Martyc

Look on you tube, plenty of mod 1 stuff on there, and a few funny ones too (knee down, stoppie kinda stuff). I'd recommend professional tuition though only if it is 2 lessons, one to assess where you are and one to polish up on stuff (assuming you can already ride ok) I only done a lifesaver over one shoulder every time, was fine for me and test standard (as long as you look over the proper shoulder each time!)

Gotcha Does it seal ok without a stat in the housing? May sound silly but I know on some cars the housing doesn't, not worked much on bikes.

Plus you'd only be masking the problem, the fault will still be lurking somewhere because they're designed to run with a 'stat.

I've ordered a reg/flasher unit. It occurred to me that poor battery voltage could be to blame so I hooked it up to the car via jump leads but made no difference. I hope the flasher unit sorts it or it's 30 quid down the drain! Just gotta wait for it to arrive...

Couldn't you just adjust the cables to take up the slack if they're too long? Or am I being silly?

Race exhaust systems are designed to increase performance, and normally have a remap (and other mods sometimes) as you've said. I'm just not 100% sure a commuter 125 has the flow or power to make the most of an open exhaust!

Back pressure does affect performance on n/a cars so i'm pretty sure it would apply on bikes too. Tends to lose power and torque at everywhere but flat out. It's why kids in 1.2 corsas with big bore straight thru exhausts make lots of noise and go slower than they would if they'd stuck with the standard one (but most people have done it anyway)

Cheers I'll let him know (I think he's got an iPhone too, everyone seems to these days...)!

Has anyone used one of these or can recommend one? Trying to help my mate get his licence too but I didn't really study apart from the hazard perception and a free online test (but I can't remember the email address )

I just found the first one (2 days after passing my mod1. I booked it as soon as I passed, how lucky was that??) that the school could do then told work I couldn't come in. I work next to the test centre tho so everyone saw my tears of joy and started shouting outta the window when I passed!

You can get battery optimisers to monitor and keep your battery in good condition. I've heard they're a good idea. Or just disconnect the battery so there's no drain on it

I've kept my pass certificate (in a frame...) so should it happen to me I'll be ok

I was told to imagine squeezing out a sponge... Same principal tho!

There's a guide in this months ride mag too which might be of some help?

Was that plug in before doing the exhaust? Really you need a fresh plug and take it for a ride then look at it as it'd still have deposits on it from before the change. But in the pic the plug doesn't look too bad, maybe a bit lean. White is lean, black is rich, coffee is about right and oil is bad.

Best thing to do is keep an eye on compression if this drops it's rebuild time but at least it's easier and cheaper than a 4 stroke. Apparently. Using quality oil and letting the bike warm up before using over half throttle should help make it last a bit longer.

That sucks stick it out, it'll be worth the wait! DSA here seem to be really good fortunately

The head/tail light are always on with the engine running, but I guess the indicators should work with the ignition on? I'll give it a go... I thought the reg is at fault because as you said it's a common thing they share so seems the obvious option (but then I'm no bike expert)

In short depends on the engine and usage... Most are around 10k (aprilia rs125 etc) for normal use but I believe hondas are 20k. But then again hard use needs it more often.

The examiner chooses, you wont know til you're in the cage

So could the voltage reg/flasher unit be to blame? Other than that the only option I see is a new loom (pain in the ass).

looks like my bike isn't covered by it (2006 50cc 4t, and yes it is crap and slow!)

Cheers dude I'll take a look

I've got a scooter that I'm trying to get thru an mot. One of the things it failed on is the headlight/tail light flash in time (get brighter) with the indicators. The obvious answer would be a bad earth but I've cleaned these up and even added an additional earth back to the battery earth lead. Could it be the flasher unit/voltage regulator? I know on this Model (piaggio zip) is all one unit but I don't wanna buy one just for the original to be fine. I know this isn't really the forum for this but I've tried on scooter forums and I've just been blanked (probably because I'm older than 16, can legally ride anything and don't brag that my 50cc does 70mph and out runs porsches)

Depends how many teeth you change it by but I think it'd make your speedo over-read so you shouldn't be in danger of speeding.