Hi All,

I am new to this forum and sorry for starting with a technical question as my first post!

My bike: Yamaha YBR 125 Custom 2010

I bought the bike a couple of weeks ago and loving it. It rides and look great. And work as it should apart from its tachometer not working at all. The previous owner stated that it stopped working halfway through a journey for him a while back and he never bothered looking into it.

II am trying to fix it, so opened the instrument cluster and checked...

My brother in law put two stroke mixed fuel into my rotavator whicb is four stroke. How much does this matter?
I can dilute further but getting it out will be difficult but doable. What should I do please?

This is one of the wires that connect to the front dash, I'm not sure how to remove it? Thanks for the help :tumble:

Ok so turns out.my carb is done for. So what other carb if any will fit the vl125 v twin engine. Carb that is currently fitted is a mikuni bds26.
 

Hi all
I’m in the process of a top end rebuild on my little Honda Cbf 125 and I’m about to torque the head down but can not find any where the torque settings for the head bolts x 4 and the 2 bolts that sit just inside the head ..I’m a hobbyist and normally work on cars / vans and have no problem locating technical information on these motors but find motorcycles harder to get the technical information I require my bike is a
Honda Cbf 125
59 plate
Ang help would be appreciated
Regards...

Yep it happened, i was removing my front wheel when i accidentally hit my head on the brake lever when standin up. Now the brakes wont fit the disc and im not sure what to do next, please send help :scratch:

My brothers bn125cut out going approx 50mph down a dual carriage way. He described it as losing power and then cut out.

When he tried to restart it the starter just clicked and bike did not turn over. 20 mins later starter turns the engine over but no start. (Only found this out later)

I arrive check there is fuel in tank, try turning the tap to prime. No difference.

Check spark with a spare plug and it's fine.

Take out plug and has spark, not as good as with test plug though. (Notice that...

So many people do not like the AJS brand any more but for me I love my little bike.

AJS Daytona MK4 2019
The bike is Fuel injected

Now my problem is whilst accelerating past 2nd my bike jerks and stutters and just bottoms out around 1/4 to 3/4 twist on the throttle.
Once I open the throttle fully the revs climb and the back actually moves, I am a novice when it comes to engines sadly and only know a few things to check.

Now what I have done is stripped the air filter / injection parts and...

Can I have some advice about chains please?
Do you get what you pay for? What should I know?

Does cold weather make much, of any difference to valve clearances? Checked mine today and they’re all a bit tight. Normally wouldn’t do this until it got warm but we’re in lock down and I was bored.

This is a 2014 KTM 1190 adventure s.

Front exhaust are .23 & .20
Rear exhaust are .23 & .25

They should be .25 to .30

Front intake are .10 & .10
Rear intake are .08 & .08

They should be .10 to .15

Manual gives values at 20deg and it’s about 5 to 10 degrees today. Bike has done about 24k...

Hi I bought a cbf 125 on a 9 plate a couple days ago when the bike has had time to warm up I.e. done 2-3 miles the management light comes on and stays on the ride is smooth and I don’t think I can hear any dodgy noises I’ve checked oil and topped it up put it away for the day but same problem the next day I know it’s impossible to give a diagnosis from this but can anybody help with the next avenue to explore in the process of illumination?

Hi - would anyone have a simple guide or video on how to change or clean the brake pads on a 2018 Kawasaki Z650. I only ask as I keep reading different information ie you should or shouldn’t use copper grease, you should remove the brake fluid reservoir cap, there is a clip to remove or it’s actually a bolt, you should slightly depress the brake lever or you should never depress the brake lever ! Any definitive help would be appreciated - thanks in advance.

Today's government permitted time outside and exercising was washing a very dirty bike. I found that that water is not draining from around the filler cap. I poked a twig as far as I dare down the little hole, that did not work. Any suggestions as to how to clear whatever is blocking the water from draining, thanks.

Ive had my bike of the road for a few weeks now whilst do the clutch. Unfortunately life has got in the way a little bit and I am on the search for a torque wrench that goes low enough to torque up my clutch bolts. Yesterday whilst manoeuvring around the bike I noticed a small stain on the concrete around the front wheel. Upon closer inspection, there is a puddle in the wheel itself and it looks like the brake line which was already a braided aftermarket one, has split where it is held onto the...

I have not had the bike out for a bit and the front brake is binding. The bike is a Royal Enfield Bullet, I have worked on disk brakes on cars but not on a bike, are they the same?
Is there anything I need to Know.
Thanks

John

Wait .... touring bikes don't have them as standard? That's right, so I need to fit one. I did try a fiberglass one but it was poorly made. :crybaby: Got a refund. :thumb: Moving on ....
Who has fitted on to a VFR AND done some miles on it AND it didn't break AND you still like it? Which ones work? Which materials work? :scratch:

Hi my 2013 honda cbf 125 has a problem with the lights.

My brake lights and indicators word perfect
But my headlight and side lights and dash lights are very dim, but if I put revs on they will all full brighten up way they should.

