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hi everyone. erm, ive bought a Jawa 350 off ebay, need to phone the "ol' man" tomorrow and see if he will take me 50 miles to gloucester in the van to pick it up on sunday... far as i know its a Jawa 640, 350cc "Blue Sport" its... erm, well lets just say its a restoration project, it needs tyres for a start, front forks need rebuilding, no doubt a battery, brakes, chain e.t.c but it gives me something to work on for my 17th. but hey, bought for the sum of £172.99, can't be THAT bad... oh shit, only now do i realise what ive done... JAWA 350 SPORT

had a bloomin good day at work im working on the bins, normally just same shite different day but today well... rule of binmen , if ya see summat ya want tie a bag round it well just so happens that i pulled a suitcase with the rubbish out of a garden so decided to nosey in see what was in it cos it was heavy anyhoo couldnt belive my luck full set of belstaff 1 piece suit and some belstaff boots checked them over all armours there no splits ,rip tears ee im chuffedtabits tried it all on and it fits great now i can be a power ranger wooo oo had to do a stig pose

can any one help me i was looking for a big bore kit but can not find any where anyone can help the bike is 05

Hi everyone. work is progressing on my Jawa and hopefully with the addition of a charged battery it will run. it currently has an old style V5 certificate, and also, the previous owner is now deceased so i can't get his signature for the declaration of sale. so... how do i go about getting a new V5C in my name? regards Steveo

I just bought a 1986 FJ 1200. What does it mean when the title is stamped in big bold letters" REBUILT TRUE MILEAGE UNKNOWN" ? Does anyone know if I will have a problem registering the bike with this title? Thanks

Well, last Saturday......after attempting to retrieve my 16y/o nephew for a day of race spectating.....only to find out that I'd drove 50 miles outta my way, cuz he was off chasing his GF when I got there!..... Oh the days of youth & stupidity!..... The Lad & I finally ended up in a familiar area... The weather seemed as it was trying to cooperate.... & a few more from Woodland..... Be right back.....

Well i've gone and done it again - never could resist a good looker lol Ive gone and bought a VFR400 .......

hi everyone. whats the best way to sell my DT50?, i dont want to try ebay because they have all these buy it now fees, final value fees, reserve fees, starting price fees e.t.c and there is no guarantee i will get a good price for it and i dont want to sell it for £150 and then be left with no transport and not enough money for another bike. Ad Trader charges £6 per ad and has a 40 word limit, so that is pretty much ruled out of the equation. is there any cheap advertising media that is well-known and gets a lot of views that i could post my ad on? ive posted an add in the for sale section and on some small free advertising websites but i doubt i will get any res…

Hi everyone. the new Jawa 350 i bought doesn't have a V5c, and my dad has told me that if i get a reciept with the bike explaining that the documents weren't found when the bike was sold and that it was boguht from a deceased estate (i.e. it belonged to the dad of the bloke i bought it off) then i would not have to pay the £25 fee for a new V5C is this correct?, if so how do i apply for a V5C under these terms? regards Steve

hi folks just a quick question(s), can sombody tell me what the exhaust balance pipe actually does? (apart from the obvious). i now that the four branch manifold on a car is set-up in a particular way (say pot 1-3-ect) is this to help the scavenging of fumes from the cylinders? if so how does it work on a 4 into 1 on a bike? i am going to make a set of pipes for a V4 honda {sorry for the langauge} ,(2 x 2-into-1) and want to know if i need this pipe, any help/advice would be gratefully recieved. thanks

Hello I have just bought myself a Yam WR250f. Its a 2005 model, Imported into this country and road reg in 2008. For some reason it doesnt have a brake light or any wiring for a brake light ! I have searched on the net and it seems that this is normal in the united states ? Anyone come across this before and is it a difficult job getting a working brake light ? thanks Chris

hi i have a stolen recovered dt 125 which i bought about a year ago ,i have rebuilt the bike ,it has new frame number and i am now ready to reregister it ,but dvla tells me i need written proof of year from a owners club, so if i post some pictures of my bike is thier anyone out thier that can help me thanks dt chris

Hello to everyone , I have just purchased a yam wr250f. On the log book it says manufactured 1/01/2008 First registered 16/01/2008 I have had an rac hpi check carried out and everything came up OK ( no highlighted problems). But i have just noticed this sentence "Previously used or registered abroad before first registration with the DVLA" I now doubt that the bike was actually manufactured in 2008 and i suspect it’s a 2006 model. Does anyone know how i can find out for sure what year it was made? Thanks Chris

the worst for me has got to be the XJ600S diversion. and the best for me is the yzf750 what do you guys reckon?

Courtesy of Greg Towle

Here's a tip for you: When you start going out with someone, just after they go to sleep at night, put a nicotine patch on their arm. Then, just before they wake up in the morning, take it off again. This way, if they ever leave you, they'll get withdrawal symptoms, think it's love, and come back.

Hi everyone. just wondering, is anyone else on the organ donors register?, i signed up through the DVLA when i got my licence, figured since i was on a moped ive got more of a chance of being spread across the tarmac so why not do some good after im gone food for thought... - Steve

Hi everyone. what price would i get if i was to sell my DT50MX, its got a lot of features on it and now ive sorted out the carb and mixture its been very reliable. its 1990, got 24,000 miles on the clock, brand new tyres, good brakes and clutch, all new control cables, new wheel bearings, Acerbis headlamp, renthal bars, carbon effect indicators, Reinforced handguards, new chain and sprockets, spare set of tyres (with legal tread), pod filter, Bigone exhaust and expansion chamber. its also got new piston rings in it which have about 50 miles on them, spare set of brand new piston rings, brand new in box big bore kit, V5C, HPI Clear, Old MOT certificates, 9 m…

Hi everyone. just a qucik question, it may seem a bit of a no-brainer but im new to this motoring lark . basically, do motorcycles need to use pay and display?, a few weeks ago when i went to Andover, neither of the other two bikes in the car park had P&D tickets, and i dont really have anywere to stick a ticket to. Regards Steve

Hi, I've just dragged an old dt400 out of a barn. I want to restore it, can anyone with the same P reg give me some advice? Wook