Re: Old bike help.

In article <1176818539.897637.96810@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
gavin.wilby@gmail.com writes
>Hi,
>
>I was given a DR125 of a 1988 vintage last year and I have been
>spending a bit of time doing it up and making good.
>
>I got a little carried away when doing it and stripped the bike down
>completly, engine out and everything.
>
>I have now been spending some time putting the thing back together,
>but I have a question about the electrics. I have reconnected the
>ignition and the magneto and also the "blackbox" but unfortunalty when
>I kick it over I dont get a spark. The lights are not fitted and there
>is no battery (but that doesnt matter, it started without on before).
>
>Can anyone advose on where I need to be checking to see if there is a
>fault? I have a wiring diagram, and luckily all the loom is colour
>coded, but before I go too far with it, I need to make sure itll fire.
>
>The frame has been resprayed, so there is a chance the earth wire may
>not be getting a good contact, will that matter too much?

I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad
old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of
thing.

--
steve auvache

steve auvache wrote
>In article <1176818539.897637.96810@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
>gavin.wilby@gmail.com writes
>>Hi,
>>
>>I was given a DR125 of a 1988 vintage last year and I have been
>>spending a bit of time doing it up and making good.
>>
>>I got a little carried away when doing it and stripped the bike down
>>completly, engine out and everything.
>>
>>I have now been spending some time putting the thing back together,
>>but I have a question about the electrics. I have reconnected the
>>ignition and the magneto and also the "blackbox" but unfortunalty when
>>I kick it over I dont get a spark. The lights are not fitted and there
>>is no battery (but that doesnt matter, it started without on before).
>>
>>Can anyone advose on where I need to be checking to see if there is a
>>fault? I have a wiring diagram, and luckily all the loom is colour
>>coded, but before I go too far with it, I need to make sure itll fire.
>>
>>The frame has been resprayed, so there is a chance the earth wire may
>>not be getting a good contact, will that matter too much?
>
>I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad
>old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of
>thing.
>
I might be a git and an old one but sad I am not.
Anyhow 1988 is positively brand new in my eyes so I think this thread
should be re-cross-posted back to ukrm, where lurk hoards of youthful
and pimply-chinned but wise and experienced 125 fanatics.
--
Roger Hunt

On 17 Apr, 16:06, steve auvache <dont_s...@thecow.me.uk> wrote:
> In article <1176818539.897637.96...@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
> gavin.wi...@gmail.com writes
>
>

> I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad
> old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of
> thing.

You what? A 1988 bike is depressingly avant-garde for the ukrmc
beardies.

On 17 Apr 2007 07:45:58 -0700, TOG @ toil , chateau.murray @ btinternet.com ,
<chateau.murray@btinternet.com>
wrote in <1176821158.380675.201680@y5g2000hsa.googlegroups. com>:
> On 17 Apr, 16:06, steve auvache <dont_s...@thecow.me.uk> wrote:
>> In article <1176818539.897637.96...@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
>> gavin.wi...@gmail.com writes

>> I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad
>> old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of
>> thing.

> You what? A 1988 bike is depressingly avant-garde for the ukrmc
> beardies.

I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on schedule
this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph...

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

On 17 Apr, 16:36, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...@brunel.ac.uk> wrote:

> I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on schedule
> this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph...

Shave and a haircut - ting ting

DaveP

On 17 Apr 2007 08:43:34 -0700, o0-0o <davepseudonym@hotmail.com>
wrote in <1176824614.401260.314970@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups .com>:
> On 17 Apr, 16:36, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...@brunel.ac.uk> wrote:

>> I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on schedule
>> this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph...

> Shave and a haircut - ting ting
^^^^^^^^^
Or, if you're American, "two bits!"

#Pom-tiddly-om-tom, pom-pom.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:

> On 17 Apr 2007 08:43:34 -0700, o0-0o <davepseudonym@hotmail.com>
> wrote in <1176824614.401260.314970@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups .com>:
>> On 17 Apr, 16:36, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...@brunel.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>> I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on
>>> schedule this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph...
>
>> Shave and a haircut - ting ting
> ^^^^^^^^^
> Or, if you're American, "two bits!"
>
> #Pom-tiddly-om-tom, pom-pom.

Ah yes. The ting ting comes after "Hold very tight please", doesn't it?

