Hello all....from me in France to you in blighty...

[LazyBones]

Hello....

I hope this is the right section to be posting an introduction....

I am a complete newbie to the real world of biking.....been doing it for years in theory......I used to have a big biker mag collection under the bed and beside the armchair where I did most of my theoretical biking....

However things have changed just a tad.....I am now the proud owner of a Swiss registered '83 Yamaha XV750 SE.....but there is the rub....my XV is a tad poorly and hasn't run at all for 5 years or more....it was a gift from a well meaning former employer......so I need to accumulate some readies so I can throw some the XV's way....I would love to chop it too, but thats a future thing perhaps. And then theres the fact that I don't have a bike licence yet!
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Goin' nowhere fast! Rather be a cruiser riding fag than a sports bike riding clone....

[yuri2085]

Welcome!
I'm sure there will be help in the workshop section for your new project if you so wish it

[smegballs]

Not bad bikes, Raf off here had one, that I rode a fair bit. Obviously not the quickest thing around but the gearbox and shaft were very nice and smooth.

[LazyBones]

Thanks for the welcome guys...
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Goin' nowhere fast! Rather be a cruiser riding fag than a sports bike riding clone....

[Frost]

We will of course help you to sort the bike out in any way possible, but an accurate description of the problem / problems will be needed.

[LazyBones]

Thanks DaFrostyOne....

When I get around to finding out exactly what the problems are I will ofcourse let you and others know what ails the XV....all I know at the moment is that apart from needing a new battery the starter motor is not functioning as it should; which I believe is a common occurance with this model.

The guy who gave me the bike had lost the ignition keys so I bought a new ignition off of ebay...I have fitted it; but thats as far as I have got....I bought a Haynes manual for it as well....
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Goin' nowhere fast! Rather be a cruiser riding fag than a sports bike riding clone....

[Frost]

Haynes manual is an excellent place to start. Go through the stuff in the front and give it a 5000 mile service before thinking problems are more complicated than they might be

[LazyBones]

Good point DafrostyOne....I will do as you suggest.....thanks.
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Goin' nowhere fast! Rather be a cruiser riding fag than a sports bike riding clone....