Replaced battery with a new one battery does not die it is recharging.

Any help thanks.

Hi Guys - just joined this site.
I live in Indonesia but originally from Glossop in Derbyshire.
I am looking for a wiring diagram for a 2008 Honda XR250 Tornado and if possible the alternator windings resistances .
Hope someone can help
Colin

Is there a SIMPLE reliable way to varify the capacity of a 12V lead acid battery? I have it on an optimate which says its heathly but I would still like a real world check. I have several multimeters.

Hi,

Recently purchased a Honda CBF 125 2009 44K, I am currently completing my Direct Access and so I just wanted the bike for now to go back and for work. Whilst also getting in some
Practice for my MOD 2 I have left to complete.

Once I got the bike home I noticed the natural light wasn’t working on the dashboard even though the bike was in Neutral.

I bought a Haynes Manuel and got my hands dirty and done the following:

Changed the fuses,
changed the bulbs in the dashboard
installed a...

Good evening all,

My CBR900RR cafe racer/streetfighter project is in full swing after some storm related damage!

I have been looking at headlights, but for the life of me cannot find any definitive guidance on whether a certain headlight would pass MOT. I have googled it to death and checked the MOT guidance to no avail.

What I need to know is this: If I fit this headlight to my motorcycle, which I think looks really cool, will it pass the MOT? I understand the yellow colour is acceptable,...

Heya does anyone have any idea of any shops that would sell a chain tensioner part for Honda cbf 125? The part with the threaded bar that you tighten the nuts on and in turn tighten the chain. I know you can buy online but don’t have time need to buy from a shop. Thanks.

Hi there, I have a lexmoto hawk 125cc and Im having issues with it. It's sitting in high revs in neutral (9000/10000prm). I've taken it to about 3 different garages and not one can help me.

At the moment I've replaced the spark plug, the starter and relay, checked my oil levels and it isn't starting up at all. Itll start up first time off if jump start but as soon as one of the cables come off it instantly cuts out. Can anyone help me with this issue please and thanks

It is also cutting out...

Hi Guys
Does anyone know where I can get a free download of the workshop manual for a KTM 690 Enduro?
I don't want to buy one when I am only doing one job on someone else`s bike.
Cheers
Ian

Hi people.
I have an electrical problem since trying to fit a side regitration show plate and back light. I have joined tail gate light and back light earth wires together onto new light earth, joind the tail gate live and registatration live together along with the yello wire to the live red wire on side light. When started bike up i had no indicators on front and rear rode of on bike and lost power on engine. I had put it all back to original and still have same problem also with no...

I picked up my 2017 BMW F700GS on Saturday and rode it home. I started the bike to move it to my garage and noticed the main beam bulb had blown.
i purchased a new one the next day and the light was fine but once I stopped the bike and restarted some 30 mins later, the bulb had blown again and is now black.
The bikes battery was flat when I tried to start it in the showroom and they charged it and drop tested it and said it was fine (don't know if that can be related in any way).

Where should...

hi there
I have a 2008 cb600f honda hornet abs model. I have owned the bike for nearly a year but recently having issues with starting from hot. battery is reading 12v and when running its 13.7v but if I turn off and start within a short period up to half hour it will seem like the battery is flat. ive put a meter on whilst it does this shows 12v as always try to start and drops to 5v. If you leave it to cool it will start up again or if I put the jump pack on starts fine every time hot or...

I've blatantly pinched this idea from the advrider forum I'm on but have recently got a 3d printer and am planning to make the odd bit for the bikes. Show what you've made or ask questions if you're interested. I've only had mine for a couple of weeks but will do my best.

I bought a Creality Ender 3 pro from Ebay for £194. You can buy them from China if you're prepared to wait but this one took a couple of days to arrive. It took a few hours to build and set up but that's mainly because I'd...

When it was home time my bike wouldn't start. Lights came on but not enough battery power to start the bike. I have heated grips but they are wired in to come on with the ignition so I can't have left them on. I am using the heated grips a lot and a sat nav, is it possible that they are drawing more power than the stator is returning? I can't think why the battery was Flat.

Hello groovy gang, do I have to charge a new battery? If I do I will have to buy a charger. Advice on both if possible please.

The VFR doesn't have many places to run cable. I might have to run close to the engine. I don't trust normal PVC wire. What should I use and where can I get it?

Hi all,

Relatively new rider, in this country anyway. Did the CBT and picked myself up a YBR125, a reliable little beast that has done me proud for the past five months...

Until last Friday when i decided I’d take her on a 20 odd mile run...

Since getting her I’ve changed the oil, but haven’t needed to do a great deal else save stock up on winter gear for when i do need to take her out! All went well, we reached our destination where i dismounted took some pics for a bit then fired her up...

Hello all,

Long time no speak!

I need a some help, im looking for a Rear inner tube for my 2010 YAMAHA XT660X but cant seem to find any online at all. I just want a midrange innertube.

