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So I have been back on the road a month or so. This morning I wake up to a lovely brown letter falling through my door. 'The alleged contravention of 38j;Failing to comply with a sign indicating that vehicular traffic must pass to the specified side of the sign.' I can either pay £65 now or appeal and possibly end up paying £130. They have sent through 2 images. One shows me filtering down past traffic, second shows me about 40 meters further down the road.. still filtering past traffic. Neither shows me passing the sign on the incorrect side. Does anyone think that is grounds for appeal? Should I just pay and get it out the way? I can honestly say I have no idea …

Hi all We expect that you guys may have noticed, but at Opies we are currently having a bit of a spring clean on several of our product ranges. The most recent candidate is Amsoil - Our remaining Amsoil car and bike lubricants are now heavily discounted, you can find the full range available HERE. To make you aware, there is only a very limited amount of Amsoil stock remaining, so make sure to get your order in quick to get a piece of the pie. Also, remember to use your forum discount code to get an additional 10% off your order! Those of you familiar with Amsoils product will already be aware of the quality associated with the brand and their huge presen…

Anyone know how i can upload pics of my bike??

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...............................so being that this subject is one step away from a oil thread, i shall try and tread lightly. This is based on MY personal experience having lined about a dozen tanks. POR-15 is my elixir of choice, im sure they are others that work, this is the one i use and continue to use because it works for me. Today was a new one for me, i picked up a really nice 4000 mile GT500 the other week, it had been lined badly with Kreem, the lining had not covered the tank completely and had failed. So this time i got the POR kit with the tank sealer remover, i was a bit dubious as ive heard that this stuff is pretty much impossible to get out…

I have a yamaha LS2-100 that will not run. I have been riding it for about 6 months with a new top end. It ran perfectly until it bogged out during a ride. I just figured it was a carb issue, but that's not the case. I cleaned the carbs twice and cleaned the gas tank. Also put brand new plugs in it. I finally got it to idle fine, but as soon as I take it off the stand and put it in gear it instantly dies. I can't seem to figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Ok here's an odd one for you, just looking at a thread someone put up saying they could not secure their helmet inside the little Neos 50 they owned and what lid would fit in the supplied hole under the seat, so I had a thought about my own helmet, it has one of the new attachments that click together rather than the old "D" ring type fitting, so my question is (at last I hear you say) how do you secure a "new" style helmet to your bike helmet lock? There is no obvious attachment I can see on the lid for this to work, am I missing something or is it expected that you carry your lid around all day. Just one of those things that pop into your head now and then, anyone got …

As above bought this the other day and tried it out on a journey to Portsmouth, really good piece of kit if you have a Sat Nav on your bike, you can even use it with gloves on through the plastic facia which is a bonus when you f**k it up and get lost (see trip to London) SWMBO thinks I'm raving to buy one but finally decided that I'm fed up with having to ask the bloody directions from the local numpty !! It's only £12 from Amazon Plus P+P so a no brainer really, just thought you might be interested. Made my own mount for it using one of the unused mirror mounts on the FJR.

I don't know if its because I do more pleasure riding these days rather than commuting, but I have noticed over the last couple of years that here in Surrey there seems to be a lot more vintage British bikes on the road, some of them beautifully restored. At one of my local bike haunts there are nearly always at least a couple turn up. I wasn't disappointed yesterday morning when these two showed up.

Well, the Peeps at Yamahahahahahahahaha have made some interesting things for us to play in the snow with. These sleds where made between 1992 and 1997, the black one i 750 and the red one is a 800. they are 4 cylinder 2 strokes(and no they do not share a single common part with TZs} They are about 160hp- and 170hp...............................and do about 7mpg when you are on the la la button. They are mildly ported, boyesen reeds , dial a jets and of course pipes. They are biblically fast.

