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hello, im new to the forum and am looking for some help so ive had my yamaha xt 125 for 2 months now but ive found that the headlight is useless and am looking for a hid kit but carnt seem to find one that will fit my bike if some one could point me to a website that sells them im in the uk but doint mind ordering overseas any help much aprisiated. thanks sam

hey guys I have been messing about with the new bike today and have decided that the current rubber although they look brand new have to go as they have been on the bike for at least 7yr standing in a garage. What tyres suit the bike best? cheers

The Motorbike Show on ITV4 will feature presenter Henry Cole exploring the successful 19th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, which took place at Stafford County Showground in October. The hour-long programme, which is the first episode of The Motorbike Show’s third series, will be screened on Monday, November 12, 8pm.

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…

I thought this was hillarious this morning on the radio..... Seeing as airhead has had a turn. Lady Penelopy " Oh parker, please remove my favorite lacy bra" Parker "of corse m'lady" LP. " parker be a darling and slip my panties off would you" P " 'cough' of corse mi, milady" LP "now then lets get those heels off and get to it" P "of....of..course mi...mi lady." LP "now then parker i hope this is the last time i catch you in my underwear........" Bdoom tish....

How about a Midlands meet?

well people ive been looking around for something with a little more hp and ive been looking some more, now i stumbled across a thread about the athena 170cc a few people gave some reviews of this kit and they seem to sound positive. (i also know a company on westgate road newcastle who said they would dial my carb in for £15) most said you dont gain much in the way of topend but its more low down and mid, so in essence you can use 6th gear and it actually pulls... im guessing that if the bottome end can handle it this would be a decent little upgrade - the price of £400 is a little steep but im getting sick of my little bike slowing down going uphill i would jus…

I took all my electrics off the bike to do maintenance and cleaning and now everything is back together. The headlight and sidelight is not working. Everything else works fine. The battery for the bike doesn't charge but it will charge enough to run full power for 20 mins or so could this be the reason the head light/side light aren't powering up. I don't think it is wiring problem. More than likely the bulbs are gone could i test by using rear bulb for headlight i'm guessing its a bad idea but let me know. Cheers for help

tonight 8.30pm on channel 4 watch it?

I recently purchased a new mikuni carb off ebay as per suggestions on here. It went on fine, bu it seems to be missing the hole for the oil injection line. It is not drilled out. Am I missing something.? It fired first kick, but after noticing the oil line we shut it down. Thoughts and thanks

HI all, I'm new here and in fact a new bike enthusiast. I'm 21 and I bought a Thundercat 600 in January with all my tests booked before the new laws came in. Unfortunately my test was cancelled 3 times because of the snow which means now I must abide by the new laws. I already have a good idea of what I can and cannot do but there is one rule that is causing me problems: "You cannot restrict a bike more than 50% its total bhp". Now, brand new my bike would have been producing 100bhp meaning getting it to the legal 46bhp would be illegal.. just. But since its now 14 years old, I'm fairly sure it will have lost a few horses. If I was to somehow prove it was now 92bhp…

hello there children of the corn, i was looking on ebay at bikes for want of a better word 'window shopping 'and i discoverd a lot of xs400's that have been altered to look like oldish school bobbers or cafe racer type looking machines they seam to fetch around the 900 quid margin and some of them look real nice a look that i would love to obtain,, i wondered if anyone has any experiance of these machines and how they are to handle ie.. do you need to be an experianced biker to ride one or are they to be considered a user friendly machine..if you get me...? also i was thinking the time will soon come for me to upgrade beyond the power of my 125 and go for a poss 250 or 40…

Spotted this on the net when i was looking at bobber on tube of the You and thought it maybe handy for the guys that are going for it?

so, the previous owner of my 05 DT125RE was a bit of a wally and has screwed the air mix screw too tight and ended up shearing off any sort of groove for my screwdriver. I have just come off the phone from my local yam dealer and we had a great laugh at a new carb being over 400 quid! So I am now searching the internet for a second hand one but I am unsure what year/models will fit my bike. also any suggestions for good sites to look at would be much appreciated or even if anyone on here is selling one or knows someone who is. all help much appreciated!!

At last my bike is sorted, 12 months mot, fork seals, brake pads, electrics, front wheel bearings all for £219! I'm very pleased with it, they have done a good job and serviced it as well i.e. oiling cables ect. The bike is sorted now and as long as I look after her there will be no major problems.

hi out there. iv got a 1985 gpz750r .fires first go .have new petcock fitted carb repair kit fitted.now bike had been rapped up for 7years.now it only runs on 3 and im geting petrol in my oil from the cylinder thats not fireing. this cylinder is connected to the petcock valve .do i look for a set of carbs .help

Hey guys, I want to take my 98 diversion and turn it into a cafe racer style ride. I have removed to fairing and notice there is a lot of stuff nicely hidden by it, and I have no idea what it all is and ho to reroute it all. can anyone suggest where to start?

Notched up my first 100 miles today! And got my first official biker nod on the road :-D

If you go to the WEMOTO website , 3/4 of the way down the right hand side of the page is a search OEM part number box , this means if you have a part number you can search and see if it is still available and a price, I found this out last night when i put in the part number of the side panel grommets for my RD400 into google , and their page came up , I have seen gen ones for £3 each + P&P on fleece bay, they where about £1.30 on there and they are Gen ones to http://www.wemoto.com/

hi folks, not sure if this is the right room for this question but desperate times call for desperate measures. the time for shipping my XVS1100 from Australia to UK is fast approaching and have just been hit with another documentation request. DVLA say they would like a document to confirm the year of the bike as the VIN plate may not be enough on the off-chance it has been tampered with (it was a private buy so no dealer receipt) and if i cannot produce this "back-up evidence" then i may have to register it as a Q plate. i do have copies of the QLD transport dept paperwork which has the year on it (2006) but am now being told that they dont count as it was me who ha…