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Post by donkeychomp on Sept 20, 2019 22:24:57 GMT 1
Seems a lot of us buy Yambits stuff and maybe we should all share our thoughts on what we've bought in the past. So are they bits? Or pants?
LC side stand, bits.
RD250 chain adjusters, bits.
RD250 clutch adjuster, pants.
RD50 rev counter cable, pants.
LC rev counter and speedo cable, bits.
Alex
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Post by pdxjim on Sept 20, 2019 23:03:36 GMT 1
LC throttle cable total pants 👎
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Post by JonW on Sept 20, 2019 23:55:35 GMT 1
Avoid the rubber parts like Crank seals (well reported) and LC rubber inlet manifolds (made by a 5yr old for sure) are defo pants. Exception is their brake hoses, which are UK made by a proper brake place that does classic car hoses.
Brake piston kits, pins, clips, springs and screws and other stuff ive bought has been fine.
Branded things are good, ie TKRJ, EBC etc just avoid the Mitaka pistons from Taiwan theyre pants.
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Post by dusty350 on Sept 21, 2019 6:42:45 GMT 1
Side stand has been proven to snap, within minutes of being fitted. It happened to someone on this forum. Crank seals failed with less than 1000 miles on them - again, a forum member reported this. I've had bits and bobs from Shambits in the past but nothing particularly technical, if you know what I mean. I did reuse one of their padded envelopes once and it was fine  They are a last resort for non essential parts for me. Dusty |
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Post by rigga on Sept 21, 2019 7:18:52 GMT 1
I did reuse one of their padded envelopes once and it was fine They are a last resort for non essential parts for me. Dusty That made me chuckle ......  |
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Post by Yogi on Sept 21, 2019 7:32:19 GMT 1
I stopped buying from Shambits years ago when I tried there lc chain non adjusters
If you can’t produce a nut and bolt that tightens then why look any further 😡
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Post by bazzer5115 on Sept 21, 2019 7:34:28 GMT 1
Rubber dampers that fit between the fins on air cooled rd motors.
The ones that go between fins on barrels need gluing in,as they too loose of a fit.
And the ones that go between the fins on cylinder heads need sanding down because they too tight(you would break a fin off if you tried to hammer these in.
Pants😡
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Post by earthman on Sept 21, 2019 7:36:00 GMT 1
Only item that I've personally bought/fitted from them were one of the electrical block connectors that lives under the seat.
Works fine but I think that when pushed together, the plastic housing is longer than the original because it doesn't clip back into the holder properly.
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Post by rigga on Sept 21, 2019 8:32:38 GMT 1
Rubber dampers that fit between the fins on air cooled rd motors. The ones that go between fins on barrels need gluing in,as they too loose of a fit. And the ones that go between the fins on cylinder heads need sanding down because they too tight(you would break a fin off if you tried to hammer these in. Pants😡 Serious question ....why have dampers between the fins? To cut down resonance noise or something else, as surely the fin area is increased cooling surface for air to flow over, so fitting rubber between would increase heat? |
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Post by bazzer5115 on Sept 21, 2019 10:56:14 GMT 1
That’s it.
Simply cuts down noise as any mechanical noise is amplified greatly by the fins. Remember water cooled motors have a water jacket to dampen mechanical noise.
The surface area of rubbers,I doubt makes any difference to cooling abilities.
But I haven’t done any back to back comparasion as i doubt if I could do 2 tests under exactly same conditions.
As this isn’t a race bike or driven to within an inch of life(unlike my ypvs hybrids!) I rather have a sweeter sounding engine👍
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Post by roach3 on Sept 21, 2019 22:09:20 GMT 1
bought a couple of their olive green indicator stems that turned out to be lime coloured
and difficult to fit the rubbers on so totally avoid
centre stand bolts fitted fine though
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Post by coose on Sept 22, 2019 21:32:56 GMT 1
Their YPVS clutch steel plates were 0.25mm or so too thick. That doesn't sound like too much of a problem but when you have a full set you can't pull the clutch in...
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Post by dave1963 on Sept 23, 2019 17:25:27 GMT 1
Their YPVS clutch steel plates were 0.25mm or so too thick. That doesn't sound like too much of a problem but when you have a full set you can't pull the clutch in...[/quo te] Yes had the same problem on my lc put them in the bin anything rubber don't buy it |
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Post by coose on Sept 23, 2019 19:23:28 GMT 1
I was working up the road at the time and called in to drop the plates back. I explained the problem and they refunded me, but whether anything was done about them I don't know....
