My new (to me) YBR

[ceekay]

Hi, thought i'd get some photo's of my YBR up as the one from the gumtree ad the guy took wasn't great and I've not taken any shots outside of work for ages.

https://i.imgur.com/7bQUW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qeRK8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UmNqR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Zu1On.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RVIDC.jpg
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Yamaha YBR 125

[Aff]

Probably the most arty ybr photos ive ever seen Good job
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Current Bikes:Honda 929RR Fireblade, Honda CD200 Benly (Project), Stomp Z2 140
Electric Bike Project

[ceekay]

[Bubbs]

Oooh shiny... Looks really nice. I started with one of these and loved her to bits. Also really like that fly screen you got on that. Nice bike.
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[ian505050]

mmmmmmmmm................ rust

Looks like an original front tyre so i would assume low mileage, 4000/5000 miles?

Get some shiny bolts and the bike would look great (for a ybr)

[ceekay]

Yeah there is some rust but it's not really an issue. Tyres are originals for now, I'll be upgrading to some Michelin Pilot Sporty's fairly soon - It's actually only got 400 miles on the clock. The previous owner didn't ever ride it and kept it outside under a cover for a year before moving it into the garage.

Will look into the new bolts
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Yamaha YBR 125

[Ayrton]

The rust adds character Dont bother with new bolts and trying to keep it shinny. Its a commuter bike, its not supposed to be like that

[ceekay]

Got some Dr Bike heated grips at the weekend. Today's commute was amazing, despite the ridiculously heavy traffic my hands were toasty!
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Yamaha YBR 125

[Ayrton]

[Mrs.L]

Your bike looks lovely! My YBR isn't in nearly as good condition as that!

Can you tell me the heated grips were difficult to fit? I'm thinking of buying them for my husband, he uses his bike every day really early in the morning when it's coldest!

Does anyone know how hard they'd be to fit to an R6?

Thanks!
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Mrs.L
Current bike: Yamaha YBR125

[Ayrton]

[ceekay]

They really are very easy. Hardest part was removing the old grips but there is an easy fix for that - Stanley blade.

You can faff around with flat headed screwdrivers or coat hangers but if it was anything like mine the glue was pretty well applied.

For the left side cut down the length and remove, clean any dried glue residue off the bars.

I was able to peel the right side on off without cutting it. Used quite a bit of force and if I needed to do it again i'd just cut it down to the plastic throttle bit then clean it with some fine sandpaper.

Try the grips on dry (without glue) first just to check the fit. If it seems ok stick the superglue over the length of it and make sure they are right the way on. You'll have 10 seconds of so to get the angle right. Make sure the right side is at an angle that doesn't interfere with the brake (obv). Managed to get the throttle one on without filing down the plastic stips by brute force.

Other than that, wiring is pretty straightforward. I didn't bother with a relay last night but will be ordering one shortly so that I don't need to worry about leaving them on and draining the battery.
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Yamaha YBR 125

[Mrs.L]

Excellent! I'm more worried about wiring it as I'm an arty type and my husband is by no means the mechanic type so the pair of us are hopeless with anything more complex than unscrewing a few screws!


I ordered the Dr Bike stuff from amazon and it had some pretty good reviews there too! And they all say the instructions are very easy to follow so hopefully together him and I can do it alright!

Thanks for your help!
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Mrs.L
Current bike: Yamaha YBR125

[ceekay]

It was the Dr Bike ones i got. I'm not really mechanically mined either. It's just a case of threading them as neatly as you can through the existing looms and cable tying (the ties you get are hopeless and just snap, get some others) it tidy. Unscrew the Neutral and Live battery screws and put the L & N contacts on the grips through, then screw back to battery.

One thing I noticed this moprning though is the connections are a bit loose on the plastic choc block type bit. The grips kept going off and i'll need to secure them with electrical tape tonight.

I'll took some pics yesterday so can show you how i've done it.
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Yamaha YBR 125

[Ayrton]

Whatever you do dont use superglue. It will heat up and start to slide and wont hold the grips on. Apparently hairspray works.

[ceekay]

[Beelzebob]

Hairspray never worked for me when I tried to fit heated grips to the Divvy. Used superglue in the end, it lasted a while but went brittle and the throttle grip would slide! Quite amusing but not the safest ever.

Probably the glue supplied will be proper grip glue? If not you can get some, made for the job.
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'09 YBR 125 -> '92 XJ600 S Diversion -> '99 Hornet 600

"Stronger than your average female lifeguard"

[Noxious89123]

Apparently carb cleaner is very good at dissolving grip glue, or so my friend tells me
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[Ayrton]