Baghira's brake pump broken
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:39 pm
Hi,
I'm an happy italian owner of a "yellow" baghira, buyed second hand from a friend of mine.
I'm pretty satisfied of it, excepted for its range. With only 12 liters of fuel I can do only about 200-220 km, depending on streets and driving style. So, I'm looking for a way to obtain a bigger tank.
I red on the net that somebody did some bigger tanks: do you know if they're still avaiable, and how much it costs? Would be necessary to change also the plastic covers, and maybe the seat? It wuold be a good reason also to change the seat, that for a bit long trups isn't very confortable, and more unconfortable for the passenger.
I've a last but most important question: I've problems finding spare parts for my Baghira. When the old owner "fried" the clutch, even if the engine is from yamaha, he wasn't sure about the corresponding model, so he had to buy it from a dealer he found on the net, from UK, instead from official yamaha dealer in his city.
Now I've the same problem: front brake's pump broke up, I know only it's made by Grimeca, but I'm not sure about the model, so I don't want t buy the wrong spare parts. Do you suggest to buy only the pieces that are broken, the Grimeca's ones (which model?), or would be better to buy a new pump from Yamaha's models, as I'd prefer to do, because i think are more reliable?
I'd be very grateful if you could suggest me where I could fine a "garage manual" for mechanics where I can find more detailed infos, or if you can tell me which model form yamaha is equivalent.
Thanks a lot in advance, and forgive me if I asked you too many questions!
Best regards from Torino - Italy!
Ennio
I'm an happy italian owner of a "yellow" baghira, buyed second hand from a friend of mine.
I'm pretty satisfied of it, excepted for its range. With only 12 liters of fuel I can do only about 200-220 km, depending on streets and driving style. So, I'm looking for a way to obtain a bigger tank.
I red on the net that somebody did some bigger tanks: do you know if they're still avaiable, and how much it costs? Would be necessary to change also the plastic covers, and maybe the seat? It wuold be a good reason also to change the seat, that for a bit long trups isn't very confortable, and more unconfortable for the passenger.
I've a last but most important question: I've problems finding spare parts for my Baghira. When the old owner "fried" the clutch, even if the engine is from yamaha, he wasn't sure about the corresponding model, so he had to buy it from a dealer he found on the net, from UK, instead from official yamaha dealer in his city.
Now I've the same problem: front brake's pump broke up, I know only it's made by Grimeca, but I'm not sure about the model, so I don't want t buy the wrong spare parts. Do you suggest to buy only the pieces that are broken, the Grimeca's ones (which model?), or would be better to buy a new pump from Yamaha's models, as I'd prefer to do, because i think are more reliable?
I'd be very grateful if you could suggest me where I could fine a "garage manual" for mechanics where I can find more detailed infos, or if you can tell me which model form yamaha is equivalent.
Thanks a lot in advance, and forgive me if I asked you too many questions!
Best regards from Torino - Italy!
Ennio