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Hey, thats my bike Glad to see you are looking after it Heath are you going to the off road show at donnington in November? and will you have room for it? and what day are you going? and and and And as for charging me I'll pay you in 'zoider' John

Hi Chunky it is a 1985 model TY250N which originally came with lights & indicators/mirrors etc. Shirty impoted a lot of them direct as he couldn't get hold of enough bikes from Yamaha John Trail & Trials UK

Hi Bob & TrF It's alright they all do that. The problem is the phospher bronze bush in the cover it wears out, what do you expect after 30 years Replacing the cover won't do any good as there will be a ridge worn into the shifter shaft that will, almost instantly wear out the new bush. The top lever that attaches to the main shift shaft, the one that runs through the engine will also be worn. It should have flat sides and round ends but they tend to go oval which means you need to throw the shift lever further to get it into gear. This, in combination with the worn bush accelerates the wear in all the other components, including the bush in the crankcase. The only current solution is to replace all the components behind the cover, and the cover but I am currently working on a replacement cover that will be fitted with a needle roller bearing. This 'should' mean that just replacing the cover will solve the problem, although I always recommend you replace the top lever aswell. New cover should be ready soon and after extensive testing will be available for sale through my website, all the other parts are in stock. Cheers John www.tytrials.com 0845 108 1167