YBRCustom

Hubby was shocked at my running costs compared to his “big bike” lol. Thank you for the advice with the oil! Luckily it’s not for commuting…just for riding for the fun of riding. However I still hope to get it out for rides during winter too, so will definitely bare that in mind.

I’ll see if I can see where the other breather is and check that too…a bit of Googling should point me in the right direction to find it. It was from a local motorbike garage, it needed some work doing (new tyres, new brakes etc) but on the receipt it says new oil. However I’m guessing they didn’t do the full service since the bolt was snapped in the side panel meaning it had to be drilled and tapped out and a new bolt to replace it. Thinking they just did the oil to save the hassle.

It was the first oil that came up when I searched for oils for it…to be fair it was less than a tenner delivered for the litre required so not expensive. Hoping this bike will see me through next couple of years while I decide about doing full license, but with such low running costs, and it still goes everywhere I want it to go lol. That’s why I’m happy to look after it!

Haven’t dropped the oil out yet, that’s a job for one night this week. A fair bit of oil came out, half the air filter appeared to have been in oil!! The small “rubber bung” at the bottom of the air filter case (sorry don’t know what it’s technical name would be) was full of oil, and that oil was pretty murky looked old. There’s plenty of oil still showing when dipped (it was supposedly serviced and new oil when I purchased the bike, a couple of months ago) but for my own reassurance that the oil is ok I’m gonna change it.

Thank you for the reply! Would oil in the air filter have caused the bike to miss a beat? Poor bike was being suffocated given the state of the previous air filter. I’ve purchased Castrol 10w-40 for the new oil. I will check the breather hose too! Hoping to do a longer ride out soon and would like the bike running its best in time.

Hey all, just after a bit of advise from people who may be a bit more clued up then myself (newbie to 2 wheels) I have a 2011 YBR custom. It has been running great the last couple of months since I owned it. However when out for a ride the other day it appeared to “misfire/ miss a beat” for a second when travelling at around 35/40mph and changing into 5th gear. It was only for a split second and ran fine there after. It was a very hot day 30 degrees and had travelled around 30 miles across hilly countryside prior to this, not sure if the temperature had anything to do with it. However there is a very slight ticking noise now, not sure if it was there prior and I’m now just being paranoid or if it is related. I took off the side panel to check the air filter and found that it was half full of oil. Again I’m unsure if this is new oil or it has been over filled by previous owners at some point (the bolt was snapped in the panel so don’t think anyone had bothered to remove properly and check the air filter for some time) I have a new air filter to fit, a new spark plug (as again this looks very old) and I am also going to do an oil change. Is the “missed beat” or ticking anything to be concerned about or is there anything I have missed checking? Any advise or guidance would be greatly appreciated