If someone could send me a link to the correct size that would be famtastic!

Muchas Grasias

Ross

Hi, please can people help. Iv got a 2017 plate cbr125r which I purchased last march or may last year 2019 (will have to double check to confirm) it had just over 1000miles, i have now done just over 7100 miles on the clocks which consists of numerous long distance and one which was 660 miles hull to scotland. I do regular oil changes / oil flushes but I'm wondering when it is reccomended for these to have there valve clearances done/ checked if anyone knows please? Thanks

I own the haynes...

I am sat in sainsbury cafe waiting for the breakdown people.
Bike started fine, two minutes later I was going to fill her up but she cut out/stopped just before the pumps and would not start again.
I can hear the solenoid but. I turning over, it did try once to turn over. I tried bumping it and it could not quite get going.
Can Batteries just suddenly die?

Hey

I know that i have only just joined and its a bit pony to be asking for help but.......

One of my current projects is a 2009ish Yamaha YBR 125
This is the fuel injected model which is where the problems start!
The bike will start and tick over for a short period of time then cut out.
During idle if you demand any response from the throttle it just dies!
the first bit of advice i got was that it needs a lambda sensor,
the bike is built from bit (as are most of my projects) so i didnt have...

I must have left the parking lights on last night. :stupid:
My bike wont start today. The light, display wont come on and all was well with the bike up until then.

Can I get a jump from a car battery or does it have to be another bike?

Or do I need a new battery?

Bike is a 2018 gsxs125

Thanks

Hi, bought the bike about 2 weeks ago after taking my CBT, bike was perfectly fine apart from some cosmetic damage. Was riding round yesterday and came off going round a roundabout after slipping on some wet lines that are on the interior of the roundabout.
Bike started fine, got it home and parked it up for the night. Went to check the damage this morning and started the bike to check if it worked. Throttle cable has come loose and is now moving when twisting the throttle. Turned the bike on...

Hi I’m new to this and bikes in general. I only passed my cbt 3 months ago, I have ZONTES MONSTER ZT125-5A. I’ve recently had problems starting my bike with electric start kick start works ok and once started electric start works if I turn it off, I took off side panel today and wire hanging loose no idea where or what it’s for its by the battery and is all greased up I’ve uploaded a video to YouTube if anyone can help I’ll be extremely grateful

Hit a pot hole yesterday on my cbr 😱 made a nice little dent in my wheel! Tyre is all fine, no leaks and of yet! Really struggling to find a second hand wheel atm. Honda cbr600rr 2006. Found a few on ebay but all look damaged. Taking it somewhere today to see if it can be repaired. I'll try and get some pictures uploaded.

On my last bike I had a relay wired into the tail light so that services only ran with the ignition on. From there into a fuse box as a distro. My new ride does not have as much space. I'm sure I have seen combined Relay fuseboxes. Does anyone know where to buy one?

Hello to all, so here's my story. I am having electric issues with my Yamaha TW200. For the last 6 months, while riding along my electrics would die, I found that giving the Soleniod a slap, they would work again work again as in my light indicators horn ect would die then they would be ok on and off, I changed the solenoid problem fixed. 4 Saturdays ago a car where I live did a you turn without indicating and well the car won, I wasn't happy broken forks headlamp ect lots of work and many...

Hey folks. Hope you and your bikes haven't all been blown away/drowned in this awful weather we're getting of recent.

One of the joys of winter riding is trying to keep the chain clean and lubricated with all the salt, mud and general crud that's around on the roads. Since I started riding over 18 months ago I've been using Tru-Tension Banana Lube which seems to work OK however it doesn't seem to be the most durable stuff at this time of year - a little exposure to rain/puddles (every day of...

Hi
I want to fit a GPS device and rather than mess with the fairing I can get easy access to the battery by simply taking off the seat. Seems there is room for a fuzeblock type thingy.
You know how challenged I am by mechanicing. I saw an Innov powerhub 2 that looks neat and tidy and cheaper than a fuzeblock but I can't work out how you connect devices to it. Rather than having connections to put the device wires into, it's got its own wires hanging out. Do you cut and splice these to each...

Bought mz with mikuni carb fitted..idle screw was screwed right in and doesn't seen to do much ..revs low at idle until u lift slide via cable adjust in top of carb.....my question is it seems to be runner rich maybe but bloke I got bike off is running premix 40:1 rather than 50:1 it should be would that make it run rich or weak ( as in fuel quantity rather than oil )due to 40:1 ratio ????? Answers on a postcard please lol :bang: :crybaby:

My speedomoter stopped working a few weeks back. then it started working again, then it stopped, then it started again. Now it stopped again.

It appears to be an electronic sender so wires from a unit on the front wheel to the cluster in the clocks.

does anyone know why an electronic device like this might fail intermitently like this? I'm guessing there must be some mechanical aspect to the unit for it to send a signal down the wire but the unit itself is not something I can take a apart. is...