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Proton Team KR have revealed that they will test a MotoGP engine built by Austrian manufacturers KTM in a private test after the Grande Premio Marlboro de Portugal next month. Team Manager Chuck Aksland insisted that no permanent deal has been struck between the team and KTM, but said the partnership was a viable option for the future if results from the test are positive. “We have the chassis almost completed and ready for the test at Estoril,” confirmed Aksland. “The engine has performed well on the dyno but we want to evaluate it in a chassis, which will be interesting from our point of view and for KTM. “We are looking at our options for the future and KTM is on…

My other half went to Snetterton yesterday to help out some friends who where racing an R1. When I went to get my bike out I dicovered that all the important bits (you know the levers, rearsets etc) where missing. :evil: I rang to complain( It would have been fine if they asked) as I wanted to go out. He says just take one of the gixers (your totally missing the point there mate) so I gave up and took his 600 (the 1000 is his race bike it only has a daytime mot for emergencies and it was a bit murky yesterday and I thought I may need lights). Anyway I met my mate and of we went in search of a decent breakfast at our fav cafe. Anyway on route through some twist…

No, I haven't been to a Honda Rally either! And the wife's got even more ailments......her ass, leg, back, and neck is killing her! Reason for the grief: We did a 180 mile round trip on the XT today...from Llandod to Haverfordwest to see "Dai the Deal" in Garland & Griffiths. Now I love the XT, but anything more than short runs is physically hard going, particularly on the wife. It's now reached the point where she can't do more than about 50 miles on it without pain. I even had to stop on the way back for her to take Ibuprofen. Anyway Dai Garland offered me a new 54 plate V-Strom 650 for £1700 plus the XT.....which is quite attractive considering the …

They an interesting article about born agains being retested. What do you think?www.motorcyclenews.com

It's interesting how many sports bikes are on the roads. My last bike, before I went all sensible with the XT660R, was an 03 CB1300. The speed and power of this bike were awesome. Overtakes from 50 - 100 -50 were over in the blink of an eye. Nothing on 4 wheels could get close coming off a bend or roundabout. The ease of reducing Subaru WRXs to a dot in the mirrors or sweeping past BMW M5s was staggering and addictive. Now, I am old and reasonably mature, but I still indulged in this behaviour more than was prudent. Who could resist sweeping past an "on it" Mercedes CLK 55 AMG on a wave of torque as I once did? But believe it or not this kind of riding gets boring quite …

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and asks for a steering damper for a Dragstar! He "knows" they do them but i'm buggered if I know who makes them!

.....because today I sat on the most comfortable bike I've ever tried. The wife got on the back and she thought it was brilliant. Even more comfortable than the Divvy 9 which had a Corbin seat. :shock: What was this bike?....... The DL650 V-Strom.....or the "Baby-Strom" as it's now getting called. It really is very good indeed! I even took a brochure home! :oops: Who's gonna slap me first then? :roll:

what do ya think of this? looks fun 8) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...2486743395&rd=1 scott(yamahead) might appreciate this more than others, him being an rd fan 8)

I haven't bought a new ZX10R they are recalling them all because they have had front wheels failing :shock:

as the title says, what's your favourite race paint? i've always loved the rothmans hondas 8) second favourite would be the rotary john player nortons 8) 8)

i dont know if any of our scotch friends are going to the croft round of the bsb (Aug 15th), but it's test day today and the circuit are letting punters in for £5 + free parking..i'd go but i've just finished a 13hour nightstint and i've only had 2 hours kip :cry: ...i have that sleep when i'm dead syndrome

it has been a long time since my last confession(as in never ) i have sorted out my winter ride for this year.....a SUZUKI( :shock: ) ts125 of 1979 vintage 8) it is a lovely looking little bike and should be a whole lot of fun round some of the local dirt track areas. the price.....£100, it does need the engine rebuilt though, usual things, crankshaft oil seal etc but that wont be a problem, cosmetically it's very nice, lovely undamaged blue paintwork, rims etc. i'll strip the bike down, clean, paint and rebuild anything needing it and hopefully i'll have another nice little stroker on the road for winter. been ages since i had a scrambler 8)

..anyone on here know where to get custom Logos made of leather to add to your own? . Ta Colie

Met up with twistedmetal (Darren) today at the Elan Valley Centre in Mid Wales cos a few of the WSaTC guys were meeting up there. Anyway....it appears as if he lost control of his bike riding home and has been taken by ambulance to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. I had already left about an hour before, but one of the guys found him at the side of the road. First indications appear that he's got a broken wrist, not sure of anything else at the moment cos the Ambulance hasn't got him to the Hospital yet. We're arranging to collect his bike and get it to my garage so it'll be safe. I'll keep you updated on developments, but does anybody here have his home telepho…

as the title says, post up bike links you think are worth a look 8) lets see if we can get a collection together for those boring nights when you want a read

The ZX10 front wheel fiasco is the latest in a long line of worrying problems with new models from the Big Four. We, Joe Public, are doing the manufacturers' development work for them. By memory - I can recall Suzuki's TL100s' Rotary Damper problems, Hayabusa rear sub frames breaking, 01 Bandit 12s drinking oil due to faulty pistons, Honda's first Varaderos needing new engines, their first new Pans also needing new engines and frame modifications due to heat build up, R1s with clutch basket problems. It's a long list. Then there were the Triumph Daytonas that needed new frames, the TTs with Fuel Injection woes. Harley's V Rod has problems I've been told. All this is …

the boys doing well considering he's on a private R1 and pirelli tyres 8)

Had a little run about today, and stopped in the Co-op car park in Lampeter for a burger. And what did I find parked there? 1956 Velo...not sure what model, but it's water cooled and shaft drive, and owned by the woman working in the Burger Van. :shock: Anyway, carried in and was tailed by a big musclebike through about 5 miles of tight twisties. When we reached a long straight he caught me up, and bloody hell...I've never seen anything like it! NOTHING has ever accelerated past me that fast and completely silently. Anyway we hit a load of traffic and we pulled into Llandovery together. He got off, we had a good chat, and it turned out that he…

Here's a stupid story! I've been trying to get a screen for the XT, and only one company makes them....Secdem in France. Their website is all in French, so I e-mail them in English saying I want to order a screen. And I get no reply! :roll: So...I locate the only stockist of Secdem products in the UK...Motobins in East Anglia. I phoned them up and said I wanted to order a screen for my XT600. They refused to accept my order because they will not take any orders UNLESS it's for a BMW. So for the sake of elitism and brand snobbery, these wankers turn business away! :shock: The whole world's gone fucking mad! :roll: