Yamaha SR125 - project

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February 1, 2014 at 5:00 pm #15302
zippy
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Dad and James went to fetch the bike yesterday for me.
Had a look at it and came up with a list of things to fix:
– Tax disc holder
– Clutch lever
– Head lamp rim (possibly)
– Foot rest (pair)
– Gear lever
– Mirrors
– Exhaust
– Battery
– Flasher unit (possibly)
– Oil and filter
– Chain and sprocket
Going to price up some things on eBay and see what I can find.
February 1, 2014 at 5:58 pm #67443
katana
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Might have a spare universal flasher unit in the garage if you need one?
February 1, 2014 at 7:35 pm #67444
zippy
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Not 100% sure what is up with the indicators yet, but thank you I shall let you know if its needed
February 2, 2014 at 4:38 pm #67445
HippoDrones
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looking forward to reading about your progress
February 7, 2014 at 8:16 pm #67446
Radar
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Zippy hopes to get going on this Sunday, once she has finished work. Will be interesting to see how it pans out
February 9, 2014 at 6:16 pm #67447
zippy
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Started to do a little bit of work on the bike today !
– Took the battery put and put it on charge (bike still not starting so we will leave it on charge for a bit longer)
– Put some WD40 on the main stand and side stand to loosen them up a bit. working a lot better now.
– Polished the front forks a bit
– Pumped the tyres up
Hopefully after a good charge the battery will work and we can get the bike started
February 9, 2014 at 7:25 pm #67448
Swindon Andy
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WD40 is great for freeing things off, but it isn’t a very good lasting lubricant. I got an aerosol of spray grease for that sort of thing – stands, car door hinges etc.. It goes on thin and runny, then sets into a grease. Got mine from Halfords.
February 9, 2014 at 10:07 pm #67449
HippoDrones
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aye, if you don’t have any grease, as a temp measure use chain lube
February 14, 2014 at 9:24 pm #67450
zippy
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Tried the battery today.. still no joy. I think a new battery will be needed.
Going to try and bump start it tomorrow and see if that works
February 15, 2014 at 11:46 am #67451
imperialdata
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There’s nothing like bump starting a bike down a hill. The challenge of getting it started before you reach the bottom and have to push it back up again is huge.
No pressure!
February 15, 2014 at 7:37 pm #67452
zippy
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just ordered a new battery and a gear lever, should be here within a week
February 16, 2014 at 7:20 pm #67453
zippy
Participant
Tried to bump start the bike today. still not got it running… although it was funny
February 17, 2014 at 10:49 am #67454
imperialdata
Keymaster
Lol. Did you do the “Push of shame” up the hill?
February 17, 2014 at 11:10 pm #67455
Radar
Moderator
We actually increased the mileage of the SR by 0.3 of a mile!
I think fresh fuel is needed
February 21, 2014 at 6:02 pm #67456
zippy
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The battery and gear lever arrived. Fitted the gear lever without much trouble.
As for the battery, unfortunately we have the wrong one and we are sorting this out with the seller on ebay. Hopefully the new battery and some fresh fuel will get the bike going.
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