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Post by copper99 on Sept 23, 2019 19:36:26 GMT 1
LC throttle cable total pants 👎 500LC throttle cable is perfect ...and unavailable from Yamaha...as are many, many items they offer. Bought plenty of items from Yambits for the last 7 or so years and at this moment in time, I cant think of any that have let me down/not fitted, if they did, it was some time ago and ive forgotten all about it! 350LC inlet rubbers I bought 2 years ago where Tourmax items, same as Norbos IIRC, either way they fitted perfectly and have been problem free. I tend to get my parts from both Norbo and Yambits now, with a few bits n bobs like fasteners from Fowlers. |
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Post by earthman on Sept 23, 2019 22:34:43 GMT 1
LC throttle cable total pants 👎 500LC throttle cable is perfect ...and unavailable from Yamaha...as are many, many items they offer. Bought plenty of items from Yambits for the last 7 or so years and at this moment in time, I cant think of any that have let me down/not fitted, if they did, it was some time ago and ive forgotten all about it! 350LC inlet rubbers I bought 2 years ago where Tourmax items, same as Norbos IIRC, either way they fitted perfectly and have been problem free. I tend to get my parts from both Norbo and Yambits now, with a few bits n bobs like fasteners from Fowlers. I'm guessing that anything that comes from Tourmax, you actually have a genuine Yamaha item? Well that's what I were told when it comes to the fuel tap at least,.......Yamaha never actually made the taps, they got Tourmax to make/supply them. |
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Post by JonW on Sept 24, 2019 0:15:58 GMT 1
LC throttle cable total pants 👎 350LC inlet rubbers I bought 2 years ago where Tourmax items, same as Norbos IIRC, either way they fitted perfectly and have been problem free. If you mean the ones from the carbs to the cylinders then I can assure you that they are not Tourmax any more, they are some awful cheap shlte that does not allow the crossover clip to stay in place. Total junk. (I agree that the tourmax inlets are fine, but yambits no longer supply them) |
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Post by dono on Sept 24, 2019 23:58:14 GMT 1
Genuine clutch springs a lot stiffer than original wire gauge much thicker - straight in the bin!
Won’t buy anything from them again
Dono
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Post by steve h on Sept 25, 2019 0:46:44 GMT 1
Pair of jet needles for a 250, all good, work as should, bits.
Can be a bit of a thankless task.. sourcing and providing parts for outdated bikes with no oem parts left.
Some re manufactured stuff will be shite. Bit of a Hobsons choice. Don't think anyone sets out their stall to purposely retail tat. They aren't all called Ratner.
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Post by dusty350 on Sept 25, 2019 7:25:23 GMT 1
I think we forget sometimes how lucky we are regards the parts available for Lc and Pv builds. There is still a lot of new genuine available from Yam dealers/Norbo. Lots of good quality pattern stuff too, both for standard and special builds. There are at least 10 different sets of aftermarket pipes available that I can think of - easily more - we never had that many back in the day. Lots of good useable spares on this forum, and I cant think of any builds that weren't completed because of unobtainable parts. And, of course, Ebay - love it or loath it, it's an essential part of what we do. I personally would use Allens for carb parts as I just don't trust Shambits for anything essential like jets/needles etc, unless they are selling on known good quality parts from a recognised and trusted manufacturer. So many parts seem badly made or simply not fit for purpose, I'm surprised they are still trading, considering the other options freely available to us. Dusty  |
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Post by earthman on Oct 7, 2019 20:39:40 GMT 1
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Post by jessy03 on Oct 7, 2019 21:09:14 GMT 1
I have looks ok, use if for heads/barrels etc.... as well as exhausts.  |
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Post by oldbritguy on Oct 7, 2019 21:10:13 GMT 1
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Post by JonW on Oct 8, 2019 0:38:23 GMT 1
I reviewed the fitting of their LC swingarm upgrade kit in my 251LC thread. I gave it 3.6; not great, not terrible...
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Post by oldbritguy on Oct 12, 2019 21:56:21 GMT 1
My own personal contribution. YPVS F2 and 350LC fork brake pipe clamps  Look not too bad however the captive nuts on the rear side look a bit ropey, but we will give them a go.  Went to fit them today but the securing bolt galled in the thread of the captive nut and locked solid. A spray of some WD and some gentle turning with a socket on a screwdriver bit and hey presto, the thing came apart before my very eyes  On the lookout for some decent originals now. |
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Post by tony2stroke on Oct 13, 2019 0:05:55 GMT 1
That is shoddy, wast of money, time and resources, there is no weld penetration at all to the nut.
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Post by 2banger on Oct 13, 2019 0:24:02 GMT 1
Failure of cheap pattern parts fitted in motor trade keeps us very busy 👍
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Post by dusty350 on Oct 13, 2019 8:02:00 GMT 1
John, I've got a few sets of those brake pipe clamps knocking about somewhere. Send me your details via Pm and I will post them up to you  Dusty |
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Post by jon on Oct 13, 2019 8:45:42 GMT 1
I bought one of their infamous throttle cables.
When I heard on here what they were like, I phoned them to return it in the unopened packet.
Once they’d established I bought it from them more than two weeks ago, they refused to refund. It’s was in an unopened Yambits branded bag FFS.
Jon
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Post by markhoopy on Oct 13, 2019 14:31:52 GMT 1
When did Stevie Wonder give up singing and buy himself a welding kit? |
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