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[tri boy]

Hey zero, Get that spinny thing checked to make sure its running true.(crank end isnt bent).
Your crank bearings will shit themselves if its "out of round".
A dial gauge and stand is the best way to check.

[mark247]

Yeah, it's the generator cover (which runs dry, so nothing is gonna go leaking out of it... it's just a big spinny thing that spins when the engine is turning over, and currently it sitting without a cover, so if you can find something, I'd appreciate that (just to confirm, the cover for the left-hand side of the engine)...

i think the reason that it isn't starting could be something else though... how much damage can a generator take before it's screwed? if it still spins does that mean it still works? could the pickup (that sits just above the generator, about 5mm clearance from the spinny generator thingy) be messed up?

I am loving the fantastic mechanic terminology used. Well done.

[ZeroIndex]

I am loving the fantastic mechanic terminology used. Well done.

i am loving your current signature:

Keeping all of this in mind, good places to practice stoppies include clean parking lots, roads fronting co-ed dorms, and the streets adjacent to hospitals.

[mark247]

i am loving your current signature:
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go to www.uponone.com and look in the "How To's" for the one on stoppies. I stole it from there. Great site for vids as well.

[Boob Johnson]

yes that's right... you know that I've even taken my bike to a trackday? Bad idea, huh?

Can't THINK for the life of me why so many give you shit for......well.....having shit for brains

[ZeroIndex]

Well, after a couple of goes at trying to get my bike working, this is what I think of it...


So now, I'm gonna take the tank out and see if I can spot any problems...
I know there is still a decent amount of petrol in the tank due to it leaking out the cap while the bike was on its side

[gijoe1313]

Well, after a couple of goes at trying to get my bike working, this is what I think of it...

So now, I'm gonna take the tank out and see if I can spot any problems...
I know there is still a decent amount of petrol in the tank due to it leaking out the cap while the bike was on its side

Eek! Did you push it over in your frustration? Tell me it ain't so!

[ZeroIndex]

Eek! Did you push it over in your frustration? Tell me it ain't so!

na... i just laid it over... on the grass to see what touches the ground first...

Almost finished taking the tank off, and then I snapped off the fuel tap turny thing (reserve/on/off...) FUN FUN FUN!!!

[mark247]

na... i just laid it over... on the grass to see what touches the ground first...

Almost finished taking the tank off, and then I snapped off the fuel tap turny thing (reserve/on/off...) FUN FUN FUN!!!

Have you even checked for spark?

[ZeroIndex]

Have you even checked for spark?

Can't be bothered with this bike anymore... I'm gonna chuck it on TradeMe later on today (evening) on $1 reserve...

[tri boy]

Hang in there zero.
Its all the joy of motorcycling. So you miss a ride or two, doesn't matter in the big picture.(i'm still working on the Daytona after Easters get off).
But if you do wanna give it away......I'll give you 2 dollars if you deliver it.

[mark247]

Mate im gonna certainly put a bid in. But i aint gonna bid high. You should really try and fix it. It will just be teh stator and crap, call ALL the wreckers in the phone book. You will find parts. It might be $300 later but you will have a bike that runs. If you dont have much money, you can gonna end up buying a bike just as shagged. At least you KNOW what your bike has been through. Seriously, take it to a bike shop, get them to look at it and tell you whats wrong and what parts you need. Then go to the phone and call around and in stall the parts yourself. Its not so hard.

[ZeroIndex]

Mate im gonna certainly put a bid in. But i aint gonna bid high. You should really try and fix it. It will just be teh stator and crap, call ALL the wreckers in the phone book. You will find parts. It might be $300 later but you will have a bike that runs. If you dont have much money, you can gonna end up buying a bike just as shagged. At least you KNOW what your bike has been through. Seriously, take it to a bike shop, get them to look at it and tell you whats wrong and what parts you need. Then go to the phone and call around and in stall the parts yourself. Its not so hard.

hmmm... might do that... but i'm not very optimistic about getting it fixed...

[mark247]

hmmm... might do that... but i'm not very optimistic about getting it fixed...

It WILL be worth it. Bike are not hard things to work on. If you need new electrical parts most likely either FZR250 or 600 parts will fit it as well. So you should have no problem finding parts. Just take it to a yamaha dealer, tell them to find out whats wrong with. Then find out with 250 or 600 parts will fit. Maybe they will. It might cost $40 max to find out why it isnt starting.

[Katman]

Why am I getting flashbacks of Dumb and Dumber?