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hi, was wondering if anyone on here could help me with re-registering two bikes i have that were never issued with one of the new tax books?rang D.V.L.A. today and they have no record of the two bikes,but i have the old green tax bok and reg number. Any help greatfully recieved. ps bikes have Northern Ireland registration.

Hello everyone... After getting a steel tank off ebay and having to clean the rust out AGAIN...it RUSTED OVER AGAIN. SO........ I called Air-Tech and asked them about a PLASTIC OR FIBERGLASS TANK. I am also getting White smoke out of the left stock pipe...and not on the right. Does anyone know the dimensions to get a fabricated tank? Has anyone done this before? And...What in gods name is all of that WHITE SMOKE when its Air cooled? I know Blue means Im burning Oil....but WHITE??? Also...Im sick to death of these shitty Mikuni carbs...so god damn temperamental. Is there any other carbs that would fit on the 400xs that I could buy NEW??? Having Mad T…

Gridlock coming to work again yesterday due to a fatal accident on the main road to Falmouth involving a bike rider but little did I know how involved we were. A deck hand of ours, working on an on-call basis, was making his way to Falmouth at 05:30 yesterday morning in drizzely & dark conditions to crew one of our boats. When he came to a blind corner he was faced with a young 30 y/o female biker sliding towards him on the deck and into his path. She must have fallen off her 125-bike due to leaves or the ridiculous amounts of diesel on the roads these days. Regretfully he was unable to avoid her and crashed himself after trying. The guy is pretty shook u…

Just paid the finance off the WR so I'm pretty happy for a change. A lot of people advised me not to do it and I could understand their logic. It was a struggle when I got made redundant but I scraped by. It's a nice feeling getting a brand new machine and I will be definitely doing it again, especially now with all the 0% interest deals. When I thought about it I realised it was worth it. The interest was 4.6% or something. The bike cost £4200 and the interest was £300 so all together £4500. I've had three years of problem free riding, apart from wear and tear. It was a god send after the whole XT nightmare. WR's seem to hold their value as well so after considering all …

i have decided to put new coils ,on my bike its a 1992 xv535 2yl what are the best ones to buy aftermarket ones

Hi all, I have a 96 Thunderace with a fairing that's a bit tatty. Are the fairings off Ebay any good? I figured if I repaired the one I have I'd have to get it sprayed anyway so wondered if anyone here had bought one and how it fitted / quality...? I have come across some with poor reviews and some with good. Is it just pot luck???

I've been thinking about nearning to change my own tyres (why not, right?). But I have one huge issue, I lack an air compressor (or at least one with enough balls to seat the bead), meaning that I can get a tyre onto a rim but I can't seat the bead on the rim. But, I can do a tube tyre because the tube does the job for me once I inflate it. Now I need to know if I can put a tube tyre on a tubless rim, I can't really see any reason why I wouldn't be able to do it, but I could be missing something. (Also I SOMEHOW managed to put my shreaded engine back together again and it runs! Unfortunately my bank account hates me and the parts department of my local Yam dealer …

Does a later model ag100 blue gent guard fit a 1977 model ag100 2 stroke

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-IT-125H-1981-enduro-Restored-Road-Registered-CR-KX-RM-YZ-/302173969986?hash=item465af8de42:g:9PoAAOSw-0xYW-NV Considering what it is I don't think its as dear as it could be, just a bit special.

So I currently own a Yamaha Aerox R 2016 and was wondering after derestricting it, would it be a good idea to get a Yasuni R exhaust? Also would I need anything else or can I just literally put the exhaust straight on? Any help is appreciated George

Having not had a road bike for a couple of years my NCB was close to lapsing (25 years +). I decided to ask around some friends of they new of anything. I found this 2001 Fazer 600 wthat has been stood still or 2 years. The owner put a new battery on it and it fired up almost straight away. Now a general clean up and service and we are good to go for £500. Even got spare plastics for it Yamhas are back in the majority of 3 to 2

Hey guys, does anyone know what the pipe in the image below is for? Also if I get a new exhaust what should I do with the hose connected to it? Thanks for reading

Hi all, can anyone offer an idea of why I find it almost impossible to find neutral when the bike is at a standstill? On paddock stands it's fine, not running it's fine but put me on it at a standstill in traffic there ain't no way...! I adjusted the gear shift (the Elephant Man must have been a previous owner as that's the only thing that would explain the size of the boots that would have shifted it adjusted like it was), chain slack, bled the clutch, changed the oil - semi-synthetic - but neutral is a no-go area. I thought it may have been as the bike stood over the winter and probably didn't do many miles over the previous few years but after 100 miles or s…

I need to know how to test a stator, the better on my bike isn't charging and am suspect theirs no output, or very little from the stator, and for the first time in two years my Haynes manual has let me down and left me confused. It has 3 outputwires, all white, anyone have any ideas as to how to test the windings? Do I look for continuity? Or measure the resistance? Is their a sequence to testingor do I just pick any two random wires outf the three? Any help at all would be appreciated

Hey folks, hope this is the right place for this. Just had my first real accident, I know how i messed up and wont do it again. Unfortunately there is some minor damage, the left mirror is shattered and the back brake pedal is bent to a strange angle. Otherwise the bike seems fine but Of course i want it repaired. Since the dealer isnt currently answering the phone I came here to ask if anybody knows how much I could be talking about for repairs? The bikes a Yamaha YS125

Good morning people, This is the tread for my little project, hopefully it's in the right place. This is my bike, a 2007 MT-03 I have dropped the front my an inch, raised the rear by about the same amount, added some rental bars. It did have two bar end mirrors but one has fallen off, evotech tail tidy and the fuel tank has been painted. It has a k&n panel filter, power commander 3, 748 ducati rear can which has changed it from a twin exit exhaust to a single. I have all the kit to make take this from a 636cc to 780cc and once I have the time to do it, luckily she's not my daily ride anymore so I can put her in one of my sheds and start…

Found a pic of me on here under (give it some beans) http://www.wemoto.com/news/article/610/motorcycle_show_with_go

hi all hoping some one can help, i have a 1999 yamaha 600 diversion which wont start , originaly thought it was the starter solinoid as i wasnt getting any clicking noise when id push the starter button replaced the soliniod still nothing so i replaced the right hand cluster switch controls still nothing then i replaced the starter brushes an she still wont start have been around bikes for a while so i pretty use to sorting problems when they arise, but this has me stumped, so to recap iv replaced the push button starter cluster the starter solinid an no clicking fromthe the new sloinid replaced the starter brushes the battery is new an fully charged when i put the key…

LOL, Went out on the bike today, rolling down the dual carriageway in a world of my own at around 60 a car slows opposite as were braking for the roundabout. Out of the window the muppet in the passenger seat shouts.. quoting here... " Awww flat out, go get a proper bike i could go faster on a pushbike" 3 lads (heavy on the lads, barely out of school, if at all) in a crappy Renault something, could have been a Vauxhall. So round the roundabout and i stayed with them. I could have lost out if it had been a sporty something but there was a 'black box fitted' sticker in the back window (by daddy no doubt) so i pulled up behind em and stayed there.. 50, 60, lo…

rHi Guys So I'm wanting to start working on my XVS950 myself instead of paying someone else to do it.... Whats the best way to start learning? I've seen the Clymer Service & Repair Manual but is this any good? Would it help a total noob get started and be able to do things like replacing brake discs etc..? Any help would be appreciated.