turned up, £35 for a pair of Koyos. I also have all the bearings ordered for the gearbox (Koyo again) apart from the two needle/roller bearings that I can’t find info on yet…
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I can’t believe I’ve got water in my carb again! This time not on reserve either! Bikes stored under cover as well! I’m going to go back to premium petrol because it supposedly has no ethanol in it? Which I believe attracts water?…
I’ve also got a different fuel tap coming from off of a ybr, it has a large clear removable filter bowl under it that I’m hoping will act as a water trap. If it fits!…
I’ve never had problems with contamination like this before, ever…
On a brighter note, my main bearings have turned up, £35 for a pair of Koyos. I also have all the bearings ordered for the gearbox (Koyo again) apart from the two needle/roller bearings that I can’t find info on yet…
@SpookDog PJME sell the gearbox needle roller bearing, only available genuine Yamaha but they always keep them in stock. Definitely run it on E5
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@SpookDog PJME sell the gearbox needle roller bearing, only available genuine Yamaha but they always keep them in stock. Definitely run it on E5
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@HOTSHOT-III
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I can’t believe I’ve got water in my carb again! This time not on reserve either! Bikes stored under cover as well! I’m going to go back to premium petrol because it supposedly has no ethanol in it? Which I believe attracts water?…
I’ve also got a different fuel tap coming from off of a ybr, it has a large clear removable filter bowl under it that I’m hoping will act as a water trap. If it fits!…
I’ve never had problems with contamination like this before, ever…
On a brighter note, my main bearings have turned up, £35 for a pair of Koyos. I also have all the bearings ordered for the gearbox (Koyo again) apart from the two needle/roller bearings that I can’t find info on yet…
@SpookDog I've always used Texaco super unleaded. Lots of Texaco stations near me, I never use super market fuel. Premium is 10% ethanol and super is 5% but even long before the change of ethanol I used it as it's a better quality cleaner fuel and what you lose on the 10p per litre extra cost you gain back on the extra miles per litre/gallon.
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@SpookDog I've always used Texaco super unleaded. Lots of Texaco stations near me, I never use super market fuel. Premium is 10% ethanol and super is 5% but even long before the change of ethanol I used it as it's a better quality cleaner fuel and what you lose on the 10p per litre extra cost you gain back on the extra miles per litre/gallon.
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Does anyone have an idea on how much it costs to get a wheel rebuilt/respoked? Just the labour? Has anyone had any done?…
@SpookDog Contact Mike at Salisbury Wheel Builders (now in Ringwood) on 07967 548015. Very good reputation locally, does everything from modern MX bikes to 100-year-old Brough Superiors, can make new spokes and supply new rims, everything
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@SpookDog Contact Mike at Salisbury Wheel Builders (now in Ringwood) on 07967 548015. Very good reputation locally, does everything from modern MX bikes to 100-year-old Brough Superiors, can make new spokes and supply new rims, everything
@HOTSHOT-III
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@HOTSHOT-III
Cheers buddy…I’m having some real problems removing the base barrel studs from the right hand clutch side casing of an engine I’m getting together for building. The flywheel side studs came out easy enough with heat and 2 nuts cinched onto it.
I don’t know if the locator dowel tubes are making it more difficult to get heat into them but they just won’t budge no matter how much heat I apply. The main crank bearing actually fell out while I was trying!! I’ve been putting WD40 into the dowel tubes before and after heating and trying to remove the studs, but no luck yet. If anyone knows of any arcane methods of extraction please let me know
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I’m having some real problems removing the base barrel studs from the right hand clutch side casing of an engine I’m getting together for building. The flywheel side studs came out easy enough with heat and 2 nuts cinched onto it.
I don’t know if the locator dowel tubes are making it more difficult to get heat into them but they just won’t budge no matter how much heat I apply. The main crank bearing actually fell out while I was trying!! I’ve been putting WD40 into the dowel tubes before and after heating and trying to remove the studs, but no luck yet. If anyone knows of any arcane methods of extraction please let me know … -
@SpookDog Yeah I had a VERY similar issue when doing my crankcase studs. I just applied ridiculous amounts of heat. I may have used an impact gun?
I guess what I am saying is, been there also!
I hear you! I’ll just have to keep on being my stubborn old self
️ I might try putting it in the oven @ 200+C
I worry about distorting the casing, or destroying it’s molecular structure/integrity though. I’m a worrier if you haven’t guessed
…On a brighter note, the YBR fuel tap is a direct fit. The only problem is the YBR has a plastic round ‘lever’ that doesn’t look right. A DTR one will fit, but needs modifying at the back to allow an extra outlet to the filter bowl, and I don’t have a spare to use at the moment. The YBR tap has a wicked little filter inside the catch bowl! I’ll take some pics soon as, cause words alone can’t explain what I’m trying to say…
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I hear you! I’ll just have to keep on being my stubborn old self
️ I might try putting it in the oven @ 200+C
I worry about distorting the casing, or destroying it’s molecular structure/integrity though. I’m a worrier if you haven’t guessed …On a brighter note, the YBR fuel tap is a direct fit. The only problem is the YBR has a plastic round ‘lever’ that doesn’t look right. A DTR one will fit, but needs modifying at the back to allow an extra outlet to the filter bowl, and I don’t have a spare to use at the moment. The YBR tap has a wicked little filter inside the catch bowl! I’ll take some pics soon as, cause words alone can’t explain what I’m trying to say…
