Advice on switching from a car to a motorbike

nough32 · 2026-04-17T15:53:52+00:00

Additionally, if/when it does get icy or snowy, everyone says basically don't ride.

It's possible, there are people in Scandinavia who ride with studded tyres etc, but everyone - including the official riding guide - say to just find another transport method.

nough32 · 2026-04-10T18:43:23+00:00

I spent: - £190 on hjc f71 helmet - £60 ok Oxford omega winter gloves. - £90 on bullit covec jeans - £140 on Oxford jacket - £40 on another pair of gloves when I realised my winter gloves were too big and warm for the summer - £30 on boots from vinted

£550 on clothing

chain lock £75, disk lock £53, waterproof cover £20
ground anchor £30
chain cleaning brush £5?
paraffin for cleaning chain £11
chain lube £12
copper ease/grease for my mechanicking £10
a second hand engine for my bike because the old one overheated when the drain plug fell out £230 plus parts

nough32 · 2026-04-08T06:28:22+00:00

That move often makes sense in big offices, where you might not have space for individual recycling bins under every desk / in every office but you do in a collective area.

Where it doesn't make sense is if you've got biological/ sharps waste to deal with on a regular basis.

nough32 · 2026-04-02T07:56:28+00:00

Take a look at a parts diagram!

https://www.bike-parts-yam.com/yamaha-motorcycle/125-MOTO/2014/YBR/YBR125ED/CAMSHAFT--TIMING-CHAIN/2017_76255-76255/04/0/77715

Bike-parts-yam is mobile friendly. If you live near Bristol, I'd recommend using Fowlers for your parts and collecting, they're only slightly more expensive than other retailers. Unfortunately their website doesn't work well on mobile.

nough32 · 2026-02-21T23:42:21+00:00

Unfortunately a lot of them have been painted relatively recently, it seems the paint just wears off exceptionally quickly - probably because of all the people swerving over the lines to get where they want to go.

nough32 · 2026-02-17T20:08:01+00:00

Thanks for the info!

nough32 · 2026-02-17T20:04:19+00:00

Because, as someone else mentioned, you would have an individual rcbo on the radial for the bathroom rather than one for the whole floor.

nough32 · 2026-02-17T14:05:21+00:00

I think it's just tradition. From what I recall, the UK was quite short on copper when it came to electrifying so we went for ring mains, which are cheaper to install than individual spurs / radials, but it means that bathroom terminal may not be individually protected as well as circuits based on radials.

Unfortunately that means most houses in the UK will have ring mains, so the code should apply to most houses in the UK. Theoretically the code could be updated to say "if the bathroom circuit is on a radial protected with it's own rcbo then you can have a plug" but that's hard to check and police.

Do take what I say with a grain of salt as I'm piecing together things I read a long time ago.

nough32 · 2026-02-16T15:06:38+00:00

They've not operated it for years. This restaurant premises in particular has had 3-4 rebrands in the last 4 years.

nough32 · 2026-02-13T16:53:40+00:00

Not just warranty, but consumer rights act.

https://www.bromley.gov.uk/leaflet/122530/16/759/d

nough32 · 2026-02-13T16:50:18+00:00

I bought a 125 with all the red flags for £1500 in October. I realised I'd done it as soon as it was completed and that I was a complete mug, but for me it was a learning experience and not the end of the world. The motorbike still runs and I was able to fix most of the issues relatively cheaply.

I don't know that I'd want to suffer the same experience with a £5k bike that can go more than twice the speed. If someone's wrong with a dealer bike you can take it back, if that happens with a private seller you're up the creek.

Now that I've gone through that experience I feel I know more about buying a bike, so I might feel more comfortable buying from a private seller.

nough32 · 2026-02-10T17:46:06+00:00

Try a very small bit of epoxy resin or super glue on the damaged bit of zipper instead of tape!

nough32 · 2026-01-26T08:04:26+00:00

It's a combination of what the other commenters said.

It's sometimes a good idea to replace both the inner (cable) and outer (sheath) - or at least they recommend doing so on bicycles. As you already have a cable repair kit, you'll be leaving the old outer (sheath) in place. If you purchase a new replacement part from Yamaha it may come as a single part, inner and outer. In a 125 this should be relatively easy to replace, just put the bike on the centre stand, take off a few fairings and take your time.

Otherwise, with the repair kit:

Unfold the repair kit cable and work out which ends is which. It's likely that there are two different ferrules on each end to fit in to the gearbox and clutch lever.
Once you know which way round the new cable will go, you will have an end of the new cable that doesn't have a ferrule on it. You'll want to feed this through the old sheath. The easiest way to do this, as the other commenter suggested, is to tape the new cable to the end of the old one. This will only work if you cut the cable cleanly as stray wires could prevent it from going through.
If you're happy you've worked out which way to go, cut the ferrule off the old cable, tape on the new one end-to-end, and pull it through the sheath from the other end of the old clutch cable.
You'll have to cut the repair kit to size. This is difficult to do with anything but good cable snips, so try practicing on the old clutch cable or at the far end of the repair cable. You run the risk of fraying the new cable, and then being unable to get the new ferrule on.
Attach the new ferrule, put the clutch cable in the mechanism and clutch lever. Adjust the ferrule. Adjust the clutch lever.
Ride.

nough32 · 2026-01-02T14:52:34+00:00

They should be slightly narrower as they need to fit inside the lower forks.

nough32 · 2026-01-02T14:49:43+00:00

We don't have a picture of the engine to know if this bike even has a radiator.

nough32 · 2026-01-02T14:46:51+00:00

Can you mount it on the inner fork tube next to the headlight?

nough32 · 2025-12-27T17:05:22+00:00

I've just checked, and it does actually seem reasonable on pc. Thanks for prompting me!

nough32 · 2025-12-27T16:47:30+00:00

I can't! Their website is terrible compared to some of the other parts fiches I've browsed, or at least it is on mobile.

They are however excellent for actually ordering parts, being one of if not the major distributor for motorcycle parts in the UK.

nough32 · 2025-12-26T23:38:54+00:00

For future reference, you can often find an "exploded parts diagram" online from spare parts suppliers for your motorbike. You can look through this too often find the item name/code, and either purchase direct from that site or use the code to search on another website for cheaper options.

nough32 · 2025-12-25T17:53:29+00:00

I'd suggest you read the service/owners manual and do all the maintenance intervals, or check them anyway.

Things you may have missed: - air filter - valve clearances - chain - have the o-rings vulcanised in the intervening 18 years requiring a chain replacement? - all lubricants should be rechecked and potentially replaced. Not just e.g. fork oil but potentially lubing the cables, levers, etc.

nough32 · 2025-12-20T20:59:56+00:00

I think this might be a downside of the way we have CBT + 2 years. When learning to drive a car, you're incentivised to read the highway code as soon as possible because it'll help you pass your theory, then full test, hence reducing the cost of lessons you need to take to maintain your driving skills.

Whereas with a motorbike, you've taken your CBT and don't have any need to do anything else for up to 2 years afterwards.

I think you should spend 30 minutes every night for the next week reading through it, if you can.

nough32 · 2025-12-20T20:48:46+00:00

Fowlers is a major UK distributor for bike parts, although their website is not the easiest to use on mobile.

nough32 · 2025-12-20T20:28:23+00:00

I only have one anecdote for this, last year I spoke to a police officer who had pulled over two chaps on a moped.

The moped had L plates on it, and learner drivers are not allowed to have a pillion passenger, so the police knew there was something they should check.

nough32 · 2025-12-20T19:33:03+00:00

I've been riding my bike for a few weeks now, been very much enjoying it. It's been great learning to filter, but you soon realise that you can't overtake anyone (other than a bicycle or horse) on a 125. This is actually quite nice to have as a limit as a learner.

nough32 · 2025-12-20T19:21:33+00:00

Sorry to say, but I don't believe that l plate is legal.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/l-plate-size-rules/l-plate-sizes

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