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Hi all, I've recently taken to the roads of Bedfordshire on my new yami, seen a good number of bikes up and down the A1, but other than the baldock services never really seen a stop-off for any of the local bikers. Anybody happen to live local known of any ride-outs etc? at present i go with my neighbour, him on his CBR600 me on my YZF-R125 (yes he does leave me behind on the A1!), but looking for any other riders in the area

Hi peeps. Quickie for those in Britain. Now the suns out, im taking the dog out on the bike (Not fair to put her through it when its raining) I carry her in my tank bag with the top folded back and her lead attached through the bag. Does anyone know of the legality of this.....just in case i get pulled....dont want to get smart with policeperson, but if you know the law better than her/him, it stands you in good stead. Thanx P

needed a hydraulic flixi-hose for the clutch on the van so tried a couple of the local car parts shops and was told it was only available from nissan. went to the dealer thinking its a genuine part so maybe 25-30 euro (£20+) he looked it up and came back with a price of 86 euro (about £70) for a length of hose about a foot long and a connection on each end, where the f*%k do they get these prices from???

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous. Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line. THE SITUATION: You are in England; York, to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photo-journalist working for a major newspaper and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is nea…

well just fited my tail tidy and wired it all up still wating on my mini indicators so fitted the stock ones for now, got the tidy for £10 on ebay and the light for £20 from motrax(very good light amazingly bright), also moded the number plate holder as it was 5cm to long for my small plate. main reson for doing this was to have a higer and brighter rear light sorry for poor pics will take some when the bike is clean and in the day light.... befor after it looks a hel of a lot better in the flesh and personaly i like it a lot more than the standard sticky out thing (wtf with that) also have new pegs coming some new carbo…

Hello All, Thought I would say hello as im new here. Im one of those awful people that only appear when theres a problem. Hope fully if all goes well I may be around for a while. I will leave it a few days before asking stupid questions. Hope everyone has a good weekend. craig

hi everyone wheres the cheapest place to get fork oil and what weight should i be using in the Jawa? (149kg) Regards Steve

Hey guys i cant seem to find a motorcycle specific rucksack with a decent capacity. I need a rucksack to pop my gym bits in but am just finding ridiculously overpriced bags. Any recommendations or advice? Thanx guys, Just ordered my R6, hopefully be here next week. Shabz

hey all this may sound really thick but i`m trying to take the flywheel of my tzr 125 and have no flywheel holding tool what can i use in place of this ?

Just back from this guys workshop, fascinating character, "very 'learn-ed' type you know", planning on trying this next spring, good 'alternative' to the 'carry on camping' camp sites that are dotted around the Bwitish Isles dear, for anyone thinking of a trip up to the 'wastelands' of Bonnie Ecosse - I would recommend this, WWW.redkiteyurts.com Note to self:: av been watching too much Ray Mears

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting a question, I am a newbie, forgive me if I could not find what I am looking for in search forum, so here it goes I have a 1980 Yamaha sx400 was not running, (due to sitting for a long time) I pulled the carbs off of the bike went through all the jets, clean them well, and put back on the bike, it ran for a while, but the idle was never consistant, as I rev the trottle sometimes the idle goes up by itself, unpredictably, it has been sitting for few months, lately I started again it starts right away, but as soon as I push the choke in, dies, I also noticed the RPm needle goes up very slow, I am assuming the cable might be on …

I checked my in box earlier and had recieved the regular E-mail/newsletter thing from the otherwise faultless YOC, only this one looked like a script file, having a 17" monitor I calculated (well one of the kids did) that the mail is exactly3 and a half cubits long and unreadable, maybe I need my box de-fragmented? have any of the readers had a similair problem?

Hey, I know it's a Suzuki but anyone who looks at this restoration will be impressed, I know I was. The builder's nickname is Uncle Larry and he has had his work shown in the American Flyers section of Cycle World magazine. The paint work is incredible as well as everything else he puts his mind to. For anyone whose heart is still hooked on the early superbike years this is a treat you will appreciate. The passion for motorcycles and the attention to detail are clearly evident and it shows. Enjoy... http://spokanesriver.com/Uncle-Larry---blog/3840668

Picked up my daughter from school today - it was her last day - on a BOOM trike: These things are FABULOUS!!! They are so much fun! Ive got it till 12 tomorrow and kids are at dads later so guess what i'll be doing!!

Does anyone know if the rev needle on any other yamahas will fit my tacho on the XJR 1300 (1999). The tacho appears to work when i have opened the casing but its missing a needle. Also, does anyone know if and where i can get spare instrument covers?

i have a thick rim......?................yes ,i have the RSR2 indy with a 3 mil thick visor,made by shark and i want a tinted visor,witch colour visor is less prone to scatching and looking shite,after a month or two,and have you had one.

hi myn rx135 1999 model a problem i met with an accident and given to mechanic the front part pork and head light gor damaged it got repaired again when i was riding it was not atyarted i used chock to start but the bike was screeming much noice and vibreting even if i off the key it was not stopped and i removed plug its stopped.., again i checked with another mechanic he said petrol dry but i had 2 ,litres of petrol .., again fill another 2lirter of petrol rided another 20 km again the same probem again filled 2 lit petrol another 20+km petrol dry .. i dont understand what is happening can anyone help me out find the issue ... my id [email protected] senthillk…

okay, so today i decided to investiagate my charging problems... having replaced the dial lights (most of which were blown) i couldnt get the battery light to go off, i tested the relay and that was fine, so i refered to my Jawa manual for some other checks and found my regulator to have burnt out one of its contacts (melted the solder on one of the spades) but even with that repaired i cannot get a charge. i then moved on to the regulator unit which should have a field current of around 2amps being fed to it from the alternator at terminal "DF", but that was stone dead. i tried switching in the ammeter straight off the alternator brushes but am still getting nothing…

hi everyone. has anyone had any experiance with the pre-div XJ600s?, i.e. what they are like to ride long distance, things to look out for when buying one e.t.c ta Steve-o