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Problem probably solved!!! In the beginning of the project i consulted this older man that still has his own company about some questions of shafts and bearings, he´s an absolute expert when it comes to impossible fixes, bearings, and shafts and machine work. He got really intrested in the project a...

Thanks guys for taking some time helping me out!!!

I thought that the L100 came with a 1 inch shaft as standard...
If i known that i would have bought the serie 72 converter insteed of the serie 40.

What is bearing fit?

Today i found out that the shaft on my Yanmar L100 is 25 mm not 1 inch... Which gives me 0,4 mm extra clearance. So the Comet clutch is very loose on the shaft. Both up and down and back and forth. Worst is the movement back and forth, which will unscrew the bolt in no time... This i found out just ...

Free copper? In this day and age? In Holland we've got copper robbers, stealing the wiring of everything and anything, including lightning guidance, railway lighting/signaling cables and what not. Nice country, Canada 8) In sweden as well! They even strip old houses on copper rainpipes when the own...

This Yamaha engine is very different from the Yanmar L100.
No shaft, taller and thinner. More good looking actually.
Looks perfect for a shaftdriven bike like a Ural/ Dnepr/ BMW.

Got a tip on a Yanmar engine in a scrapyard. When i found it it was´nt a Yanmar but a Yamaha diesel. The engine has powered a generator called Yamaha EDA 4700T. The engine is working and i can get it really cheap. The engine is aircooled, quite tall, single cylinder and start is by hand. There was n...

Thanks Diesel Dave you just have given me a few ideas.

What about Xenon lights that you can fit in your headlight , are those more energy efficent as well? Only thing i have heard is that they take a lot of power when you light them up.

My biggest sprocket for the CVT shaft is smaller than the swingarm is thick. Whats the best solution for this problem? A second sprocket that lifts the chain over the swingarm or a motorcross type chain guide (correct word?) Hope you guys understand what i´m writing, the bike is 80 km away so i can´...

Hello Nibbler here! Known to most people as Tobias. I am an 31 year old driving instructor from the South-East of Sweden. Quite new here on the forum, but not new to the idea of a diesel bike. The idea been in my mind since reading an article in a English bike magazine about a Robin Enfield. When i ...

I just realised that the shaft is called a jackshaft and then things become less confusing. This is probably what i want! ? http://www.gokartsupply.com/jackshft.htm

Is there standard shafts available that fits the Comet serie 40 cvt.
Searching on Swedish gokart sites turned up nothing.
Went around visiting local industrial suppliers without any results, accept from one guy that told me that i probably had to search for the rest of my life...

Smokeyjoe. Thanks for the tip. I will look into that.

My girlfriend has 2 bikes of her own so perheps i will be able to ride it. Atleast i hope so...

Thanks sbrumby for the wiring diagram, i have already find good use for it.

That day we rode 100 km in 5 hours.
That water passage was only about 200 meters long, but quite deep...

I had waterproof motorcycle boots on my wish list :twisted: But Santa says NO! http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3524/20081226032sjunkerit8.th.jpg Not a Dieselbike. But i hope it´s okay posting this picture on my old trusty Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere. Picture taken 26 December 2008. -2 degrees celsius :D

A short update, this picture shows not only my girlfriend with a strange grin on her lips but also the frame of the Honda VF. The status is that the bike is awaiting being welded together by a proffessional. http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5089/dscn0028yi0.th.jpg Anyway it´s far too cold outside ...

Hi Nibbler I've build a Changfa186 ( YanmarL100 clone ) in a MZ ETZ 251 Saxon Tour frame, using a comet 44 series torque converter bought from Duells in Finland. It runs very well, but holds only an avarage of 70 km/h. Fuel economy is around 43km/l. I use it quite often. Has now given me over 2000 ...

Arnaud wrote: Hi Nib, can you dug and drive underneath the Elch? No idea, i will try it next time i see one. :twisted: Arnaud wrote: Well, we visited the lower half. last summer holidays were filled with bad weather and someone told us south sweden is always good weather. the first day above Helsing...

In Sweden vi call an moose ÄLG which is closer to the word Elk. I got three of them infront of me while driving my bike at 100 km/h. Since then i´m scared stiff just thinking about crashing into one of thoose creatures. Arnaud this is slightly of topic, but i must ask you. What parts of Sweden did y...

For a short amount of time a thought that i would be unique with a Diesel VF, that changed! :D Nice bike you have Sbrumby! Went down to the local bike breaker and they actually gave me a VF frame for free, that will come handy! And one of the guys happily told me about when he lost one of his finger...

Engine is home and with it came the first snow! Bought a secondhand Yanmar L100 for 400 Euros. All the other bikes watched suspiously as i dragged the Yanmar through the door. :D Spend a coulpe of hours in the shed, trying to figure out what mods i have to do with the frame on the VF. I have realist...

Hello! Been a fan of diesel bikes since i read about a Robin Enfield in a british bike magazine, well over 10 years ago. And after saving up some courage i desided to have a go myself. So i have just bought a Honda VF 750 F -83 with a trashed engine. My plan is to fit an Yanmar L100 together with a ...