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a work friend of mine has a full fairing yam fz1989 with less than 8k dry miles, seen pictures of it and its totaly original and has been dry stored since 1995 covered in a sheet in a lockup on a farm. now the person who runs the farm has sold up he has no space for the bike so its been offered to me for £1k... does anyone know anything about these bikes? are they good? £1k a good investment? he has told me it needs a new battery and a good service. been sorn since 1995 i cant even belive he kept it for so long and the condidtion is immaculate. any advice welocme cheers ken

helloo, this mornin i went out to my bike baring in mind it was frezing last night and my bike was outside, toped it up with 2 stroke started it and left it to run for 5 minutes then turned it off, left it hour or so then tried starting it and it wont go, it starts for a second then dies, sometimes long enough to give it throttle but then it dies!spark plugs fine and the carb took it of and cleaned it and still nothin! left it at home for a while came home and all the petrol had leaked out the overfolw pipe, could anyone help me pleasee!!!!!!

I've decided to get a Fazer again, but can't decide between a FZS600 (like my old one) or a 2003 FZ600 for a slight update. Anyone ridden both, had experience, got any opinions to help me decide? Cheers Graham

my engine is tapping and im not sure weather its the cam chain and advice out there ?

Hi is there any chance you could help me out with the oil ive bought? I have the haynes manual and for my bike 125 YZF oil type API grade SG or higher Oil viscosity 10W30 or 10W40 The oil i have is castrol Power 1 racing 4T 10W40 Fully synthetic Not sure were i find on the bottle the oil type... Will this be suitable do you no ? and will i have to empty any oil i have inside already or cant it be mixed, since im not 100% of what was put in last.. Thank you

Hello, i've just bought a 1985 DT125 lc. matey boy who i brought it off says it has just had a full engine rebuild and it was fitted with an over sized piston not sure how much bigger it is. i know i need to upjet the carb but im not sure what size to get?? whats the standard size thats in it??

Hi everyone. I want to let you all know about a bad experience I´ve had with a north american second hand bike parts dealer (www.cyclesalvage.com in California) so that you don´t have the same problem or at least you think twice before buying from them. A month ago I began looking for a Kickstart SHAFT, this company gave me a quote with shipping included and I decided to buy from them. I sent an email with the exact details of the part (kickstart shaft for a Yamaha xt250 from 1980). The company then sent me their paypal details and I waited for the part. When it arrived the package contained a kickstart LEVER. I got in touch with them by email and complained. They said I …

Hi guys, So as it starts to get colder, I need to get a new pair of gloves that actually stop my fingers from feeling like they are going to fall off! Any suggestions for some winter gloves that aren't too expensive would be much appreciated. Cheers /Steve

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of getting some bar muffs for my ybr 125 custom, something like the oxford bone dry bar muffs, to keep the old fingers worm, are they any good? Any advise would be very welcome Steve

I read this and thought some here might enjoy it so copyed and pasted it up for all to read..enjoy The Future Of Two Strokes And Your Dirt Bike . It relates to the future of two strokes in general, but ties in with how this will affect you and your choice of dirt bikes. The information here comes from Tim Hickox who will be putting up regular posts using his many years of experience with engine design. So, if you are interested in what's happening out there in regards to engine design and dirt bikes... read on and be sure to check back as this page is updated! A quick introduction with Tim... "I can't put a lifetime into a bottle, but: I got my first motorcycle when…

Is there a specially long, thin shafted screwdriver to adjust mixture screw on xvs 125 carb? Also is the screw head a phillips or flat? Appreciate any info` on this as i am starting the winter work etc. AS SPOCK WOULD SAY.....REMEMBER!! Have a good xmas all.

hey people im looking at changing my indicators to led then having a little tidy of the rear end so ive been on fleebay looking for universal tail tidys and i stumbled across the acrebis linky ---> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ACERBIS-LED-REAR-STOP-TAIL-LAMP-PLATE-HOLDER-ENDURO-/360392786065?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item53e9158091 can anyone confirm of there build quality and brightness of there rear light? also it doesnt look like there is any holes for fitting indicators so i guess ill have to make my own. has anyone got any other tail tidys they can point me towards?? my dtr has the rear light under the mudgaurd not the small one on the top like i …

Hi all,has anyone tried one of the HID kits off of eBay or aliexpress yet? I'm thinking of doing both lights on my 04 R6. Any usefull feed back and recommends on who to buy from would really helpful.

Hi. Just bought a 2009 Yamaha XJ6N.Can anyone tell me how many miles I can get out of a full tank riding in central London. filled it up....only done 30 miles and already two bars have gone out on digital fuel gauge. Any help will be much appreciated. Cheers guys

hi all, i am a newbie to all this but can anyone please help me obtain a workshop manual for my xvs125 2002 model.i have tried the links on the site but they wont work. many thanks

Afternoon guys First off, I have cleared this request with your lovely admin...thanks Admin! I work for Powerbronze (proud spnosors of SMR ) and we are desperately looking to borrow an XJ6-N 2009 onwards to finish test fitting a screen. We've tried dealers all over the south and no one has one! We are based in West Sussex and so the closer the better really, but we will take any help we can, and there's a free screen in it for whoever can come to our rescue! If you have this model bike, or know someone who does (why aren't they on here?!), please PLEASE could you give us a call on 01903 783222 (you'll need the sales office which is option 1), or send…

ive got my Mod 2 on monday, and with the weather we've been having recently, ive been thinking about ice, and how to deal with it properly (IE. to keep an examiner happy that im not gonna kill myself) is there a proper way to traverse a patch of ice, or do we just avoid it wile the plague and ask the examiner to use another road for the route? thanks fellas

I am refitting the rear wheel on my yamaha sr125 and I do not know what size split pin i need to put back on it Can anyone help?

hey folks i found this link some may find usefull the reason i found it is i need a new set of bars for my xv535 and my friend gave me a set from his dragstar before task attacks me haha i seen your posts on the subject lol well the bars he gave me measure 1" which agrees with the table seems some dragstars have 22mm bars(task) and others have 25mm just thought i'd post this link in case anyone else has the same prob http://www.sideroadcycles.com/ImportedMotorcycles/ImportHandlebars/StockBarsOne.html

This morning I took a run out to the test centre for the Mod1 test as I will be doing it shortly. I was amazed at how big the area is! It must be almost three times the size of the area I have been practising on! After seeing this my confidence has been given a boost.