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Dan

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  • Birthday 14/03/1985

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    Yamaha YBR 125
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    Ashford (Middx)

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  1. Hey All, hopefully someone out there can help with this. For a little while now the starter button on my bike has been clicking when i press it, just a single very loud click and the engine doesn't start. Usually it only takes a handful of presses before the bike eventually starts but it's getting worse. The other day i probably pressed it twenty odd times before the bike finally started. It doesn't matter if the engine is hot or cold and it doesn't always do it but it does more often than not. Google tells me it's either a faulty solenoid or a weak battery but what do you thinks more likely? I'm going to have to pay for either a new solenoid or one of those battery charge/test things either way by the looks of things. Just thought i'd see if i could avoid buying the wrong one first.
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    They need some decent competition. They charge so much because they can. I'll never use them to sell again. Gumtree is ok but there are alot of fraudsters and con artists using it. When i sold my scooter, two more adverts popped up for different scooters but using all the pictures i'd posted! I still can't work out what they were trying to achieve but it doesn't exactly breed confidence.
  3. I'm 30 and in the last 5 or 6 years i've gone from being a risk taking speed demon with a devil may care attitiude to being sensible and responsible, and i dont mind. It's all becuse of what i have to lose now compared to back then, i have three kids, a wife, a mortgage, a career, car payments, etc etc. If i die or i'm seriously injured it is going to catastrophically f**k up alot of people/things in my life. Wanting to get a few kicks from going fast just simply isn't justification enough for me to risk that happening. Plus for every year older i get my body seems to get injured more easily, I twinged my back whilst folding a fleece blanket the other day. Can't imagine what i'd damage if i crashed.
  4. It came with one already fitted. It's this one from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/UltimateAddons- ... B005HGWGM2 If you scroll down to the questions you will see the one i asked before i bought it. I wanted to know whether or not it drains the battery. Basically as long as it's not left idle for a long period of time with a charger or something with an led plugged in you'll be alright. When i get a 'proper' bike i might rig up something a bit more flashy but for now on my YBR this is doing the job fine.
  5. Thanks guys that's useful. It's all hooked up and working fine. I don't have the know how for installing a relay so was careful to get one that doesn't have an LED. Would be nice to have one that comes on and off with the ignition though, it's only a matter of time until I forget to unplug my charger and wake up to a flat battery
  6. Hey guys, I bought a fused 12v power socket for the bike which I'm planning on hooking up later. One question. When it comes to connecting directly to the battery, do I connect the black or red wire first, or does it not matter? I'm not being lazy, I tried Google but the results were inconclusive.
  7. So I had a look at the tensioner and its absolutely fine, looks and works as good as new as far as I can tell. I spent ages going around checking for any looseness in the bolts, panels, wiring etc and they were fine to. I'm starting to think its coming from the exhaust now, can exhausts make a clicking noise if they have a leak?
  8. Cheers guys. I checked the oil and its spot on so tomorrow I'll have a go at the tensioner.I just hope its nothing serious but its only done 11k miles and has a FSH so I think that would be very bad luck. That service manual will be very handy!
  9. So on the way to work yesterday I noticed a new noise coming from the engine. It sounds to me like a fast clicking or ticking (not plinking or tapping) which speeds up and slows down when the bike does. I can also hear it when idling. It's not massively loud but it's there in the background and I’m fairly sure it gets louder as the engine gets hotter. There is no noticeable drop in the bikes performance. After inspection I’m fairly sure it's coming from the lower right hand side of the engine but it's hard to pinpoint even with the old screwdriver as stethoscope method. I'm thinking cam chain tension but i don't know where it is or how to check it. What are your thoughts?
  10. I voted Cavalier as those guys had a bit more pizzazz about them.
  11. Ah man i wish i'd seen this the other day. Instead in my infinite wisdom i ordered a £2 waterproof digital watch and a £1.70 pack of 100 cable ties from amazon. I was planning on tearing the straps off the watch and rigging it to the dash with the ties. This would have been a whole lot easier. And wouldn't have taken 3 weeks to ship from Hong Kong.
  12. Regal is a legend, should be very interesting. Him and Foley are both lucky to be alive for very different reasons.
  13. Had a blast! I know the storylines are scripted but the action is real. When you see them close up you can hear and feel the impact of them throwing eachother around.
  14. I'm going to watch WWE Raw at the O2 later. Well looking forward to it. In the pub now getting warmed up with a pint or seven. Its gonna be good. Any other fans about or am I the only nerd in these parts?
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