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went out for a ride on the tracker last Sunday and couldn't resist getting an action shot of one of those web sites Kev hates. After rejetting the pilot and mains, bike runs great and revs out. It is running rich, but don't care ATM

Been waiting so long for my new toy and tomorrow it gets delivered and the weather is set to be heavy showers and high winds.......what a bummer

Hello guys, just bought a 2010 WR125R, im looking for an alarm for it, ive been quoted some silly money and they cant actually hide the wires or the box so a theif will cut it off and ride away!! these were the salesmans words!! there must be an alarm out there sum where for this bike?? thanks olllie

hello everyone my names Alex Vindis, I'm a third 3D design student at UCF in Penryn, Cornwall I've been working on 7 week long university project to design something for motorbike safety or awareness, as part of my research I've come up with this questionnaire please take the time to fill it out, you don't have to put down any personnal details only simple safety questions to do with riding, it will only take 5 mins.... Thank you This project is designed to make a difference and the outcome could be made for real to benefit riders so please as a many responces as possible please.... http://app.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/aceofspades/motorbike-questionnaire-safety/

So I go to get some oil for my bike as I've worked out she is a little low (after finding out where the viewing hole is and getting some to hold the bike up) and I've bought some Castrol Power 1 4T 10w-40. Had a look in the manual and whilst 10w-40 is fine the API should be SE, SF, SG or higher and as this is SJ, I presumed this will be fine. I had a quick look online as I know nothing about API ratings and apparently I shouldn't be using SJ and now I'm just confused. What are peoples recommendations as to the oil I should be using? Cheers /Steve

Hey everyone. Passed my test on Tuesday on my Yamaha yzf r125.Over the moon.Great to hear those words...You've passed. Anyway I am looking to buy a Yamaha Fazar yzs 600 and fit a restrictor kit to it.A mate is selling his which is a 2001 with 17000 miles on the clock,with full service history.He is looking for around 1500 for .Is it straight forward to have someone fit the restrictor kit and do you think the price is reasonable Many Thanks Ian

Hey peeps! I have finally got round to installing photoshop on my new computer and have continued my mischief making in art form including my "mini adventures" scrapbook (photoshopping my mini into all sorts of weird and wonderfull places), so if anyone would like any custom artwork done drop me a pm and I will see what I can work Love to all Foameh x

having ridden bikes for more years than i care to remember,you cant help feeling that the experience has lost something as time has passed bye,speed cameras everywhere etc,etc.i have also spent hundreds of hours building/repairing bikes & have craved to do something a bit different for a change,something over the top - and so was born THE COCKROACH !!!!!! as the name suggests,it was never meant to be a thing of beauty,but it is meant to be over the top.basically it started its life as a 2 seater kids/adult 8hp automatic offroad buggy but it has since evolved into 750cc beast.i originally bought it as a clapped out project for £200-ish & have spent a month or so …

Believe it or not, there is some really nice people about. Me and my lad rode down to Poole today (about 65 miles) Fantastic ride down there, fantastic game of football, Poole 1 Chippenham 1. Fantastic ride back to just before Warminster (about 40 miles) Bombing along at 60MPH then entered a 40MPH zone. Then disaster, my son feints on the back of the bike. He's slumped over me with his head resting on my right shoulder, I slowly pull into the side of the road. I'm trying to hold him up and at the same time flag a car down for help. About three cars just go past without stopping, I'm sure they could see whats going on. The only person to stop was a lady on her own …

Hey peeps I'm looking at another DT... Drawn like a moth to a flame, and anyway I have found one in need of a little tlc... But its an automatic with a chain drive, I was unaware this type of bike existed, how do you think it works? Some form of centrifugal clutch and variator I guess but how can they fit it within the cases?

On the drive hme frm work last nite in the dublin floods there was trucks vans car.s stranded everywer sum places car.s wer nearly underwater bt i hav to say my yamaha tdr just kept goin and goin never stalled ounce ! And got me hme in the end . Praise to yamaha for produceing such a great bike and for there reliability ! :-)

Hey. I wonder if anyone know about any general problems with the yamaha 125 dt bike ? Anything you have to look after when you are bying one? Im on the edge of bying one. I already have a Virago 125 but think it had been fun with a dt in the garage. Pleas need answer Steffen

well basically my aerox started yesterday and it wouldnt really move, just revved... but now it wont even start and when it does it just cuts out when ever you touch the throttle.. can anyone help me please im really lost and i need to get it running, not sure if thats enough info, but thats all that happens, jus cuts out...

Well peeps, the XJ is now sporting a custom made bottom suspension link, non-leaky fork seals and a new back tyre and my finest wiring repairs (no twisted wires and insulation tape here!). it is absolutely beautiful motorcycle weather over here, but alas no doubt when the bike has been MOT'd all the weather will turn crappy and i will be confined to the lumbering 20mpg Kia for the rest of the year

hiya guys just got my white 2011 yzfr 125 this morning and being an idiot ive scratched the left side boomerang fairing is there any where in the uk where i can buy a new panal? has anyone tried touch up paint? have looked on ebay only to find the left and the right panels which are £160+! any info will be much appreciated. Thanks guys !

Hi Guy's. I felt some mild rubbing whilst on the way to the gym this morning, i know that the chains runs along a guard on top of the swing arm so just rode as normal. How ever, once i started to get closer to the gym it slowly started getting worse. I finished at the gym and made my way to work, it was now a serious rubbing and only got worse and worse until i got to work. Upon arrival i've noticed some metal filings on the swing arm and it seems the chain is rubbing on the inside of the rotation (so the bottom when the chain is making its way to the back sproket and the top when its making its way to the front sproket. Because of the covers etc i can't see…

Wen i start my tdr in the mornings it klunks goin in2 1st gear after that its grand and doesnt happen wen its warmd up jst 1st in the morning .is dis normal ? Also how gud is the gearbox as i dnt want to do any damage etc . I recently dun a gear oil change . Any advise wud b great !

Not manys pics for ye sorry,,,,,,,,sur ya cant be stopping every 5 mins ta get the camera out ! 1118 miles in 4 days. Leaving Larne Leaving Larne The Larne coast-line Hanging over side of ferry Met up with Blackhat and Blacktiger in Doune village Again Few more ta come,,,,,only lets few pics per post !!!

My friend Andre is looking for a bike. He's 20 in a few weeks and I was either looking into getting him a bike (Would have to be dirt cheap) or helping him find a bike. Does anyone have any suggestions as to WHAT bike he could get nice and cheap? Does anyone know where to get said bike in london? Much love to you all!

Took the dt 175 to quarry to scrub land for a quick do. The danm thing stopped. Its normally ok. I had a new plug, but nothing, just a tantalizing little rev and then nothing. I had to push it back, a steep hill which I had to tack up for a long way. It nearly put my lights out, so I quickly bought a long-overdue trailer. Got one of those that break down in mins to go in the car, can be single or double, very good. Anyway, I gets around to looking at the job. Firstly, sometimes spark then not. So whipped the flywheel off. The points were deep pitted. I trimmed em back to shape with a diamond file, getting then even, but still the same. I soldered on a new condenser. The s…