Hi all! Not the first post I'd hoped to start with, but still :) I've had my 2008 125 Varadero for a couple of years without issue, recently though if the engine heats up, it'll get a hideous sounding rattle at around 2k-4k revs. The rattle doesn't seem to be a rhythmic ticking, it literally...

hi ,new to forum and looking for advice please,working on mates 1982 xl500r ,problem with bike starting once engine gets warmed up, went to check ignition coil,secondary reading should be between 8k-15kohms ,his reading 4k,thought this was our problem so sent of for new one but that also reads...

I have an RD04 that needs some love. I have following symptoms: - When the bike has been sitting for a few days, it is very hard to start - When I manage get it started and warmed up, it starts very well, after the first kick of the starter motor - When the engine is cold like after a couple of...

Just sounding out opinions, really... Out this morning, engine cut out and wouldn't fire up again. Good charge in the battery, plenty of fuel (half a tank, give or take) but the last few weeks my tacho has been taking 2 or 3 minutes to start working. I took off the side panels and seat...

Hi all This is my first problem I have had with my XR. Up until now it has been faultless. I last went out about 3 weeks ago, no trouble, I got home, washed the bike, started it up after. After that, I took the exhaust and manifold off, resprayed the zorst and checked the manifold for excess...

2014 Ride Report Decided that I’d sit down and compile what I’ve done on which bike this year. Lets start with the bikes - I started the year with 4 bikes in the stable :- ’99 Honda Africa Twin, ’09 BMW F8GS, ’99 Honda NTV650 Deauville & a Honda VFR800Fi. I’m finishing the year with 4 bikes...

Wot a wonderful weekend that was! 270 odd miles there, 270 odd miles back and 120 odd miles in the middle . . . .with at least 80+ of those 120 off the beaten track Great ride south via the “normal” route, then took the 702 all the way to New Galloway. That was followed by the 712 – the...

hi all out there have a small problem with ny 2006txt pro 250 starts first kick when cold and runs fine but when it has warmed up it is very hard to start again it has had new plug clean filter any ideas or better still an answer to this many thanks

I have a 2000 model Varadero 1000 and a recent journey in the bush found me crossing a couple of rivers that were, um a little deeper than expected. The water was at least 40cm deep which was over the level of the fuel pump. I rode home without a hitch, but experienced problems on my next outing...

Hi All My 97 AT has been faultless since I bought it 6 months ago. It has now developed a bit of an erratic idle. Once its warmed up she is fine and idles at about 1200rpm. However when its first started up either in the morning or evening it just wont idle. If i put the choke on it makes no...

Well, the KMX200*, she lives again!! After 4 years and more of being ignored in the container, I got the bike out a week or ten days ago and have been going over it thoroughly, cleaned the carb and tank of the crud/rust etc, freed brakes off and the like. New battery fitted and an air filter (on...

The throttle Hot Grip had rotated round and the wires pulled out. Yesterday I did a bot of t'internet surfing and read a post by a sparky on a Scottish forum who'd repaired his so I thought "I'll give it a go, nowt to lose as it doesn't work anyway!" Cut back the rubber housing until I could...

Had a strange problem with the bike earlier this evening... Went down to the garage a mile away and got some bits. Then rode the bike for about another few miles. Overtook a car and was doing about 60 when all of a sudden it lost power and sounded really rough. It didn't want to rev. Whacking...

Hi everyone! I just recently bought a good condition 1986 XR250R. Before I go all crazy with upgrading n modifying the lights etc, I realy need to know how many amps the charging system puts out! I've scoured the net looking for the info for several hours to no avail. Can't even seem to find a...

Hi everyone, im new to the forum after having enough with this old XL! About 12 years ago it was started up warmed and driven about 2 miles then all of a sudden just died, got it home no spark, my dad is an electritian (his bike) stripped it and tested everything , everythinh cheaked out and...

I have assembled the tools read the manual, looked here and the weather has warmed up. Last excuse gone. I checked the valves, changed the plugs oil and filter. I was glad I did the research first. The jobs are all quite straightforward but accessing them is a nightmare. I lashed out on a Honda...

hello all i recently restored my xr 400 not including the engine what i thought was fine, made a lovely job of the bike. Took it out yesterday and everything seemed fine until when i statred it back up there was some smoke coming from the pipe then after it warmed up it was back to normal with...

Hi guys, Just fell in love with my xlv 750r, have only purchased in the last month and have ridden it everyday! But now once it's warmed up it keeps dropping down to one cylinder, I've had a quick look over it and found that one of the plug leads was slightly damaged which I have now fixed but...

After my TA 600 has warmed up the throttle wont always drop back to tick over revs the only way is to manually push the spring back down. So how easy is it to remove the spring and give it a good clean to see if it stops it sticking since apparently the part is no longer available?

Seeing John's post about the carb on his R80 reminds me of a question I have. When I got the bike it would only run on one pot when cold so I stripped the carbs and cleaned everything out paying special attention to the choke circuits and now the bike starts on both cylinders from the off. The...