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greetings fellow bikers am thinking of building a stainless steel chopper frame i used to build choppers in the late 60s early 70s using the tried and tested RE 750 interceptor engines but this time would like to use a yamaha vtwin preferably over 750cc any suggestions any one. thanks johnthebodge

well, its been a while since i have been here. so i should explain myself. first off my little dt175 is binned for the time being. it started a horrible ratle in the top end that sounded like the piston came off the connecting rod. and as an early x-mas gift my folks went out and paid for me to get a new ride. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A TRAITOR because its a honda rebel. i will continue to visit here because its such a great place with many friends. drewps, if you need me to pay for the patch, i completely understand. let me know, it dosent make sense for me to have one if i dont ride a yamaha naymore, but i wont leave you screwed. im hoping that you all will look at the pic and …

right uhuh, ok then that bit goes on there

An epic battle that I had with Phil McCallen at the Macau GP in 1995. I'm really chuffed to be included in the Eurosport 'Best Battles - Bikes' - it's a bit humbling really, there are some top doers being featured - anyway our race is Boxing Day 7pm British Eurosport. Me and Phil on GP500s - what a race... Bloke.

Good day all. Another forum newbie here. I have a 1300SP XJR awaiting slightly warmer weather and drier roads, but hope to be wearing out plenty of tyres in 2011 both in UK and Europe. Joined to get the usual advice, recommendations, and general banter.

hey my name is justin and i am from arkansas. i was riding my 1972 dt2 and the headlight and taillight went out. after a stop from the local police dept i had to park it. now the weather is getting better i want to tear up the dirt. unfortunatly i cant ride itto the track without lights. what is my problem? any help will be nice.

Greetings from Denmark. I have just bought my 12 yr old son his first bike. I found a DT80 LC from germany that needs a bit of TLC and with a few bits n bobs should be up and running as soon as the snow is gone. I really hope the neighbours appreciate it. Ying a ding ding ding.......

Guitar legend Gary Moore ex of thin lizzy has passed on

One thing i really miss from the moped (the ONLY thing!) is the clock! The YBR125 is a very basic bike, so it doesn't have one, i've looked around and found a few stick on clocks for bikes, but they're either poorly rated or a bit expensive. Any ideas?

Guys am a bit confused! Got a red and White R1 but I wanna do something special, I got a nice undertray coming for it and it's got xenon headlights but wanna get a respray done! What colour? I am thinking powder coat frame black and spray the fairings White with all add ons black. What do you think?

Hi people,hope all is well.As were approaching the start of the gp season I was wondering what people are looking forwards to????yes it's gonna be interesting seeing Rossi on the ducati but I seem to be edging towards the moto2,twice as many bikes,British talent,any views on this?

Hey guys! I'll be going to Birmingham for the weekend of week 12 in the end of March, and was wondering if anyone could direct me to stores selling parts for classic Yammers, preferably XJs.. Thanks!

Barry Sheene one of the finest englishmen to race a bike died God speed Bazza

happy 50th kirriepete..

Hi I have a yamaha RD350LC that is leaking where you put the feeler guage, between the pump pulley and raised boss. Is there a repiar kit for this does anyone know please? If so does anyone have part numbers of what I need please? The parts book does not break down the pump assembly. Thanks Screw

I know the old sweats will have experienced this first hand but i thought i'd put it up while its on my mind. We do seem to have a lot of new riders even with the draconian learner restrictions. All you folks wizzing around on your first love, after a very long spell of basically dry weather the first time it rains in whatever part of this damp land you live in the roads will become incredibly greasy. Like riding on a hard winter frost, more so in inner cities. Just be aware

Got my xs250 to restore, most things look good, bit the first thing I've noticed is that the seatpan is quite bad. Anyone know where I might be able to get a non rusty seat pan for a 1980 xs250? Also , would an xs400 seat fit?

Yeah I know I'll make a topic about anything lol but just gotta share this one with you in case it happens to you too. Last week while putting on my bike jacket I found one of the press stude was not working and on inspection I could see that it had come apart in a place that it shouldnt have. So I wondered what to do yellow pages...google, and then it struck me ...EBAY Yeah with a bit of searching I found someone (a very nice chap called 'jerry baby' who sold special tools which comprised a special punch and an anvil and all manner of studs. After a chat with jerry on the phone he sold me the tools and a small selection of studs for the princely sum of £6.50 …

I am trying to find out if a Radian (86) top triple tree or the upper & lower as a unit will bolt up to an 86 SRX. If so will it retain same spacing for my front wheel? As you can probably figure out I want to install a standard handle bar and I don't want to drill holes in my stock triple tree to mount risers. Radian triple trees are available on ebay right now at reasonable prices. Unless someone on here has a Radian top triple they want to sell. Thanks,

I know my dt50r has cdi restrictions, so is it possible to totaly disconnect the CDI box to get rid of that problem? And if anyone has any other tips on how to make my DT50R from 2010 to go slightly faster or atleast get more power, feel free to tell me. I dont understand shit with theese new japanese engines, everything's controlled by electric, and the parts sit so tight together so you'll have to own the exact right key, or påta for half an hour (almost) just to get the spark plug out. where did the old times go? when all you needed was a wrench and a couple of screwdrivers.