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As some of you may know I tried fruitlessly to send a large tent to Haiti after watching some harrowing footage on the tv news, it turns out the tent cant be sent there, so instead I'd like to raise some money for an organisation called http://www.shelterbox.org/, they are based in Cornwall England and are involved in the relief effort in Haiti as well as many other areas of major disaster around the world. At the end of the fundraiser one person will be drawn out of the hat and I will send the tent to them, or I can send it on to 'a group' of their choosing (please visit the link below), so for every £2 you donate you have a better chance of becoming the 'patron…

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Haha mental note to self, dont ride bikes in Scotland. The back wheel only wants to do tricks haha

Yes I know its not a yamaha but i have just had my Kh400 triple re-painted , has the previous set started to get under the tank neck and lift the paint well pleased. My link

Hi all, Bit of a random little question really. I have recently completed my CBT and (when funds allow) am going going to take my theory test. Now I dont particularly want to spend £600 on a 4 day course to complete my bike liscence. With the Module 1, there are plenty of videos posted on YouTube including ones from the DSA, would you think (with a bit of background research) it would be possible to practice these by yourself and take the Module with no training on my Yamaha SR 125? Also, its the same question for Module 2. What manouvres are involved like the car test? I know of the U-turn (although isnt this in Module 1?). I have been riding for 3 years (albeit…

I, don't like your tweed sir.....

what can i say? Every double-entendre from the Harry Potter films, in one place for your entertainment pleasure. Get in there before the lawyers do

Hi im trying to find pictures of my uncles old bike. He passed away a few years ago and i would like to find pictures of the bike he once had. It was a feature in either performance bikes or Super Bike Magazines, i think this was around 92-95. It was the fastest bike around at the time. It had an fzr 1000 motor fitted inside a 0w01 750 frame and a single sided swing arm from an nc30 i think, it also had a distinctive custom paint job with the Vance & Hines colours. The bike was called (THE BASTARD) If you saw the bike in the magazine you would for sure remember it. Thanks Scott

Last Sunday - 31st October - we got married! We had the most fantastic day ever - everyone got into the swing of things and all our guests dressed up in our theme. We had a brilliant bad too who also joined in! Here's some piccies of me and my new hubby Mark and some of our guests. Enjoy!

hi everyone. got back today and dusted off the XJ, had to jump start it but runs sweet now, drove it around a bit no problem and the clutch seems to have freed off a bit now. however, i parked it up and there was oil pissing out of one of the drain pipes (its a drain connected to the airbox inbetween the filter and carbs. there also seems to be a creamy white liquid in the airbox (oil+water), what is the cause of this and how can i fix it? sods law... first i have a bike and no licence, now i have a licence and a broken bike -Steve

Uploaded with ImageShack.us Stuff like that I'm assuming they wont work as good as a jacket with armour, but are they good as a little bit more protection on the front/back/kidney if worn underneath a jacket? Or are they just gimmicky crap aimed at boy racers? Any help at all is great

What would your dream bike be? A Crotch rocket A Cruiser? A Tourer A 2 Stroke? A 4 Stroke A Dodge Tomahawk? (As if! ) Personally mine would be a Benelli Tornado

Hi everyone. I just joined today. I' Jim, did my cbt a week or 2 ago and bought '10 ybr125 as a runaround/commuter, got it because they've a reputation as pretty reliable and user friendly and i hopefully won't be able to get into to much trouble on it whilst i get used to 2 wheels and an engine. I hope to do my proper test in the next year or so and maybe get an older bike as well as a project and to use on sunny days once i've been riding a couple years(maybe a little 2 stroke i think). I'm not entirely up to speed with using forums but thought i'd say hey and introduce myself, i've already found some usefull advice on here and my only contribution back at the minute ca…

hi just wonderd if there is a Y O C sticker that i could put on the bike? or do i have to pay the membership?

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hello everyone i am a new to forums aswell as riding. just bought my first bike a couple of weeks ago a yamaha xj600s not gonna be riding it in wet conditions though, so probably wont get much use till next year any good tips for storing and maintaining over the winter

Has anyone used a HID light conversion on their bike? I'm using my bike daily on dark rural roads & every bit of extra illumination would be handy. A friend sells the kits & has recommended one but i'm not certain if its good idea. Anyone got any experience / opinions / comments??

The new Triumph tiger 800 is coming to a bike shop within the month over here. It is said that it will cost €9500 but that is only an estimate. Looks like a nice bike ! ! !

Evening everyone, Me again, after yet more advise. Oh the joys of being new to the bike maintenance game!! Took the bike out over the weekend and all seemed fine. Filled up and off I went. However, when I'd done about 90 miles, it started to splutter as if low on fuel, so I turned on the reserve. All back to normal after I re-filled at the nearest garage. My question is: It usuaully does about 120 miles before I need more juice! Anyone have any ideas on why this has suddenly happened? Cheers guys!

Hey peeps. for soem reason i had a massive urge to work on the Jawa today, so out came the shovel, can of easy-start and a foot pump and within no time it was exhumed from the weeds and shrubs at the end of the garden. now, one thing it needs is a headlight as i dropped a big adjustable spanner on the original one and smashed it... i need a headlight that measures no more than 7" wide and 5" high, which other bikes use a square headlight with those dimensions? preferably not more than £20 as im a skinflint compared to the XJ, the Jawa now feels small, and compared with the old DT the XJ is a tank...