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  1. Started by kev,

    :lol: could not resist frrrreeeedommmmm :D new picts in gallery

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  2. Started by kev,

    does anyone know how i get the st andrews cross instead of the union jack??????????????

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  3. Started by kev,

    a guy i work with has always gone on about getting good wisky said fri he would geet us a bottle. oh my today i got a bottle of the gordon highlanders wicked blend man had a wee dram and mmm pretty merry love to all keep the feelin of two wheelin :D

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  4. Started by yamman06,

    Found this funny vid http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/ya..._s_on_First.flv

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  6. Started by Rocks,

    Hello there ppl, I've just purchased one of these little FZ750 beauties, its a 1991 model, this was to be used as a second bike to my Vmax, thing is, I can't keep off it It's one one hell of a ride and well underated as a serious contender to some newer plastics. After doing all the major checks It took to the road with a mate who has an R1, I was astounded by the performance and on a clear road opened her up and she went well past the 150mph clock, my mate was along side on his R1 and told me he was doing around 160mph, I had to shut her down as we ran out of road and it was still pulling. Now I'm not sure if people still use this forum regularly, but if they …

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  7. Started by 1100xs,

    I had too rebuild the carbs too get it running twice, now it runs well, but theres still a idle problem that seems to go up and down from around 1700 rpms to 1000 rpm's has anyone else expearance this behavior??

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  8. Started by kendo phil,

    OK whilst sitting in the bath last night with the rubber duck floating around my feet I was thinking about my winter bike, a little 250 that I just jump on and go with. I am not too fussed about the winter ice skating motorcycling as it does not have enough power to spin the back end away too quickly. Then it occured to me that it has about 30bhp and to get anywhere on it I have to ride it to the limits of the bike if I want to keep up with traffic outside of town driving (80 ish flat out, head down, arse up). It strikes me that its not really a good way to learn to ride a 'big' bike. This means that if you go down the 33bhp limit route for 2 years, you spend those 2 …

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  9. Started by kev,

    :D hey guys i am a white van man in the highlands, have been for nearly ten years, just before xmas one of my regular customers said he likes to get the good drivers a wee bottle, great i thought since then it never appeared. ach well i thought no loss there, ha till today was back up to this house in the middle in no where hang on he said then produced a bottle of ten year old glenmorangie many thanks i said... after me and my mates have been down to ingilston for the bike show were all gona get this bottle out and enjoy to the max......mmm faith restored..

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  10. Started by yamman06,

    Dirty

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  11. Started by drewpy,

    A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. Their biggest fear was that there was no afterlife. After a long life, the husband was the first to go, and true to his word he made contact, 'Annie, Annie.' 'Is that you, Fred?' 'Yes, I've come back like we agreed.' 'What's it like?' 'Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex, I have breakfast, off to the golf course, I have sex, I bathe in the sun, and then I have sex twice. I have lunch, another romp around the golf course, then sex pretty much all afternoon. After supper, golf course again. Then have sex until late at night. The next day it starts again.' …

  12. Started by slot,

    Hi Ya New guy here, from manchester uk I've owned a few Yam's, but now looking for something different, Well a YSR 50/80 to be exact !! Heres some of my old Yam's The rest can be viewed Here The site looks great BTW Dave

  13. Started by GeordieSteve,

    Hello folks Well I'm back on here as a member since September when some mad old woman in a polo wiped out me and the ex when out on the R6 Bike was totally written off and due to it coming up to winter, I decided not to rush out and buy another bike... until now Complete spur of moment but I fell in love with this R1 and bought it straight away this morning. She's gorgeous and to be perfect honest... I'm a bit nervous about riding her (had about 5 month experience on a bike). Should get her this week I hope... excited???? Yep

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  14. Started by Stax,

    This morning I put my rucksack and lid (Arai Astro-R) on the floor while I wheeled out the bike and turned the engine over. I didn't realise that the lid was sitting on part of the bag straps until I picked the bag up and the lid rolled around a bit, glancing a brick wall. I wasn't worried at the time, as I hadn't dropped it or anything and it just rolled around. However, putting the lid on this evening at work, I noticed a scrape on the top of the lid. Its only small, about 3mm long, maybe 1mm across, but its gone through the paint - so I'm guessing its scratched the outer shell. Should I be worried about it? My first thought was that it was just a scratch, but I t…

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  15. Started by Crucades,

    passed my cbt today, just finally parked up ^^ amazing how quick you can get on the roads via motorbikes, i pity the fool that drives in a cage!

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  16. Started by wind,

    Sometimes you accidentally find something that works, even though it is so far fetched its pathetic. I have always been under the assumption that if it is not a Harley, its a playtoy -- -- yeah I know, -- -- it's arrogant, if not ignorant as heck --but then life can be that way sometimes . I have recently discovered that I just don't have the strength in my legs and arms that I used to have in the 1940s and 1950s. Riding around had lost a lot of it's pleasure because of the sheer weight of the machine I was riding. I accidentally ran across a young gentleman on a small Yamaha and after riding with him for a while, he asked if he could ride my Harley for a few miles an…

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  17. Started by JimVstarClass,

    I just had Hard Krome 2.75" Straights, hyper charger pro, and a jet kit installed on my bike. On slow acceleration, the bike seems to be hesitating a lot. I'm just wondering if this could mean the jet kit is not correctly jetted, or if I need a differnt stage jet kit. The hyper charger came with a jet kit, but does not state what stage it is, so I'm assuming it's a stage 1 jet kit. When I give it a lot of gas it runs fine, it seems to only happen when I accelerate slowly. The hesitation feels like it's not getting enough gas. If anyone can help me in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

  18. Started by Flysafe,

    Hi, I'm going to repair one side of a motocicle that have words, so I'll have to pull out two letters. Does anyone knows the respective font of this letters. YAMAHA / DELTA BOX / EXUP Thunderace 1000. Thanks you all

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  19. Started by Blader,

    A brand new site for superbike riders in the north west Rideouts, events, trackdays etc Looking for biking enthusiasts to join - its free Go to : http://www.hostmybb.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=superbikes Out of courtesy to this site I have posted a link back to here for interested members on my site I trust that is okay Regards Blade

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  20. Started by judodad,

    Hi I did my DAS test in Aughust and bought me a thunderace I had a CBR 125 to practise on , what a differance the ace is loving it. After my RD 125 LC in 1984 it was the 21 bhp and fast for the time lol I will post a pic of my ace later as need to host the pics Paul

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