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Hey guys, haven't posted for a month or two now. So I got my vm 26s vapor blasted from this guy near Dublin . The guy had me running around after him for two weeks and it all ended in an argument on the side of the road with me taking the parts off him and paying of course. On getting home I...

Hey guys, Im at the stage now where Ive my engine together n putting the final bits on. Ive been thinking of upgrading the carbs and fitting expansion chambers (well thats the plan anyways). When I had the cabrs out initially, I had to scoop out wheat from the inside of them. Im thinking of...

Hi guys, Happy New Year ! Ive been making some great progress on the engine rebuild but have reached a little snag. I bought a 7 plate kit for my clutch to upgrade my DS7 clutch. Rebuilding it though has been a problem. They wont fit ! Ive included this image (sorry about the quality) to...

This is starting to piss me off cause I can't rebuild my engine until I get this right ! I've found a suitable high temp silver to spray my casings and heads . Sprayed a test piece n looks good seems to me though that it needs a lacquer to protect it cause it seems like it marks when I run my...

Sup guys, so the guy reboring my barrels told me that powdering my cylinder heads would lead to trouble with cooling as the ds7 is air-cooled . I may be a noob but this sounds a bit of an exaggeration . Anyone any views on this before I bring the heads and barrels to the powdercoater ? Cheers, Si

Hey guys, Ive a quick one for you more experienced heads here. Im spending money on sandblasting at the moment and still have to get my frame done. I was gonna use nitromors but thats another issue. My question is would it be more economical to buy myself an air compressor and blast gun...

Sup guys, The yamaha dealer in ireland cant get me +0.25 1st bore pistons and rings for my 1972 DS7 rebuild. Ill be needing new clips and pins by the look of it too. Any you guys know of a good site that I could go to? Cheers,

Getting pissed off from not being able to remove my oil seals & being just back from work I decided I would finish the job on my forks once and for all. Using a tyre iron and plenty of rags, for dampening force and protecting the forks I went to work on it. I cut some small nicks in the seal...

Hi guys, Ive been a member here for two weeks, decided it was about time to post. Im from kildare in little ol' Ireland! I bought a 1972 Yamaha YDS 7 (forerunner of the RD 250) for a tidy €250. Its a non-runner but is in a reasonable condition. The bike will be my first project which I'm...

Hi guys, I recently bought a 1972 250cc Yamaha YDS7 for €250. Its a non-runner but is in pretty good shape. No keys etc. None of the parts are secured as the previous owner shipped it from the UK. The bike is missing a few minor parts but I'm sure they wont be too much trouble to replace...