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In response to one of my previous posts (Can i use one of these?) the answer would appear yes! I purchased one of these http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43aa77f0ad yesterday and it droppped through my door this morning. So off to the garage we went and plugged it all together, whipped out the multimeter and sure enough there's a lovely constant 12v to power my fan again! Considering the replacements are £25-£30 i figured a £2.49 gamble was worth the risk. And it paid off! Heres a pic of how i wired it...

Not sure just pour some in and leave it a few days... Soon find out

Put the pads in the oven Gas mark 7 for 20 mins, clean the disc with some carb cleaner or alcohol hey presto sharp brakes again.

Totally agree!! The thermostat switch doesnt matter which way its connected, it merely makes a connection between the two wires (whichever way round they are) when it gets hot to complete the circuit. The only way you could reverse the fan is by switching the two wires going into the fan unit itself.

In my opinion (of LED's in general) although they claim to last "years" they never do, which is why I would avoid them wherever possible.. I'e car lights and stuff cos once they blow it's very rarely you can replace them individually and have to replace the whole unit which is always costly! Stick with bulbs lol

Same here bud lol

Wow they're not cheap!

Hmmm now there's a plan..... I did find this... http://www.autothere.com/autoby_604942_portable-motorcycle-fuel-bladder.htm Which is perfect! I just can't find a price and where to buy one.

Mind you I think I'd rather land on a couple of them than a big plastic jerry can!

I thought about a couple of them funny enough but riding a 280 it's seems quite thirsty so would need 4 rattling around... Def a good idea! Dunno about my mate on his Beta mind his fuel tank is like a bloody egg cup haha

Yeah about that 10-12ish like I say just so it's not as squirmy on the quicker bits. Enough flex for some grip but not too hard so as to wheel spin in every muddy puddle you touch haha The only real issue any of us have is fuel!!! I've been trying to find a fuel bladder but all I can seem to find is huge ones. I figure a fuel bladder in a rucksack would be far better and easier than a chunky jerry can!

Absolutely fine can't fault it. Were all in the same boat too all just running on stock setup.... The only thing we tend to do sometimes is add a little more tyre pressure front and rear, just so it's not so 'squirmy/squishy' on the faster trail bits. Ok it makes it a little different when we do hit a tech bit but then it's just a case of let a bit out again if we stay in one place for a play around.

Ta muchly

Thanks guys I'll see if I can get the motor tested before I put a new rectifier on just to be sure... Can you confirm that the regulator wire just "piggy backs" the AC feed wire so to speak? There must be a connector missing somewhere because the plug on the regulator wire doesn't look like its been plugged into anything for quite sometime.... :/

The links would be the size of a ship anchor chain lol

Oh if it's just to insure while it's parked up at home put it on your contents...

Looks exactly the same as my 2001 TXT 280. Premix 80:1 75ml of oil in 5 litres of fuel Brake pads http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gas-Gas-TXT-125-1999-Sintered-Motorcycle-Rear-Brake-Pads-/270936704333?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f1516054d#ht_895wt_922 Doesn't matter that they for a 125 as long as they're that shape they will fit they were all the same. EDIT: Yes the forks are slightly different to mine I just had a second look

That's exactly what a group of us do up over the peaks in the lake district it's great fun! If we wanna mess around in the old quarry's we can do quite happily for hours but it's also great fun to get up the mountain trails which always throw up a bit of everything. From slow steep tech stuff to flat out bursts it's definitely the best of both worlds! (Coming from a mainly MX background).

I'm trying to solve my burnt out rectifier problem and discovered today that the regulator wasn't connected. Now im no Einstein but I reckon that played a major part! Now to the fan... I connect it to my car batt charger and it spins. Not massively fast (but then I dunno how fast it's supposed to be) and the batt charger cuts out after a few secs because of the amount of amps it's taking to power it! Surely a car batt charger should have no trouble right? Now it's not an all singing all dancing charger just a basic one and for all I know it may only have a 3amp output It doesn't say. The fan itself spins freely by hand with no resistance at all and no noise, when it's running it's nice and quiet and there doesn't appear to be be anything wrong. Also does anyone know what amps the standard rectifiers are rated at? If I can find out what the fan is actually drawing compared to what the rectifiers are rated at then I'll know if I'm going to run into trouble if I get a new one! It's a 2001 TXT280

No you would need a full bike licence to ride a 250 on the road.

Thanks for the info guys reckon I'll go ask the guys at maplin... I dont see the point in paying £20+ for something when you can get the same thing to do the same job for a fraction of the cost. If I find a much cheaper alternative I'll let ya know.

Can I replace my rectifier with one of these? http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/displayProduct.jsp?sku=1467474&CMP=e-2072-00001000&gross_price=true

Would this do the trick? http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/displayProduct.jsp?sku=1467474&CMP=e-2072-00001000&gross_price=true