mates yamaha ybr 125 vandalised - few questions on repair!

[rhys27]

right my mates got a ybr 125 which he left at uni over the summer holls (yes he is a class A plank)
he came back and some chavs had thrown it on its side, CUT the wiring loom in half and done a runner with the battery and kicked in the pannels.
He's not practical at all and doesnt have a clue bout wiring etc So i've offered to fix it for him (GCSE electronics finally comes in handy!) although i dont have a clue about bikes.

only one major problem..... he lives about 30mins away from me. He cant ride the bike because its dead, i dont know anyone with a van and a trailer is out of the equation!
Somehow i've got to fit it in the back of my 5dr peugeot 306 and get it back to mine (he aint got garage etc)
i will take the rear seats out completly to free up some space.

What are going to be the major issues with putting the bike on its side?
is oil going to piss out? if so where's it going to come out of?!
how easy is it to take the front wheel off the ybr 125?

any help appreaciated!
cheers guys!
Rhys

[TPS]

I have done this before.I removed the fuel tank to prevent it leaking fuel and put some cloth sheets on the boot floor.It never leaked any oil.To be honest it should not leak oil out anyway.

[rhys27]

thanks mate, thinking of just syphoning the petrol out? mite be easier?
just worried about the oil leaking out of it, is this not really a major issue then?
how easy is it to get the front wheel off the bike?
thanks again,
Rhys

[TPS]

For the front wheel on my bike its a case of undoe the bolts for the front brake caliper and slide the calipers of the discs.Then undoe the nut that is the front main bolt/axle on the bottom of the forks and slide it out and thats it wheel off.It may be slightly different on your mates bike but it should not be to hard just take a socket set and some screwdrivers.As for the oil,mine did not leak but its best to maybe lay it on its side for 10 minutes and have a look before you put it in the car.

Edit to add.
You may not need to remove the calipers as they are bolted to the forks,its just sometimes easier to remove, then fit the wheel back on and slide them back on the disc than to get the discs back into the caliper.

Edited by TPS on Tuesday 16th October 14:12

Edited by TPS on Tuesday 16th October 14:13

[podman]

Support the bike (if it hasn’t a centre stand a block of wood under the frame rails or a car jack under the sump with a rubber matt on top of it should suffice, just make sure you have the front of the bike high enough to ensure you have clearance between the mudguard and wheel to be able to pull the wheel out)

Not sure exactly how a wheel is held in place on these bikes but before you jack it up ,slacken off any axle pinch bolts, if it has a disc brake which I imagine it has, undo the brake caliper and zip tie that to the fork leg to stop it bouncing about while your working.

Slacken the wheel spindle nut..raise the bike off the ground , pull the wheel spindle out, noting which way the spacers go and which side!

When you come to reassemble , don’t forget to torque all the fastners up to the correct level, torque figures should be in his owners hand book for such a basic job…which I guess he hasn’t got!

[rhys27]

thanks TPS!
will have a look on thurs when i go around to his place. cheers for the info mate, appreaciate it!
good idea, will lie it on its side for a bit then and then shove rags around engine just in case!

Rhys

[rhys27]

podman said:

When you come to reassemble , don’t forget to torque all the fastners up to the correct level, torque figures should be in his owners hand book for such a basic job…which I guess he hasn’t got!

cheers mate! will have a go at it! time to splash out on a torque wrench then methinks (get him to get one hehehe)
just downloaded workshop manual in ITALIAN !! cant find english version!
got wiring diagram off the net so that should be alrite!
thanks very much mate!