Adam

I would say up cause the groove in them looks like where the indicator would be if they had built in ones. But I suppose it's up to you!

Have you checked the basics to begin with I.e. Coolant, gearbox oil, engine oil, is your chain clean and well lubed up? Air filter clean? Have you got a good spark? How much 'play' does your chain have? ( how much you can move it up and down ) It's best to check these things first because they're always the cheapest!

Have you checked your engine oil recently? It's always best to start with the easy things!

Get a 2 stoke 125!

Have you checked in the owners manual?

Did you put a relay in? If you're changing from the old bulbs to led you will need to put a relay in so the flashing is regular and legal!

Drown it in wd40 and leave it for 30 mins and then drown it some more leave it for another 30 mins to soak in, then as suggested above get a flat head screwdriver and a hammer. What you want to do is place the head of the screwdriver on the edge of the sparkplug so the screwdriver is almost vertical and hit it with the hammer do this until there's a little groove, this will give you an area from which the screwdriver won't slip when being hit. Now place the screwdriver at an angle so it's almost horizontal with the head in the groove you created earlier and give it a gentle tap with the hammer (make sure it's anticlockwise!! ) keep gently hitting the screwdriver gradually increasing the force with a bit of luck it will start to turn, if not keep drowning it in wd40 for a day or two and give it another go!

Yes it is Weebl you seem to know a lot about bikes!

^^^^ +1 on that, its normally the simple things that we over look that are actually causing the problem! You shouldn't be able to move the bike (only backwards and forwards slightly) if it's in gear, are you sure it's not in and you haven't changed up or down? It shouldn't start unless it's in neutral anyway so that might give you a clue.

It might be a good idea to take the sparkplugs out and leave them out for 20 mins that'll let any petrol evaporate in the pistons, then it won't be flooded anymore if it still won't start try bumping it then take it for a long ride to make sure everything is well oiled and the battery charged up.

I spoke to our qualified electriction at work and he said its most probably the battery not charged enough. So I've gotta charge it up and then check it with a voltmeter should be 12v.

Ive tried using a jump starter battery which I charged for 24 hours and it still made the same noise! Unfortunately no one I know has a battery charger other than my brother but his is broken (he tried jump starting his car with it haha) would a trickle charger do the job then? If not I'll have to invest in a charger.

So what do you suggest leave the engine running to charge the battery or should I buy a battery charger?

I'll borrow a voltmeter and check it but it's gonna have to wait until next month which is a pain in the arse! I'm tempted to buy that solenoid for £18.50 is that a good price? I don't know how much they are generally so I wouldn't know haha. It'll probably be best if the bike starts for the m.o.t so I'm hoping it is just the solenoid that need replacing. If it isn't what else could it be? If I press the starter button now I just loose all power to the bike which Im guessing might be down to the battery being low, so next time I'll leave her running for a bit and check the battery at the same time.

I know it can't be guaranteed I just don't wanna spend money on something that might not work, but I suppose I'll never know unless I try! Can a bike pass it's m.o.t without electric starter, but from being bump started? Surely not. Yes I was thinking that it might be due to the charge in the battery so I'm hoping it's just that, I mean I'll only really need the indicators whilst the engine is on anyway. I dont have a voltage thingy here but my girlfriends dad does so I could borrow it. If the engine is running and the bike stationary does it charge the battery or does it have to be moving? My main problem is the bike is at my mums near Cambridge and I live in Norwich so I don't have much time when I am here. It would be so much easier if it was at home but hey ho!

No, only when I turn them on.

Bit of an update for you all, I got the bike started by bumping it as suggested everything seems to sound okay. So would it definitely be the solenoid that needs replacing? Cause there's 2 on eBay one at £18.50 inc p&p and another for around £30. As for the indicators they worked fine after the engine had been running for a while flashing at a normal rate, but if the engine is off they just stay on constantly. Could that be anything to do with the solenoid as well? Thanks for all your help so far I really appreciate it

I now have a new battery which i've put in the bike, but still i get that buzzing noise from the solenoid, going by what Alex says could it be the bike short circuiting? If i turn the key into the 'on' position the starter motor moves and pulls the wire but then gets stuck (if that makes sense). It starts to vibrate which is the cogs trying to turn which they cant. I tried to have a look where the cables went but its dark and i cant see a thing so gave up! Any ideas? Also I put some new indicators on the bike because it got an advisory at its last m.o.t due to one side not flashing but constantly staying on. I've now replaced all of the indicators and none of them flash just stay on. They arent LED they're just your standard bulb ones, is it something to do with the amount of power required by the bulbs which is making them stay on? If its a case of buying some new bulbs that would be the easiest option. I really need to get it working cause the other half isnt very happy that i spent £50 on a new battery and indicators and it doesnt work, so im getting the whole "your bike is more important etc etc".

Didn't win the lottery and back to work on Monday after 17 days off F**K IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only battery's I can find are like this one http://bit.ly/LZ40x3 but that's a sealed battery so I'm assuming you don't add anything too it. I don't really want to have to buy a charger just to use it once..

Im gonna have a look on fleabay for a battery only problem is its gonna have to wait until next month as I can't afford it. Well when I say can't afford it the other half says we can't, what does she know... Haha I do have a service manual disc which has everything on so I'll have a look through that and see if I can find where the carbs are.

I will try a new battery once I've bought one, do you have to charge the battery before putting it in or are they already charged?I know this is gonna sound stupid but is the carb the part located under the air box which is attached to it?

I had a quick google and the part I'm referring too is called a 'solenoid' I found one on eBay I have a link for it incase the other picture didn't work http://bit.ly/MwCQxI

As the title suggests my bike won't start ! It's an 02 Honda nsr 125 it hasnt been used for a while, when I say a while I mean about a year. Now I have a new sparkplug on order which should arrive tomorrow, fingers crossed. The battery is almost completely flat but I have a battery jump starter thing which should in theory give the bike enough power to start up. But when I try to start the bike all I get is a buzzing noise from underneath the petrol tank near the battery itself, so I've stripped the bike down and found the part which was buzzing. It's got a rubber casing over it which can be pulled off and underneath is a gold casing with wires running into it, again this gold part can be ditached from the bike. Now my question is, what is this part and why is it buzzing? It only buzzes when I try to start the bike, it starts of load and gets a bit quieter the long I hold the starter button. Does anyone have any idea what's going on and how to fix it? I have a picture of the part in question which should hopefully be below but I don't know if it will work because I'm using my phone, if it doesn't then you should be able to click on the link and see it. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151039433564759&set=a.10151039434169759.453528.788829758&type=3