Adam

Woops haha ordered a 32gb and asked for a refund on the 64gb I only read the bit about getting a class 10 one!

Just bought one (the first one Joe bought) and a 64gb class 10 memory card which was just under £7! Gonna try out the electrical tape over the mic "mod" if that doesn't work I'll be wiring one into my helmet directly from the camera with a plug on for easy disconnection.

I've got a short somewhere on my bike, my horn doesn't work, my speedo has stopped working and my engine warning light keeps coming on. I think they're definitely all related because they've happened one after the other. Now I've had a look at the plugs and sprayed them with wd40 but this hasn't helped so I'm going to get the multi metre out but I'm clueless when it comes to electrics so... What setting do I need the multimeter on? Do I test the wires one side of the plug then the other? What voltages am I looking for roughly? Any other tips? Cheers Edit Found wiring diagrams if there's anything I should check first could you let me know please

Hey PetrolHead on here has totally rebuilt one of these bikes so I'm sure he'll be able to help you I'll give him a shout. Here's a link to the service manual have a look through it there might be some clues in there http://www.manualslib.com/manual/393396 ... g-125.html

Definitely tension the chain with you on the bike, if it feels about right without you on the bike then it's probably too tight. When you sit on the bike the rear wheel shifts backwards therefore putting more strain on the chain. Also you're better off changing the oil rather than topping it up.

Sounds like the throttle cable is too tight. Rather you thN me with the blow torch in the engine!!!

Just read the previous thread and no one mentioned the battery... What condition is that in? Check the voltage of it with the bike off and then on if you can keep it running or get it running!

On the website it's just called "plug, drain" but it's the same as a sump plug it holds the oil in just a stupid version it should never have sheared off! Here's a diagram of the setup Joe

Soooo as some of you may have read a few weeks ago I couldn't get my sump plug undone and I've only just got round to trying again. Firstly I went to my local yamaha dealers and bought a new sump plug as the old one had started to round off and for £3.80 I thought I might as well replace it whilst it's out, got home and left the bike to cool down for a few hours then went back out and fired her up and left her idling for 5 minutes, then with the help of a friend started round 2 vs the sump plug I tried the ratchet, a spanner, a hammer and chisel nothing wouldn't budge so my friend gave it a go same things happened it wouldn't move. Then he gave it one last go and hey presto oil was going everywhere so quickly put the bucket underneath and we thought all was good but how wrong where we! Looked down and noticed it was only the bolt shaped section of the plug that had snapped off allowing the oil out but the rest was still stuck in there bugger.. Lots of hammering with a chisel and swearing later the thing still wasn't out, it was falling to pieces so we used this to our advantage and hammer the chisel in and snapped the main ring bit in half then smacked it as hard as we could and the damn thing came free after about an hour of trying and me shitting myself about having to have it drilled out and the cost!!! Anyway it's out now and new one is in and so is the new oil filter, here's a picture of the old and new sump plugs.

This is one of my pet hates, you spend thousands on a bike and they very rarely have a clock, I mean how much would it cost to add one into the dash! Pennies! I have renthal bars with a cross brace and bar pad so I've just strapped an old watch around it

From what you've described you'd just need new brake levers and indicators plus the restrictor kit to get the bike rideable, then sort the fairings out when you have time.

Ring up and tell them you don't want them to do anymore of the work and just pay for what they've done so far and do the rest yourself.

As mentioned on another thread I'm going to centre Parcs for a week in Elveden it's only 40 minutes down the road and is much easier than flying with a 1 year old, going with most of the family so should be fun

That sounds about normal to me, you'll always get charged through the roof at a garage. You should've posted on here and we could've helped you repair it yourself

I'd roughen the area you're going to "stick" with some coarse sandpaper to give it better grip. Then just stick it together and see how strong it is, if you feel it needs strengthening add an extra piece of strong plastic over the crack on the inside of the fairing. Then wack a sticker over it

I have RAC breakdown cover included on my insurance with MCE I also have one through my bank so that if I break down I can call a number and they will send a taxi to pick me up free of charge

I'll probably be more inclined to come once there's food available, last time I went from lunch time until 10pm without food just gotta check when my next Tuesday off is and sort my bike out!

By the way it's a digital speedo.

Went for an early morning ride and stopped at McDonald's for a quick breakfast, when I got back on my bike the speedo was all over the place jumping from anything like 7 to 35 to 46. It seems okay if I keep a constant speed although it jumps around a bit but generally stays the same but when I let go of the throttle it drops to 0 was working fine before I stopped! Any ideas? Cheers

Mine is FI and it revs high when first started but I couldn't tell you how high as my bike doesn't have a rev counter!

Does it stay at 4k then or will it drop after a while? Most bikes rev high on a cold start then will settle down to idle, how long depends on how cold it is. If the bike isn't very old I'd go back to the dealer and tell them about it, after all it's not something you could've caused. Then demand that they fix it

It could be the oil rather than the fuel, generally all fuel is the same however I find supermarket fuel gives less mpg so I fill up at BP. Did you put the correct and correct amount of oil in? Tyre pressures okay?

Have a read through this http://ultimatemotorcycling.com/motorcy ... -05-snell/ it explains about the different testing standards. I had heard about this but never actually read about it, to sum it up they're all tested to a basic standard but some are tested even further to qualify for higher standards of safety ie Snell.

Buy a helmet that fits your head properly and it will do it's job in the unfortunate event of a crash. Don't worry about having the latest helmet, I got my Shoei XR1100 (something like that) for £250 down from £379.99 because it was last seasons model So my advice would be to go into a couple of motorbike shops and try helmets on of any brand until you find one that fits, a shop assistant will help you with this.

A switch is easy to fit go to maplins or another computer shop and buy a switch, cut the wires you have installed and connect them to the switch either side, simples. I can't help with the fuse I'm afraid I bought one with a fuse already installed. Mine is wired directly onto my battery however it doesn't have a light on it so I haven't had any problems with it.