Need help guys. My 650 was going great to last week. Pesky intermitent problem. When give her a bit of throttle she is cutting out sometimes. I left it in to get checked but mechanic cud find nothing wrong when he rode it around yard. I thought maybe dirty carbs. Strange thing, when I put her in my garage last night all electric power went off. Took battery bay cover off. What ever I touched whilst doing this the electric power went back on. Could this all be a loose electrical connection - intermittent throttle and all electrics failing once. Battery is fine only 6 weeks old. Where do I start? Jonny Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Hi Folks, just asking if any of you drive/ride through London on a regular basis? I have to go to a funeral in South London later in the week and was debating going straight through the centre or would it be best to go around on the M25? I love filtering but not sure if the centre is a wise idea or not, any advice as to the best way would be welcome. Also can I use Bus lanes in London? Make my life a lot easier if I can but don't want to just chance it. Thanks all. Sorry should have said I'm coming from the M4 Heathrow direction.

I currently ride a 2008 yamaha stratoliner midnight 1900. Ever since I took out my bike this season, I've been getting 48-50 mpg which is crazy. Last year I averaged 42-44. I then noticed that my trip meter would always have more mileage on each ride than my riding buddys trip meters. We then compared speeds. At the same speed, my buddys speedometer AND GPS were both at 74mph while mine read 80mph. So I figured since my tires were overdue, that they might have been worn down too much and were affecting how the speedometer and odometer read the rpm's. Well, I have brand new tires on that baby and I still have the same problem. The only change since last year, I upgraded my…

Hello guys, im looking around for a Bluetooth headset, as I'm sick of having to use a pair of iPhone headphones!, I'm really confused as to what one to go for? Does anyone own one and can point me in the right direction? I don't want to be spending loads but would rather pay a little extra for a decent set! Thanks in advance guys!

Hi , I recently purchased what I thought was a wr 426 01/02 but on some investigating think it might be a yz 426f. i have been trying to work out what the year is by the frame numbers. I've been told that the numbers I have are to few. I should have 17 Nunbers but don't . frame number starts cj01c. can any one help or point me in the right direction. Thank you

Hi all, just a quick heads up... As you know, Castrol are famous for making top of the range, high quality products. They are also a company that like to keep their products looking fresh and up to date. To do this, they regularly change their bottle shape design and the look of their labels. An example of this is their recent changes to the Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10w-40 - this fully synthetic 4 stroke motorbike oil still has the exact same high quality formula that remains unchanged, they have simply updated their label and the shape of the bottle. They take aesthetics very seriously! At Opie Oils, we also like to keep things up to date and lookin…

Might seem odd a new member posting this but I can't remember if it was this forum or another I seen it on? If it wasn't this forum anyone keen for starting one? I know I've got boxes of bits I'll probably never use and will more than likely be chucked in the tip but are more than usable and would give away if postage was covered and I bet a few other members are in the same situation If this is frowned upon ignore my thread ha

Hello guys, ive got a 2010 Audi A5 2.0tfsi, does anybody own one? If they do, how much oil is yours going through? I know they suffer from sipping the oil slowly but mine seems to be chugging it down and is costing me a fortune topping it up every week! Considering going back to a golf 1.9tdi!! ive checked for leaks ect and it does have a slight misting from the timing chain cover but I've re sealed with some rtv! Any help is much appreciated! Cheers guys!

Now I've been riding since I was 14 and had loads of bikes but just when you think you know it all along comes something you never even thought of, I watch quite a lot of "how to" videos on youtube and particularly like a guy called Delboys garage, makes me laugh anyway, but I have never thought about why the front discs are called "floating discs" and had no idea that the floating part was an actual moving item, I'm sure some of you did but I was brought up using brake shoes and drums and just assumed that discs on a bike were the same or similar to a car DOH! If you know this good for you if you don't then it could save you having to buy new discs with just a few minute…

After topping up with fresh fuel my wife's YH50 wouldn't start, topped my bike up at same time no problems. Cleaned plug topped up charge on battery and managed to get it started it revved well with the rear wheel off the ground but when the throttle is released it died and will not start again, any ideas