--
Rich B
Bandit 1200S
Take out the obvious to email me.

	#1
steve auvache	Re: Old bike help. In article <1176818539.897637.96810@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>, gavin.wilby@gmail.com writes >Hi, > >I was given a DR125 of a 1988 vintage last year and I have been >spending a bit of time doing it up and making good. > >I got a little carried away when doing it and stripped the bike down >completly, engine out and everything. > >I have now been spending some time putting the thing back together, >but I have a question about the electrics. I have reconnected the >ignition and the magneto and also the "blackbox" but unfortunalty when >I kick it over I dont get a spark. The lights are not fitted and there >is no battery (but that doesnt matter, it started without on before). > >Can anyone advose on where I need to be checking to see if there is a >fault? I have a wiring diagram, and luckily all the loom is colour >coded, but before I go too far with it, I need to make sure itll fire. > >The frame has been resprayed, so there is a chance the earth wire may >not be getting a good contact, will that matter too much? I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of thing. -- steve auvache

	#2
Roger Hunt	Re: Old bike help. steve auvache wrote >In article <1176818539.897637.96810@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>, >gavin.wilby@gmail.com writes >>Hi, >> >>I was given a DR125 of a 1988 vintage last year and I have been >>spending a bit of time doing it up and making good. >> >>I got a little carried away when doing it and stripped the bike down >>completly, engine out and everything. >> >>I have now been spending some time putting the thing back together, >>but I have a question about the electrics. I have reconnected the >>ignition and the magneto and also the "blackbox" but unfortunalty when >>I kick it over I dont get a spark. The lights are not fitted and there >>is no battery (but that doesnt matter, it started without on before). >> >>Can anyone advose on where I need to be checking to see if there is a >>fault? I have a wiring diagram, and luckily all the loom is colour >>coded, but before I go too far with it, I need to make sure itll fire. >> >>The frame has been resprayed, so there is a chance the earth wire may >>not be getting a good contact, will that matter too much? > >I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad >old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of >thing. > I might be a git and an old one but sad I am not. Anyhow 1988 is positively brand new in my eyes so I think this thread should be re-cross-posted back to ukrm, where lurk hoards of youthful and pimply-chinned but wise and experienced 125 fanatics. -- Roger Hunt

	#3
TOG@toil,chateau.murray@btinternet.com,	Re: Old bike help. On 17 Apr, 16:06, steve auvache <dont_s...@thecow.me.uk> wrote: > In article <1176818539.897637.96...@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>, > gavin.wi...@gmail.com writes > > > I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad > old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of > thing. You what? A 1988 bike is depressingly avant-garde for the ukrmc beardies.

	#4
Dr Ivan D. Reid	Re: Old bike help. On 17 Apr 2007 07:45:58 -0700, TOG @ toil , chateau.murray @ btinternet.com , <chateau.murray@btinternet.com> wrote in <1176821158.380675.201680@y5g2000hsa.googlegroups. com>: > On 17 Apr, 16:06, steve auvache <dont_s...@thecow.me.uk> wrote: >> In article <1176818539.897637.96...@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>, >> gavin.wi...@gmail.com writes >> I have cross posted this to ukrmc for you, there are all sorts of sad >> old gits over there who can help with this ancient technology sort of >> thing. > You what? A 1988 bike is depressingly avant-garde for the ukrmc > beardies. I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on schedule this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph... -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk\|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

	#5
o0-0o	Re: Old bike help. On 17 Apr, 16:36, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...@brunel.ac.uk> wrote: > I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on schedule > this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph... Shave and a haircut - ting ting DaveP

	#7
Rich B	Re: Old bike help. Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote: > On 17 Apr 2007 08:43:34 -0700, o0-0o <davepseudonym@hotmail.com> > wrote in <1176824614.401260.314970@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups .com>: >> On 17 Apr, 16:36, "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.R...@brunel.ac.uk> wrote: > >>> I'll have you know I had my Easter shave and haircut on >>> schedule this year! "Beardy" indeed, hmph... > >> Shave and a haircut - ting ting > ^^^^^^^^^ > Or, if you're American, "two bits!" > > #Pom-tiddly-om-tom, pom-pom. Ah yes. The ting ting comes after "Hold very tight please", doesn't it? -- Rich B Bandit 1200S Take out the obvious to email me.