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Hi Peter, Thanks - this is a great help - I have a TDM 850 Yam that you have remove the bushes and seals a similar way. Regards, Ian

Hi I recently bought a Fantic K - Roo - I think it is a 1993 Model - it has only had 2 owners.I bought it as mainly as a playbike.. The bike is in fairly good nick but has leaking front fork seals. It is fitted with Upside Down Forks -.can someone help with a bit of info. I have never changed the fork seals in USD forks - how difficult is it to do this - I am assuming it willl be the same as conventional forks. Where can I get the seals - I will probably have to source them in the UK - I think it is the only K Roo in SA, Thanks, Ian.

Hi, I am still battling with my 300 Spark Problem - got put on the back-burner for a while..... I want to get the Flywheel off to check the coils but I need to find out what the Flywheel Puller looks like. I know someome who possibly has one locally (in Cape Town). It is in his workshop - as he last used it a while ago, we need to know what we are actually looking for. Anyone got a picture or a drawing of one?. Thanks Ian

Thanks for the help.... I will give the engine a spin with a drill and see what voltages I get - never thought of that - good idea. It is going to be a bit of a headache trying to borrow a coil locally - I live in Cape Town South Africa - I doubt if there is another 300 around here. I presume a 240 Coil will work for a test - if I can find one locally. Ian

Hi, I recently bought a Fantic 300 ( It was my bike which I sold years back so I knew the bike reasonably well). The guy I bought it from assured me it still runs, but hadnt been started in a while. (I suspect it has been sitting in a shed for about 7 years or so). I should have insisted he started it for me.... When I tried to start it I found it had no spark. I pulled the coil off - the insulation on the earth (frame) wire was perished where it goes into the coil. I sodered a new wire on, but that was to no avail - still no spark. The coil has a Red, White and 2 Green wires and the Earth/Frame wire (1 of the Green wires runs to the kill switch) I put a meter across the wiring coming from the motor (the Red and White wires and Gnd) and kicked the motor over - I was getting some sort of voltages across them. I am at a bit of a loss where to go from here - can anyone help? What Plug should the bike use - -It had a resistor plug in it which doesnt seem correct? Thanks Ian