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Jun 21, 2008 21:49:32 GMT
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A Yamaha MS50!  I thought I'd dive into the world of 2 wheels with something interesting. I only do about 6 miles driving a day, the Lex hardly warms up, not good for it really, so I thought I'd save some money and poot around on a scoot. No real plans yet, I wouldn't know where to start! Probably just satin black the yellow bits! |
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Jun 21, 2008 22:02:03 GMT
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Cool  Is it a 2 stroke? |
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Jun 21, 2008 23:19:52 GMT
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paint it metal flake purple, fit ape hangers and a 70's style sissy bar then make 70s exhust to follow the line of the sissy bar, it rock!!!
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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leave it that colour, extend the back of the seat, put a massively long exhaust on it ;D boso look ftw!
Ryan.
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Hmmm...  Yup, its 2-stroke! |
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Jun 23, 2008 21:54:27 GMT
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Absolutely perfect.
YES !!
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Jun 23, 2008 21:58:58 GMT
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Reminds me of one of my Mum's bikes, from 1978-ish Suzuki OR50  Mums one was Black too. Perfectly suited to the kitchen  |
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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I dunarf like that VIP...... excellent purchase. The boso look ( from that one pictured ) gets my vote if it turns out anywhere near as nutzzorz as that one. |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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markbognor
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I've just bought this...markbognor
@markbognor
Club Retro Rides Member 56
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Jun 24, 2008 10:27:10 GMT
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Another vote for some boso styling. Though with all that glassfibre and extra metal it might be quicker to walk.
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Jun 24, 2008 16:00:11 GMT
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Jun 25, 2008 20:54:03 GMT
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Ok, my indicators are pathetic.
Sometimes they flash a couple of times, slowly, and then stay on, other times they stay on all the time.
All four bulbs work, it runs a 6v battery. Any tips/ideas?
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Jun 26, 2008 12:21:25 GMT
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rusty contacts, loads of wd40 on the wire/earths and if that improves it, whip out the sandpaper and clean the contacts.
also pull apart the plastic connectors/bullets and wd40 them too.
or just indicate with you hands instead.
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Jun 26, 2008 13:43:27 GMT
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I checked across the battery with a multimeter, and its giving off 5.9v, even with the engine rpm wound up, so I'm guessing the magneto is dead and its not charging or supplying enough to work the indicators correctly!
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Astras all the way!
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Jun 26, 2008 17:32:51 GMT
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A Yamaha MS50! I thought I'd dive into the world of 2 wheels with something interesting. I only do about 6 miles driving a day, the Lex hardly warms up, not good for it really, so I thought I'd save some money and poot around on a scoot. No real plans yet, I wouldn't know where to start! Probably just satin black the yellow bits! Be nicer if you didn't go down the satin black route, it's been done to death now. |
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Excuse the curse word MS PAINT version but if you squint you should get the idea.  |
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Sept 20, 2008 15:16:38 GMT
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 My rusty exhaust snapped a few weeks ago, right at the manifold joint. A replacement seems non existant, and a custom made job is big money. Seems the bike is resigned to the scrap heap! |
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Sept 20, 2008 15:26:20 GMT
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How much did Yamaha change there exhaust flanges over the years?
Could something newer/more available be adapted?
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Sept 20, 2008 16:20:30 GMT
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I have no idea, this was my first bike, and I'm not versed in the 2-wheeled world at all!
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Sept 20, 2008 19:31:24 GMT
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My rusty exhaust snapped a few weeks ago, right at the manifold joint. A replacement seems non existant, and a custom made job is big money. Seems the bike is resigned to the scrap heap! don't DO THAT! i,ll come take it away for my daughter to use in the garden. |
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1995 Toyota rav-4 1978 Kawasaki Z650B
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